DOCSLIB.ORG

2018 COLORADO FOOTBALL / SPRING GAME NOTES March 17, 2018 (Folsom Field, 1:00 P.M.)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
2018 COLORADO FOOTBALL / SPRING GAME NOTES March 17, 2018 (Folsom Field, 1:00 P.M.) 2018 COLORADO FOOTBALL / SPRING GAME NOTES March 17, 2018 (Folsom Field, 1:00 p.m.) QUICKLY Today’s event, billed as the University of Colorado Spring Showcase, marks the second major scrimmage of the spring, as CU had a previous session on March 10 prior to today; the Buffs have also scrimmaged extensively at times during most of the practices, especially dealing with the red zone and situational scrimmages … The actual scrimmage itself will only last about an hour; the first portion will be assorted drills that will blend into different coverage for the Pac-12 Network; this is the third straight year of this format as the last actual “game” was in 2015 (more on the format below) ... This is the 12th practice in the spring of the 15 that are allowed by the NCAA; the Buffs will finish up with practices on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of next week … Prior to the game, there was a breakfast this morning with the alumni where the team’s spring awards were presented (list of recipients on page 2) … Also during the breakfast, representatives of the Be The Match Registry were on hand to present Mike MacIntyre with its Rod Carew Leadership Year Award (more on page 2) … CU will select its 2018 captains after the conclusion of spring drills … The season opener against Colorado State in Denver (7:00 p.m. at Mile High) is 166 days from today (Friday, Aug. 31). UNIFORMS At press time, the offense will wear gold helmets, black jerseys and gold pants; the defense will wear black helmets, white jerseys and black pants; the quarterbacks will wear all silver (grey), and the specialists will wear gold helmets and all white. FORMAT With some injuries and some thinness at a few positions, today’s format will basically be the standard Offense vs. Defense scrimmage. The first hour will be an assortment of drills, some 7-on-7, field goal and punt sessions, and some one-on-ones. At 1:00, the team will gather near the tunnel to the locker room and then take the field behind Ralphie just like on a normal game day. After the hour of drills, at approximately 2:00 the offense and defense will then head to their respective sidelines for the scrimmage, much of which will be situation-based. ON-THE-AIR Today’s events will be televised nationally for the fifth straight year by the Pac-12 Network, with Mike Crispino (play- by-play) and former Buff Jeremy Bloom (analyst) in town to call the action; it will air live on both the main Pac-12 Network and Pac- 12 Mountain. It will also be replayed numerous times in the coming months, including for the first time at 10:30 p.m. MDT Saturday night. Locally, the Colorado Football Network is handling the radio call (KDSP 760 AM), with Mark Johnson, Gary Barnett and Mike Pritchard behind the microphones. THE WOUNDED The Buffaloes had no spring-ending injuries over the first 11 practices, as those on the injury list had previous injuries and did not overly participate in spring drills (if at all). The injury picture for the Buffaloes as of March 16 p.m.: Pos Player Injury Notes Status/August Camp WR Jaylon Jackson ankle suffered a fracture/ligament damage (Aug. 5 scrimmage); had surgery to repair but was lost for the season PROBABLE OL Tim Lynott, Jr. Achilles suffered a torn Achilles in the first half of the Arizona State game (Nov. 4); underwent surgery on Nov. 8 PROBABLE WR Jay MacIntyre foot suffered a Lisfranc injury prior to camp; has been undergoing rehab PROBABLE DB Aaron Maddox shoulder PROBABLE OT Isaac Miller knee chronic issues OUT/SEASON TE Jared Poplawski torn ACL injured against USC (Nov. 11); surgery post-Thanksgiving break PROBABLE OL Kanan Ray knee PROBABLE DB Ray Robinson knee PROBABLE OL Casey Roddick knee DOUBTFUL S Jaisen Sanchez torn pec injured on August 8; out for the entire 2017 season; participated on a limited