Morning Scoop: Fan protest causes college to rethink new football coach

By Uloop Staff on November 27, 2017

Uloop Morning Scoop for November 27, 2017 was compiled by Uloop Staff and Natalia Kolenko. Trouble reading the email? Get the online version.

 

THE LEAD: FAN UPRISING THROWS TENNESSEE’S PLANS TO HIRE NEW COACH INTO TURMOIL

Greg Schiano, pictured as head coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs (Image: SI/CNN video)

The University of Tennessee got their football program back into the headlines over the weekend. But not because of anything that happened on the field.

According to multiple reports, the college is backing out of an agreement with Greg Schiano to become the school’s next head football coach, due to criticism from the fan base,  lawmakers and  a White House spokesperson.

Most of the protesters are citing Schiano’s alleged connection to the Jerry Sandusky era at Penn State. Schiano, who is currently employed by Ohio State and formerly coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, has denied any knowledge of child abuse by Sandusky while working at Penn State.

“The head football coach at the University of Tennessee is the highest-paid state employee,” Tennessee State Rep. Jeremy Faison told ESPN. “They’re the face of our state. We don’t need a man who has that type of potential reproach in their life as the highest-paid state employee. It’s egregious to the people and it’s wrong to the taxpayers.”

 

 

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LAWSUIT FILED OVER TRUMP’S PICK TO LEAD CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY

Richard Cordray (Image: CNN video)

Former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leader Richard Cordray’s personally picked successor is suing Trump over his appointment of Mick Mulvaney as leader of the agency.

CNN reports, “Lawyers for Leandra English, whom Cordray named the effective acting director when he resigned on Friday, filed the lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to halt the appointment of Mulvaney, who serves as head of the Office of Management and Budget and is also named in the lawsuit.”

English’s action proves bold for the agency that which was created after the financial crisis to protect consumers and monitor Wall Street. Mulvaney, who served in Congress, has previously tried to end the agency because he thinks it has too much power, regulations and has worked with Trump to roll back some of the agency’s rules.

 


TODAY IN A TWEET

We feel you, Beth.

 


ROYAL WEDDING ALERT: PRINCE HARRY ENGAGED

Get ready for royal wedding madness. (Image: Twitter)

In what is being called the biggest wedding in English history — or at least the biggest since Kate Middleton married Prince William six years ago — the announcement of Prince Harry’s engagement to American actress Meghan Markle sparked royal wedding frenzy yesterday.

The Daily Beast came through with these important details: “The announcement said they ‘became engaged in London earlier this month’ and the queen had been told the news, and that Harry had ‘sought and received’ the blessing of Markle’s parents.The couple will live in London at Nottingham Cottage, Harry’s home within the grounds of Kensington Palace.”

Markle is a 36-year-old divorcee and actress who identifies as mixed race. 

 

 


LAST BUT NOT LEAST: 5 TIPS FOR GETTING BETTER SLEEP IN COLLEGE

Yeah, we know, you’re tired. (Image: Uloop News file photo)

What college student doesn’t complain about lack of sleep? Yeah, we don’t know any either. Luckily, Uloop’s Shane Bromfield comes through with 5 tips to help you get more, better sleep.

His number one tip? Build a routine.

Read the other four right here. 

 


We know, it’s Monday. But keep this in mind: only a couple of weeks until winter break, right? 

And remember, you can use Uloop to find a part time job on your campus, connect with a tutor or get a head start on housing for next year. 

 


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