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Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi leaving for Michigan State ·

Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi is in line to take the same job at Michigan State, two source confirmed to the Pioneer Press on Sunday.Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck has had offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca twice leave for lateral jobs within the Big Ten — to Penn State in 2019 and to Rutgers in 2022.Now Fleck must find a coordinator on the defensive side after Rossi, the highest-regarded ...

Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi leaving for Michigan State ·

Suddenly, Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck must replace his top lieutenant.Joe Rossi, a highly regarded assistant who has been Gophers defensive coordinator since late in the 2018 season, is leaving to take the same position at Michigan State, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Star Tribune on Sunday.Rossi, 44, has been with the Gophers since 2017, taking over as defensive coordinator ...

Yale OL Jonathan Mendoza commits to Louisville ·

Jody DemlingThe University of Lousiville football staff landed a very large transfer prospect.Yale offensive lineman transfer Jonathan Mendoza, who stands 6-foot-9 and weighs 310 pounds, has committed to the Cardinals during his visit to campus. He entered the transfer portal in late November and just over a week ago announced an offer from the Cardinals.A first-team All-Ivy League performer, Mendoza ...

Key Names In The Transfer Portal For JMU: Defense ·

Daily News-Record13 hrs agoIt’s been a busy week for the JMU football program. The coaching search began and ended, and now the new leading man — Bob Chesney — is tasked with handling the growing transfer portal.While there have been new names jumping into the portal from the offensive side of the ball, the JMU defense still seems poised to take the biggest hit.Here’s a look at some of the key defenders ...

Fresno State recruiting: Bulldogs hosting 17 official visitors this weekend ·

Jackson MooreDec 9th, 1:48 AMWith Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford temporarily on medical leave and acting head coach Tim Skipper leading the Bulldogs through their bowl game - would the ‘Dogs hit the brakes on their recruiting efforts?The answer to that question was a resounding no. Skipper confirmed on Thursday that not only will Fresno State be hosting recruits for official visits this weekend, ...

Alamo Bowl 'a kickoff' for Big 12-bound Arizona Wildcats ·

Dec 10, 2023 Updated 1 hr agoMichael Wiley runs in the win over Oregon State in October. Wiley is one of five current UA players from Texas, a number that will increase in coming years.Like a Beatles hit song, the Valero Alamo Bowl will be a hello to the Big 12 for one team, a goodbye for the other.The team bidding farewell is No. 12 Oklahoma, which will bolt to the SEC in tandem with Texas in 2024. ...

If that really was Drake Maye’s last game in Chapel Hill, it provided a fitting full-circle ending ·

UPDATED NOVEMBER 13, 2023 2:49 PMHere was Drake Maye in the middle of it all late Saturday night, in the middle of the kind of moment that he had to have imagined countless times as a kid, coming to Kenan Stadium with his brothers and his mom and dad, Mark, who set all of this in motion 40 years ago.Here was Drake Maye in the middle of the mob, somewhere, after North Carolina’s 47-45 double-overtime ...

Shedeur Sanders closing in on CU Buffs single-season records through pain of all the sacks and hits ·

PUBLISHED November 13, 2023 at 12:38 p.m. | UPDATED: November 13, 2023 at 12:40 p.m.BOULDER — Shedeur Sanders is closing in on several Colorado records despite all the bumps and bruises from all the sacks and hits.These days, the Buffaloes quarterback has become just as fluent in managing the pain that comes with being sacked 48 times as with running the Buffaloes’ pass-centric offense. He’s needed ...

Tenth Anniversary of Kick Six: Inside video, "Official" look at Historic Iron Bowl Shocker ·

Published Nov. 13, 2023, 6:00 a.m.By Creg Stephenson See and hear history behind Kick Six (excuse the ads, but this is great history. When prompted, click on skip ad in lower right) As Alabama lined up to attempt a 57-yard field goal with one second remaining in the 2013 Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium, back judge Steve Patrick noticed Auburn return man Chris Davis standing alone in the end zone ...

Goodman: Jimbo Fisher is out and Nick Saban wins again ·

Updated: Nov. 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m.|By Joseph GoodmanJimbo Fisher is out at Texas A&M, which goes to show that even when a school allegedly buys an entire recruiting class it doesn’t even guarantee a winning record in the SEC.Giving new meaning to desperate money in college football, Texas A&M will be paying Fisher $76 million to go away with two games left on the schedule. It’s an unprecedented level ...

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