Virginia names Clemson’s Tony Elliott as next football coach
3 years ago

Virginia names Clemson’s Tony Elliott as next football coach

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Virginia didn’t have to extend its search for a new football coach beyond the Atlantic Coast Conference as the Cavaliers announced Friday they had tabbed longtime Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott to fill their vacancy. “Coach Elliott is an exceptional leader of young men and he is highly regarded across college football as a talented teacher and coach. He was co-offensive coordinator from Clemson’s 2014 bowl game until Jeff Scott, with whom he shared the role, left to become the head coach at South Florida. A recipient of the prestigious Frank Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in college football in 2017, Elliott oversaw an offense led by future No.

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Michael Vick talks to Sacramento State and Norfolk State about head coaching jobs
1 week, 1 day ago

Michael Vick talks to Sacramento State and Norfolk State about head coaching jobs

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Michael Vick has talked to at least two schools about becoming a college head coach. Sacramento State president Dr. Luke Wood said Monday he has spoken with Vick about the opening at his school, and the Virginian-Pilot reported that Norfolk State has also interviewed the former NFL sensation to be its next coach. Wood said Vick expressed interest in the …

Dan Mullen to become UNLV’s next football coach, AP sources say
1 week, 4 days ago

Dan Mullen to become UNLV’s next football coach, AP sources say

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LAS VEGAS — Former Florida and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen has agreed to lead UNLV’s 24th-ranked football program, two people with knowledge of the hire said Wednesday. The 52-year-old Mullen replaces Barry Odom, who left for Purdue on Sunday after going 19-8 and helping the …

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 …

North Carolina interviews Bill Belichick for head coaching job, AP sources say
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North Carolina interviews Bill Belichick for head coaching job, AP sources say

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! North Carolina has interviewed former New England Patriots coach and six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick for its head coaching position, two people with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. Belichick’s interview, first reported by Inside Carolina, comes a week after the school fired its winningest …

Oklahoma’s president, AD back coach Brent Venables amid rough season
1 month, 1 week ago

Oklahoma’s president, AD back coach Brent Venables amid rough season

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma’s president and athletic director gave coach Brent Venables a vote of confidence on Tuesday after the school’s Board of Regents meeting. “We all get emotional over during the course of a season,” Oklahoma president Joseph Harroz Jr. said. As far as my …

UNLV Makes Historic Return to AP Top 25 Poll, Earns Ranking in First Week of Season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

UNLV Makes Historic Return to AP Top 25 Poll, Earns Ranking in First Week of Season

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UNLV's football program had a week to remember, starting with quarterback Matthew Sluka's decision to sit out the rest of the season. Despite the setback, the Rebels made their first-ever appearance in the AP Top 25, tied with Texas A&M at No. 25. The team's performance was praised by coach Barry Odom, who attributed their success to the team's maturity …

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Marcus Freeman again is explaining a stunning loss at Notre Dame 3 years in
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Marcus Freeman again is explaining a stunning loss at Notre Dame 3 years in

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman still has not mastered the most underrated part of being a college football coach at a blue-blood school: Beat the teams you’re supposed to beat. Notre Dame came in ranked fifth, coming off a quality road win over Texas A&M and …

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Clemson’s feeble performance against Georgia confirms demise of Dabo’s Tigers
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AP Top 25 Takeaways: Clemson’s feeble performance against Georgia confirms demise of Dabo’s Tigers

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Nebraska’s highly touted freshman quarterback, Dylan Raiola, was rock solid in his first career game, throwing for 238 yards and two scores as the Cornhuskers rolled past UTEP 40-7, setting up an tasty Week 2 game against Colorado. The 300-yard receiving game was the first in …

Virginia aims for early momentum opening the season against FCS opponent Richmond
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Virginia aims for early momentum opening the season against FCS opponent Richmond

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Richmond enters the season with legitimate Football Championship Subdivision playoff aspirations after back-to-back appearances, and coach Russ Huesman knows what a signature in-state win would do for his program, both this season and on the recruiting trail. Richmond can negate that with a big play though, …

