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December 20, 2010

Football: Iowa’s 6-minute tackling circuit

The University of Iowa football team prides itself on a hard-hitting defense that typically ranks in the Top 10 nationally in points allowed. Head coach Kirk Ferentz uses this six-minute tackle circuit to improve the tackling skills of all his defend...


December 17, 2010

Ala. HS Football Coach Sues Board Of Education Over Player Rezoning

Montgomery Advisor (Ala.)In a lawsuit filed Thursday against the Autauga County Board of Education and several former members, former Marbury High football coach Kyle Glover alleges he was fired after he uncovered a conspiracy by board members to kee...


December 17, 2010

Ala. HS Football Coach Sues Board Of Education Over Player Rezoning

Montgomery Advisor (Ala.)
In a lawsuit filed Thursday against the Autauga County Board of Education and several former members, former Marbury High football coach Kyle Glover alleges he was fired after he uncovered a conspiracy by board membe...


December 16, 2010

The six-minute tackle circuit

Editor’s Note: See video of Kirk Ferentz speaking to a group of high schoolers about goal-setting at the end of this article. The University of Iowa football team prides itself on a hard-hitting defense that typically ranks in the Top 10 nationa...


December 9, 2010

Indiana Introduces New Football Coach

Indianapolis StarBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Moments after the news conference introducing Indiana football coach Kevin Wilson had ended, Fred Glass talked about the importance of commitment.Indiana made that commitment to coach Tom Crean in 2008 with a 10-...


December 8, 2010

Football Coaches Allow Players To Drink Alcohol On Team Bus,Earn Suspensions

Greenwich Time.comALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two La Cueva High School football coaches and a trainer have been suspended without pay for 11 days after being accused of allowing football players to drink alcohol on a team bus.KOB-TV in Albuqu...


December 1, 2010

Football: Unbalanced stack turbocharges the double wing

After amassing 30 points per game and more than 400 yards per contest with the double-wing offense, teams finally figured out to stack eight or nine players in the box. Going with a play-action pass is a great response, but for coaches who love th...


December 1, 2010

North Texas Hires New Football Coach

The Associated PressDENTON, Texas -- Dan McCarney was a young assistant at Iowa when Hayden Fry left North Texas to become the Hawkeyes’ new head coach.Now more than three decades later, McCarney has been hired as the new coach at North Texas, ...


November 30, 2010

Texas H.S. Football Playoffs Coming To…Louisiana?

Shreveporttimes.com (La.)It won’t be a Louisiana team that breaks in Independence Stadium’s new turf. That goes to two Texas High Schools, but one school has northwest Louisiana connections.Longview (Texas) plays district rival Mesquite (...


November 30, 2010

Former 2 Live Crew Member Coaching H.S. Football

Miami Herald (Fla.)Out on the football field, Luther Campbell wears a whistle around his neck, not a tangle of gaudy gold chains. He has a Miami Central High green visor on his head, not a do-rag. Instead of grabbing his crotch, he grabs the shoulder...