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		<title>COLUMN: Taggart&#8217;s next task: Coaching</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/02/column-taggarts-next-task-coaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Lintner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brion Carnes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willie Taggart]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Head Coach Willie Taggart’s reputation is ringing true.
He’s lured what should end up as one of the Sun Belt Conference’s smallest, yet most lucrative 2010 classes to Western in just two months. And Taggart’s coaching staff — both young and fiery — is a direct reflection of himself.
Additionally, much like former coach David Elson, Western [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elson leaves behind a high-potential group</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/12/08/elson-leaves-behind-a-high-potential-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Lintner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Rainey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jake Gaebler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kawaun Jakes]]></category>

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Sophomore running back Bobby Rainey is tackled by Arkansas State linebacker Demario Davis with 3 minutes left in the first quarter.  Western lost their last game of the season 20-24. CHRIS WILSON/HERALD


The Toppers didn’t win a game this season and haven’t in their last 20 contests dating back to September 2008, but former Head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of the road: Elson has remained focused on task at hand</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/12/04/end-of-the-road-elson-has-remained-focus-on-task-at-hand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/12/04/end-of-the-road-elson-has-remained-focus-on-task-at-hand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Hyman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cody Hughes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jake Gaebler]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=13133</guid>
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Head coach David Elson learned three and a half weeks ago that this was his final season at Western. Elson has taken a &#8220;business as usual&#8221; approach to the end of the season. ARIANA MCLAUGHLIN/HERALD


Head Coach David Elson learned on Nov. 8 that he wouldn’t be retained after the Toppers’ season ended.
But he maintained a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COLUMN: Drama could build</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/17/column-drama-could-build/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/17/column-drama-could-build/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Robinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Ransdell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patricia Minter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a week since Western announced the firing of Head Football Coach David Elson, and already there’s an intriguing storyline shaping up for the coming weeks and months.
How does the Western administration, specifically President Gary Ransdell and Athletics Director Wood Selig, respond to growing criticism within the Western community?
We heard support on numerous occasions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Players stand firm behind Elson&#8217;s philosophies</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/13/players-stand-firm-behind-elsons-philosophies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/13/players-stand-firm-behind-elsons-philosophies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Lintner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jake Gaebler]]></category>

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Head Coach David Elson watches the Toppers practice during preparation for their home opener against South Florida in September. Elson was told on Sunday that he won&#8217;t be retained after the season is over.  BRENDAN SULLIVAN/HERALD


Head Coach David Elson was fired Sunday night in his seventh year as head coach of the Toppers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selig: WKU  &#8216;gold mine&#8217;  for future coaches</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/13/selig-wku-gold-mine-for-future-coaches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/13/selig-wku-gold-mine-for-future-coaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Lintner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wood Selig]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=12705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Western’s last football head coaching search came when championship-winning coach Jack Harbaugh resigned in 2003 after spending 14 years at Western.

Current Head Coach David Elson was fired Sunday night, also after 14 years with the Toppers.

That might be where the similarities between 2003 and 2009 stop.]]></description>
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		<title>Football search committee named</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/10/football-search-committee-named/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/10/football-search-committee-named/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Robinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WKU Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wood Selig]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to an e-mail sent by President Gary Ransdell earlier this morning, five people will be on the search committee to find Western&#8217;s next football head coach.
The committee will be chaired by Chief of Staff Deborah Wilkins and include Vice President of Student Affairs Howard Bailey, Faculty Athletic Representative James Brown, Hilltopper Athletic Foundation President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elson fired, will finish season</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/10/elson-fired-will-finish-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/10/elson-fired-will-finish-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Lintner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Ransdell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wood Selig]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=12551</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Head coach David Elson gives the Hilltoppers a few words of encouragement before they take on the University of South Florida Bulls Saturday at Houchens Smith stadium. WKU lost to USF with a final score of 35-13. ALEX SLITZ/HERALD]]></description>
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		<title>End of Elson era: Selig, Ransdell pull backing of Elson, look to &#8216;move forward&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/10/end-of-elson-era-selig-ransdell-pull-backing-of-elson-look-to-move-forward/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/10/end-of-elson-era-selig-ransdell-pull-backing-of-elson-look-to-move-forward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Lintner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Ransdell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wood Selig]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
After 11 straight losses, Athletics Director Wood Selig backed his head coach. At 17, the mood changed.
Head Coach David Elson was told Sunday night by Selig and President Gary Ransdell that he will not be retained after the end of the 2009 season.
Selig expressed his support for Elson to the Herald in September, saying “you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NOTEBOOK: Committee will select next head coach</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/10/notebook-committee-will-select-next-head-coach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2009/11/10/notebook-committee-will-select-next-head-coach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Robinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Elson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romeo Crennel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[




Head football coach David Elson stands with the Hilltoppers as they prepare to run out of the inflatable helmet to take on the University of Central Arkansas Saturday, September 19, 2009. The Toppers fell to the Bears 28-7. CODY DUTY/HERALD


Athletics Director Wood Selig said on Monday that he and President Gary Ransdell would appoint a [...]]]></description>
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