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Sherrill has an ongoing lawsuit against the NCAA, Rich Johanningmeier (the principle NCAA investigator in the MSU probation), and Julie Gibert (a female Ole Miss booster), alleging 18 counts of wrongdoing. Among the allegations include charges that the NCAA defamed him and conspired to drive him out of coaching, that the NCAA investigator had an improper relationship with the female Ole Miss booster, that Johanningmeier was unethically influenced by the female Ole Miss booster in his investigation of MSU, and that they conspired to fabricate NCAA charges against him. [http://www.freewebs.com/sherrill-vs-ncaa/index.htm] [http://www.freewebs.com/sherrill-vs-ncaa/thebackground.htm] [http://www.freewebs.com/sherrill-vs-ncaa/casechronicles.htm] [http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090412/SPORTS030102/904120347/1079] |
Sherrill has an ongoing lawsuit against the NCAA, Rich Johanningmeier (the principle NCAA investigator in the MSU probation), and Julie Gibert (a female Ole Miss booster), alleging 18 counts of wrongdoing. Among the allegations include charges that the NCAA defamed him and conspired to drive him out of coaching, that the NCAA investigator had an improper relationship with the female Ole Miss booster, that Johanningmeier was unethically influenced by the female Ole Miss booster in his investigation of MSU, and that they conspired to fabricate NCAA charges against him. [http://www.freewebs.com/sherrill-vs-ncaa/index.htm] [http://www.freewebs.com/sherrill-vs-ncaa/thebackground.htm] [http://www.freewebs.com/sherrill-vs-ncaa/casechronicles.htm] [http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090412/SPORTS030102/904120347/1079] |
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There is also another side of Coach Sherrill that the public did not get to know. While at Mississippi State he befriended John Clark Packer, who at the time was a 15 year old boy who suffered from a chronic lung disease called Cystic Fibrosis. Coach Sherrill called to check on him while he was in the hospital and gave him field passes to all the home games as well as letting him travel with the team as his guest. He even gave Packer, the game ball from the 1998 Alabama game because Packer was not able to attend. He even gave Packer part of the goal post from the 1996 Alabama win. He personally donated his time to make sure that this kid who was never able to play football and was and is to this day a die hard bulldog fan experience first hand a dream come true. Packer submitted an article to the Jackson Clarion Ledger paper in December of 1996 telling about his special relationship with Coach Sherrill. Sherrill even asked Packer to contribute comments to his story for the Dallas Morning News that was published in January 1999 prior to Mississippi State's appearance in the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl. He cared for this young boy like his own son. Packer can be found on the Faces of Love painting throughout the state of Mississippi representing kids with chronic illnesses in Mississippi. One of these portraits hangs in the Jackson International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi. Coach Sherrill and Packer, now 29, still keep in touch to this day. [http://userpages.xfoneusa.net/~swindoll/msufootballskuttlebutt/9701footballskuttlebutt.htm] <ref>context</ref> |
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==Head coaching record== |
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Jackie Sherrill (born November 28, 1943, in Duncan, Oklahoma) is a former college football head coach. During his 26 years as a head coach, Sherrill amassed a record of 180–120–4. He is currently a studio analyst for Fox Sports Net's college football coverage, as well as a writer for Texags.com.
Playing career
Sherrill played for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide under Bear Bryant from 1962 to 1965, helping Alabama win two national championships.
Coaching career
Washington State
Sherrill was the head coach at Washington State in 1976. During his one season at the Pullman campus, the Cougars won three games and lost eight.
University of Pittsburgh
Sherrill was the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1977 to 1981. Before going to Washington State, Sherrill had served as an assistant at Pittsburgh under head coach Johnny Majors. When Majors left Pittsburgh to return to his alma mater at the University of Tennessee, Sherrill returned to become the head coach of the Panthers. He is credited with grooming quarterback Dan Marino, who went on to a prolific Hall of Fame career in the NFL after being Sherrill's last quarterback at Pitt, from 1979–1982. During his tenure, Sherrill's coaching staff included future NFL head coaches Jimmy Johnson and Dave Wannstedt. In Sherrill's five seasons at Pittsburgh, the Panthers won 50 games, lost nine, and had one tie.
When asked about retirement, Joe Paterno once said that he would not, because it would leave college football in the hands of "the Jackie Sherrills and the Barry Switzers".[1] Sherill had previously called the Paterno residence after midnight and had insulted Paterno's wife, Sue, and threatened to find and injure Paterno, in response to a recruiting incident.[2] Paterno apologized to Switzer for the comment, but wrote in his book that he "didnt give a damn about what Sherrill felt." [3] Paterno later said that the comment was made off-the-record and in jest during a party at Paterno's house, but it was printed anyway. Sherrill and Paterno have since become friends, and Sherrill and his wife were guests of the Paternos in State College in 2004. Notably, Sherrill went 2-3 in five games leading Pitt against Penn State, including a 48-14 loss in 1981 that destroyed Pitt's chances at a second national championship in five years.[4]
Texas A&M
Sherrill was hired on January 19, 1982 as replacement for Tom Wilson, signing a record six-year contract over $1.7 million.[5] Sherrill was the head coach at Texas A&M University from 1982 to 1988. While head coach at A&M Sherrill started the tradition of the "12th Man Kickoff Team", this tradition is still observed by A&M today only in a significantly scaled back form, including a single walk-on rather than an entire return team unit. In his seven seasons as the coach of the Aggies, Texas A&M won 52 games, lost 28, and had one tie. Texas A&M won three consecutive Southwest Conference championships under Sherrill, in 1985, 1986 and 1987. As a result, the Aggies played in the Cotton Bowl Classic at the end of each season, defeating Auburn University 36–16 on January 1, 1986 and Notre Dame 35–10 on January 1, 1988, and losing to Ohio State University 28–12 on January 1, 1987. He is also one of the few coaches to leave Texas A&M with a winning record against the Longhorns, winning his last five against UT after losing his first two.
In 1988, Sherrill's Aggies were put under probation by the NCAA for a period of two years. Violations included improper employment, extra benefits, unethical conduct and lack of institutional control.[6][7] In December 1988, Sherrill resigned.
Mississippi State University
After three years away from the game, Sherrill was hired as head coach at Mississippi State University in 1991. He took over a program that hadn't had a winning season since 1986 (and had won a total of 14 games in that stretch) and hadn't had a winning record in Southeastern Conference play since 1981. Sherrill began his Mississippi State career with an upset victory over a familiar foe from his A&M days, the Texas Longhorns (who were the defending Southwest Conference champions).
In thirteen seasons in Starkville, Sherrill coached the Bulldogs to a record of 75–75–2. His 75 wins are the most in school history. He led the team to an SEC West title in 1998, and a berth in the Cotton Bowl. A year later, he notched a 10–2 record and #12 final ranking. That #12 ranking was the highest final ranking achieved by any NCAA Division I-A school in Mississippi in over 30 years. Sherrill, along with Bill Snyder of Kansas State, were among the first to use the rich JUCO systems of Kansas and Mississippi to help their programs progress.
Although Sherrill won only seven games in his last three seasons, he built Mississippi State into a consistent winner despite playing in the same division as powerhouses like Alabama, Auburn and LSU. He also finished with a winning record against in-state rival Ole Miss (7–6). Under Sherrill, the Bulldogs went to six bowl games; before his arrival they'd only been to seven bowls in 96 years of play.
Sherrill also achieved notoriety by castrating a bull during a team practice as a motivational technique prior to a game versus Texas. It worked, as unranked Mississippi State beat the #13 ranked Longhorns.[8]
Sherrill retired after the 2003 season, which was followed by the NCAA levying probation for four years on the program.[9] Despite a prolonged 3 year investigation by the NCAA, Mississippi State was not found guilty of any major violations, and Sherrill was never personally found guilty of any NCAA rules violations at either Mississippi State or Texas A&M.
