Plan of attack: How a college football coach game-plans A big dry erase board hangs on the wall of one side of the meeting room. It has rows and rows of numbers and words handwritten in blue marker that only make sense to someone who speaks the language of football. […]
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Player jailed for rape will sit out year at Youngstown State A man convicted of rape as a teen in a case that drew international attention will be part of the Youngstown State football team this year but won’t be allowed to play in any games, the school said Wednesday […]
Top recruit’s brother also joins Missouri after reclassifying to 2017 class Missouri announced Wednesday that prep basketball standout Jontay Porter has reclassified and signed as part of first-year coach Cuonzo Martin’s 2017 recruiting class. The 6-11, 240-pound forward joins his older brother and father for what will be one of […]
Washington, USC appear primed for another year atop Pac-12 The Pac-12 divisional races will be short on drama if preseason projections actually translate into regular-season results on the West Coast. Washington and Southern California are major favorites to earn a showdown in the conference title game in Santa Clara in […]
BYU’s Sione Takitaki back and ‘wreaking havoc’ Sione Takitaki swears he’s matured in the last year. The BYU defensive lineman hasn’t played in a game since October 2015 due to off-field issues, but the junior is back with the Cougars and eager to make up for lost time. He married […]
‘Cousin Ness’: Brad Nessler slips into Lundquist’s CBS seat In many ways, the only thing changing for Brad Nessler is the blazer he will be wearing in the booth. Nessler is preparing for his first season as the voice of the SEC on CBS, filling the seat held for 17 […]
USC RB Jones brings back dreadlocks, embraces bigger role Southern California running back Ronald Jones II has added 10 pounds since last season, but the most important three pounds might be on top of his head. Jones cut off his dreadlocks last year and became college football’s Samson, struggling early […]
Legendary college coach Ara Parseghian now receiving 24-hour home care Hall of Fame coach Ara Parseghian has returned to his home in Granger, Ind., after spending more than a week in a nursing care facility because of an infection in his surgically repaired hip. The 94-year-old former Notre Dame and […]
PSU coach Franklin has one eye on present, other on future Restoring Penn State’s reputation and returning its star near the top of the college football galaxy once again should have earned James Franklin some long-term job security. The fourth-year coach isn’t taking any chances. Expectations are high in Happy […]
NCAA rule ending two-a-days forcing teams to adjust The two-a-day football practices that coaches once used to toughen up their teams and cram for the start of the season are going the way of tear-away jerseys and the wishbone formation. As part of its efforts to increase safety, the NCAA […]
