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Green Bay’s recent dominance on defense has Packers believing they can make a deep playoff run
1 week, 1 day ago

Green Bay’s recent dominance on defense has Packers believing they can make a deep playoff run

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Even though their long-shot hopes of winning the NFC North have vanished, the playoff-bound Green Bay Packers believe they can make a legitimate run at their first Super Bowl appearance since their 2010 championship season. The Packers haven’t finished a season among the top six teams in scoring defense since their 2010 title run, when they …

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No. 1 Oregon, Wisconsin have gone in different directions since their last matchup
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No. 1 Oregon, Wisconsin have gone in different directions since their last matchup

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MADISON, Wis. — When Oregon and Wisconsin last faced off in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day of 2020, the two programs legitimately could have considered themselves on equal footing. And the challenge of this new conference and the travel and some of the teams …

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Los Angeles Chargers hire Jesse Minter as defensive coordinator
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Los Angeles Chargers hire Jesse Minter as defensive coordinator

Associated Press  

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Jesse Minter is following Jim Harbaugh from the University of Michigan to the Los Angeles Chargers. He spent four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens under Harbaugh’s brother, John, the first three as a defensive assistant and the last as defensive backs coach. New Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz, who held his introductory news conference on Tuesday, …

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No. 12 Penn State looking to extend its dominance over Rutgers
1 year, 1 month ago

No. 12 Penn State looking to extend its dominance over Rutgers

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 Michigan ruined Penn State’s chance to play for a Big Ten championship and cost offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich his job. KEY MATCHUP Rutgers’ running game versus Penn State’s front seven. … Rutgers offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca was Penn State’s offensive coordinator in 2020. … Penn …

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Leonhard says he has ‘unfinished business’ at Wisconsin
3 years, 9 months ago

Leonhard says he has ‘unfinished business’ at Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard says he has unfinished business at his alma mater and wouldn’t have felt right leaving after a pandemic-shortened season, even for an opportunity as tempting as his home state’s NFL team. Leonhard was a prime candidate for the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator position and had been offered the job according to …

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Packers going with Joe Barry as defensive coordinator
3 years, 10 months ago

Packers going with Joe Barry as defensive coordinator

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are giving Joe Barry a third chance as an NFL defensive coordinator. Packers coach Matt LaFleur announced Monday he was making Barry defensive coordinator and Maurice Drayton special teams coordinator. New Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill had said on Jan. 27 that Barry would be joining the Chargers’ staff under …

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