Tag: College Football

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Former Tennessee Titans Star Eddie George to Be Tennessee State Head Football Coach

Former Tennessee Titans star Eddie George has been named Tennessee State’s head football coach, ESPN reported. George, 47, starred as a running back for the Tennessee Titans from 1996 to 2003. George does not have much coaching experience but he has served as a mentor to multiple Titans players, particularly Derrick Henry. George won the […]

April 13, 2021

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Former Michigan State University Athletic Director Merritt Norvell Dies at 79

Former Michigan State University athletic director Dr. Merritt Norvell – one of the first Black Division I athletic directors – died Monday in Lansing at age 79, the Detroit News reported. Most recently, Norvell served as executive director of the National Association of Coaching Equity and Development. During Norvell’s time as MSU’s athletic director from […]

October 21, 2020

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Big Ten Will Have Eight-Game Fall Football Season

The Big Ten will have an eight-game football season starting the weekend of Oct. 24, USA Today reported. The decision was made by the Big Ten’s presidents Wednesday morning amidst public pressure, undoing their decision in August to postpone the fall schedule. The Big Ten presidents cited new medical information to conclude that they could […]

September 17, 2020

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Big Ten Football Programs to Remain in ‘Acclimatization Period’

ESPN reported that Big Ten football programs “will remain in the ‘acclimatization period’ of practices, allowed to use helmets as their only piece of protective equipment until further notice, the league announced Saturday.” According to ESPN, Big Ten football programs “opened preseason camps Thursday and Friday. NCAA rules state that teams must conduct their first […]

August 9, 2020

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A U of Iowa Coach Put on Leave After Black Former Players Accuse Him of Racism

A University of Iowa coach has been placed on administrative leave after many Black former players accused him of fostering systemic racism in the college football program, said a report in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The coach in question, football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle, denied the allegations, said the Daily News. The […]

June 9, 2020

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150 Years Later, No Marker at Site of First College Football Game

Fans who visit the spot where basketball was invented can pose for a photo with a statue in Springfield, Mass., and those interested in the purported site of the first baseball game will find a tidy, thigh-high stone monument and plaque in Hoboken, N.J. Meanwhile the birthplace of American football is marked by a sign […]

August 27, 2019

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Ashe Scholar Committed to Serving Others

During Khari Blasingame’s freshman year at Vanderbilt University, he was already speaking to academic support counselor Elizabeth Wright about graduate school. This year’s Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar has not wavered in his commitment to addressing systemic inequities in health care, and his long-term goal is to become a leader in health care administration.

April 4, 2019

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Black Student Athletes Sue Community College District After Cutting Football Program

Eleven African-American student athletes have filed a federal lawsuit against the Maricopa County Community College (MCCC) District after the school decided to cut the JUCO football program after the 2018 season. The MCCC District, the largest community college system in Arizona, made the announcement in February 2018 citing the systems need to refocus their spending […]

January 10, 2019

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Alignment of Values Crucial to Athletic and Academic Success

An important idea put forth at the Learfield Intercollegiate Athletics Forum presented by Sports Business Journal (IAF) is that the overall well-being of a college or university and its student-athletes requires an alliance between the board of trustees, the president and the athletic director.

December 6, 2018

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Clarence McKinney named Texas Southern University Head Football Coach

Texas Southern University (TSU) has named Clarence McKinney as its new head football coach. McKinney has a long history working in coaching positions at Houston high schools and at the University of Houston, Texas A&M University and most recently as associate head coach and running backs coach at the University of Arizona. While he was […]

December 3, 2018

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FSU President Responds to Racist Facebook Image Targeting Willie Taggart

Following Florida State University (FSU)’s loss against University of Florida, 14-41, on Saturday, a Facebook user posted a racist image targeted at head football coach Willie Taggart. The photograph shows a man hanging from a noose with coach Taggart’s face photoshopped over the victim’s head with the caption, “#JustDoIt” and “#FireTaggart” according to WCTV News. […]

November 26, 2018

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Family of Late UMD Football Player File Possible Lawsuit Notice

Parents of the late University of Maryland (UMD) football athlete Jordan McNair, who collapsed during a May preseason practice and died of heatstroke two weeks later, have sent a notice to Maryland officials, saying they might sue. After McNair collapsed, Maryland’s athletic training staff didn’t monitor his temperature or overall health through a popular cold-water […]

September 13, 2018