[ad_1] Eli Drinkwitz, straddling the line between sincerity and levity, will remark that he’s just a football coach. But … right now, by his own admission, he’s an obsessed football coach. And he’s an obsessed football coach who has arrived at that emotion because of Missouri football’s recent history. He’s just a football coach, but in between the things that …
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From Boy Wonder to boy blunder, UF’s Austin Armstrong haunted by Gators’ defensive collapse
[ad_1] GAINESVILLE — Florida defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong can look back on the rapid decline of his D with a healthy dose of humility and even a touch of humor. “When you’re young and you’re successful, you’re Boy Wonder,” he said following Tuesday’s practice. “When you’re not, you’re boy blunder.” The Gators’ fall from a top-10 unit in September to …
Read More »Spring practice: What you need to know about Indiana football’s high stakes QB competition
[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — An annual rite of spring has been a new quarterback competition for the Indiana football team. There’s a fresh round of optimism this year with the program hiring Curt Cignetti, a coach with a proven history of developing quarterbacks. The same is true of the brain trust he hired — offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan and quarterbacks coach Tino …
Read More »Indiana football: Most pressing questions for new-look Hoosiers going into spring practice
[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — First-year Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti has laid out lofty expectations for the 2024 season ever since landing the job. “We’re going to win and we’re going to win this year and we’re going to change the brand and the expectation level and the way people see Indiana football,” Cignetti said. Cignetti didn’t have to set such a …
Read More »What does Clemson’s lawsuit against the ACC mean? Here are 4 key questions on move that could have massive implications
[ad_1] Last May, on what began as a quiet Monday morning, ACC athletic directors filed into a conference room within a luxurious oceanfront resort in Florida to begin their annual spring meetings. A proverbial cloud loomed over the meetings. An elephant lurked in the corner. In a published story that morning, a months-long secret was revealed: Seven of the 14 …
Read More »Washington AD Troy Dannen leaves for Nebraska
[ad_1] SEATTLE – After more than five months as the University of Washington athletic director, Troy Dannen will be leaving to oversee the University of Nebraska’s Athletics Department. ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported on Wednesday that Nebraska was finalizing a six-year deal to be the school’s new athletic director. Sources: Nebraska is finalizing a six-year deal to make Washington athletic …
Read More »Gophers’ P.J. Fleck on UCLA rumors: ‘I just love being at Minnesota’
[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The University of Minnesota football team starts spring practice this week, and P.J. Fleck is starting his eighth season with the Gophers. That’s key, after another program reportedly showed interest in Fleck as recently as two months ago. Chip Kelly left UCLA to be the offensive coordinator for Ryan Day at Ohio State, and Fleck …
Read More »Five key storylines to watch with Rutgers football set to begin spring practices
[ad_1] Even while Rutgers football prepared for its appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl, plenty of people outside the program began looking ahead to the 2024 season. For good reason. The Scarlet Knights will return the bulk of their stout defense. They’ll be bringing back the Big Ten’s leading rusher in Kyle Monangai. And in a revamped Big Ten that’s now …
Read More »Georgia football schedule 2025: Every SEC opponent Bulldogs will play
[ad_1] The 2025 Georgia football opponents were released Wednesday afternoon. The home schedule for the Bulldogs should be a blockbuster. The SEC is staying with an eight-game schedule for 2025, and the opponents will remain the same as 2024 except the locations will be flipped, according to a source before the SEC’s formal announcement came. The league confirmed the continuation …
Read More »State champion Mainland chooses Atlantic’s Jerrime “Squatty” Bell as next football coach
[ad_1] Mainland hired within the family Wednesday to fill its sudden football coaching vacancy — in more ways than one. Jerrime “Squatty” Bell, who led Atlantic to the District 8-2S championship and a return to the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs last fall, told The News-Journal on Wednesday afternoon that he has accepted an offer to take over at …
Read More »LSU football QB Garrett Nussmeier says his athleticism will surprise people. Here’s why
[ad_1] Most of the talk among the LSU football offensive players entering this spring and through the first couple of weeks of practice has been turning the page. For the mostly new crop of receivers, it’s making their own name after Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. have moved on. At running back, the scarcely-thin group has been working to …
Read More »OU football: DeMarco Murray sticking with Sooners after Ohio State pursuit, per report
[ad_1] NORMAN — DeMarco Murray, the former OU football star and fourth-year running backs coach, has reportedly decided to stay after being offered a three-year contract to turn down Ohio State. On3 first reported Murray’s decision on Wednesday. Longtime Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford departed to serve on new Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore’s staff on March 13, …
Read More »Mississippi State, Ole Miss football schedule 2025: Every SEC opponent for Bulldogs, Rebels
[ad_1] The SEC is sticking with eight conference games for the 2025 season, the conference announced Wednesday. The schedule for Mississippi State and Ole Miss football will feature a replica of the 2024 SEC schedule, but home and road assignments will be flipped. MSU will play home contests against Texas, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Georgia. That’ll accompany a nonconference schedule …
Read More »Arkansas football schedule 2025: Every SEC opponent Razorbacks will face
[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas football opponents for 2025 were revealed by the SEC Wednesday, with the league also confirming it will maintain its eight-game schedule. In 2025, the Razorbacks will have home games against Missouri, Auburn, Texas A&M and Mississippi State. The Hogs will travel to face Texas, Tennessee, LSU and Ole Miss. Those are the same opponents Arkansas …
Read More »Tennessee football schedule 2025: Every SEC opponent Vols will face
[ad_1] Tennessee football will play the same eight SEC opponents in 2025 as the 2024 season, but with home and away games flipped. On Wednesday, the SEC released the list of conference games for the 2025 season. It will stick with an eight-game league schedule for at least one more year, keeping the same matchups in place. That means Tennessee …
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