Beamer to retire after the season

Frank Beamer has decided this will be his last season as Virginia Tech’s coach, ending a 29-year run in Blacksburg, Va.

The 69-year-old, who has more victories than any active major college football coach, announced Sunday he would retire after the season. He is 235-120-2 since taking over at Virginia Tech in 1987. His overall record is 277143-4 in a 35-year coaching career. His team is 4-5 this season.

Beamer led the Hokies to the 1999 national championship game, in addition to seven conference titles, four in the Atlantic Coast Conference and three in the Big East, plus eight BCS bowl games. Beamer, who had throat surgery after the regular season last year, said he will discuss his decision Monday.

“I was going to wait until the end of the season to make this announcement, but I’ve always believed in being open and honest with my players and coaches,” Beamer said.

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Hawaii fired Norm Chow as coach, one day after the Rainbow Warriors dropped to 2-7 with a 58-7 home loss to Air Force. David Matlin, Hawaii’s athletic director, said Chris Naeole will finish the season as interim head coach. Chow was 10-36 in four seasons at Hawaii, and his team is 0-5 this season in the Mountain West.

Missouri suspended junior quarterback Maty Mauk for the rest of the season for disciplinary reasons, just six days after reinstating him. The first suspension was for a violation of program policies. Coach Gary Pinkel declined to specify the circumstances of Mauk’s second suspension. He also declined to say whether he had planned to give Mauk back the starting job. Freshman Drew Lock has made four starts since Mauk was first suspended.