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  1. Sources: Notre Dame offers General Manager role to Detroit Lions's Mike Martin Notre Dame is seeking to hire Martin as G.M., Auburn's Kenyatta Watson in recruiting John Brice Feb 14, 2025 Notre Dame is close to filling its general manager role left vacant last month when Chad Bowden exited the Fighting Irish football program for the same role at USC. Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that the Irish and Marcus Freeman have offered their general manager role to the Detroit Lions's Mike Martin. In fact, Notre Dame hosted Martin and his wife, Cari, from Tuesday through early Thursday this week on the South Bend, Indiana, campus. A former Vanderbilt football player, Martin has some two decades' experience in the NFL. He's been Detroit's director of scouting advancement for the past four seasons. Prior to that, Martin worked for the NFL's Carolina Panthers as an area scout from 2018-20 and he logged 11 seasons with the Houston Texans, eventually climbing to the role of assistant director of college scouting. The Irish hosted Martin on campus, also housing him at the Morris Inn as they had done recently with Texas Tech's James Blanchard, who turned down the Irish's multi-year offer for their G.M. role. During his visit this week to Notre Dame, Martin met individually with Irish athletics director Pete Bevacqua, the school's top NIL official in Scott Connors, was scheduled for a three-hour meeting with Freeman and then joined Bevacqua, Freeman and select others inside Notre Dame Stadium's Schivarelli Lounge for dinner Wednesday night. Sources told FootballScoop that Martin was offered a multi-year deal worth more than $500,000 annually, plus bonus incentives. In addition to those individual meetings that were scheduled for Martin's time on the Notre Dame campus, he also was set to meet with the remaining members of Notre Dame's recruiting department: Carter Auman, Caleb Davis, Deland McCullough II and Becca Sites. Also, Martin was expected to meet with analytics guru Anthony Treash and Matt Jansen -- Notre Dame's director of scouting with whom Martin previously worked for the Houston Texans. Watson, among the most prominent recruiting and personnel figures in the Southeastern Conference footprint, also was scheduled to visit midweek with his wife but did not make the trip. However, several sources told FootballScoop that Watson has been offered the top recruiting position in the Notre Dame football program, a director of player personnel/director of recruiting-type of role. A final decision is expected in the coming days; sources with direct knowledge this week told FootballScoop that Auburn recently elevated the pay of Watson, who is the school's director of recruiting research and strategy, and was prepared to again fight to keep Watson. ESPN's Adam Schefter also reported that Notre Dame was working to finalize a deal with Martin.
  2. Georgia and Kirby Smart reportedly promoting former FBS defensive coordinator to on-field role Doug Samuels Feb 14, 2025 In a trend we're seeing across college football with the 10 on-field assistants now a thing of the past, a lot of programs are designating coaches for the nickel position. That's what Kirby Smart and Georgia are doing with former Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker, per CBS Sports. Thacker landed on his feet in Athens last year as an analyst, and CBS Sports shares that he was a target for another top program this cycle, but Smarty and the Dawgs are holding onto him with the promotion. A former defensive coordinator with stops calling the plays at Georgia Tech under both Geoff Collins and Brent Key, Thacker also served as the defensive coordinator for a season at Temple with Collins. He brings experience working with both safeties and linebackers at the FBS level, previously working in the secondary at UCF and Southern Miss before moving to linebackers at Kennesaw State and Temple. This fall will mark Thacker's second season with Georgia, and his first in an official on-field role. Stay tuned
  3. Texas approves raise, extensions for Steve Sarkisian and two assistants Twenty-five wins in two seasons has netted two raises and extensions in two seasons. Zach Barnett 10 hours ago Steve Sarkisian agreed to an extension to remain at Texas amid interest from two NFL franchises last month, and on Saturday we got details of that extension. Sarkisian received a modest raise while having a year tacked on to the end of his deal, according to documents obtained from Inside Texas. The previous deal -- agreed to after Texas broke through with a Big 12 championship and a College Football Playoff berth, and after Nick Saban retired -- lasted through 2030 and would have paid him $10.4 million in 2025. Now, Sarkisian is under contract through 2031 and will earn $10.8 million this year. Where the previous deal called for $100,000 annual raises, Sarkisian will now make an additional $150 grand per year, topping him out at $12.3 million in 2031. Sarkisian, of course, will never see the end of his current contract. He'll either win his way to an entirely new contract or an NFL offer he can't refuse, or he won't and Texas will have a new head coach by the time 2031 rolls around. But the point of Saturday's news is a vow renewal: Sarkisian is happy with Texas, and Texas is happy with Sarkisian. After a 13-12 start, Texas is 25-5 overall, 16-3 in conference play, 1-1 in conference title games, and was the only program to make the CFP in 2023 and '24. Elsewhere, UT regents also approved a 1-year extension for assistant head coach, special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Jeff Banks. He will still earn his scheduled $1.2 million in 2025 and $1.25 million in '26, but is now set to earn $1.3 million in 2027. Texas also awarded a raise and extension to Johnny Nansen, hired in 2024 as co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach. Scheduled to make $925,000 in 2025, Nansen will now earn $1.1 million and is now on the hook to make $1.2 million in 2026. Banks and Nansen were the only assistants awarded raises and/or extensions on Saturday, but the UT regents are not done approving money to Sarkisian's staff this winter. Sarkisian hired Mark Orphey to coach cornerbacks following Blake Gideon's departure for the Georgia Tech defensive coordinator job; the running backs job is open following Tashard Choice taking the same job with the Detroit Lions; and the agents of Sark's remaining assistants are assuredly singing their client's praises following a season that saw the Longhorns win 13 games and send 14 players to the NFL combine.
