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September 29, 2010

Oregon Extends Football Coach Chip Kelly

Oregon football coach Chip Kelly to a six-year, $20.5 million contract extension Monday. Kelly has coached the Ducks for one-plus season and has a record of 14-3 with a Rose Bowl loss.http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/09/oregon_coach_ch...


September 28, 2010

Paralyzed Football Coach Inspires Players

The Boston Herald features an inspiring story about the freshman football coach at BC High (Mass.). Matt McClune, less than a year after being involved in an automobile  accident that left him paralyzed, has returned to the football field. This ...


September 27, 2010

Volunteer Football Assistant Moons Fans, Gets Fired

A volunteer assistant football coach at Boys and Girls High School (Brooklyn, N.Y.) pulled down his pants and showed his backside to fans during a wild exchange during a game Saturday. William Miller dropped his drawers after the opposing team, Campu...


September 24, 2010

Ohio Valley H.S. Football Teams To Wear Pink

More than 1,000 Ohio Valley high school football players will wear pink ribbons on their helmets next month to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/542102.html?nav=510...


September 23, 2010

Larry Kehres, University of Mount Union: Roll Pass Double Cross

Larry Kehres, former head football coach at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, is considered a mastermind when it comes to scoring touchdowns in the red zone. He shared one of his favorite red-zone passing plays, which is called "Roll P...


September 23, 2010

First Canadian University Football Team Joins The NCAA

Victory on the college football field requires careful planning, tireless preparation, clear communication and flawless execution by the team and coaching staff. Being the first Canadian college football program to be granted NCAA membership definite...


September 16, 2010

23-Year-Old Football Coach Ends School’s 31-Game Losing Streak

First-year (and reportedly the youngest) varsity football coach in New Jersey, Mike Adams, helped Parsippany win its first football game since 2006 Saturday with a 13-8 victory over Marist. The link below is an interesting profile on the young coach,...


September 15, 2010

Russell Athletic Returns To Sponsor NAIA Football Championship

Russell Athletic and the host committee for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football national championship announced the extension of an agreement that grants Russell Athletic "title sponsorship" rights for the 2010 NAIA ...


September 13, 2010

Football Player’s Heart Stops, Nurse Comes Out Of Stands To Save Him

Hayward Demison of Central Catholic High (Ore.) had just scampered 45 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter Friday night...but then he suffered a heart attack. Quick-thinking nurse, Lisa Lyver, came out of the stands, applied 60 or s...


September 9, 2010

Football Coach Smashes Window On Team Bus, Suspended 3 Games

Following a 51-0 defeat Friday night, Zach Deaton, head football coach at Dayton High School (Ky.) smashed a bus window with his hand. The incident happened in front of players and assistant coaches. Deaton has been suspended for three games and pay ...