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Matt Calkins By Matt CalkinsSeattle Times columnistNot sure what answer I’d get if I asked a Magic 8 Ball about how the Huskies would fare next season, but I do know their coach has been behind a metaphorical 8 ball since he arrived.It was hard enough for Jedd Fisch to replace a man who just took a team to college football’s national championship game, but to come in when he did left him bound as players ...

Now that the dust from New Jersey’s 2023 high school football season has settled, we turn the page to recruiting, and the final standings for the 2024 recruiting cycle. NJ.com’s all-state and all-group teams were announced last month following a dramatic season on the gridiron, and many of the state’s top seniors have already settled into their college homes. But, there is still business to tend to: ...

1/26/2024Coming off back-to-back conference victories for the first time this season, Pitt will aim to conclude its three-game road trip with another victory Saturday, as it faces Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. The Panthers (12-7, 3-5 ACC) and Hurricanes (13-6, 4-4) find themselves in similar spots at this point in the season, both looking to gain ground in the ACC standings with hopes to return to the ...

cleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s move to add Bill O’Brien to the offensive staff was the type of move that had been longed for by fans for years.In adding O’Brien as the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and play-caller, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day will be able to take on more of a “CEO” type of role, taking more day-to-day tasks off his plate.And with O’Brien, Ohio State is getting ...

Sherrone Moore, named the next head football coach at Michigan on Friday, has signed a five-year contract that begins at $5.5 million per year.According to terms of the deal, issued to MLive via an athletic department spokesman, Moore will receive a 2 percent raise every year through the lifetime of the contract and is entitled to an annual $500,000 retention bonus for staying at Michigan.The contract ...

1/26/2024The Miami Hurricanes signed one of the nation’s top 2024 recruiting classes, and Mario Cristobal is wasting no time recruiting the 2025 class.Miami is expected to host dozens of the nation’s top juniors for their Elite Prospect Day event this weekend, and players from around the nation will get a chance to see the campus and speak to UM’s coaches.“I just want to learn more about how they do ...

1/25/2024Jacurri Brown has watched the Hurricanes add two quarterbacks in the past month — presumptive 2024 starter Cam Ward and Albany’s Reese Poffenbarger, who led FBS in passing touchdowns (36) and passing yards (3,603) last season.But Brown — whose future has been the subject of speculation for months — reiterated this week that he has no intentions of leaving Miami in 2024.“If I leave, stay, I ...

The Atlanta Falcons have requested an interview with LSU co-offensive coordinator Cortez Hankton, according to the NFL Network.Hankton has served as LSU's wideouts coach and passing game coordinator for the past two seasons. He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator duties along with quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan on Wednesday to replace Mike Denbrock, who departed for Notre Dame last month.Hankton ...

JAN 20, 2024The coaching carousel may have dealt another blow to Kansas’ staff.Kansas co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson — who just earned that title via a December promotion, and previously served as defensive backs coach, safeties coach and a defensive analyst — is expected to join his alma mater Texas A&M to become the Aggies’ safeties coach. Billy Liucci of TexAgs.com first reported the prospective ...

Sports Writer4 hrs agoJACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville State’s defense has found its next guy.JSU announced Friday night that Luke Olson will serve as the program’s next defensive coordinator, replacing now-Oklahoma DC Zac Alley.Olson, who was most recently a senior defensive analyst at TCU, took on the role as Tulsa’s defense coordinator in 2022 following 10 seasons on staff.He served as defensive coordinator ...