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Mike Vrabel did not shy away when asked about Bill Belichick’s first night on the sidelines at North Carolina. Appearing on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Tuesday, the New England Patriots coach was pressed about whether Belichick deserved patience as he begins building a college program. Vrabel pointed to his own time at Ohio State under Urban Meyer for …

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says stopping the run is the key to stopping the Jets. With the Steelers and Jets set to face off on Sunday, Tomlin says he expects new Jets coach Aaron Glenn to focus his team on running the football, which means that’s what the Steelers’ defense needs to be ready for. “You’ve got to start first …

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy looks on in the first half of an NCAA college football game against BYU, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)AP What the frack, Mike Gundy? Got yourself the rights to a dry hole over there in Stillwater? Pour one out for the Oil Ball Coach. If you purchase a product …

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel speaks his mind. About anything. About everything. Appearing on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show, Vrabel was asked about the struggles of Vrabel’s former coach, Bill Belichick, in his debut at North Carolina. “You coached in college, it takes a while, don’t you think, to get a program going?” Hill said, via Ryan Phillips of SI.com. “I …

Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward refused to practice in training camp as he sought a new contract, but coach Mike Tomlin said today that he has no concerns about Heyward’s availability for Sunday against the Jets. Tomlin said he’s fine with the 36-year-old Heyward not getting much work at the Steelers’ training camp in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, as long as he’s …

Mike Gundy wants to make it known that Oklahoma State isn’t spending as much NIL money on players as Oregon is. The longtime Cowboys coach speculated Monday on his radio show that Oregon spent $40 million on players for its roster a season ago while saying the Cowboys had spent only $7 million in NIL money over the past three …

EUGENE — There is a significant financial gap between Oregon and Oklahoma State, and Mike Gundy mentioned it nearly a half dozen times before the Cowboys come to play the Ducks. During his game week press conference on Monday, the Oklahoma State coach said Oregon is “spending a lot of money and they’ve put a lot into that organization and …

In one of the more surprising roster cuts from the last week, the New England Patriots released veteran safety Jabrill Peppers on Friday. Speaking for the first time since the move, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was complimentary of the safety while emphasizing the team-first approach guiding roster construction. “Well, I think these things are tough decisions. We’re just trying …

It would appear that Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots saved their biggest surprise of cutdown week for last. In a week full of roster tinkering, headlined by the release of veteran wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (and a he-said, she-said kind of breakdown between the sides following the transaction), the Patriots cut another stalwart from their roster on Friday …

October is a month away, but Citizens Bank Park was rocking Thursday night as Kyle Schwarber made history. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Schwarber knocked out his fourth home run of the night, a bomb to right field that sent the hometown crowd into a frenzy. He actually had the rare chance for a fifth, but popped out …