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Frank Reich wasn’t out of a job very long.
The coach fired by the Indianapolis Colts in November was named the new head coach of the Carolina Panthers, per the team.

#Panthers agree to terms with Frank Reich to become new head coach pic.twitter.com/spUljJKdBz
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) January 26, 2023

Reich, who has a 40-33-1 record in five seasons as a head coach, takes over for interim coach Steve Wilks and Matt Rhule, who was fired one month before Reich was relieved of his duties in Indianapolis.

Tua Tagovailoa’s parents shot down any rumors of a concussion-related retirement earlier this week, saying their son is recovering nicely and absolutely plans to return to the Miami Dolphins next season.
“He’s great, he’s doing fine and he’s happy,” said Tua’s father, Galu Tagovailoa. “That’s the most important thing as parents, you like to see your kids with a smile on their face. Those of you who supported our family, thank you so much.
“He comes back (next year). That’s their guy. They love him, we love him, and we love what they’re doing.

Wheatley returns home to the state of Michigan to become the program’s 20th head coach.

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Former University of Michigan star and Dearborn, Mich. native Tyrone Wheatley has been hired as the next coach at Wayne State, the school announced on Thursday.
Wheatley joins Wayne State as the school’s 20th head coach after spending this past season as the running backs coach for the Broncos.

It was his first Instagram post since their 27–20 divisional-round loss to the Chiefs.
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence vowed to help Jacksonville find success next season in his first Instagram post since their 27–20 divisional-round loss.
The carousel post includes black-and-white photos of a somber Lawrence, who led Jacksonville to its best record (9–8) since 2017 before falling to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs on Sunday. But the quarterback doesn’t want ’22 to be the Jaguars’ best season. 
“We know what we’re made of,” Lawrence captioned the post.

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde & SI’s Ross Dellenger react to a new in-depth article that covered the North Carolina Tar Heels’ athlete NIL situation and more from around the college football landscape.

The group Global Athlete said allowing Russians to compete “sends a message … that the IOC endorses Russia’s brutal war and invasion.” Updates.

The 26-year-old rookie has been a rare bright spot in Vancouver this season.

Carolina has made the first head coach decision of this offseason’s hiring cycle, but is still searching for a franchise quarterback
Frank Reich will be introduced as the next coach of the Panthers, the team announced Thursday.
Reich, 61, was dismissed as the coach of the Colts late in the 2022 season, but compiled a 40-33-1 record over four-plus seasons with the franchise.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Biden administration moved Thursday to protect northeastern Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from future mining, dealing a potentially fatal blow to a copper-nickel project.

Charlotte baseball pitcher Donye Evans is working on a new grip for the 2023 season. Not really, but the sheer size of his hands grants him the ability to grip a baseball in a way that most others cannot.
Evans, who transferred to play for the 49ers during the offseason, spent his first two seasons at Vanderbilt. Although there are still a few weeks until Opening Day, he is expected to be the Conference USA program’s Friday night starter— the ace.
The Commodores used him in relief last season and he did not allow a run through his first eight appearances.