WATCH: Julius Peppers unwraps his Pro Football Hall of Fame gold jacket originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago We’re just a few weeks away from the Pro Football Hall of Fame inducting the 2024 class, which includes three former Bears players. And one of them, Julius Peppers, recently reacted to receiving his coveted gold jacket. Check out his reaction. Peppers …
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Lane Kiffin pays tribute to Monte Kiffin in simple, poignant childhood tweet
The passing of Monte Kiffin is a loss for the football community, but it is most centrally a loss for the Kiffin family and the son who learned so much from his father. Lane Kiffin tweeted two pictures from his childhood. In the two pictures, Lane is with his dad, Monte Kiffin, who died on Thursday at age 84. Lane …
Read More »Coaching great Monte Kiffin dies at 84
Monte Kiffin coached far and wide in a career that lasted nearly six decades. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) Monte Kiffin, one of the most influential defensive coaches in football history, died Thursday, Ole Miss announced. He was 84 years old. Kiffin was said to be surrounded by family and friends at the time of his death in Oxford. His …
Read More »What’s it like to play with Alabama in EA Sports College Football 25?
The release of the highly-anticipated EA Sports College Football 25 video game is right around the corner. On July 19, 2024, fans all over the nation can play as their favorite teams, something they haven’t been able to do since the game was discontinued nearly a decade ago. Fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide have a lot to look forward …
Read More »“Really dynamic group” of receivers has Trevor Lawrence excited
Jaguars safety Andre Cisco spent some time talking up the talented receivers playing for other teams in the AFC South recently and it makes sense that he’d focus his attention there given that it is his job to slow down those players. Cisco’s teammate Trevor Lawrence doesn’t have that problem. Lawrence is the Jaguars’ quarterback, so his eyes are on …
Read More »EA Sports College Football 25: Exclusive previews of game’s top five teams from the experts who played it
With just a few days to go before the July 19 release of EA SPORTS College Football 25 — July 16 for deluxe edition pre-orders — 247Sports was granted exclusive, early access to the highly anticipated comeback. The team at 247Sports took advantage of that opportunity and test drove the game with full autonomy, diving deep with the top teams …
Read More »Monte Kiffin dies at 84: Longtime NFL, college coach was mastermind behind ‘Tampa 2’ defense
Monte Kiffin, the longtime defensive coordinator at both the NFL and college levels who became the innovator behind the renowned “Tampa 2” defense, died Wednesday at age 84. The father of Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, the elder Kiffin’s coaching career stretched back to 1966 when he started as a graduate assistant at Nebraska. He was most recently a player …
Read More »Former NFL defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin has died
Former NFL defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin died Thursday in Oxford, Mississippi, surrounded by family and friends, the University of Mississippi announced. Kiffin was 84. “As his grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down on us from above. Please keep the Kiffin family in your thoughts and prayers during this time,” Ole Miss said in its statement. Ole …
Read More »How Kyle Whittingham became the face of the BYU-Utah rivalry
Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham celebrates a Utes victory over BYU at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo. | Tom Smart, Deseret News Kyle Whittingham may never catch LaVell Edwards when it comes to victories, championships or his golf handicap, but as far as who belongs on the two-man Mount Rushmore of the BYU-Utah rivalry, they stand together. Edwards coached in …
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