Monthly Archives: February 2024

Titans to hire Nick Holz as offensive coordinator

The Titans have found their offensive coordinator. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team will hire Nick Holz to fill that position on Brian Callahan’s staff. Holz joins the Titans after working for the Jaguars. Holz was hired as the passing game coordinator in Jacksonville last year and he spent the 2022 season as the offensive coordinator at …

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Wisconsin’s new safeties coach & co-DC was arguably the worst defensive coordinator in the nation

Wisconsin hired former USC and Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch to be its new safeties coach last week, and also gave him the tag of co-defensive coordinator. The move directly follows former safeties coach Colin Hitschler taking the same job under Kalen DeBoer’s new staff at Alabama. Grinch has previously worked as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Washington …

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Seahawks request interview with Tanner Engstrand for offensive coordinator

The Seahawks have hired Mike Macdonald as their head coach and they now have to fill out the rest of their coaching staff for the 2024 season. Lions pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand is under consideration for a role on that staff. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the team has requested an interview with Engstrand for their offensive coordinator …

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Mater Dei 2026 standout Tomuhini Topui could be a USC favorite

Santa Ana (California) Mater Dei incoming junior Tomuhini Topui won’t play college football until 2026. He took a visit to USC this weekend. The on-campus visit couldn’t have been better for the elite defensive lineman. Topui had a stellar sophomore season in the Monarchs’ defensive line rotation. He is already one of the best 2026 prospects on both sides of …

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NFL continues to explore shifting to XFL-style low-impact kickoff

We noted before the 2023 season that the NFL was studying the XFL’s low-impact kickoff, and after another season of tinkering with the kickoff rules, the league is continuing to consider a major change. The NFL found during the 2023 season that concussions were down mostly because kickoff returns were down, thanks to the new rule giving the receiving team …

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Keenan Allen: I don’t see myself going anywhere

The Chargers introduced Jim Harbaugh as their new head coach at a Thursday press conference and his comments focused on winning the championships that have eluded the team under other management. There wasn’t much talk about the moves the team will be making to get to that point, but there are some tough decisions looming. The Chargers are projected to …

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2027 linebacker Liufau Loumoli gets USC offer

Liufau Loumoli is a 6-foot-1, 210-pound linebacker from Federal Way, Washington. He played his freshman year of football at suburban Seattle powerhouse Eastside Catholic High School. He has been offered by USC. Along with his recent USC offer, Loumoli already has offers from Washington, Louisville, Miami, BYU, Colorado State, Arizona State, Michigan State, UCF, Penn State and Nevada. He has …

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2024 NHL All-Star Skills: Favorite events, predictions, more

After featuring a dunk tank in South Florida, and an accuracy contest within the spray of the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas, the NHL elected to revamp its All-Star skills competition for the 2024 edition. The league worked with Connor McDavid to bring the skills contest back to its roots as a test of actual on-ice hockey skills, resulting in …

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Penn State grad assistant lands full-time job with FCS school

Penn State has seen some major changes on the coaching and football staff this offseason, and one more went down this week. Graduate assistant Bryce Jones, who had been working with the secondary, has reportedly landed a full-time job with Northern Iowa, an FCS program. FootballScoop was the first to report the news of the new job for Jones. According …

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Nebraska’s new co-offensive coordinator speaks to media

Nebraska’s new co-offensive coordinator has spoken to the media for the first time since arriving in Lincoln. Glenn Thomas spoke with the Husker Radio Network earlier this week. Thomas is joining the program as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He is joining the Cornhuskers after spending the previous season as an offensive assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The new …

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Report: Lane Kiffin hires Billy Glassock away from Texas as new Ole Miss football GM

Lane Kiffin continues to make way with new additions to his program. According to ESPN’s Chris Low, Kiffin is hiring Billy Glasscock as the Rebels’ new General Manager. Glasscock heads to Oxford after three years working on Steve Sarkisian’s staff at Texas. Lane Kiffin is hiring Billy Glasscock as @OleMissFB’s GM, sources tell ESPN. Glasscock was Steve Sarkisian’s player personnel …

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