basis this spring QUESTIONABLE ILB Jacob Stoltenberg torn ACL injured in practice on October 18; surgery on Oct. 31 and lost for season PROBABLE ILB Jonathan Van Diest torn ACL injured in practice on November 8; surgery on Nov. 17 (was redshirting as a true freshman) PROBABLE HIPAA: The players listed above have signed waivers for their injury information to be released/discussed with the media. Post-Spring Surgeries As of now (knock on proverbial wood), none scheduled but four practices do remain. LOOKING AHEAD Here are the football reporting dates for this fall (tentative), but the listed item cannot occur prior to the date listed. The NCAA permits a maximum 29 on-field practice sessions. The tentative dates: August 1—Players report (p.m.) August 4—Media Day (tentative) August 27—First Day of Classes August 2—First practice August 6—Practice In Full Gear August 31—First Game: Colorado State (Denver) Fall/Thanksgiving Break is November 19-23, ahead of CU’s final regular season game at California (Nov. 24); classes end December 13 and finals are over December 19. PAC-12 FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS The Pac-12 football summer media gathering will again span two days in Los Angeles at a site to be determined on July 25-26 (Loews Hollywood Hotel). Coaches and two players from each team will be present; the coaches at this point aren’t scheduled to do an East Coast ESPN blitz (Bristol) this year. REMAINING HOME EVENTS After today’s scrimmage and the Jerry Quiller Invitational (track) events, there are only a handful of home events remaining for CU athletics: LACROSSE: Southern California (April 6), Arizona State (April 8), Oregon (April 20); Pac 12-Championships (April 26-30; at Prentup Field/East Campus). OUTDOOR TRACK: Colorado Invitational (April 6-7) TENNIS: Southern California (April 6), UCLA (April 8), Denver (April 17), Utah (April 21). 2018 COLORADO SPRING GAME NOTES / 2-2-2 AWARDS Here is the roll call of this year’ spring honors as determined by the coaching staff (presented to the team earlier this morning at the annual awards breakfast): Eddie Crowder Award (Outstanding Leadership) ILB Rick Gamboa & OT Josh Kaiser Fred Casotti Award (Most Improved Offensive Back: QB/RB) TB Alex Fontenot Dan Stavely Award (Most Improved Offensive Receiver: WR/TE) WR Laviska Shenault Joe Romig Award (Most Improved Offensive Lineman) OT Aaron Haigler/OG Brett Tonz Hale Irwin Award (Most Improved Defensive Back) CB Chris Miller Greg Biekert Award (Most Improved Linebacker) ILB Akil Jones Ron Scott Award (Most Improved Defensive Lineman) DE Chris Mulumba Bill McCartney Award (Most Improved Special Teams Player) SN J.T. Bale John Wooten Award (Outstanding Work Ethic) OL Colby Pursell Dick Anderson Award (Outstanding Toughness) ILB Nate Landman Jim Hansen Award (Outstanding Academics) DL Jase Franke BE THE MATCH / ROD CAREW LEADERSHIP AWARD The Rod Carew Leadership Award is given annually to a person or organization who makes a profound difference in the lives of patients and their families. It is named for Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer, Rod Carew, who raised national awareness of the need for marrow donors while searching for a donor for his daughter, Michelle. CU coach Mike MacIntyre started working with BTM while at San Jose State, and continued the program once arriving in Boulder. Annually during the spring, the football team canvasses campus and alerts students, faculty and staff to join the Be The Match Registry in the hopes they can be matched with some in need of a bone marrow transplant. Past recipients include Carew, Villanova head football coach Andy Talley, the United States Postal Service, Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation, ABC’s Robin Roberts and the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY). 