BC’s O’Brien, Duke’s Diaz make quick push to connect with players after taking new jobs
4 months, 4 weeks ago

BC’s O’Brien, Duke’s Diaz make quick push to connect with players after taking new jobs

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “It’s definitely important,” Boston College offensive lineman Drew Kendall said Wednesday during the league’s preseason football media days. He didn’t linger long in the frustration over losing that job despite posting a 16-9 league record in his tenure, spending two seasons as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Penn State. “The year Manny got let go, I kind of reached out to him, and said, ‘Hey, if we’d ever have a opportunity.’” Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said. “So you have to quickly connect.” As for O’Brien, he led Penn State in 2012 and 2013 in the wake of the child sexual abuse scandal that ended the tenure of longtime Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno, then spent seven seasons leading the NFL’s Houston Texans — a tenure that included four playoff appearances.

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Gus Malzahn chose coordinator job at Florida State because head coaching has ‘changed dramatically’
1 week, 5 days ago

Gus Malzahn chose coordinator job at Florida State because head coaching has ‘changed dramatically’

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Near Gus Malzahn’s new office hangs a picture of Kelvin Benjamin hauling in a touchdown pass from Jameis Winston, the play that helped Florida State beat Malzahn and his Auburn Tigers in the 2013 national championship game. “I’ve got to walk by the …

Duke gives Manny Diaz a successful return to the head-coaching ranks behind a dominant defense
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Duke gives Manny Diaz a successful return to the head-coaching ranks behind a dominant defense

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! DURHAM, N.C. — Duke’s defensive effort made it easy for Manny Diaz to enjoy his return to the sideline as a head coach. That was a perfect scenario considering Diaz is a longtime defensive coach, who was Penn State’s coordinator in the two years since he …

Duke opens Manny Diaz’s coaching tenure Friday with a home date against Elon from the FCS ranks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Duke opens Manny Diaz’s coaching tenure Friday with a home date against Elon from the FCS ranks

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! This is Duke’s debut under new coach Manny Diaz, who took over after Mike Elko left for Texas A&M after two seasons of rapid success. The Texas transfer beat out Grayson Loftis for the starting job in preseason, giving the 6-foot-5, 230-pound passer runway as a …

New Boston College coach Bill O’Brien brings experience, energy and excitement to The Heights
4 months ago

New Boston College coach Bill O’Brien brings experience, energy and excitement to The Heights

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOSTON — New Boston College coach Bill O’Brien stood in the middle of the practice facility surrounded by his players, loudly reminding them it’s time to believe they can beat anyone. “It’s not like, ‘We can win it.’ It’s, ‘We’re gonna win it.’” O’Brien’s players seem …

Former Alabama football players thank retired coach Nick Saban for helping them reach NFL combine
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Alabama football players thank retired coach Nick Saban for helping them reach NFL combine

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! INDIANAPOLIS — Some Alabama players saw the signs of Nick Saban’s impending departure from college football long before his January retirement announcement. Still, the Crimson Tide players attending this week’s NFL annual scouting combine shared one sentiment: Without Saban’s mentorship, they might not be here — …

Boston College hires former NFL head coach and Ohio State assistant Bill O’Brien to lead Eagles
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Boston College hires former NFL head coach and Ohio State assistant Bill O’Brien to lead Eagles

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Boston College hired Bill O’Brien to be its head coach on Friday, luring the former Houston Texans boss back to his hometown and away from a job as an assistant on the Ohio State staff he had accepted just last month. “His passion for teaching football …

The rise, fall and rise again of Jim Harbaugh shows how quickly college coaches go from hot to not
10 months, 4 weeks ago

The rise, fall and rise again of Jim Harbaugh shows how quickly college coaches go from hot to not

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! When Jim Harbaugh took a pay cut from Michigan after the 2020 season, getting another chance to be an NFL head coach seemed like a long shot for him. “Jim Harbaugh didn’t forget how to coach a couple years ago and then say, ‘Oh, I remember …

Nick Saban is latest championship-winning coach to exit amid drastic changes to college sports
11 months, 1 week ago

Nick Saban is latest championship-winning coach to exit amid drastic changes to college sports

