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young
September 13, 2021

A Job Guide for Young Coaches

In 2010 I became the head football coach at an inner-city school in Nashville. In doing so, I inherited a young assistant coach by the name of Bob Gecewich. After several years of coaching together, Bob moved on and has since become a head coach hims...


ucf
September 7, 2021

UCF Unveils $50M Facility Plan for ‘Football Campus’

The University of Central Florida (UCF) has grand plans for the future of its athletics campus. Last week, UCF athletic director Terry Mohajir announced a $50 million "football campus" facility plan that would include enhancements to the Bounce Ho...


weight room
September 7, 2021

IU Football Coach Gifts Weight Room to Father’s Alma Mater

Franklin College has announced a gift commitment from Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen to construct a weight room in honor of his father, Tom Allen Sr., a 1961 alumnus of Franklin College. The state-of-the-art weight room will be hous...


website
September 7, 2021

VT Athletics Overhauls Website for New Fan Experience

In conjunction with its website partner SIDEARM Sports, the Virginia Tech athletics department launched a redesigned HokieSports.com Wednesday, taking another step forward in its commitment to fan experience through digital innovation. "Each year,...


big 12
September 7, 2021

Big 12 Eyeing Four New Members in Expansion Search

The Big 12 Conference is closing in on replacing the mega-sized hole left with the departure of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC. According to a report from SI.com's Pat Forde and Ross Dellenger, the conference is eyeing UCF, Houston, BYU, and Cincin...


uconn
September 7, 2021

UConn’s Edsall Retires; Spanos Named Interim Head Coach

Randy Edsall and director of athletics David Benedict have come to the mutual decision that it is in the best interest of the UConn football program for Edsall to step aside immediately as head football coach. Edsall, who is in the fifth year of h...


September 1, 2021

AHA Interested in COVID’s Long-Term Impact on College Athletes

Doctors and researchers who helped care for college athletes with COVID-19 and set guidelines for a safe return to play now plan to study the long-term effects of the virus. The work could have a lasting impact beyond the pandemic. The research st...


September 1, 2021

NCHSAA Reform Bill Gets One Step Closer to Adoption

The North Carolina House bill that aims to reform the state's high school athletic association, NCHSAA, hit the Senate floor on Wednesday. If the bill is signed into law, the majority of the legislation would go into effect on October 15, provided...