2017 COLORADO RESULTS (5-7, 2-7 PAC-12) 2017 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That Sept. 1 RV Colorado State (N; Denver) NR PAC12 W 17- 3 7-6 65-22-2 Buffs go up 17-0 early, play first scoreless second half in eight seasons SEPT. 9 RV TEXAS STATE NR PAC12 W 37- 3 2-9 1- 0-0 Second straight game not allowing a TD a first to open a season since 1958 SEPT. 16 RV NORTHERN COLORADO NR PAC12 W 41-21 3-7 10- 2-0 CU wins first meeting with former in-state rival since 1934 game in Greeley SEPT. 23 RV WASHINGTON (N) 7 FS-1 L 10-37 10-3 5-11-1 Game plays out eerily similar to ’16 Pac-12 title game, as UW pulls away in 3Q Sept. 30 RV at UCLA NR ESPN2 L 23-27 6-7 3-10-0 Fourth straight tight game between the two (the four decided by 21 points) OCT. 7 NR ARIZONA (N; FW) NR PAC12 L 42-45 7-6 14- 6-0 Teams combine for 713 rush yards, record 608 by two players (Lindsay: 281) Oct. 14 NR at Oregon State NR PAC12 W 36-33 1-11 5- 5-0 Montez leads 9-play, 82-yard drive for winning score with 1:34 remaining Oct. 21 NR at Washington State (N) 15 ESPN L 0-28 9-4 6- 5-0 Buffs shutout for first time since 2012 (60 games); Lindsay goes over 1K rushing OCT. 28 NR CALIFORNIA (HC) NR PAC12 W 44-28 5-7 4- 5-0 Montez throws for 347 yards and 3 TDs, adds fourth on ground Nov. 4 NR at Arizona State (N) NR PAC12 L 30-41 7-6 1- 8-0 Buffs led for most of the game (nearly 48 minutes), only to see ASU rally late NOV.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • University of Colorado Buffaloes / Sports
    0 FARI UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com 2150 Stadium Drive (574 Champions Center), 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2019 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (E-mail/FB contacts: [email protected]; [email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/SID), Curtis Snyder (Assistant AD), Troy Andre (Associate SID/+CUBuffs.com Managing Editor), Linda Sprouse (Associate SID), COLORADO Seth Pringle (Assistant SID), Shaun Wicen (Assistant SID), Neill Woelk (Contributing Editor/CUBuffs.com), Rob Livingston (Graduate Assistant) RELEASE NUMBER 13 (Updated January 19, 2020) CUBUFFS.COM BUFFALO BITS … The Colorado Buffaloes closed out their 130th season of intercollegiate football nation; the Buffs went 4-3 in those games ... First-year head coach Mel Tucker with a 5-7 record, which included a 3-6 mark in Pac-12 play (finishing fifth in the won more games in his inaugural season at the reins of the program than the last South Division) ... It marked the third straight season with identical final records, three head coaches before him (and five of the last seven) ... The Pac-12 will the third time that has occurred in CU history, joining 6-0 marks in 1909-10-11 release the 2020 conference schedules sometime next month; the non- and 2-8 records in 1962-63-64 ... Looking at preliminary numbers for 2020, conference portion was finalized some time ago: CU open at Colorado State, Colorado at present will return 64 lettermen for 2020, including 15 starters traveling to Fort Collins for the first game there against the Rams since 1996 (the (seven offense/eight defense), along with two kicking specialists (see breakdown series will then go on hiatus for two years); Fresno State was originally supposed on page 75) ..
    [Show full text]
  • Football Coaching Records
    FOOTBALL COACHING RECORDS Overall Coaching Records 2 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records 5 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaching Records 15 Division II Coaching Records 26 Division III Coaching Records 37 Coaching Honors 50 OVERALL COACHING RECORDS *Active coach. ^Records adjusted by NCAA Committee on Coach (Alma Mater) Infractions. (Colleges Coached, Tenure) Yrs. W L T Pct. Note: Ties computed as half won and half lost. Includes bowl 25. Henry A. Kean (Fisk 1920) 23 165 33 9 .819 (Kentucky St. 1931-42, Tennessee St. and playoff games. 44-54) 26. *Joe Fincham (Ohio 1988) 21 191 43 0 .816 - (Wittenberg 1996-2016) WINNINGEST COACHES ALL TIME 27. Jock Sutherland (Pittsburgh 1918) 20 144 28 14 .812 (Lafayette 1919-23, Pittsburgh 24-38) By Percentage 28. *Mike Sirianni (Mount Union 1994) 14 128 30 0 .810 This list includes all coaches with at least 10 seasons at four- (Wash. & Jeff. 2003-16) year NCAA colleges regardless of division. 29. Ron Schipper (Hope 1952) 36 287 67 3 .808 (Central [IA] 1961-96) Coach (Alma Mater) 30. Bob Devaney (Alma 1939) 16 136 30 7 .806 (Colleges Coached, Tenure) Yrs. W L T Pct. (Wyoming 1957-61, Nebraska 62-72) 1. Larry Kehres (Mount Union 1971) 27 332 24 3 .929 31. Chuck Broyles (Pittsburg St. 1970) 20 198 47 2 .806 (Mount Union 1986-2012) (Pittsburg St. 1990-2009) 2. Knute Rockne (Notre Dame 1914) 13 105 12 5 .881 32. Biggie Munn (Minnesota 1932) 10 71 16 3 .806 (Notre Dame 1918-30) (Albright 1935-36, Syracuse 46, Michigan 3.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Brochure (PDF)
    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 PRESENTED BY BENEFITTING THE THE LEGACY OF JOHN FRANKLIN BROYLES Frank Broyles always said he lived a “charmed life,” and it was true. He leaves behind a multitude of legacies certain never to be replicated. Whether it was his unparalleled career in college athletics as an athlete, coach, athletic administrator and broadcaster, or his Broyles, SEC 1944 Player of the Year, handled all the passing (left) and punting (right) from his tailback spot playing for Georgia Tech under legendary Coach tireless work in the fourth quarter of his life Bobby Dodd as an Alzheimer’s advocate, his passion was always the catalyst for changing the world around him for the better, delivered with a smooth Southern drawl. He felt he was blessed to work for more than 55 years in the only job he ever wanted, first as head football coach and then as athletic director at the University of Arkansas. An optimist and a visionary who looked at life with an attitude of gratitude, Broyles lived life Broyles provided color Frank and Barbara Broyles beam with their commentary for ABC’s coverage of to the fullest for 92 years. four sons and newborn twin daughters college football in the 1970’s Coach Broyles’ legacy lives on through the countless lives he impacted on and off the field, through the Broyles Foundation and their efforts to support Alzheimer’s caregivers at no cost, and through the Broyles Award nominees, finalists, and winners that continue Broyles and Darrell Royal meet at to impact the world of college athletics and midfield after the 1969 #1 Texas vs.
    [Show full text]
  • DAVID CUTCLIFFE Head Coach 2Nd Season at Duke Alma Mater: Alabama ‘76
    STAFF G PAGE 74 STAFF G PAGE 75 COACHING STAFF DAVID CUTCLIFFE Head Coach 2nd Season at Duke Alma Mater: Alabama ‘76 David Cutcliffe, who led Ole Miss to four bowl games in six seasons and mentored Super Bowl MVP quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, was named Duke University’s In his fi rst season at 21st head football coach on December 15, 2007. Duke, Cutcliffe directed In 2008, Cutcliffe guided the Blue the Blue Devils to a Devils to a 4-8 overall record against the 4-8 record against the nation’s second-most diffi cult schedule, matching the program’s win total from nation’s second-most the previous four seasons combined. He diffi cult schedule, brought instant enthusiasm to the Duke equaling the program’s campus as season ticket sales increased by over 60 percent and Wallace Wade victory total from the Stadium was host to four crowds of previous four seasons over 30,000 for the fi rst time in school combined. history. David and Karen Cutcliffe with Marcus, Katie, Emily, Molly and Chris. STAFF GG PAGEPAGE 7676 COACHING STAFF The Blue Devils showed marked improvement on both sides of the Cutcliffe has participated in 22 Under David Cutcliffe, a football in 2008. Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis, an All-ACC choice, bowl games including the 1982 total of eight quarterbacks spearheaded the offensive attack by throwing for over 2,000 yards Peach, 1983 Florida Citrus, 1984 and 15 touchdowns as Duke achieved more points and yards than Sun, 1986 Sugar, 1986 Liberty, 1988 have either earned all- the previous season while lowering its sacks allowed total from Peach, 1990 Cotton, 1991 Sugar, conference honors or 45 to 22.
    [Show full text]
  • Read Rick George's Full Bio
    Rick George was named athletic director at the University of Colorado on July 17, 2013, returning to Boulder where he helped play a role in the school’s first and only national championship in football some 23 years earlier. George, 59, came to Colorado from the Texas Rangers baseball club of the American League, where he was named chief operating officer on October 5, 2010 with a promotion to president of business operations in February 2013. He agreed to a 5-year contract at CU, and he officially started on the job on August 12, 2013. In June 2016, the Board of Regents approved a contract extension through 2020-21, and in June 2019, the Regents once again extended him through the 2023-24 academic and athletic year. He is just the sixth full-time athletic director in Colorado history, following in the footsteps of Harry Carlson (1927-65), Eddie Crowder (1965-84), Bill Marolt (1984-96), Dick Tharp (1996- 2004) and Mike Bohn (2005-13). Two others have bridged directors in interim capacities, Jack Lengyel (six months between Tharp and Bohn) and Ceal Barry (two months between Bohn and George). His list of achievements in his first 1,000 days in the position were many, but none more significant than shepherding through a $156 million Athletic Complex Expansion from creation through fruition, gaining approval from the Board of Regents and then raising nearly one-half of the estimated cost to initiate construction, which began May 12, 2014. The project was the core of the Sustainable Excellence Initiative (SEI), the jewel of which was a long-awaited indoor practice facility.
    [Show full text]
  • David Cutcliffe Named Walter Camp 2013 Coach of the Year
    For Immediate Release: December 5, 2013 Contact: Al Carbone (203) 671-4421 - Follow us on Twitter @WalterCampFF Duke’s David Cutcliffe Named Walter Camp 2013 Coach of the Year NEW HAVEN, CT – David Cutcliffe, head coach of the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division champion Duke University Blue Devils, has been named the Walter Camp 2013 Coach of the Year. The Walter Camp Coach of the Year is selected by the nation’s 125 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. Cutcliffe is the first Duke coach to receive the award, and the first honoree from the ACC since 2001 (Ralph Friedgen, Maryland). Under Cutcliffe’s direction, the 20th-ranked Blue Devils have set a school record with 10 victories and earned their first-ever berth in the Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game. Duke clinched the Coastal Division title and championship game berth with a 27-25 victory over in-state rival North Carolina on November 30. Duke (10-2, 6-2 in the Coastal Division) will face top-ranked Florida State (12-0) on Saturday, December 7 in Charlotte, N.C. The Blue Devils enter the game with an eight-game winning streak – the program’s longest since 1941. In addition, the Blue Devils cracked the BCS standings for the first time this season, and were a perfect 4-0 in the month of November (after going 1-19 in the month from 2008 to 2012). Cutcliffe was hired as Duke’s 21st coach on December 15, 2007. Last season, he led the high- scoring Blue Devils to a school record 410 points (31.5 points per game) and a berth in the Belk Bowl – the program’s first bowl appearance since 1994.
    [Show full text]
  • SPARTAN DAILY January 30, 2012 a Guide to Campus Resources See P
