Orrin Thompson

Late in the 2007 season, then Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga was looking for some way to right the reeling franchise. The Dolphins had just dealt with the "not interested in Alabama" defection of Nick Saban after the 2006 season, followed by the one-and-done attempt at being a head coach from Cam Cameron. Someone with stability, a "football genius" was needed to right the ship. In came Bill Parcells. Parcells was hired to...  

January 3rd, 2007: Former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Nick Saban, announces he will be taking over as the 27th head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Saban had previously denied this report publicly but ultimately revealed he would be leaving the ...  

Nick Saban's idea of commitment has changed over the years. "I will continue to be committed to LSU," said Saban before he left to coach the Miami Dolphins.He was committed to the Dolphins when he said, "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach."His idea of commitment changed in 2010 when five-star receiver Keenan Allen verbally committed to the Tide but then decided to sign his letter of intent with the California Golden Bears.Perhaps sensing...  

DeGuglielmo joins the Jets after spending the last three seasons with the Miami Dolphins as their offensive line coach. Earlier this month, the Jets hired former Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano as their offensive coordinator. DeGuglielmo also spent five ...  

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets announced Tuesday that they have hired Dave DeGuglielmo as offensive line coach, replacing Bill Callahan. DeGuglielmo joins the Jets after spending the last three seasons with the Miami Dolphins as their ...  

Joe Philbin and the Miami Dolphins were the topic of conversation ... "Personally, I like the new coach but we need a new owner, a new general manager, we just need to get it from the roots to start all over again." Many fans are willing to give Philbin ...  

Former Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga had to be wistful watching Alabama's Nick Saban outcoach Louisiana State's Les Miles in the BCS National Championship Game last night. Huizenga did the right thing when paid big money to lure Saban to ...  

None of the candidates for the Miami Dolphins' vacant head-coaching job have heard from the team since the second round of interviews with the three finalists was completed Thursday, according to team and league sources. Numerous league sources said Denver ...  

Slightly more than seven years ago, the coaching careers of Nick Saban and Les Miles made drastic turns. Saban resigned as LSU head coach to take over the Miami Dolphins. Miles, the coach at Oklahoma State, was hired as Saban's replacement at LSU.  

... Falcons offensive coordinator since a two-year stint as an assistant coach under Nick Saban with the Miami Dolphins. He was scheduled to interview for their head coach opening this week. He was offensive coordinator under Nick Saban in 2006.  

Sometimes the best thing to do is listen to your gut, and let your instincts lead. That’s a lesson the old Miami Dolphins brain trust learned in 2007 when searching for a head coach after Nick Saban dumped the franchise and went back to the college game ...  

The fate of offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was already in doubt for the New York Jets, but could the team end up in the market for a new defensive coordinator as well? Mike Pettine has drawn interest from the Miami Dolphins for their ...  

Jeff Fisher landed at the Miami Dolphins' complex on Tuesday ... The next coach will be the Dolphins' seventh since the start of the 2004 season, joining Dave Wannstedt, Jim Bates, Nick Saban, Cam Cameron, Tony Sparano and Todd Bowles.  

(Newser) – The New York Jets are officially out of contention. A 19-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins today buried coach Rex Ryan's pledge to win the Super Bowl this year, the AP reports. Giving up six third-down conversions on the Dolphins' 94 ...  

Miami Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland has a daunting task ahead of him this offseason: to save the Fins from toiling away in the bowels of the AFC East. In his three seasons as general manager, Ireland has failed to escape the hole the Dolphins have dug themselves into for over a decade,...