Sherrill has an ongoing lawsuit against the NCAA, Rich Johanningmeier (the principle NCAA investigator in the MSU probation), and Julie Gibert (a female Ole Miss booster), alleging 18 counts of wrongdoing. Among the allegations include charges that the NCAA defamed him and conspired to drive him out of coaching, that the NCAA investigator had an improper relationship with the female Ole Miss booster, that Johanningmeier was unethically influenced by the female Ole Miss booster in his investigation of MSU, and that they conspired to fabricate NCAA charges against him. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State Cougars (Pacific 8 Conference) (1976) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Washington State | 3-8-0 | 2-5-0 | ||||||
| Washington State: | 3-8-0 | 2-5-0 | |||||||
| Pittsburgh Panthers (Independent) (1977–1981) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Pittsburgh | 9-2-1 | W Gator Bowl | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 1978 | Pittsburgh | 8-4-0 | L Tangerine Bowl | ||||||
| 1979 | Pittsburgh | 11-1-0 | W Fiesta Bowl | 6 | 7 | ||||
| 1980 | Pittsburgh | 11-1-0 | W Gator Bowl | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1981 | Pittsburgh | 11-1-0 | W Sugar Bowl | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Pittsburgh: | 50-9-1 | ||||||||
| Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1982–1988) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Texas A&M | 5-6-0 | 3-5-0 | T-6th | |||||
| 1983 | Texas A&M | 5-5-1 | 4-3-1 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1984 | Texas A&M | 6-5-0 | 3-5-0 | 7th | |||||
| 1985 | Texas A&M | 10-2-0 | 7-1-0 | 1st | W Cotton Bowl Classic | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1986 | Texas A&M | 9-3-0 | 7-1-0 | 1st | L Cotton Bowl Classic | 12 | 13 | ||
| 1987 | Texas A&M | 10-2-0 | 6-1-0 | 1st | W Cotton Bowl Classic | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1988 | Texas A&M | 7-5-0 | 6-1-0 | 2nd | |||||
| Texas A&M: | 52-28-1 | 36-17-1 | |||||||
| Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (1991–2003) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Mississippi State | 7-5-0 | 4-3-0 | T-4th | L Liberty Bowl | ||||
| 1992 | Mississippi State | 7-5-0 | 4-4-0 | 3rd (West) | L Peach Bowl | 23 | |||
| 1993 | Mississippi State | 4-5-2 | 3-4-1 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1994 | Mississippi State | 8-4-0 | 5-3-0 | 2nd (West) | L Peach Bowl | 25 | 24 | ||
| 1995 | Mississippi State | 3-8-0 | 1-7-0 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1996 | Mississippi State | 5-6-0 | 3-5-0 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1997 | Mississippi State | 7-4-0 | 4-4-0 | T-3rd (West) | |||||
| 1998 | Mississippi State | 8-5-0 | 6-2-0 | T-1st (West) | L Cotton Bowl Classic | ||||
| 1999 | Mississippi State | 10-2-0 | 6-2-0 | 2nd (West) | W Peach Bowl | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2000 | Mississippi State | 8-4-0 | 4-4-0 | T-3rd (West) | W Independence Bowl | 22 | 24 | ||
| 2001 | Mississippi State | 3-8-0 | 2-6-0 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2002 | Mississippi State | 3-9-0 | 0-8-0 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2003 | Mississippi State | 2-10-0 | 1-7-0 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Mississippi State: | 75-75-2 | 43-59-1 | |||||||
| Total: | 180-120-4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ SPORTS PEOPLE; Lingering Hurt
- ^ Mike DeCourcy (August 3, 1989). "Paterno sheds light on Sherrill feud \ PSU coach speaks out in new autobiography". Pittsburgh Press. Patriot-News. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ Pat Forde (October 8, 2004). "Sherrill played the rivalry game perfectly". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/penn_state/yearly_results.php?year=1980
- ^ NY Times: Texas A&M signs Sherrill to richest college pact
- ^ Slocum enjoys new role at Texas A&M
- ^ Public Infraction Report at NCAA.org
- ^ Mark Schlabach, Richt's motivational gamble pays off for Georgia, ESPN.com, October 29, 2007.
- ^ Mississippi State penalized for violations in football
- MStateAthletics.com (31 August 2000). "Head Coach Jackie Sherrill". Archived page of 19 November 2003.
- "Aggie Football Through the Years". Retrieved 2006-02-14.
- "2005 University of Pittsburgh Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-02-14.
- "2005 Washington State University Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-02-14.
- 1943 births
- Living people
- People from Stephens County, Oklahoma
- American football fullbacks
- American football linebackers
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- Pittsburgh Panthers football head coaches
- Texas A&M Aggies athletic directors
- Texas A&M Aggies football head coaches
- College football announcers
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