It took until there was less than one week remaining before the start of spring practice, but Michigan football’s coaching staff has been finalized. Tony Alford, Ohio State’s longtime running back coach, has left Columbus to take the same position in Ann Arbor under head coach Sherrone Moore, according to reports. He replaces running backs coach Mike Hart, a legend …
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Michigan football poaches Ohio State RB coach Tony Alford for same job
It took until there was less than one week remaining before the start of spring practice, but Michigan football’s coaching staff has been finalized. Tony Alford, Ohio State’s longtime running back coach, has left Columbus to take the same position in Ann Arbor under head coach Sherrone Moore. An Ohio State spokesman confirmed to the Free Press Alford has informed …
Read More »Michigan reportedly expected to hire Ohio State football running backs coach Tony Alford
Sep 2, 2023; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running backs coach Tony Alford watches warm ups prior to the NCAA football game at Indiana University Memorial Stadium. Ohio State won 23-3. Tony Alford, the veteran Ohio State running backs coach, is expected to be hired in the same role at Michigan. ESPN reported Wednesday that Alford had informed school …
Read More »College sports further dividing among haves, have-nots may be spurred by huge financial hits from court cases
One Power Five athletic director recently winced after taking a glimpse at his balance sheet. His financial outlook is not much different than his peers’ with multiple high-speed bullet trains all coming into the station at the same time. The most unpredictable of all being expected revenue sharing with athletes through collective bargaining. “It feels like my budget is about …
Read More »Report: Texas A&M finalizing deal to hire Nebraska’s Trev Alberts as its athletic director
Trev Alberts Texas A&M is close to hiring Nebraska’s Trev Alberts as its next athletic director, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was still being finalized. Alberts did not respond to a text message seeking comment. Alberts would replace Ross Bjork, who was A&M’s …
Read More »Josh Miracle was named Indiana’s top assistant coach Now, he gets to lead Westfield.
Josh Miracle sees his appointment as Jake Gilbert’s successor as football coach at Westfield a vote of confidence for the entire staff. “It’s not just me,” Miracle said. “These guys have worked so hard and been given more responsibilities along the way. I might be the name on (the head coaching job) but all of the staff deserves credit.” Miracle, …
Read More »Rivals Camp Series Los Angeles: Five programs that should be pleased
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – The first stop of the Rivals Camp Series came to Southern California this weekend as prospects from around the region – and some from outside of it – came to compete. Here are the five teams that should be pleased, based on what recruits said and how top targets performed. RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: OL …
Read More »Mid-South Spotlight: Five notable visits for top prospects
Cole Patterson/Rivals.com Visit season is clicking on all cylinders right now and prospects from every corner of the country are taking trips to get a closer look at some of their top programs. We take a look at five of the most surprising and interesting upcoming visits this week, continuing today in the Mid-South region. RELATED: Five notable visits for …
Read More »Former football coach Nick Saban laments the current landscape of college sports
Invited to speak at a roundtable discussion with a handful of US Senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday, former football coach Nick Saban spoke about how the current landscape of college athletics contributed to his decision to retire from the University of Alabama after the 2023 season. “All the things that I believed in for all these years, 50 years of …
Read More »Why wrestling is at foundation of Wisconsin football recruit Dillan Johnson’s success
Wisconsin football recruit Dillan Johnson, a defensive lineman from Joliet Catholic Academy near Chicago, tackles a ball carrier during the 2023 season. MADISON – Dillan Johnson found a perfect marriage between football and wrestling. “There is a different mentality you need for wrestling and that translates well to football,” the Wisconsin football recruit said. “Just the overall conditioning and just …
Read More »Projecting Ohio State football 2025 recruiting class: What will OSU’s defense look like?
Ohio State football has already started to build its 2025 defense. Of the Buckeyes’ eight commitments, five are on defense, including three cornerbacks, one defensive end and one linebacker. But OSU is only getting started. With eight commitments, the Buckeyes have the No. 4-ranked class in the country per 247Sports’ rankings behind Notre Dame, Clemson and LSU. However, Ohio State …
Read More »Gulf Coast hires former Lehigh defensive coordinator Manny Evans as head football coach
Manny Evans has often had to wait his turn. Sometimes it was by choice. Sometimes it was out of his control. But earlier this month, Evans saw an opportunity he didn’t want to pass up. Evans, 52, was announced as Gulf Coast’s head football coach, becoming the seventh in program history. He’s set to take over for Todd Nichols, who …
Read More »Can’t Wait For Saturday | Coaching at Memorial Stadium won’t be new to ex-Cavs assistant
Mar. 12—Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from “Can’t Wait For Saturday,” your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He’ll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** The new Illinois assistant won’t need to alter the …
Read More »How Austin Blaske has battled diabetes to become a college football standout at North Carolina
Austin Blaske has been in the news a lot in recent months as the 6-foot-5, 315-pound offensive lineman transferred from the University of Georgia, where he played for the last four years, to North Carolina. But a recent honor that Blaske received shined the light on something that has not been widely reported. Blaske, who has Type 1 diabetes, was …
Read More »Three things that stood out from first day of Georgia football spring practices
The last time Kirby Smart met with the media who cover the Bulldogs before late Tuesday morning, his Georgia football team had just gotten off the field after a 63-3 drilling of Florida State in the Orange Bowl In the 10-plus weeks since, the Bulldogs coaching staff lost and replaced three coaches for four total, brought its total to seven …
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