Penn State interim coach Terry Smith is not sugarcoating the aftermath of the program firing coach James Franklin over the weekend. Less than two months ago, the Nittany Lions were ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll and among the favorites to return to the College Football Playoff. Midway through the season, they’ve lost three straight games and seen Franklin …
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Fired Penn State football doctor weighs in on James Franklin dismissal, interim coach Terry Smith
Dr. Scott Lynch was awarded $5.25 million in his trial which centered on his 2019 ouster as an orthopedic consultant to the Penn State football team and medical director for Penn State Athletics. June 4, 2024. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.comDan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com Dr. Scott Lynch is in Sweden continuing his crusade for medical autonomy for team doctors treating college …
Read More »Penn State AD Pat Kraft, interim coach Terry Smith speak for 1st time after James Franklin’s firing
For the first time in 12 years, Penn State will have a different head coach addressing the media for a weekly press conference. Interim head coach Terry Smith and athletic director Pat Kraft will hold a press conference Monday, starting at noon, after longtime head coach James Franklin’s firing Sunday afternoon. Franklin joined Penn State in 2014, finished tied for …
Read More »Titans Name Mike McCoy Interim HC; O-Line Coach Bill Callahan Expected To Resign
8:15pm: Bill Callahan is indeed expected to draw interest from another team before the end of the season, per Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer. 4:56pm: In the wake of Brian Callahan‘s firing, it was unclear who would take over head coaching duties for the remainder of the campaign. The Titans now have an internal replacement in place. Senior offensive assistant Mike McCoy is …
Read More »Oregon State interim coach Robb Akey announces staffing changes after Trent Bray’s firing
CORVALLIS — On his first full day as interim coach for Oregon State football, Robb Akey is shaking some things up. In a lengthy first press conference Monday, which at times veered into mini motivational speeches and soliloquies about the role of a coach in a player’s life, Akey announced multiple changes in the OSU coaching staff for the remaining …
Read More »Titans Name Mike McCoy Interim Head Coach
NASHVILLE – The Titans have named Mike McCoy as interim head coach. McCoy, hired as senior offensive assistant back in March, is a former head coach with several stints as an offensive coordinator in the NFL. He most recently served three seasons as quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he helped develop QB Trevor Lawrence. Earlier today, the Titans …
Read More »Titans to name Mike McCoy interim head coach
After firing Brian Callahan earlier on Monday, the Titans have found his replacement for the rest of 2025. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Tennessee will name Mike McCoy its interim head coach. McCoy, 53, joined the Titans as a senior offensive assistant earlier this year. The Chargers head coach from 2013-2016, McCoy has since served as the Broncos offensive …
Read More »UAB fires Trent Dilfer, names Chris Mortensen’s son, Alex, interim coach
Plenty of former NFL players are working as head coaches in college. As of Sunday night, there’s one less. UAB has fired Trent Dilfer, a first-round pick of the Buccaneers in 1994. He quarterbacked the Ravens to a Super Bowl win to cap the 2000 season, and he played for five franchises in 14 NFL seasons. After four seasons as …
Read More »Razorbacks interim head coach Bobby Petrino reportedly overhauling defensive staff – FootballScoop
Razorbacks interim head coach Bobby Petrino reportedly overhauling defensive staff FootballScoop Sam Pittman is out at Arkansas: Top candidates, transfers, recruits ESPN Petrino rebuilds staff, firing three Razorback defensive coaches to start week Sports Illustrated Additional staff changes for Arkansas Football Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas fires defensive coordinator Travis Williams as interim coach Bobby Petrino reshapes staff CBS Sports Source link
Read More »Arkansas fires Sam Pittman in middle of 6th season, names Bobby Petrino interim head coach
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas fired Sam Pittman on Sunday, parting ways with the popular and folksy coach who couldn’t get the Razorbacks into the upper echelon of the Southeastern Conference with a middling overall record of 32-34. Offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino, a former head coach at Arkansas before he left in scandal, was appointed interim head coach for the …
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