Jay Christensen covered college football, among other sports, for the Los Angeles Times and produces the popular college football blog TheWizofOdds.com. Life is good when you’re Mack Brown . With an annual income of $5.1 million, the 59-year-old is the h Source: Covers
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“It’s therapy to come out and practice right now and I thought the intensity level was good,” he said. “It was another good day of practice and gets the game plan down.” The last time Christensen was in Texas ‘ Memorial Stadium, it wasn’t too pleasant. … Source: Dallas Morning News
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Wyoming looks for offensive balance against Texas Longhorns
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A memorial service will be held to honor linebacker Ruben Narcisse on the Wyoming campus Monday afternoon. Narcisse died in a car accident on Monday and three teammates were injured in the wreck as they drove home from Fort Collins, Colo. The service is open to the public. Wyoming has done its best to maintain normalcy and routine this week as it deals with the tragedy. Coach Dave Christensen said the team will wear decals (see right) with Narcisse’s initials on their helmets for the rest of the season, and players will rotate wearing his No. 12 in honor of him. Sophomore strong safety Shamiel Gary will wear the decal first. The team has also kept his locker the way he left it and will keep it that way for the next four years
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“We think it will help the kids get their mind on something different at different points of time throughout the day,” Christensen said Tuesday during the Mountain West Conference ’s regular coach’s conference call. “And we’ll take it one day at a time. Source: Dallas Morning News – Blogs
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Texas Longhorns’ next opponent tries to move on from horrific car accident
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Wyoming coach Dave Christensen is trying to keep the routine this week as normal as possible as his team tries to work through tragedy . Early Monday morning, freshman linebacker Ruben Narcisse was killed in a car accident. Freshman cornerback Trey Fox, freshman wide receiver C.J. Morgan and redshirt freshman linebacker J.J. Quinlan were also injured in the wreck near the Colorado-Wyoming state line. Fox apparently fell asleep at the wheel and the pickup they were riding in veered off the road, ejecting three of the players. They were returning from Fort Collins, Colo., where they went to visit some high school friends, hoping to make it back on campus in time for academic mentoring appointments. “We’re going to try to stay as close to normalcy as well can,” Christensen said Tuesday on the Mountain West coaches conference call in his first public comments since the tragedy. “We think it will help get the kids get their minds on something different. There’s not a manual on how to do these things. It’s something we’re going to take one day at a time and make the best of an awful situation.” Narcisse came to Wyoming from Miami after initially wanting to play at USF. But he never got a scholarship offer and settled on the Cowboys. “He spent a lot of time up here in the summer time, a great young man — had a smile on his face the whole time,” Christensen said. “What a huge impact he made on our campus in such a short period. A very promising athlete, a good student, a good person and a guy that’s going to be sorely missed in our program.” Wyoming plans on wearing a decal with his initials on its helmets when it plays Texas on Saturday. Several players have asked to wear his jersey number, 12, and they will be allowed to do so. Counseling has been made available to the athletes, coaches and students on campus as well. But Christensen has no idea what to expect from his team come game time. “I’d be lying if I said I knew how we were going to react,” he said. “I’m hoping this will pull us together, make us stronger. I don’t know; we’ll find out.”
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Tragic news at Wyoming today: freshman wide receiver Rubin Narcisse was killed and three of his teammates were injured in a car accident early Monday morning. Freshman cornerback Trey Fox, freshman wide receiver C.J. Morgan and redshirt freshman linebacker J.J. Quinlan were also in the car. The four players were in a Toyota Tundra pickup about 6 miles south of the Wyoming state line when Fox apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The Colorado State Patrol spokesman Sgt. John Hahn said there is no evidence that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. Troopers say Morgan was injured seriously, but wasn’t in life-threatening condition. Fox had moderate injuries. Both he and Quinn were treated and released. Counseling support was being offered to team members and coaching staff, as well as Wyoming students. “We’re reaching out to our entire team and coaching staff,” Coach Dave Christensen said in a statement. “It’s a terrible tragedy, and a terrible loss. Our focus now is helping our team and staff deal with this tragedy and making sure the families of the young men involved know that we are here to support them in any way we can.” Wyoming plays Texas this Saturday.
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A freshman linebacker from Wyoming, which plays Texas on Saturday, died Monday. Ruben Narcisse, 19, was killed after a one-car accident while driving in Colorado just north of the Wyoming border early Monday morning, and three of his teammates were also injured. The four were traveling in a Toyota Tundra when the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel, according to the Colorado State Patrol. “We’re reaching out to our entire team and coaching staff,” said coach Dave Christensen, who also served as Missouri’s offensive coordinator from 2001-08. “It’s a terrible tragedy, and a terrible loss. Our focus now is helping our team and staff deal with this tragedy and making sure the families of the young men involved know that we are here to support them in any way we can.” CowboysFootball Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Please continue to pray for the players and their families. 06 Sep 2010 from web — this quote was brought to you by quoteurl
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Tragedy strikes Longhorns’ Week 2 opponent
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