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An Outside-The-Box Football Coach For Chamblee High
He’s an Ivy League grad from the Midwest whose conversations take a scholarly tone. He listens to Tupac and reads "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." He is a convert to Islam after being raised Christian by Mexican-American and Anglo parents. His...
Lou Gehrig’s Disease Claims Life Of Legendary BC High Football Coach
Jim Cotter, who coached the BC High (Mass.) football team for 41 years, passed away Tuesday due to complications from Lou Gehrig’s disease at the age of 73. .http://www.patriotledger.com/sports/high_school/x550419352/Legendary-BC-High-football-...
Central Arkansas Football Coach Clint Conque Apologizes For ’Inappropriate Relationship’
Central Arkansas football coach Clint Conque says he had an "inappropriate relationship" and has apologized to his family. Conque released a statement Tuesday saying he "made some poor personal decisions." Athletic director Brad Teague says he suppor...
North Carolina Football Dealing With Investigation
The University of North Carolina football team, under investigation by the NCAA due to two players allegedly working with agents, is trying to rally as the team meets today to move forward.http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/20/589087/unc-players-mee...
Slain H.S. Iowa Football Coach Ed Thomas Honored At ESPYs
Ed Thomas, the slain high school football coach of Aplington-Parkersburg High (Iowa), was honored at last night’s ESPY Awards. His son, Aaron, accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in his father’s honor.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news...
Bobby Johnson Resigning As Vandy Football Coach
Bobby Johnson, head coach at Vanderbilt since 2002, is resigning. There is no word why Johnson is leaving his position.http://www.wsmv.com/sports/24255863/detail.html...
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz shares WR blocking drills
Players in Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa football program need to be multi-dimensional. To add to his wide receivers’ (WR) skill base, Ferentz uses the following seven blocking drills. DIAGRAM 1: Stalk vs. DB. The defensive back makes three moves fr...
Football Referee Sues Due To Golf-Cart Incident From 2008
Kenneth Lee Brooks, a high school referee who was working a game at Thurston High (Ore.) in October 2008, has sued the Springfield School District due to injuries he suffered when he was struck by a golf cart. The golf cart was driven by a 2-year-old...
Former Montana State Football Coach’s Lawsuit To Go To Trial
Three years after his firing by Montana State University, ex-football coach Michael Kramer is getting his day in court in August. Kramer is suing MSU for defamation. He claims the school ruined his reputation by releasing a statement about the reason...
John North, Former Saints & Kentucky Football Coach, Dies
John P. North, who coached the New Orleans Saints from 1973-75, and the University of Kentucky. He was 89.http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/07/former_new_orleans_saints_coac_1.html...