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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Wisconsin basketball remains one of KenPom’s top teams in the Big Ten
The No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers choked away a 19-point lead in a 80-72 loss to Nebraska in Lincoln last night. The loss drops Wisconsin to 16-5 on the season and 8-2 in Big Ten play, now 0.5 games behind Purdue for first place in the Big Ten standings. Nebraska had been nearly perfect at home entering the contest, entering with …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »NCAA men’s tournament Bracketology: North Carolina hanging onto top seed by a thread
North Carolina guard RJ Davis (4) reaches for a ball against Georgia Tech during their game at McCamish Pavilion. North Carolina remains on the No. 1 line in the USA TODAY Sports updated men’s tournament bracketology after Tuesday night’s road loss to Georgia Tech, but to stay there the Tar Heels will need a rivalry win this weekend against Duke. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Jed York: I remember Nick Bosa getting held on Chiefs’ big play in Super Bowl LIV
49ers owner Jed York is still not happy about what he views as a bad call against his team in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs four years ago. York said yesterday that he still remembers the 44-yard pass from Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to Tyreek Hill in Super Bowl LIV, on third-and-15 with the 49ers leading 20-10 and seven …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Griffin coach of the year as Bozeman football’s offensive eruption leads to dominant season
It is not often you see a team completely transform in a matter of an offseason. Bozeman football went from a 5-6 record in 2022 to a dominating 12-1 season in 2023. At the helm was Jason Griffin, who led the county’s best offense to an undefeated regular season. For all his efforts Griffin was named county coach of the …
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