Daily Archives: January 9, 2024

Bonuses for college football coaches soar to new heights; Harbaugh sets record with haul

With Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh outdoing himself as the Wolverines marched to the College Football Playoff national championship, college football head coaches at Bowl Subdivision public schools this season claimed just over $15.5 million in bonuses, according to tracking by USA TODAY Sports based on contracts acquired through open-records requests. In addition, 14 coaches reached goals this season that were set …

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Like it or not, Nick Sirianni sticking with Matt Patricia

Like it or not, Nick Sirianni sticking with Matt Patricia originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia When the Eagles beat Tampa 25-11 back in September, they held the Bucs to 174 yards of offense, 12 first downs, 41 rushing yards and just one field goal until the middle of the fourth quarter. That was Tampa’s 3rd-fewest points, fewest scrimmage yards, …

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Like it or not, Nick Sirianni sticking with Matt Patricia

Like it or not, Nick Sirianni sticking with Matt Patricia originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia When the Eagles beat Tampa 25-11 back in September, they held the Bucs to 174 yards of offense, 12 first downs, 41 rushing yards and just one field goal until the middle of the fourth quarter. That was Tampa’s 3rd-fewest points, fewest scrimmage yards, …

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Chargers request interviews with Dan Quinn, Patrick Graham

A couple of defensive coordinators have landed on the list of candidates for the Chargers head coaching job. According to multiple reports, the Chargers have requested interviews with Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. The Chargers fired head coach Brandon Staley and General Manager Tom Telesco during the regular season. Quinn has been a popular …

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Soccer players revitalizing the NFL kicking game

It was Brandon Aubrey’s wife Jenn who first realized her husband might have been playing the wrong sport. Two years after being selected in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft, and a year after retiring from soccer without appearing in an MLS match, the Aubreys were watching an NFL game on TV when a kicker set up for a …

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Michigan outdoes Washington, defiantly caps off perfect season

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer The 2023 college football season is officially in the books, as Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines football team pounded the Washington Huskies 34-13 on Monday night in Houston, securing a perfect season and the program’s first national championship since 1997. Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s …

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What happened this year can’t happen again

Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson posted 95 catches for 1,042 yards while playing with four different starting quarterbacks this season, but don’t tell him that he did a good job of turning lemons into lemonade. Wilson told reporters on Monday that the 2023 season was “the worst year of my life” and that “football hasn’t been this hard” at any …

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USC offers four-star tight end and 2025 Oregon commit

USC has offered four-star tight end DaSaahn Brame from the 2025 class. The Derby, Kansas, native stands at 6-6 and 235 pounds. He originally picked from a group of schools which included Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Oklahoma, Michigan, Kansas State and Texas A&M, but he ultimately picked the Oregon Ducks. Brame is listed as a four-star prospect by the 247Sports index …

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After more than 300 yards rushing, Michigan football linemen reign supreme

HOUSTON — Drake Nugent remembers almost feeling guilty when he arrived in Ann Arbor last spring. Michigan football had won back-to-back Big Ten championships and reached the the College Football Playoff twice, yet here he was, injured and trying to join the mix after winning just three games at Stanford the year before. “I was kind of reaping the benefits …

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Michigan wins the national championship

The Michigan Wolverines were on a mission all season long, and they found a way to accomplish their goal on Monday night. In a year where the head coach was suspended for three games on two separate occasions, Michigan claimed its first national championship since 1997 with a 34-14 victory over Washington on Monday night in the College Football Playoff …

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