Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. While the Edmonton Oilers approach history with a record-breaking win streak, it’s another Western Canadian team that takes over the top spot of the NHL Power Rankings this week. Plus, while we identified each team’s best new addition in last week’s …
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Jim Harbaugh’s staffing decisions will affect Michigan and — indirectly — USC in 2024
Jim Harbaugh has left Michigan. The next question: How many Michigan assistant coaches and staffers will he bring with him to the Los Angeles Chargers? Wolverines Wire has more: “The biggest rumored loss would be defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, who continued the revitalization of the Michigan defense that was started by current Baltimore Ravens DC Mike Macdonald. If Minter joins Harbaugh in Los …
Read More »Kirby Smart is college football’s best coach. But who’s No. 2?
College football lost one of its most colorful characters and best coaches Wednesday when Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh left for the Chargers, two weeks after another big name (Nick Saban) retired from Alabama. With both gone, Georgia’s Kirby Smart is the clear No. 1 coach in the country; he’s a two-time national champion with seven consecutive top-seven finishes. But who’s No. …
Read More »South Salem High School hires alum Josh Vanlue as new Saxons head football coach
Josh Vanlue has been named head coach for South Salem High School’s football team. Josh Vanlue is South Salem High School’s new head football coach, the school announced. He replaces Scott DuFault, who led the Saxons from 2000 to 2023. DuFault retired as head coach earlier this month with a 141-100 record at the school and 163-118 record in 28 …
Read More »Jared Goff can become the fifth quarterback to lead two franchises to the Super Bowl
Jared Goff took the Rams to the Super Bowl at the end of his third NFL season, but when the Rams lost that game and then failed to win a playoff game in either of the next two years, they concluded that Goff couldn’t get them back to the Super Bowl and sent him to Detroit. Now Goff is one …
Read More »Rutgers football’s big recruiting weekend: These top prospects will be on campus
It’s going to be a busy recruiting weekend for Rutgers football. Greg Schiano and his coaching staff will be hosting a large number of recruits as the Scarlet Knights look to build out their 2025 recruiting class – part of the weekend will include watching the men’s basketball team play second-ranked Purdue on Sunday at Jersey Mike’s Arena. Rutgers so …
Read More »Florida football gets commitment from Washington safety Asa Turner
Florida football landed more secondary help from the transfer portal, getting a commitment from Washington safety Asa Turner on Thursday night. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Turner confirmed his commitment to the Florida Gators on social media on Thursday night. Turner appeared in seven games for Washington in 2023 after missing five games to due to broken bones in both hands. He …
Read More »NFL Championship Games picks: is a Ravens-49ers Super Bowl inevitable?
Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA Story of the season: A new hierarchy has been established in the AFC. The Ravens dethroned the Chiefs in the regular season by cooking up a 13-4 record that is even better than it looks when an excusable loss from Tyler Huntley and the backups to Pittsburgh in Week 18 is taken into account. The Chiefs will …
Read More »Former Tiger announces new transfer destination
After transferring from Clemson to Georgia Tech, a former Tiger was back in the transfer portal and has announced where he will be playing football next season. Paul Tchio took to social media Wednesday to announce that he is transferring to UMass to continue his football career. He will look for more opportunities and work toward earning a start position …
Read More »Alabama lands commitment 2024 four-star EDGE Noah Carter
The new Alabama coaching staff continues to strike gold on the recruiting trail. On Thursday, Alabama landed a commitment from former Washington signee and 2024 four-star edge rusher Noah Carter. The news comes just one day after the Crimson Tide landed a commitment from 2024 five-star wide receiver Ryan Williams. Carter, an Arizona native, is listed at 6-foot-3.5 and 218 …
Read More »Clemson ranks top 3 in ESPN’s latest 2025 recruiting class rankings update
Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff are doing phenomenal recruiting in the 2025 class, and it shows. The Tigers recently landed one of the top recruits in the country in defensive end Ari Watford, who is the No.1 edge in the 2025 class. It was a huge commitment landed for Clemson, who needs to hit big on recruiting if they …
Read More »Four-star quarterback adds Florida to busy recruiting schedule
Spring-Ford (Royersford, Pennsylvania) quarterback Matt Zollers plans to visit three programs in three days, according to Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports. In between visits to USF and Georgia on Thursday and Saturday, respectively, Zollers will stop by the Swamp in Gainesville to meet the staff at the University of Florida. Zollers completed just under 63 percent of his pass attempts as …
Read More »ANALYSIS: What Jim Harbaugh’s exit means for Michigan and Ohio State
Jan. 25—Jim Harbaugh has gone back to the NFL, leaving chaos in his wake. Harbaugh, who was named head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday night, leaves Michigan in a better place than he found it (maybe). Likely successor Sherrone Moore is ready to carry over the momentum Harbaugh built over the last three years (maybe). At Ohio …
Read More »5 Michigan players Alabama should target if they enter the transfer portal
Changes continue to alter the college football landscape early in the 2024 offseason. It seems like every day, a coaching change is taking place or a high-profile player is entering the transfer portal. Don’t expect this trend to stop or slow down anytime soon. Just weeks after winning the national championship, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh accepted the head coaching …
Read More »UCF welcomes Tim Harris Jr. back as new offensive coordinator
UCF coach Gus Malzahn continues to tweak his coaching staff, welcoming former Miami assistant Tim Harris Jr. back to the fold. Harris spent last season as the Hurricanes running backs coach under coach Mario Cristobal after two seasons with Malzahn and the Knights (2021-22) as associate head coach, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach. 247Sports was the first to report …
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