FIU hires Willie Simmons as football coach
Florida International has hired Willie Simmons as its football coach.
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Florida International has hired Willie Simmons as its football coach.
Miami quarterback Cam Ward was also honored as newcomer of the year in AP all-ACC voting.
Miami probably was one win away from getting into the College Football Playoff.
Texas and Georgia are battling for recruiting supremacy before duking it out for a Southeastern Conference title.
Miami may have missed out on the ACC championship game this year, but the Hurricanes locked up the top recruiting class in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Miami coach Mario Cristobal told the selection committee to "go to the facts" when deciding if the Hurricanes deserve an at-large berth into the 12-team field.
Florida Atlantic is finalizing the hiring of Texas Tech offensive coordinator Zach Kittley as its new head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision said Monday.
Florida International fired coach Mike MacIntyre on Sunday after three seasons, all of which the Panthers finished with 4-8 records.
And now, Miami waits.
Kyle McCord and Syracuse knocked No. 6 Miami out of Atlantic Coast Conference title contention — and possibly ended the Hurricanes' College Football Playoff hopes — by rallying from a 21-0 deficit for a 42-38 win.
The incident appeared to have started when a Michigan player attempted to plant a team flag at midfield in Ohio Stadium.
It's very simple for Miami.
Quarterback Cam Ward keeps rewriting the Miami record book.
Cam Ward passed for 280 yards and threw two touchdowns to Jacolby George on another record-breaking day, Mishael Powell ran an interception back 76 yards for a touchdown and No. 11 Miami pulled away late to beat Wake Forest 42-14.
Officially, the College Football Playoff field gets announced on Dec. 8 and the first game of the tournament is on Dec. 20.
The way Miami offensive line coach Alex Mirabal sees things, coaching the players tasked with protecting Heisman Trophy-contending quarterback Cam Ward is like teaching math or history.
Florida Atlantic fired coach Tom Herman on Monday with two games left in his second season at the school, neither of which resulted in a winning record.
This week's Nat Moore Trophy nominee goes to a 6'3" defensive-line player out of Miami Central High who has made his impact both on and off the field.
Cam Ward and No. 4 Miami finally ran out of second-half comebacks as Haynes King led Georgia Tech to a 28-23 win over the previously unbeaten Hurricanes on Saturday, giving the Yellow Jackets their first win over a top-five team in 15 years.
Miami quarterback and Heisman Trophy contender Cam Ward has another milestone on his resume.
University of Miami president Joe Echevarria has had football season tickets since 1978, the year he graduated from the school.
Don Bosseler, an All-American fullback who led Miami to the No. 6 ranking in The Associated Press poll in 1956 and was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame, has died, his family and the National Football Foundation announced.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
Quarterback Cam Ward will try to keep No. 4 Miami undefeated when the Hurricanes visit Georgia Tech. Ward says having wide receiver Xavier Restrepo as his top target is a big reason Miami is on the path for a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff.
The ACC will be represented in the College Football Playoff, just maybe not by the usual suspects.
Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants as budget carrier restructures, looks to cut costs.
FHP said officers observed a traffic violation near Davie, where a car improperly stopped at a stop sign and had dark window tint.
Ahead of an expected announcement from the Trump administration linking Tylenol to autism risk, the drugmaker and medical experts are pushing back on the claims.
A Florida man shot and killed a bear that broke into his DeLand home Friday, startling his family before wildlife officials responded.
Andrew Cully, Andrew Kraus, Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good were part an elite team that does nighttime missions.
Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants as budget carrier restructures, looks to cut costs.
FHP said officers observed a traffic violation near Davie, where a car improperly stopped at a stop sign and had dark window tint.
Ahead of an expected announcement from the Trump administration linking Tylenol to autism risk, the drugmaker and medical experts are pushing back on the claims.
Andrew Cully, Andrew Kraus, Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good were part an elite team that does nighttime missions.
A Florida man shot and killed a bear that broke into his DeLand home Friday, startling his family before wildlife officials responded.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Ahead of an expected announcement from the Trump administration linking Tylenol to autism risk, the drugmaker and medical experts are pushing back on the claims.
President Trump is renewing his call to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram, even saying "we're talking now to Afghanistan" about the matter.
Gary Cohn, IBM vice chair and director of the National Economic Council in the first Trump term, said for companies in a "very difficult environment," cutting down on the cost of labor is "the one lever they can pull."
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
In an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the French president pushed back on criticism for recognizing a Palestinian state.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Richard Lamondin, a South Florida businessman who is hoping to be the Democratic candidate next year against Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar.
Jim DeFede speaks to Rep. Maxwell Frost about what is happening from the suspension of ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel to the government threatening to go after journalists.
Jim goes one-on-one with Jennifer Jenkins, a Democrat from Brevard County who has just announced her candidacy to challenge Florida's junior Senator, Republican Ashley Moody, in 2026.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with state Sen. Joe Gruters, who is also the chair of the Republican National Committee about the assassination about conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.
Jim DeFede interviews Paul Renner about his newly announced run for governor and his reasons for seeking the job.
The alert was issued in response to a confirmed case of rabies in a raccoon that was killed in the Davie area off I-595 on Sept. 16.
Steve Tellefsen makes the rounds at Memorial Health Care's chemo unit, visiting people who are fighting cancer as an understanding ear.
A team of Harvard researchers analyzed data for more than 66,000 nurses, ages 36 to 56, who were surveyed about their own health for 20 years.
CBS News Miami is highlighting upcoming free mammogram events across South Florida, where women must register online in advance to receive screenings.
A large group of current and former HHS staffers are pushing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to either resign or be fired, after weeks of tumult at the health agency.
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The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
Saturday's rally was led by artists and comedians who targeted President Trump and called on corporations and the community to stand up for free speech.
Sonny Curtis died Friday, his wife of more than a half-century, Louise Curtis, confirmed to The Associated Press.
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows using a mix of humor, song and expressions of solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.
ABC's announcement came as media giants Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely on all their stations over his remarks.
Cardi B confirmed on "CBS Mornings" that she is pregnant and having a baby with boyfriend, NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs.