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-8 posts tagged "Charlie Strong"
Ryan Klaus | Friday, December 2, 2016
The college football coaching carousel kicked into full gear over Thanksgiving weekend, led most notably by Texas’ decision to fire Charlie Strong and hire the crown jewel of this year’s cohort of potential coaching free agents, Tom Herman. Earlier this week, Ben Padanilam suggested in this space that Strong’s firing was unwarranted, citing an unjustly short
Benjamin Padanilam | Wednesday, November 30, 2016
As the regular season nears its close, college football fans have their eyes on one of two things: the College Football Playoff and the coaching carousel that is already in progress. Several programs have already pulled the trigger on new hires. But there’s one in particular where that trigger seemed a little premature: Texas’ firing
Alex Carson | Monday, September 5, 2016
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite trailing 31-14 early in the third quarter, the win was right there for No. 10 Notre Dame. One more score, one more stop, one more big play. That’s all the Irish needed to avoid an upset loss on the opening night of their season. But instead of the Irish getting that
Renee Griffin | Friday, September 2, 2016
Question after question at a Monday press conference was about the lack of certainty at the quarterback position in the season-opening matchup between Texas and No. 10 Notre Dame. It wasn’t Irish head coach Brian Kelly answering those questions, though. It was Longhorns head coach Charlie Strong, who is similarly faced with a choice between
Hunter McDaniel | Sunday, September 6, 2015
In the first game of the new season, it was a day of firsts for the Irish. Malik Zaire started his first game at home, Josh Adams scored on his first career carry (and then again later in the game), and Justin Yoon kicked his first career field goal for No. 11 Notre Dame. If
Alex Carson | Friday, September 4, 2015
That Texas head coach Charlie Strong decided to go in a different direction offensively after last season shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Despite playing in the Big 12, where defense can seem optional from time to time, the Longhorns offense struggled last season, finishing in the bottom fifth of all FBS schools in both
Mary Green | Tuesday, September 1, 2015
For the most part, Brian Kelly said his typical Monday practices are lethargic and low-energy. But with Texas coming to town for Notre Dame’s season opener Saturday, the Irish head coach said his team was ready to go for this week. “It was focused,” Kelly said. “There was an intent to really work on getting
Isaac Lorton | Thursday, September 25, 2014
A fiery red-headed boy, dressed in Notre Dame gear ran up to Cody Riggs outside the Main Building on Wednesday afternoon and yelled, “High five!” With his hand extended above his head, he leapt to meet the hand of the chuckling graduate student cornerback. “It’s a lot of fun,” Riggs said. “So many young fans