Gerry DiNardo has been a major figure in college football since the 1970s, when he was an All-American guard at Notre Dame. He quickly entered coaching, and led three power conference programs: Vanderbilt (1992 to ’94), LSU (’95 to ’99) and Indiana (2002 to ’04). He now works as an analyst for the Big Ten Network.
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JT Daniels has played his last snap of football.
Daniels bounced all over the college football world with stops at USC, Georgia, West Virginia and Rice. Now, the former five star prospect and elite recruit has decided to step away from throwing passes on Saturdays in the fall.
The Rice QB is retiring after suffering multiple concussions, according to Pete Thamel. The former Bulldogs and Trojans QB will now enter coaching.
Rice quarterback JT Daniels is medically retiring from football after suffering multiple concussions and being advised to retire by his doctors, he tells ESPN.
New Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti wasted absolutely no time before putting the Big Ten on notice.
The Hoosiers snatched Cignetti away from James Madison, and I think there’s a very real chance it’s the best hire of the coaching cycle.
He’s a proven winner, and that’s exactly what Indiana needs after some very tough years under Tom Allen.
In case there was any doubt about whether or not Cignetti would immerse himself in the Indiana culture, he erased it Friday night.
Indiana Hoosiers football coach starts his time in Bloomington with electric rant.
Everything stays in Vegas, including the Pac-12 Conference.
Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. got his team in the College Football Playoff and made his bid for the Heisman Trophy Friday night in the No. 3 Huskies’ 34-31 win over No. 5 Oregon in the last Pac-12 game ever played.
Penix completed 27 of 39 passes for 319 yards and a touchdown, and Washington was just too much for the Ducks in the Pac-12 championship game in Las Vegas. The Pac-12 as we’ve known it for the most part since 1915 scattered to the Big Ten, Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference over the last two summers.
In a game with enormous College Football Playoff implications, the final championship game of the storied Pac-12 conference between No. 3 Washington and No. 5 Oregon was one for the ages.
The Huskies (13–0) outlasted the Ducks (11–2) for a thrilling 34–31 victory. With the win, Washington, who has won 20 straight games dating back to last season, secured a berth in the College Football Playoff, which will be announced on Sunday.
Heisman Trophy hopeful quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr.
The No. 3 Huskies cannot be doubted now. In a game with wild momentum swings, UW beat No. 5 Oregon again to improve to 13-0 and assure a spot in the four-team playoff.
The USC defense in 2023 was an abject disaster, finishing near the bottom in virtually every statistical category.
Unsurprisingly, head coach Lincoln Riley fired defensive coordinator Alex Grinch after another embarrassing performance against the Washington Huskies.
Even after firing Grinch, the Trojans finished the season by giving up 38 points to offensively challenged UCLA. The loss meant USC finished at 7-5 after starting the season ranked in the top 5. Some, including Paul Finebaum, were calling for USC to fire Lincoln Riley.
While addressing a plethora of topics, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey offered an intriguing prediction ahead of Saturday’s Big Ten championship game between No. 2 Michigan and No. 18 Iowa.
While appearing on The Pat McAfee Show on Friday, Sankey wildly shared that he believes the Hawkeyes will dig deep into their bags of tricks in order to pull up the massive upset over the Wolverines.
“I’m certain, I’m convinced, that Iowa has a big bag of offensive tricks for tomorrow,” said Sankey. “I think they’ve been saving it all year. The defense is specialized, finely-tuned.
With Juan Soto reportedly expected to be traded this offseason, the Padres star’s list of suitors has continued to take shape as MLB fans anxiously await the news of his next landing spot.
As teams around the league circle the wagon on the blockbuster deal, the latest update on trade talks surfaced Friday, as The Athletic reported the Yankees and Blue Jays as two teams closely linked to a deal for Soto, 25.
This was Tatum’s first ejection of the season.