Thursday August 6, 2020
MACtion: Well, this morning Ralph Russo reported the MAC was planning to move forward with a season; however word this afternoon from Ross Dellenger is that they have delayed a decision until Saturday. Word had been circulating within the profession that NIU was strongly considering not playing this season regardless of the conference decision. Will update when more is clear.
Tulane: Tulane has added games with South Alabama (Sept. 12) and Southern Miss (Sept. 26) to its schedule. The additions bring the Wave's schedule back to 12 games.
SoCon (FCS): The Southern Conference released a statement Thursday saying it is still evaluating its path forward and reviewing guidance released by the NCAA Board of Governors on Wednesday. "Various options are being explored to evaluate the feasibility of a safe and successful return to competition," the statement read.
Madonna (NAIA - MI): Madonna University, located in Livonia, MI is seeking a highly motivated defensive graduate assistant. The Graduate Assistant (GA) must be fully admitted to a Graduate degree program at Madonna University. The GA must register for a minimum of 6 semester hours (minimum of 9 semester hours is required for international graduate assistants) during each Fall and Winter semester. The GA may register for additional credits up to a maximum of 24 semester hours per academic year. The GA must maintain good standing academically (3.0 or higher GPA each semester) and adhere to the University Code of Conduct to maintain their position. Compensation includes tuition, and potential room and board, meal plan or stipend, depending on applicant’s preference. A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0) scale required. Combination of education and practical experience related to the position is preferred. We are an equal opportunity employer. To apply visit this link and send cover letter, resume, and 3 references to hhaygood@madonna.edu
Texas Tech: Texas Tech has added a Sept. 12 home game with Houston Baptist. The Red Raiders had lost all of their non-conference games due to cancelations or Big 12 restrictions.
Old Dominion: Limited by state restrictions, Old Dominion coaches are holding Limited by state restrictions, this staff is doing three-a-days
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Middle Tennessee-Troy: Middle Tennessee and Troy have lined up an in-season home-and-home to replace lost games elsewhere. The teams, which were not originally scheduled to play this season, will meet Sept. 5 or 19 at MTSU and Nov. 21 at Troy.
Harbaugh / Ryan Day: Covid or no covid, some things never change.
Coaches Poll: The first version of the coaches poll is out... and, well, ok.
BYU at Navy: BYU and Navy will meet Monday, Sept. 7 in Annapolis for a game to be televised by ESPN. These teams have only met twice previously but share an interesting history.
National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches: Maryland head coach Mike Locksley is set to announce the creation of the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions have announced that under current conditions there will be no fans in the stands at Beaver Stadium this fall.
ACC: The ACC unveiled its 2020 schedule on Thursday morning. Check it out.
MACtion: The AP's Ralph Russo tweeted this morning that the MAC "looks like it'll be up and running this year."
Notre Dame: For the first time in nearly 100 years, Notre Dame will not play Navy this season Bill Wagner of the Capital Gazette is reporting. Wagner states "scheduling constraints imposed by the ACC" as the reasoning.
Kent State: Juan Soto has accepted an offensive graduate assistant position at Kent State working with the quarterbacks. Soto was previously the wide receivers coach / recruiting coordinator at Ventura College (JC - CA).
Fall Championships:Division II and It’s official, Division III cancels fall championships
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Moked Analytics:Coaches and staff from 80 FBS, FCS and DII programs participated in the first-of-its-kind 2020 Moked Analytics College Football How and Why Study. Find out the two head coach philosophy factors that predicted on-field productivity. Discover how programs across the college football landscape approach 13 key areas of program management. Learn more and get the report via this link.
Kliff Kingsbury: There’s some good news, and disappointing news behind perhaps the most iconic picture of the 2020 virtual NFL Draft featuring Kliff Kingsbury.
FootballScoop Online Clinic 2020: Catch all 100 videos from the FootballScoop Online Clinic here.
Alabama: Steve Sarkisian got a pay bump to become one of the highest paid assistants in college football yesterday, and Alabama's new strength staff salaries were revealed as well.
UConn: Yesterday, UConn became the first FBS program to cancel their season.
NFL and College Head Coaching Changes: Keep track of all the head coaching changes from NFL to FBS to NAIA via this page.