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Packers’ improving run defense ready for challenge against NFC North-leading Lions
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Packers’ improving run defense ready for challenge against NFC North-leading Lions

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Defending the run has been one of the Green Bay Packers’ weaknesses over the last several years. “And that’s how you play good defense.” That defense needs to be at its best Thursday as the Packers close a stretch of three games in 12 days by visiting the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions, who have the NFL’s …

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Xavier McKinney justifies Packers’ investment by getting 3 INTs in 1st 3 games with Green Bay
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Xavier McKinney justifies Packers’ investment by getting 3 INTs in 1st 3 games with Green Bay

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — This is just what Xavier McKinney anticipated when he joined the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay signed McKinney away from the New York Giants in hopes he could upgrade a safety position that ranked among the Packers’ biggest weaknesses last season. “I know where I want to get and what I want to do and what …

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Packers forcing more turnovers under new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley
3 months ago

Packers forcing more turnovers under new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — New Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley’s offseason emphasis on forcing more turnovers is paying early dividends. Green Bay’s defense has had five interceptions and six total takeaways through the first two weeks of the season to lead the NFL in both categories entering Monday. McKinney had the first of Green Bay’s three interceptions Sunday …

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Packers believe new coordinator Jeff Hafley will help their defense produce more big plays
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Packers believe new coordinator Jeff Hafley will help their defense produce more big plays

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Any training camp after a change in coordinators inevitably features plenty of comments about how much better a unit will fare now that a new guy’s in charge. But the Green Bay Packers say their vocal endorsement of new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley isn’t just idle talk. “Just talking to the offensive linemen, talking to the …

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Green Bay Packers mailbag: What impact can rookies MarShawn Lloyd, Edgerrin Cooper have?
5 months ago

Green Bay Packers mailbag: What impact can rookies MarShawn Lloyd, Edgerrin Cooper have?

New York Times  

It’s that time of year again, ladies and gentlemen. GO DEEPER Packers' Jordan Love could ride last season's momentum and become a top fantasy QB What are some of your questions you want answered during the 2024 training camp? The Packers’ depth at tackle is sketchy since Luke Tenuta missed all of last season because of injury, Caleb Jones was …

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David Bakhtiari’s future and what else we learned about the Packers at the NFL combine
9 months, 3 weeks ago

David Bakhtiari’s future and what else we learned about the Packers at the NFL combine

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Packers have a big-money decision to make in the coming weeks about one of the best offensive linemen in franchise history. It’s just, different things can happen in the world, so don’t make decisions before you have to … I think we have a few weeks here before free agency starts, another league year starts, and we’ll …

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Hafley says he wasn’t looking to leave BC. But the chance to join Packers’ staff was too tempting
10 months ago

Hafley says he wasn’t looking to leave BC. But the chance to join Packers’ staff was too tempting

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jeff Hafley says he wasn’t necessarily looking to get out of college football before he left his job as Boston College’s head coach to become the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator. “As a guy that grew up loving football, it’s the Green Bay Packers,” Hafley said Thursday in his first news conference since making the move. …

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Hiring Jeff Hafley as Packers defensive coordinator puts pressure on Matt LaFleur
10 months ago

Hiring Jeff Hafley as Packers defensive coordinator puts pressure on Matt LaFleur

New York Times  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur better hope he got this Jeff Hafley hire right. LaFleur fired defensive coordinator Joe Barry the week following the season-ending loss to the 49ers despite four consecutive solid performances to end Green Bay’s resurgent second half. “Certainly any time you make a change of that magnitude there’s a lot of thought and deliberation that …

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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

Associated Press  

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 …

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Packers hire Jeff Hafley away from Boston College to become their defensive coordinator
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Packers hire Jeff Hafley away from Boston College to become their defensive coordinator

Associated Press  

Jeff Hafley is leaving his job as Boston College’s head coach to become the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator. I will miss the players who gave so much of themselves these past four years, and my wife Gina and I will certainly miss the BC community and the many friends we have made here.” The 44-year-old Hafley becomes the latest …

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Is Jeff Hafley’s jump to the NFL part of an inflection point for college sports?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Jeff Hafley’s jump to the NFL part of an inflection point for college sports?