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! We want to continue to focus on development of players.” Saban retired Wednesday after 17 seasons and six national title with the Crimson Tide, joining Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, North Carolina’s Roy Williams, Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw and Villanova’s Jay Wright among championship-winning college coaches in high-profile …

Penn State hires former Indiana coach Tom Allen to be defensive coordinator
1 year ago

Penn State hires former Indiana coach Tom Allen to be defensive coordinator

New York Times  

Penn State named former Indiana head coach Tom Allen its new defensive coordinator Tuesday. Penn State’s defense led the FBS in yards per play allowed this season under Manny Diaz, who left to become the Duke head coach. Penn State’s defense finished the regular season first in total defense, a mark that Franklin said realistically will be challenging for the …

Duke is counting on Manny Diaz to add to the Blue Devils’ 2-year rise
1 year ago

Duke is counting on Manny Diaz to add to the Blue Devils’ 2-year rise

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Blue Devils are riding a rapid rise from Mike Elko’s two-year coaching tenure, going from a program in steep decline to one preparing for a second bowl straight bowl game. “We are not here to tear down what’s been done, but at the same time …

Duke hires Penn State DC and ex-Miami coach Manny Diaz to lead Blue Devils
1 year ago

Duke hires Penn State DC and ex-Miami coach Manny Diaz to lead Blue Devils

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Duke hired Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as its head coach on Thursday night. In addition to three seasons as Miami’s coach, he spent six seasons on Chuck Amato’s staff from 2000-05 at North Carolina State, about 20 miles from Duke’s campus in Durham. The …

The ACC’s coaching titans have retired. Now the league must adjust with a changed look
1 year, 1 month ago

The ACC’s coaching titans have retired. Now the league must adjust with a changed look

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When forward Benny Williams signed with Syracuse, he was eager to play for Jim Boeheim and compete in an Atlantic Coast Conference that featured two other Hall of Fame coaches leading marquee programs. “Ever since I can remember, Boeheim, Roy Williams and Coach K have been the coaches.” Throw in the departure of Notre Dame’s Mike Brey …

College basketball expert roundtable: Which coach will be next to be fired or retire?
1 year, 11 months ago

College basketball expert roundtable: Which coach will be next to be fired or retire?

New York Times  

— The Athletic’s Eamonn Brennan, Seth Davis, Brian Hamilton, Brendan Marks and Justin Williams contributed to this story. With men’s college basketball seven weeks from the start of the NCAA Tournament, The Athletic is taking stock of the 2022-23 season and predicting what’s to come. The only thing of note Georgetown has managed this season — despite Ewing firing his …

Oregon hires Georgia DC Dan Lanning as head coach
3 years ago

Oregon hires Georgia DC Dan Lanning as head coach

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Oregon hired Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning as head coach Saturday, completing a search for Mario Cristobal’s replacement that took less than a week. Five days later, the Ducks landed on the 35-year-old Lanning, who will be a first-time head coach after spending the last four …

Duke hires Texas A&M coordinator Mike Elko as football coach
3 years ago

Duke hires Texas A&M coordinator Mike Elko as football coach

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Duke is turning to Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko to turn around its football program after a two-year slide and a winless Atlantic Coast Conference record. In a statement, athletic director Nina King said Elko possesses “an innovative football mind and a natural ability to …

Pry: ‘Honored, humbled’ to be Virginia Tech football coach
3 years ago

Pry: ‘Honored, humbled’ to be Virginia Tech football coach

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BLACKSBURG, Va. — Brent Pry’s voice cracked with emotion as he detailed the career journey he’s been on, one that has brought him back to Blacksburg as Virginia Tech’s head football coach. “It’s very surreal for me.” After spending a dozen years on the staff of …

Patterson’s abrupt ending at TCU unimaginable not long ago
3 years, 1 month ago

Patterson’s abrupt ending at TCU unimaginable not long ago

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Not even TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati envisioned such an abrupt ending to Gary Patterson’s more than two decades as head coach of the Horned Frogs. “Frankly, it’s a place that it was almost kind of unimaginable not too long ago,” Donati said Tuesday, two days …

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