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    LOS ANGELES — For years, Chip Kelly's assistant coaches sounded a we'll-get-back-to-you refrain with high school recruits as part of an agonizing, slow-speed pursuit. The staff's reluctance to pounce on prospects was among the reasons UCLA ranked last in the nation in scholarship offers and built little buzz in recruiting circles, with the results to match. Scott Taylor was among the last ...

      FORT WORTH, Texas — Bill Montigel now joins Bill Belichick and Wade Phillips as examples of coaches who are considered “too old” to do their job when all they want to do is to just keep coaching. And yet none of the above is quite old enough to be President of the United States. Among the many differences between the former TCU men’s golf coach and the former NFL head football coaches, only ...

        In an ever changing college landscape, it’s become rare to see a blue-chip recruit actually redshirt and decide to stick around at his program. The allure of playing time and quick money from name, image and likeness is always tempting for any athlete. But Texas Christian University redshirt freshman Isaiah Manning has always marched to the beat of his own drum. It wasn’t easy redshirting for ...

        BOONE, N.C. — In North Carolina’s mountains, a football coach named Jerry Moore led Appalachian State to new heights two decades ago. Now 84, Moore coached the Mountaineers from 1989-2012 and built a dynasty. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, he directed the Mountaineers all the way to the top of the mountain, winning three straight national titles at the FCS level. Those were the first three NCAA ...

        There are two lessons: 1. They will all leave. All of them. Coaches and players are effectively on one-year contracts, so plan accordingly. 2. The spirit of DeLoss Dodds has infiltrated the body of Chris Del Conte. The last week of June of 2024 will long be remembered as a “high point” in the love affair between the University of Texas and Texas A&M; when Bevo nabbed the Reveille’s baseball ...

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        The University of Mary wrestling program got a big shot in the arm with a major donation from MATPAC Wrestling Club. The donation will allow the Marauders to keep their program financially viable for the long term and present an opportunity to defray costs for their athletes.

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