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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

When Aaron Rodgers was traded to the Jets ahead of the 2023 season, there was chatter about his new team making a run at trading for the quarterback’s former teammate Davante Adams. The wide receiver remains a member of the Raiders, but that chatter has fired up at other points over the last couple of years. It’s happened again this …

Georgia Bulldogs running back Trevor Etienne’s DUI charges have reportedly been dropped. Etienne transferred to Georgia from Florida this offseason and was arrested in March. “Charges of DUI less safe and DUI under 21 were dismissed while Etienne pled no contest to a reckless driving charge from the early morning March 24 incident and pled guilty to underage possession of …

Ed “Too Tall” Jones knows what a championship-caliber roster looks like. A key member of the 1977 Cowboys, Jones experienced pro football’s greatest triumph when Dallas defeated the Broncos in Super Bowl XII.  Jones, a former All-Pro defensive end who racked up 106 sacks during his 15-year career with the Cowboys, feels that several teams — Dallas included — that …

OXFORD ― Monte Kiffin, a longtime college and NFL coach and the father of Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin, died on Friday at the age of 84, according to a statement issued by the Rebels program. Kiffin spent his final years working for his son in Oxford, most recently as an analyst. He first began coaching football in 1966 …

Roger Goodell would not like for his league to pay more than $4 billion. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The NFL is facing the prospect of having to pay more than $4 billion in damages from a class-action lawsuit loss over its “Sunday Ticket” package. It’s all part of the process, according to Roger Goodell. The NFL commissioner downplayed the …

Jul. 11—Andover’s Brian Hnat could have waited to make his college football decision, with a postgraduate season rapidly approaching. But given the chance to take on the best that college football has to offer — for a program with a history of excellence, including two national titles — the recent Andover High graduate knew the time was right. Hnat has …

USATSI Count Najee Harris among the people who feel good about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ chances in 2024. Harris, the Steelers’ former Pro Bowl running back who is entering his final year under contract, recently spoke about his optimism following Pittsburgh’s busy offseason.  “Feeling good,” Harris told FANMIO. “We did good this offseason. Obviously, we picked up our two quarterbacks, so …