    Online multimedia exclusive: Life beyond the wheelchair SSanan PedroPedro Square’sSquare’s nnewestewest aadditionddition sstilltill needsneeds wworkork SSeeee pp.. 7 77 years... and counting Monday SPARTAN DAILY January 30, 2012 A guide to campus resources see p. 2 Volume 138, Issue 2 SpartanDaily.com spartandaily.com/?p=63272 Textbooks: Oakland PD Printed arrest more or than 400 at Pixels? Occupy riot McClatchy Tribune Wire Service OAKLAND, Calif. — Offi cials sur- veyed damage Sunday from a volatile Occupy protest that resulted in hun- dreds of arrests the day before when demonstrators broke into City Hall, smashed display cases, cut electrical wires and burned an American fl ag. Police said about 400 people were arrested during Saturday’s daylong protest — the most contentious since authorities dismantled the Occupy Oakland camp late last year. Mayor Jean Qu an condemned the local movement’s tactics as “a con- stant provocation of the police with a lot of violence toward them” and said the demonstrations were drain- ing scarce resources from an already strapped city. Damage to the City Textbooks are becoming more readily available in digital form to students at SJSU. Photo Illustration by Sierra Duren / Spartan Daily Hall plaza alone has cost $2 million since October, she said, about as much as police overtime and mutual Electronic textbooks take student population around April the pages as I go,” Duarte said. as long as it’s “for purposes such as aid. 2011 through Barnes & Noble. Despite the presence of textbook criticism, comment,
    [Show full text]
  • Illinois ... Football Guide
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign !~he Quad s the :enter of :ampus ife 3 . H«H» H 1 i % UI 6 U= tiii L L,._ L-'IA-OHAMPAIGK The 1990 Illinois Football Media Guide • The University of Illinois . • A 100-year Tradition, continued ~> The University at a Glance 118 Chronology 4 President Stanley Ikenberrv • The Athletes . 4 Chancellor Morton Weir 122 Consensus All-American/ 5 UI Board of Trustees All-Big Ten 6 Academics 124 Football Captains/ " Life on Campus Most Valuable Players • The Division of 125 All-Stars Intercollegiate Athletics 127 Academic All-Americans/ 10 A Brief History Academic All-Big Ten 11 Football Facilities 128 Hall of Fame Winners 12 John Mackovic 129 Silver Football Award 10 Assistant Coaches 130 Fighting Illini in the 20 D.I.A. Staff Heisman Voting • 1990 Outlook... 131 Bruce Capel Award 28 Alpha/Numerical Outlook 132 Illini in the NFL 30 1990 Outlook • Statistical Highlights 34 1990 Fighting Illini 134 V early Statistical Leaders • 1990 Opponents at a Glance 136 Individual Records-Offense 64 Opponent Previews 143 Individual Records-Defense All-Time Record vs. Opponents 41 NCAA Records 75 UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 78 UI Travel Plans/ 145 Freshman /Single-Play/ ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Opponent Directory Regular Season UNIVERSITY OF responsible for its charging this material is • A Look back at the 1989 Season Team Records The person on or before theidue date. 146 Ail-Time Marks renewal or return to the library Sll 1989 Illinois Stats for is $125.00, $300.00 14, Top Performances minimum fee for a lost item 82 1989 Big Ten Stats The 149 Television Appearances journals.
    [Show full text]
  • All-Time Comebacks
    all-time comebacks RALLIED FROM LARGEST DEFICITS Trailed By Time, Qtr. Final Opponent, Site (Date) 20 ( 7-27) 8:01, 3Q 28-27 Missouri at Columbia (Oct. 28, 1978) 19 ( 0-19) 13:18, 4Q 20-19 Kansas in Boulder (Oct. 7, 1961) 18 (17-35) 8:20, 3Q 43-38 Iowa State at Ames (Nov. 8, 1997) 17 ( 0-17) 7:00, 3Q 21-20 Minnesota at Minneapolis (Sept. 19, 1992) 17 ( 7-24) 8:11, 3Q 27-24 Oklahoma in Boulder (Sept. 29, 2007) 17 (14-31) 14:47, 4Q 35-34 Washington State at Pullman (Sept. 22, 2012) 15 (13-28) 8:52, 2Q 41-34 Iowa State in Boulder (Oct. 31, 1953) 14 ( 0-14) 5:00, 1Q 21-14 Utah at Salt Lake City (Nov. 4, 1939) 14 ( 0-14) 4:58, 2Q 34-14 Kansas State in Boulder (Nov. 15, 1952) 14 ( 0-14) 7:38, 3Q 14-14 Missouri at Columbia (Nov. 10, 1956) 14 ( 6-20) 13:05, 4Q 21-20 Missouri in Boulder (Oct. 31, 1959) 14 ( 3-17) 7:43, 3Q 31-20 Missouri in Boulder (Oct. 18, 1975) 14 ( 7-21) 11:01, 3Q 28-27 Iowa State at Ames (Nov. 1, 1975) 14 ( 7-21) 14:52, 3Q 38-21 Kansas State in Boulder (Nov. 19, 1983) 14 ( 0-14) 9:59, 3Q 21-17 Stanford in Boulder (Sept. 6, 1990) 14 (10-24) 8:44, 3Q 30-24 Kansas in Boulder (Nov. 16, 1991) 14 ( 0-14) 3:10, 1Q 33-21 *Washington at San Diego, Holiday Bowl (Dec.
