San Jose State hires Ken Niumatalolo as new football coach
11 months ago

San Jose State hires Ken Niumatalolo as new football coach

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State has hired former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to replace Brent Brennan as the Spartans head coach. Athletic director Jeff Konya announced the hiring on Sunday, saying Niumatalolo is the “right fit” for San Jose State and can make the Spartans consistent contenders in the Mountain West. It’s impressive when you see that he had success against national brands like Notre Dame, Virginia, Kansas State and Pittsburgh, and even finished ranked inside the top 25 twice.” Niumatalolo is the winningest coach in Navy history, going 109-83 in 15 seasons before being fired after the 2022 game against Army. San Jose State needed a replacement for Brennan, who took the Arizona job after seven seasons with the Spartans.

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Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith drew players away from Oregon State, persuaded Spartans to stay
4 months ago

Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith drew players away from Oregon State, persuaded Spartans to stay

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jonathan Smith seems to be the coach Michigan State needs nearly a year after sexually charged allegations against Mel Tucker rocked the program. These guys want to be here, they love football and we’re going to put this thing together.” Michigan State’s …

Michigan State’s new coach Jonathan Smith and QB Aidan Chiles know each other well from Oregon State
8 months ago

Michigan State’s new coach Jonathan Smith and QB Aidan Chiles know each other well from Oregon State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Really, for these guys, they are excited to run around and play in front of some people and kind of see what it looks like.” Smith signed a seven-year deal that pays him $7.25 million in his first season, two months after the school fired Mel …

Arizona hires San Jose State’s Brent Brennan as head coach: Why he fits the role
11 months, 1 week ago

Arizona hires San Jose State’s Brent Brennan as head coach: Why he fits the role

New York Times  

One day after San Jose State’s Brent Brennan emerged as the target of Arizona’s coaching search, the Wildcats made the hiring official. Brennan was coming off his best season at San Jose State in 2020 when the job came open last time, as the Spartans went 7-1 and finished No. In the 26 seasons before Brennan took over in 2017, …

Chip Kelly gets creative with hiring of former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo as advisor
1 year, 8 months ago

Chip Kelly gets creative with hiring of former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo as advisor

LA Times  

Ken Niumatalolo, shown on the sideline last season, is the winningest coach in Navy football history. Kelly on Friday announced the hiring of Ken Niumatalolo, the winningest coach in Navy history, as UCLA’s newly created director of leadership. Niumatalolo has strong ties to a UCLA staff that includes his son Ali’i, a graduate assistant offensive line coach. Niumatalolo previously worked …

Iowa State adds ex-Wisconsin aide, NAIA head coach to staff
1 year, 11 months ago

Iowa State adds ex-Wisconsin aide, NAIA head coach to staff

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! AMES, Iowa — Former Wisconsin cornerbacks coach Hank Poteat has been hired to coach the same position at Iowa State, and the Cyclones went to the small-college ranks to bring in Jordan Langs as running backs coach and special teams coordinator. ISU coach Matt Campbell announced …

Navy promotes defensive coordinator Newberry to head coach
2 years ago

Navy promotes defensive coordinator Newberry to head coach

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Navy promoted defensive coordinator Brian Newberry to head coach on Monday, replacing Ken Niumatalolo, the winningest coach in school history who was fired a week ago. The Naval Academy is a special place and we have great young men in our program.” Navy athletic director …

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

Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo out after 15 seasons as coach

Associated Press  

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 …

Commentary: USC coaching search: Five things we learned Saturday about potential candidates
3 years, 1 month ago

Commentary: USC coaching search: Five things we learned Saturday about potential candidates

LA Times  

Five things we learned Saturday about USC football’s head coach candidates. USC fans looking to evaluate Baylor head coach Dave Aranda couldn’t have asked for an opportunity more rich and emotionally stirring than Saturday’s game against Steve Sarkisian’s Texas Longhorns. But the relevant matter for USC is that there’s a chance even 13-0 Cincinnati could be left out of the …

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