Tuesday April 4, 2017
NFL: The NFL will allow Amazon to pay it $50 million for the rights to stream 10 Thursday Night games this fall.
Lycoming College (D-III - PA): Sami Caygoz is the new offensive line coach at Lycoming.
Bill Snyder: Speaking publicly for the first time since his throat cancer diagnosis in February, Snyder said he has finished his initial round of treatment and will be tested again "in a few months."
Michigan State: Blake Treadwell, a former offensive lineman for the Spartans who previously served as a graduate assistant at South Florida, has joined the staff as a graduate assistant.
Temple: Vince Sinagra has now formally been announced as part of Geoff Collins' staff and will hold the title of chief of staff. Sinagra previously led the Anna Maria College (D-III - MA) for five seasons before stepping down after last year.
CBS: Tony Romo is expected to replace Phil Simms as CBS's top NFL color analyst, according to John Ourand of Sports Business Journal.
St. Norbert College (D-III - WI): St. Norbert College a nationally-ranked, private, Catholic, liberal arts college is seeking an assistant football coach / admission athletic recruiter. This is a full-time, 12-month, limited travel, $38,000 with benefits position. No phone calls or emails please. The Admission Athletic Recruiter/Assistant Football Coach reports both to the office of admission and football department. Primary responsibilities for admission are out of state recruitment and territory management, high school visit communication coordination for admission staff and group admission visit programming for athletic teams. Primary responsibilities for football program is to coach a position, administrative duties and recruitment responsibilities. This position will serve as lead liaison between the office of admission and the athletics department. Applications should be submitted by April 22, 2017. Apply for the position via this link.
Kentucky: The Wildcats have released contract information for three of Mark Stoops's assistants, via the Courier-Journal. Tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow has signed a 3-year deal worth $425,000 in 2017 and rising $25,000 a year thereafter. Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw has inked a 3-year deal worth $500,000 a year, and offensive line coach John Schlarman has signed a 2-year deal worth $375,000 a year. Marrow and Hinshaw's buyouts are $150,000 per year remaining on their contract, and Scharlman's is $100,000.
Colorado State-Pueblo (D-II): Per source, former Oklahoma Baptist (D-II) defensive line coach coach Herman Smith is the new defensive line coach at CSU-Pueblo.
Valley Forge Military (JC - PA): Lou Orth, who spend the last two years at Northampton HS (PA) as the offensive coordinator, has been named the program's new head coach. Orth previously worked as an assistant coach working with baseball and football at Valley Forge.
Tony Romo: Tony Romo is retiring and planning on going into broadcasting, according to multiple reports this morning.