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Grading First-Year Coaches on a Scale of Bill Belichick to Dan Mullen

Grading First-Year Coaches on a Scale of Bill Belichick to Dan Mullen

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where Rick Neuheisel’s proud dad exultation over the play-calling debut of son Jerry was one of the weekend’s best moments. First Quarter: When Your Top Five Team Turns Into a Dumpster Fire. Second Quarter: Ultimate Carousel Chaos Theory. Assessing the work done to date by coaches in new places. …

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First-year offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri out at UCLA

First-year offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri out at UCLA

Adam RittenbergSep 30, 2025, 10:27 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. UCLA and offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Tuesday. Sunseri, in his first season as offensive coordinator after coming over from Indiana, oversaw a unit that is averaging just 14.3 points per game. Tight …

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