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No. 4 Nittany Lions hoping to clinch CFP spot in regular-season finale with Maryland

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Tyler Warren and the rest of Penn State’s senior class normally would be preparing to take in the sights and sounds in their last game at Beaver Stadium. “That’s kind of what we want to get accomplished this week as a program.” …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Which college football coaches have the hottest seats at the midseason mark?

New York Times

It’s the midpoint of the college football season and usually, the coaching carousel is spinning much faster. They hammered a bad MTSU team for their first FBS win of the season last week but weren’t able to build off of that. He’s been the head coach for nine years and he’s the only one in school history that ever produced …

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4 months ago

Maryland’s challenge in 2024 is to replace prolific quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Taulia Tagovailoa brought Maryland four years of stability at the quarterback position — and gave coach Mike Locksley a boost as he guided the program back to respectability. By the time Tagovailoa was done at Maryland, he’d become the Big Ten’s career leader in yards …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

College football Freaks List 2024: Why Nyck Harbor takes No. 1 spot (again) in Bruce Feldman’s rankings

New York Times

Logan Jones, Iowa, center Kirk Ferentz keeps cranking out Freaks. 38 on the list last year; he has added six pounds but hasn’t lost any speed, running another 4.66 40 this offseason. 42 on last year’s Freaks List, didn’t bench 400 pounds like he did in 2023, but 365 is still more than double his body weight. He’s a nose …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

NaVorro Bowman is transitioning from All-Pro linebacker to Chargers assistant coach

Associated Press

COSTA MESA, Calif. — NaVorro Bowman was able to see as a player how quickly Jim Harbaugh could turn a team into a Super Bowl contender. “Being able to understand message and get his nod, his approval on how I played, it’s my job to get guys to play that way and do the things that he expects us to …

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10 months ago

Why children are still playing tackle football, despite brain risks

Associated Press

Tackle football offers children as young as 5 the chance to make friends, learn teamwork, maybe attract a college scholarship. — Nearly one in four Black parents said the appropriate age for children to start playing tackle football is 9 years old or younger. “Right now, we have our largest enrollment in tackle football that we’ve had since 2014,’’ said …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Moore's hire at Michigan gives advocates hope that Black coaches at bluebloods can become the norm

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Willingham, 70, said the topic of Black coaches’ previous lack of access …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Edwards runs, throws for a TD as Maryland routs Auburn 31-13 at Music City Bowl

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Billy Edwards Jr. ran for a touchdown and threw for a score as Maryland routed Auburn 31-13 Saturday at the Music City Bowl winning a program-record third straight bowl. “It’s not easy to do here.” Maryland hadn’t even played three consecutive bowls since 2006-08, and the …

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1 year ago

Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa is opting out of the Music City Bowl against Auburn

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Taulia Tagovailoa is skipping Maryland’s bowl game, closing the book on a record-setting career in which he helped the Terrapins return to respectability under coach Michael Locksley. “Great family, great people.” Tagovailoa became the Big Ten’s career leader in yards passing in his final game, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Amid turmoil, No. 2 Michigan can earn the 1,000th win in program history when it faces Maryland

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! I want to thank everyone who has put on the winged helmet.” Maryland played Michigan tough last season in a 34-27 loss, but the Terrapins have beaten the Wolverines only once in 11 meetings. That was in 2014, Maryland’s first season in the Big Ten — …

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1 year, 1 month ago

A week before hosting Michigan, No. 9 Penn State faces a possible trap game against reeling Maryland

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Really good player,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. “And those expectations are ones we’re not going to shy away from.” Penn State is two weeks removed from a loss at Ohio State, and the Nittany Lions had their issues in a 33-24 win over Indiana …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Maryland assistant Sumlin arrested on DUI charge. Locksley says he’s not with team this week

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Maryland football coach Michael Locksley says assistant Kevin Sumlin is not with the team this week following his arrest in Florida over the weekend on a charge of driving under the influence. When asked if he expected Sumlin to face any discipline, Locksley said “of …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. and Maryland’s Mike Locksley among AP’s midseason Big Ten honorees

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and Maryland coach Mike Locksley are among the honorees in The Associated Press’ midseason report for the Big Ten Conference. TOP FIRST-YEAR FRESHMAN Minnesota RB Darius Taylor averaged 133 yards over the first four games and was named Big Ten …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Terrapins’ trip to No. 4 Ohio State should offer hint to how far they’ve come under Mike Locksley

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 4 Ohio State, Saturday, noon ET This is the ultimate measuring-stick game for Mike Locksley’s Terrapins, who are out to their best start since 2001 but have played the nation’s 120th-toughest schedule so far. Purdue has won two of the last three times it’s visited Kinnick …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Tagovailoa’s big game helps Maryland improve to 5-0 with 44-17 rout of Indiana; Ohio State up next

