Alcorn State completes firing of coach (AP)

Ernest T. Jones' bid to hang onto his job as head football coach at Alcorn State ended Tuesday after a university committee rejected an appeal of his firing. Jones was fired Dec. 11 -- exactly a year after being hired as the Braves' coach. He signed a three-year, $140,000 contract in December 2007. He appealed the firing to a university grievance committee, which held a hearing on his employment... (link)