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  5. Hmmm... will Kentucky fans outnumber UT fans??? Might get ugly for Texas on Saturday 🙄
  6. Yikes... 6 conference wins best case???
  7. Kentucky fans gonna outnumber UT fans?
  8. DeMarco Murray expected to stick with OU football after Penn State pursuit, per report https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/football/demarco-murray-expected-to-stick-with-ou-football-after-penn-state-pursuit-per-report/ar-AA1yVjhV?ocid=BingNewsSerp blOU fans reaction... Did things just get better or worse...
  9. T. J. Otzelberger On June 1, 2013, he married Alison Lacey, former ISU women's basketball standout, former WNBA player, and former coach of the Marshalltown Community College women's basketball team. They have three children.
  10. Thread needs a laugh. 😎
  11. Damn 30k !!! Hook'em 🤘
  12. Vic's fired up program at Moody Sunday 🤘 Then this RT shitshow on Tuesday 😡 Men's basketball at Texas deserves better.
  13. She should have spent the $42 on something else 🙄
  14. Absolutely... Kentucky beats Vols twice this season 75-64
  15. Kentucky beats Vols twice this season 75-64
  16. 70-62 Kentucky up, 1:13 left. Barnes team struggling to score in last couple minutes...
  17. After that great crowd for Texas WBB vs SC on Sunday, curious about home attendance for Men's game tonight vs Bama.. 🤔
  18. 2025 schedule change... CDC: "Oh, and one update for your calendar's folks," Del Conte said in his Forty Acres Insider. "Our home football game with Sam Houston this fall is moving up a week to September 20. It was originally scheduled for September 27 but will now be played a week earlier closing out our non-conference schedule that includes a road game at Ohio State (Aug. 30), and home games with San Jose State (Sep. 6), UTEP (Sep. 13) and Sam Houston (Sep. 20). We'll have a bye-week Sep. 27 then open SEC play at Florida (Oct. 4).
  19. Not looking good for UK...
  20. RIP Kultida 🙏🙏🙏
  21. Michigan reportedly bolstering offensive staff with addition of MAC coordinator The job with the Wolverines marks a return to Ann Arbor for Campbell, who previously coached the team's receivers for over a decade. Doug Samuels 9 hours ago After fielding one the best passing offenses in the MAC, including a historic year from tight end Harold Fannin Jr. who broke the FBS record for both receptions (117) and receiving yards (1,555) by a tight end, Bowling Green is reportedly losing a key assistant. Falcons receivers coach and pass game coordinator Erik Campbell is heading to the Big Ten to become the assistant receivers coach at Michigan, according to a recent report from 247. The move to Ann Arbor marks a return for Campbell, who not only played under Bill Schembechler in the 1980's but also previously coached the receivers for the Wolverines for over a decade from 1995-2007. His time with the program included mentoring greats like Braylon Edwards, Amani Toomer, Mario Manningham, and current Michigan receivers coach Ronald Bellamy as well. After Lloyd Carr's retirement at Michigan, Campbell coached the receivers at Iowa and spent a few seasons in Canada with the Montreal Alouettes. He'd go on to coach at UConn and then serve as pass game coordinator / wide receivers coach at Delaware (FCS) before joining Scot Loeffler's staff at BGSU in 2019, and that's where he has spent the last several seasons. Campbell joins a strong offensive staff that underwent a coordinator change this offseason. Chip Lindsey was brought in to run to the offense while Grant Newsom (OL), Steve Casula (TEs), Ron Bellamy (WRs) and Tony Alford (RBs / RGC) all return.
  22. Dabo Swinney reportedly adding head coaching veteran Mike Houston to staff Doug Samuels 4 hours ago Mike Houston had turned around programs a few programs before leading James Madison to the FCS national title in 2016. However, in his sixth season at East Carolina, he was let go back in October after a 3-4 start. He had led the Pirates to 7-5 and 8-5 seasons in 2021 and 2022, but ECU dropped to 2-10 in 2023 and the slow start to this past fall left decision makers wanting to go in a new direction. Now he's set to land at Clemson, where Dabo Swinney continues to assemble an impressive array of talent to his support staff. ESPN shares that Houston is joining the staff to work on the defensive side of the ball. Before head coaching stops at Lenoir-Rhyne (D-II -NC), The Citadel (FCS) and then James Madison and ECU, Houston spent a few seasons calling the defense at Lenoir-Rhyne before ascending to the head coaching job and also spent a season as a Division III defensive play caller at Brevard (D-III - NC). His opportunity at the college level came after a decade of high school experience, first as the defensive coordinator at Forbush HS (NC) and then TC Roberson (NC) before becoming the head coach at TC Roberson from 2001-05. He joins a support staff at Clemson, where Dabo has recently added an NFL veteran talent evaluator in Kevin Kelly from the Chargers.
  23. Awwwbrrrnnn fans... "Did things just get better or worse" Auburn contract extension reportedly doubles DJ Durkin's salary The pay bump makes Durkin the second highest paid coordinator in college football. Doug Samuels 47 minutes ago
  24. Yep... Aaron Rodgers wanted Florida State IN & Texas OUT 🏈 | The Pat McAfee Show 1 year ago
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