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Duke Blue Devils hire Mike Elko as new head football coach; was DC/safeties coach at Texas A&M

12/10/2021 DURHAM – Duke Vice President and Director of Athletics Nina King announced Friday that Mike Elko has been named Duke University’s 22nd head football coach. Details regarding Elko’s introductory press conference will be forthcoming. The defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Texas A&M University for the past four seasons, […]

Brian Kelly continues to put his football staff together at LSU; names Brian Polian, Special Teams Coordinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021 BATON ROUGE – Brian Polian, whose experience coaching special teams spans nearly two decades, has been named special teams coordinator at LSU, head coach Brian Kelly announced on Wednesday. Polian replaces Greg McMahon, who announced his retirement from LSU on Tuesday. “Brian […]

Commissioner Mike Aresco talks American Athletic Conference Football, UC, Houston, expansion and rebuilding in a few years

Mike Aresco is one of the leading figures in intercollegiate sports as commissioner of the American Athletic Conference. Aresco was named as commissioner of the Big East Conference Aug. 14, 2012, and conducted a strategic reinvention of the conference, which became the American Athletic Conference, […]

#3/4 UC Bearcats seeking second straight AAC Football Championship today with #16/21 Houston in their way

November 30, 2021 CINCINNATI – The No. 3/4-ranked Cincinnati football team will look to secure its second straight American Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday at 4 p.m. against No. 16/21 Houston inside Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats (12-0) will face a Houston team that has won 11 […]

Cincinnati Bearcats News: Six Football Players accept invitations to play in Reese’s Senior Bowl

November 29, 2021 CINCINNATI – The No. 3/4-ranked Cincinnati football team, fresh off a second-straight undefeated regular season, has tied a school record with six Bearcats accepting invitations to the Reese’s Senior Bowl, which will be held on Feb. 5, 2022 in Mobile, Ala. Quarterback Desmond Ridder, […]

#4 UC Bearcats rolls past improved East Carolina, 35-13; earns second 12-0 regular season in school history

November 26, 2021 GREENVILLE, N.C. – Senior quarterback Desmond Ridder passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns to lead the No. 4-ranked Cincinnati football team to a 35-13 victory over East Carolina on Friday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.  The Bearcats will now host No. 19/16/24 Houston on Saturday, Dec. […]

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Football News: Head coach Dave Clawson, Athletics agree on multi-year contract extension

11/26/2021 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest head football coach Dave Clawson has signed a long-term contract extension to remain the head coach of the Demon Deacons, director of athletics John Currie announced today. “Catherine, Courtney, Eric and I love Wake Forest and Winston-Salem, and it’s a privilege to be the […]

Oregon State Beavers Football News: Head coach Johnathan Smith, Oregon Athletics agree to new contract

November 26, 2021 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State head football Jonathan Smith has agreed on a new contract that takes him through the 2027 season, Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Barnes announced Friday. “Coach Smith has led the resurgence of our football program in a way that […]