New York Times  

Sometimes in life the message, and the messenger, are flawed, but the deeper meaning exposes a reality worthy of paying heed. Event one: Jeff Hafley, the head coach at Boston College the past four years, leaves to become the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers. Event two: ESPN’s Pete Thamel, who broke Hafley’s move, cites “a source” blaming part …

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Packers hire Boston College coach Jeff Hafley as DC: How surprising is this?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Packers hire Boston College coach Jeff Hafley as DC: How surprising is this?

New York Times  

By Matt Schneidman, Chris Vannini and Mark Puleo The Green Bay Packers reached into the college ranks to find their next defensive coordinator and came back with Jeff Hafley. He will become the Packers’ coordinator after spending the past four seasons as head coach of Boston College, Green Bay announced Wednesday. There were six reported names of interest/interviews for the …

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Boston College football coaching job profile: Pluses, minuses and candidates
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Boston College football coaching job profile: Pluses, minuses and candidates

New York Times  

Boston College needs a new head coach. Jeff Hafley left the Eagles for the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator job on Wednesday, opening another job after the college football head coaching carousel seemingly closed. Ohio State offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien just got to Columbus, but he’s been interested in several head coaching jobs over the years. O’Brien is a Boston …

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SMU will face Boston College in the Fenway Bowl for its first taste of ACC play
11 months, 3 weeks ago

SMU will face Boston College in the Fenway Bowl for its first taste of ACC play

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “It’s a neat way to kind of start to welcome you guys into the ACC,” BC coach Jeff Hafley said Wednesday at the Fenway Bowl media day. In a quote that could only make sense in modern college football, SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said Wednesday: “Normally …

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Plummer’s six touchdowns lead Louisville in 56-28 rout of Boston College
1 year, 2 months ago

Plummer’s six touchdowns lead Louisville in 56-28 rout of Boston College

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Just to be able to do that for almost a whole game felt really good.” Before playing at Cal last season, Plummer played his first three seasons under current Louisville coach Jeff Brohm at Purdue. Jawhar Jordan also enjoyed a big game as he ran 18 …

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No. 3 Florida State is guest for Boston College’s Red Bandanna Game in ACC opener
1 year, 3 months ago

No. 3 Florida State is guest for Boston College’s Red Bandanna Game in ACC opener

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “The new expectation needs to be better than that,” he said this week as the Seminoles stop at Boston College for their Atlantic Coast Conference opener Saturday on their path to what looks like a berth in the College Football Playoff. But for the newcomers, sometimes …

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Pick 6: Coaches facing heat in 2023 include Brown at WVU, Allen at Indiana, Drinkwitz at Mizzou
1 year, 4 months ago

Pick 6: Coaches facing heat in 2023 include Brown at WVU, Allen at Indiana, Drinkwitz at Mizzou

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Last year, there were five coaching changes between the first games and Oct. 3. Who is in danger of being this season’s Scott Frost or Geoff Collins? JEFF HAFLEY, Boston College Hafley’s first two seasons — including 6-5 during the pandemic year — hinted that BC …

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UNC QB Drake Maye has a good resource for advice. It’s his predecessor now in the NFL
1 year, 4 months ago

UNC QB Drake Maye has a good resource for advice. It’s his predecessor now in the NFL

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Speaking during the Atlantic Coast Conference’s preseason football media days, Maye said he has been in contact with current NFL quarterback Sam Howell as a sounding board. It’s taking care of that stuff before the season, getting that done and not worrying about that during the …

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BC beats Mizzou 41-34 in OT on Flowers catch, Sebastian INT
3 years, 2 months ago

BC beats Mizzou 41-34 in OT on Flowers catch, Sebastian INT

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Denis Grosel threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Zay Flowers in overtime, and Brandon Sebastian’s interception sealed the victory on Saturday as Boston College recovered after blowing two fourth-quarter leads to beat Missouri 41-34. “He’s like a dog with a frisbee,” said Grosel, a walk-on who took over as starter when Notre Dame transfer Phil Jurkovec injured his …

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