    [Show full text]
  • Coaches P31-50.Indd
    1 TEAM COACHING STAFF • 31 HEAD COACH RALPH FRIEDGEN MARYLAND ‘70 • SIXTH YEAR AT MARYLAND Ralph Friedgen, the (30-3) in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and over West Virginia Friedgen brought 32 years of assistant coaching experience second-winningest fifth- (41-7) in the Toyota Gator Bowl. (including 21 as an offensive coordinator either in college or year head coach in Atlantic His offensive success notwithstanding, Friedgen’s the NFL) with him in his return to College Park. Coast Conference history, teams at Maryland have been superb on defense, ranking The 59-year-old Friedgen (pronounced FREE-jun) enters his sixth year at the among the nation’s leaders annually while producing the owns the rare distinction of coordinating the offense for University of Maryland with ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year in three of the last both a collegiate national champion (Georgia Tech in 1990) a reputation as one of the five seasons (E.J. Henderson in 2001 and 2002; D’Qwell and a Super Bowl team (San Diego in 1994). top minds in college football. This season, Friedgen will Jackson in 2005). Friedgen spent 20 seasons with the aforementioned also assume the duties of the team’s offensive coordinator, Named the winner of the Frank Broyles Award as the Ross in coaching stops at The Citadel, Maryland, Georgia marking the first time he will call the offensive plays in his top assistant coach in the country in 1999 while at Tech, Tech and the NFL’s San Diego Chargers. He returned to tenure at Maryland.
    [Show full text]
  • Mallory Men Bullet Points
    Mallory Men Bullet Points To: Loyal Mallory Men From: Andy Curtin RE: Letters of Recommendation for Bill Mallory’s Candidacy for College Football Hall of Fame My name is Andy Curtin. I created and ran the Legends Poll for 10 years from 2005 through 2014. We had 23 retired coaches participate over those years. Of this group 21 are in the HOF. Bill Mallory was a charter member and served all 10 years as a voter in the Legends Poll. The roster of Legends Poll coaches is stunning in its composition. Bobby Bowden, Tom Osborne, Frank Broyles, John Cooper, Fisher DeBerry, Bo Schembechler, Terry Donahue, Vince Dooley, Pat Dye, LaVell Edwards, Don James, Hayden Fry, John Ralston, Dick MacPherson, Don Nehlen, John Robinson, Bill Snyder, R.C. Slocum, Gene Stallings, George Welsh, Frank Kush, Bobby Ross…and Bill Mallory. Bobby Ross and Bill are the two non-HOF coaches. Everyone of our Legends Poll coaches believe Bill Mallory belongs in the HOF. However, since 2010 no coach has been granted a waiver for eligibility from the 60% winning percentage minimum rule, despite the fact that there are 31 non-60% coaches in the HOF with over 200 coaches enshrined there. I have been lobbying for Bill for over 4 years now to have the National Football Foundation reinstate the waiver procedure. I believe we have our best chance now because I have created an Index called the Curtin Coach Index (CCI) which I have provided to you herewith. It awards points to coaches for playing Top 25, Top 10 and Top 5 teams and is then averaged by years of service.
    [Show full text]
  • The Assistant Coaches
    the assistant coaches JIM LEAVITT Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Jim Leavitt is in his second season there to the nation’s No. 1 spot in his last season in Manhattan (1995). as defensive coordinator and Kansas State had four first-team defensive All-Americans in his time there, linebackers coach at Colorado, the school’s first in 16 years and exceeding by one its previous total in all joining the CU staff on February 5, of its history. 2015. He had previously coached He was an integral part of one of the greatest turnarounds in college four years with the San Francisco football history; in the 1980s, Kansas State had the worst record of all 49ers of the National Football League Division I-A schools at 21-87-3 with seven last place finishes in the Big (the 2011-14 seasons). He signed a Eight, including a 1-31-1 mark in the three seasons before Leavitt joined three-year contract upon his arrival Snyder’s staff (4-50-1 the last half of the decade). But in his six seasons in Boulder. coaching KSU, the Wildcats were 45-23-1, with three bowl appearances Leavitt, 59, had an immediate and three third-place finishes in conference play, essentially replacing impact on the CU program, as the Oklahoma in the pecking order after Nebraska and Colorado. K-State won Buffalo defense saw dramatic as many games in his six years as it had in the 18 before his arrival. improvement, finishing seventh in the Leavitt then accepted the challenge of a coach’s lifetime: the chance to Pac-12 in total defense (up from 11th start a program from scratch.
    [Show full text]