Al Golden is headed back to Cincinnati. After three seasons as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator, multiple reports indicate Golden is finalizing a deal to return to the Bengals as defensive coordinator. Pete Thamel of ESPN noted Golden has informed Notre Dame officials of his decision. Golden was Cincinnati’s linebackers coach under head coach Zac Taylor from 2020-2021, helping the club …
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This BYU defender will return to the Cougars for 2025
BYU linebacker Jack Kelly (17) tries to hit Oklahoma State Cowboys running back Rodney Fields Jr. (20) as BYU and Oklahoma State play at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Jack Kelly is running it back at BYU. The talented linebacker will return to the Cougars for his final season …
Read More »College Football Title Ratings Fall 12% as Pay-TV Erosion Accelerates
The first College Football Playoff National Championship under the expanded 12-team format took a bit of a ratings hit, as Ohio State’s victory over Notre Dame averaged 22.1 million viewers, good for a 12% decline compared to the year-ago mark. Deliveries peaked from 8:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. ET, when 26.1 million fans were tuned in. All told, this year’s …
Read More »Philip Haywood, longtime Belfry football coach and KHSAA wins leader, dies at 73
Philip Haywood, Kentucky’s all-time winningest high school football coach, died Wednesday at University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington. He was 73. Belfry athletics director Matt Varney confirmed Haywood’s death, which came four days after the coach suffered multiple injuries during an automobile accident in Pike County. “He was a pillar of our community,” Varney said. “Belfry doesn’t have a mayor, …
Read More »Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss football land class of 2026 wide receiver Jameson Powell
OXFORD — Even as Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin builds his strong 2025 transfer portal class, the Rebels are picking up commitments for 2026. Class of 2026 wide receiver Jameson Powell committed to Ole Miss on Wednesday. He announced the decision on social media. Powell is a three-star recruit in the 247Sports Composite rankings. Powell is the No. 65 …
Read More »UND football adds pair of offensive assistant football coaches
Jan. 22—GRAND FORKS — The UND football program has added two more offensive assistants, the school announced Wednesday. Malik Bradshaw will coach the wide receivers, while D.J. Davis will be in charge of the running backs. The announcements of Bradshaw and Davis complete UND’s full-time assistant staff. “We were able to add two of the finest coaches in the country …
Read More »Missouri State football recruits from familiar territory to land productive wide receiver
Missouri State football returned to familiar territory to land an incoming freshman recruit who committed to the Bears on Wednesday evening. Tristian Gardner, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound wide receiver out of Waxahachie (Texas) High, will play for the Bears next season. Gardner received offers from Bowling Green, Sam Houston, Texas State and UTSA. During his senior season, he caught 66 passes …
Read More »These four left Army off their football coaches’ top 25 poll ballots
Army finished No. 19 in the final US LBM Football Coaches Poll but the biggest surprise may be the four coaches, out of 53 in all, who did not name the Black Knights as a top-25 team. Failing to put Army on the ballot were Air Force’s Trey Calhoun; San Jose State’s Ken Niumatalolo; Southern Methodist’s Rhett Lashlee; and, Vanderbilt’s …
Read More »All Saints stays in-house for its 12th head football coach in school history
WINTER HAVEN — Jason Smith arrived at All Saints with Stuart Weiss in 2017 to be the offensive coordinator. He now is replacing Smith and will be the 12th head coach in the school’s history. All Saints athletic director Chad Moore, who took over the AD duties from Weiss last year, made the announcement on Tuesday. Smith has been in …
Read More »Al Golden leaving Notre Dame to become NFL’s Bengals defensive coordinator, reports say
SOUTH BEND — After three exemplary seasons guiding the Notre Dame football defense, Al Golden is making a U-turn back to the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Golden, 55, will get his first chance to be a defensive coordinator at the professional level after previously spending six years as an NFL assistant. Two of those seasons (2020-21) were as linebackers coach for …
Read More »5-star 2026 WR Tristen Keys includes Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee football in top 12
Hattiesburg wide receiver Tristen Keys has narrowed his college football choice to 12 schools, with Mississippi State and Ole Miss making the list. The junior five-star recruit, according to 247Sports Composite, wrote on his X account, formerly Twitter, Wednesday, “Where’s home?” Keys’ top 12 also includes LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, USC, Auburn, Texas A&M, Miami, Oklahoma and Florida. The 6-foot-2, …
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