03/25/15 1:54am
It seems that the Lions have turned the tables on Penn and become the poachers.
Only a month after Penn football legend Al Bagnoli was announced as Columbia’s new coach, recently-fired Penn basketball coach Jerome Allen has followed suit, taking over the Light Blue program in the aftermath of a middling campaign.
Allen was profuse in his praise for his new employer.
“I’m not here to praise Columbia,” he said.
The announcement — which followed a series of incognito meetings between the former Penn star and Columbia brass — took many by surprise, including former Lions head coach, Kyle Smith.
“Excuse,” said a bewildered Smith when informed by Columbia that his services would not longer be needed.
03/30/14 8:23pm
With the sudden
departure of M. Grace Calhoun, Penn quickly put together a new advisory
committee to find the new replacement for Steve Bilsky.