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Tagovailoa threw for 352 yards and accounted for all six Maryland touchdowns, leading the Terrapins to a 44-17 rout of Indiana on Saturday and their first 5-0 start since 2001. Tai Felton caught seven passes for 134 yards and three first-half TDs for the Terrapins, who …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Raiders rookie CB Jakorian Bennett traveled long road from no-star recruit to NFL starter

New York Times

Jakorian Bennett was about to quit football. “It’s been a long journey,” Bennett said after the game, “you know what I’m saying? “He’ll play a long time in that league.” Rookie Jakorian Bennett squared off against Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton for much of Sunday’s Week 1 game. “It’s an important factor.” During practices, Bennett earned a reputation for constantly pestering …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Black offensive coordinators remain rare even as major college football coaching staffs diversify

Associated Press

Oklahoma State’s Kasey Dunn has spent three decades as an assistant football coach, a career that spans nine schools, a couple of NFL teams, four positions and all three phases of the game. The small number of Black offensive coordinators has ties to the quarterback position: If you haven’t played quarterback or coached it, head coaches are less likely to …

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1 year, 4 months ago

With an experienced QB in Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland is aiming higher this season

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — When Maryland coach Michael Locksley said at a Big Ten media day that the Terrapins are ready to compete for a conference title, it was an indication of how far the program has come. It would be a shocker if the Terps win the Big …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Maryland holds off No. 25 NC State in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “There are some people out there that will laugh at us and think that is funny, but if you take a Terp for granted, I promise you, we will make you pay.” Ben Finley, one of four different starting quarterbacks for North Carolina State this season, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

NC State coach mum on QB plans ahead of Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren remains non-committal as to who’ll start Friday at quarterback for the 25th-ranked Wolfpack when they face Maryland in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. “Everybody knows that when you have three weeks to prepare.. You know Robert is over …

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2 years ago

Black head coaches in FBS drop slightly heading into 2023

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Sanders, who left Jackson State for Colorado of the Pac-12 Conference, was one of just three Black head coaches hired by Football Bowl Subdivision schools in the recently completed cycle for the 2023-24 season. The Big Ten has the most diverse lineup among Power Five leagues …

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2 years ago

Column: College coaching color barrier firmly entrenched

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Another Alabama school, UAB, went completely outside the box while managing to stay firmly within the white-dominated system by hiring a head coach with zero college experience. “One of the glaring gaps in our league is the lack of anything but a white individual leading …

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2 years, 1 month ago

No. 14 Penn State looks for another win over Maryland

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Penn State wants to continue that trend, especially since it hasn’t yet achieved what coach James Franklin would call a “signature win.” After losing to Michigan and Ohio State, the Nittany Lions also lost out on a chance to compete for a Big Ten title. “It’s …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Family matters: Nepotism a hurdle to diversity in coaching

Associated Press

Being a major college football coach is as much a lifestyle as it is a career. “The industry of football that we’re part of is so different from corporate,” said Maryland coach Mike Locksley, who is Black. “We can plow our resources into developing minority coaches, but if the top decision-makers are set on hiring family members all the training …

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No. 4 Nittany Lions hoping to clinch CFP spot in regular-season finale with Maryland

Which college football coaches have the hottest seats at the midseason mark?

Maryland’s challenge in 2024 is to replace prolific quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa

College football Freaks List 2024: Why Nyck Harbor takes No. 1 spot (again) in Bruce Feldman’s rankings

NaVorro Bowman is transitioning from All-Pro linebacker to Chargers assistant coach

Why children are still playing tackle football, despite brain risks

Moore's hire at Michigan gives advocates hope that Black coaches at bluebloods can become the norm

Edwards runs, throws for a TD as Maryland routs Auburn 31-13 at Music City Bowl

Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa is opting out of the Music City Bowl against Auburn

Amid turmoil, No. 2 Michigan can earn the 1,000th win in program history when it faces Maryland

A week before hosting Michigan, No. 9 Penn State faces a possible trap game against reeling Maryland

Maryland assistant Sumlin arrested on DUI charge. Locksley says he’s not with team this week

Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. and Maryland’s Mike Locksley among AP’s midseason Big Ten honorees

Terrapins’ trip to No. 4 Ohio State should offer hint to how far they’ve come under Mike Locksley

Tagovailoa’s big game helps Maryland improve to 5-0 with 44-17 rout of Indiana; Ohio State up next

Raiders rookie CB Jakorian Bennett traveled long road from no-star recruit to NFL starter

Black offensive coordinators remain rare even as major college football coaching staffs diversify

With an experienced QB in Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland is aiming higher this season

Maryland holds off No. 25 NC State in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

NC State coach mum on QB plans ahead of Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Black head coaches in FBS drop slightly heading into 2023

Column: College coaching color barrier firmly entrenched

No. 14 Penn State looks for another win over Maryland

Family matters: Nepotism a hurdle to diversity in coaching