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 Chet Gladchuk said in a statement that Newberry is “respected and was highly endorsed by many.” “Often there comes a time in the careers of highly accomplished coaches in our profession when documented credibility aligns with logical leadership opportunity and Coach Newberry’s time is now,” Gladchuk said. Gladchuk has received some criticism for firing Niumatalolo after 16 seasons with the school and 109 victories, but Gladcuk also places a premium on beating fellow military academies Air Force and Army — which Navy has done only four times in the past 14 matchups.

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North Carolina interviews Bill Belichick for head coaching job, AP sources say
2 weeks, 4 days ago

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

Associated Press  

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 …

Florida State hires Nebraska’s Tony White as defensive coordinator, AP source says
3 weeks ago

Florida State hires Nebraska’s Tony White as defensive coordinator, AP source says

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Florida State hired Tony White to be its defensive coordinator Monday, poaching him from Nebraska after the Cornhuskers posted top-20 defenses in consecutive years, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. I’m thrilled to work side-by-side with Gus again as we elevate the …

Navy Aims to Bounce Back Against Charlotte, Block Out the Extra Attention
2 months, 1 week ago

Navy Aims to Bounce Back Against Charlotte, Block Out the Extra Attention

Associated Press  

Navy is looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Air Force and hopes to beat Charlotte and block out the extra attention. The Midshipmen are ranked and heavily favored, but coach Brian Newberry wants his players and staff to focus on playing their game and not let external noise affect their performance.

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

Associated Press  

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 …

Michigan’s Sherrone Moore looks forward to release of text messages in sign-stealing investigation
4 months, 1 week ago

Michigan’s Sherrone Moore looks forward to release of text messages in sign-stealing investigation

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is taking over college football’s winningest program and all the scrutiny that comes with it. “I’ll just say this: I look forward to them being released,” Moore said, facing more than 30 journalists and more than 10 cameras, …

First-year Michigan coach Sherrone Moore might display some of his QB options in spring game
8 months ago

First-year Michigan coach Sherrone Moore might display some of his QB options in spring game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sherrone Moore will have a lot of big decisions to make in his first season as Michigan’s coach, leading the defending national champions after Jim Harbaugh bolted to coach the Los Angeles Chargers. J.J. McCarthy, who skipped his senior year to enter …

Coaching carousel adds intrigue to college football recruiting’s February signing period
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Coaching carousel adds intrigue to college football recruiting’s February signing period

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! College football’s busy recruiting calendar created a particularly hectic first few weeks on the job for all the head coaches who switched schools over the last month. When Nick Saban announced his retirement last month, it set off a chain reaction that resulted in head coaching …

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 …

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

Associated Press  

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 …

What will Navy football be after Ken Niumatalolo? New coach, new approach, ‘no excuses’
1 year, 6 months ago

What will Navy football be after Ken Niumatalolo? New coach, new approach, ‘no excuses’

New York Times  

Spring practices at Navy were a bit different this year. “We had to grind them pretty good.” It’s a new era of Navy football, and Newberry, a bearded Oklahoman, is the face of it. It’s beat Army, beat Air Force, win four games, we get the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy and go to a bowl game.” One of Navy’s biggest goals this …

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 …

TCU brings ‘fight for credibility’ to CFP against Michigan
1 year, 11 months ago

TCU brings ‘fight for credibility’ to CFP against Michigan

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A day before facing off in the College Football Playoff, TCU’s Sonny Dykes and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh talked fondly about the fathers they followed into coaching and a time when they might have shared more than a stage for one final pregame press …

Rising stars: Michigan’s Moore, TCU’s Riley guide CFP teams
1 year, 11 months ago

Rising stars: Michigan’s Moore, TCU’s Riley guide CFP teams

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “When the time comes, the time comes, but I’m in no rush to leave this place, this great university, these students and coach Harbaugh,” the 36-year-old Moore said this week. And I love the game.” He started as a graduate assistant at Louisville and when Charlie …

Newberry expects quick turnaround after taking over at Navy
2 years ago

Newberry expects quick turnaround after taking over at Navy

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Navy decided to hire a familiar face to take over its football program — and Brian Newberry doesn’t expect a major overhaul to the way the Midshipmen operate. “We’re not going to necessarily get the biggest, the strongest and the fastest, but we’re going to recruit …

Navy AD blunt about expectations for program, next coach
2 years ago

Navy AD blunt about expectations for program, next coach

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! That has been the constant bar that we’ve strived for, is to achieve those two goals, which are I believe very realistic.” Navy hasn’t achieved either of those goals since 2019, and now Ken Niumatalolo — the winningest coach in the academy’s history — is out …

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 …

AP source: USF hiring to Tennessee OC Golesh as head coach
2 years ago

AP source: USF hiring to Tennessee OC Golesh as head coach

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! South Florida is hiring Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh to be its head football coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Saturday night. Golesh came to Tennessee with head coach Josh Heupel in 2021 after the two were at Central Florida …

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

Oklahoma hires Clemson’s Brent Venables to replace Riley

Associated Press  

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 …

New Tennessee football coach Heupel brings 3 UCF assistants
3 years, 10 months ago

New Tennessee football coach Heupel brings 3 UCF assistants

Associated Press  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — New Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel is bringing three offensive assistants with him from the UCF staff. Tennessee’s offensive coordinator will be Alex Golesh, who was UCF’s co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach in 2020. Elarbee was UCF’s offensive line coach from 2018-20 and also filled that role at Middle Tennessee, Houston, Arkansas State and Missouri. Burns …

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