College Football News

Brown leaves UMass, joins Maryland staff (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Massachusetts football coach Don Brown has resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland. UMass athletic director John McCutcheon made the announcement Friday and said a national search will begin immediately for a new coach. In his five seasons as head coach, Brown went 43-19 leading the Minutemen to two NCAA tournaments, including the 2006 NCAA title game.