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 — …

South Carolina’s Elliott says downsizing was for family reasons, not changes in college football
10 months ago

South Carolina’s Elliott says downsizing was for family reasons, not changes in college football

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! COLUMBIA, S.C. — Newly hired South Carolina assistant Shawn Elliott did not leave his job as Georgia State’s head coach because of challenges with NIL, retaining players or other changes in college football. “The most important people in my life live in the state of South …

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 …

Texas A&M-Miami showdown, Virginia’s 1st home game since fatal shooting part of ACC Week 2
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas A&M-Miami showdown, Virginia’s 1st home game since fatal shooting part of ACC Week 2

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! HONORING TEAMMATES Virginia will play its first home game since the shooting deaths of three Cavaliers players and the wounding of a fourth last November. 4 Florida State’s win over LSU last Sunday was the first win of 20 or more points over an Top-Five team …

With NCAA probe in Vols’ rearview mirror, Josh Heupel ready to chase titles
1 year, 5 months ago

With NCAA probe in Vols’ rearview mirror, Josh Heupel ready to chase titles

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The NCAA cited Tennessee’s cooperation with the investigation involving violations described as “egregious and expansive.” On Thursday, Heupel credited Tennessee administration for backing him in his first season by refusing self-impose a bowl ban in his first season. The guys that were left were were innocent …

Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo out after 15 seasons as coach
2 years ago

Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo out after 15 seasons as coach

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Ken Niumatalolo set the bar high for what a military academy could still accomplish in major college football. In the Midshipmen’s first two years in the American Athletic Conference, Niumatalolo led the team to a share of an AAC West Division title in 2015 and …

New coaches lead ancient rivals into Notre Dame-USC clash
2 years, 1 month ago

New coaches lead ancient rivals into Notre Dame-USC clash

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I knew it last year, but this year, being at the end of the year, at USC, you can really feel it.” CALEB VS IRISH USC quarterback Caleb Williams has leaped into the Heisman Trophy race by commanding the nation’s attention with a spectacular series of …

New Auburn AD Cohen hits ground running in coaching search
2 years, 1 month ago

New Auburn AD Cohen hits ground running in coaching search

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 priority for Auburn’s new athletic director: Finding a new football coach to replace Bryan Harsin, ousted hours before Cohen’s own hiring was announced. This isn’t about me.” Auburn has lost five straight games and recruiting struggles under Harsin could make for an uphill battle in …

All eyes on Richardson as Kentucky, Florida begin SEC play
2 years, 3 months ago

All eyes on Richardson as Kentucky, Florida begin SEC play

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anthony Richardson dazzled a packed Swamp in Florida’s season opener, delivering more feel-good moments than anyone honestly could have expected. Just ask him, he’ll throw it a hundred yards.” Richardson threw for 168 yards, ran for 106 more and three scores, and, most …

Stacked: SEC QB talent goes well beyond Young, Bennett
2 years, 3 months ago

Stacked: SEC QB talent goes well beyond Young, Bennett

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The Southeastern Conference has a national championship quarterback, a Heisman Trophy winner and a collection of promising passers both new and old. “Just the upside’s pretty crazy everywhere,” said Greg McElroy, a former Alabama quarterback who works as an ESPN college football analyst and co-hosts a Birmingham, Alabama, radio show. “I think Spencer was the victim of his own success …

Oklahoma hires Clemson’s Brent Venables to replace Riley
3 years ago

Oklahoma hires Clemson’s Brent Venables to replace Riley

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Oklahoma hired Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as its head coach to replace Lincoln Riley on Sunday night, bringing back a former Sooners assistant with a long track record of success. “He knows the formula to win national championships and has the toughness, the attitude and …

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 …

No. 10 Mississippi visits No. 18 Auburn nursing big hopes
3 years, 1 month ago

No. 10 Mississippi visits No. 18 Auburn nursing big hopes

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Rebels have already topped their win total of coach Lane Kiffin’s pandemic-shortened, 5-5 debut season after three straight victories to earn their first top 10 ranking since 2015. “We’re not really just worried about being bowl eligible, we’re trying to go 1-0 every week.” Auburn …

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