0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/5/2016
Kevin Sumlin was quickly headed on the path to coaching stardom four years ago — at least, that’s the appearance he gave when Texas A&M curb-stomped Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl. The Aggies blended high-end talent with noticeable coaching acumen in that 2012 season. Sumlin’s arrival from the University of Houston could not have begun […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/3/2016
Phil Snow hadn’t tasted a college football season so deliciously urgent in 19 years. At the age of 59, a football lifer realized he could still throw his fastball. * Phil Snow shares an historical connection with the coordinator he faced in last year’s inaugural AAC Championship Game, Major Applewhite of Houston. Both Snow and […]
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Editor’s Note: This brief profile of Major Applewhite begins an offseason series in which we’ll introduce you to various FBS coordinators, mostly in the Power 5 conferences. We’ll also spend time examining the crop of coordinators as a whole, and we’ll spend a part of the offseason exploring the careers of various non-coordinator assistant coaches […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/29/2016
Ole Miss and Baylor endured hard times on the gridiron for decades. When you live in places that care about being good at football — Ole Miss used to be a superpower under Johnny Vaught in the 1950s and 1960s; the state of Texas will never not care about football, and Baylor tasted some Cotton […]
ANN ARBOR, MI – APRIL 01: John O’Korn #8 of the Michigan Wolverines gets ready to run a play during the Michigan Football Spring Game on April 1, 2016 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
0 comments by TSS Staff on 4/28/2016
It’s never too early to start talking about college football, which is why our staff will continue to discuss some of the hottest topics in the game today. Thus far, we’ve discussed the best and worst coaching hires, as well as the biggest surprise team and the most disappointing team. In today’s roundtable, we talk […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/27/2016
The college hoops coaching carousel has almost run its course. Of the 48 transitions at Division I programs in this spin of the carousel, 46 have been finalized. As of 1 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, April 27, only two open jobs remain: Delaware in the Colonial and Northern Colorado in the Big Sky. We’ve […]
November 9, 2013 – Ypsilanti, MI
Eastern Michigan Eagles running back Ryan Brumfield (22) celebrates his game winning touchdown during the overtime period in the game on Saturday afternoon at Rynearson Stadium on the Eastern Michigan University Campus, Ypsilanti, MI.
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
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About 6 miles east of the biggest stadium in college football and a program that peppers the news almost daily when it comes to college football stories, they are discussing dropping the sport altogether. A report issued by students and faculty last Friday to the Eastern Michigan Board of Regents called for a dropping of […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/26/2016
Sylvia Hatchell might not be an innocent figure. She and her women’s basketball program at the University of North Carolina might deserve the punishments which likely await in the future. Nevertheless, after the NCAA’s release of its amended notice of allegations on Monday, it is hard to escape the idea that Hatchell and UNC women’s […]
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The stories emerging about Baylor football are the latest in a series of reports. That dry statement is intended to convey the following point: Stories might be released in the present moment, but the actual events they point to cover the past few years. In other words, it’s not as though this most recent story […]
TUCSON, AZ – JANUARY 04: Head coach Herb Sendek of the Arizona State Sun Devils reacts on the bench during the first half of the college basketball game against the Arizona Wildcats at McKale Center on January 4, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/25/2016
The college basketball coaching carousel — 48 changes, 45 slots filled as of Monday afternoon — hasn’t entirely stopped spinning. Yet, when Tubby Smith left Texas Tech, a few extra go-rounds became part of this annual April affair. With three slots left to be filled, a few final facts and figures can’t yet be tabulated. […]
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Here’s a bombshell: Mike Tirico is reportedly leaving ESPN for NBC Sports. Over the past few weeks, whispers have been growing louder and louder across the sports media industry that NBC was going to make a play for Tirico. Ryan Glasspiegel mentioned that NBC was expected to make an offer for Tirico over at The […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/24/2016
The new college basketball head coaching class is still being filled — five of the 48 changed jobs this offseason remain vacant — but one can already say that the largest group of first-year coaches in Division I men’s basketball consists of those who will take over programs for the very first time in their […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/22/2016
In our latest review of the college basketball coaching carousel — such a broad topic requires multiple examinations — we consider the new balance of power among the conferences. No, nothing earth-shaking occurred in the latest cycle of upward moves, downward moves, and relocations of all kinds. However, this isn’t a static landscape, either, and […]
0 comments by Bart D on 4/20/2016
There’s nothing like having a smooth $1.5 billion in your pocket, at least I’d assume. If you ever get there, good on you. Fox and the Big Ten agreed to a $250 million annual deal for the next six years, as well as half of the league’s media rights, allowing the network to broadcast 25 […]
SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 27: Quarterback Jake Browning #3 of the Washington Huskies passes the ball as defensive lineman Darryl Paulo #99 of the Washington State Cougars and linebacker Peyton Pelluer #47 of the Washington State Cougars pursue during the second half of a football game at Husky Stadium on November 27, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies won the game 45-10. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
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It’s never too early to start talking about college football, which is why our staff will continue to discuss some of the hottest topics in the game today. After discussing the best and worst coaching hires of the offseason, we’ll be discussing our surprise teams for the 2016 campaign. Question: Which team will be the […]
