YORKVILLE — Roger Herbert is starting his third season as Buckeye Local’s head coach and is still looking for that elusive first win. That may be the bad news. On the other hand, Herbert is starting his third season with the Panthers and not only does he believe this is the best group of ...
COLUMBUS — All eyes are on Ryan Day as he steps into the role as architect of one of America’s top college football programs. Day, 40, looked full of vigor and vitality earlier this month as he led Ohio State onto the Scarlet and Gray turf at “The Woody” for the Buckeyes’ first ...
MORGANTOWN — The Neal Brown Era begins at West Virginia. The former Troy University coach begins his first season in charge of the Mountaineers, taking over for Dana Holgorsen, who left after nine seasons to take the job at the University of Houston. Brown complied a 35-16 record with the Trojans during his four seasons in charge, including 3-0 in bowl games. He is one of six FBS coaches to win 10 or more games the last three years. But while there is a lot of excitement of what many analysts called a “home run hire,” Brown takes over a West Virginia program in transition, ...
Oklahoma earned a trip to the College Football Playoff after a 12-1 season in which the Sooners avenge their only loss, beating rival Texas in the Big 12 title game. Oklahoma saw its national title hopes ended by Alabama in the Orange Bowl. But despite losing a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for the second straight season, Oklahoma was selected as the favorites to repeat as Big 12 champions by the conference’s media representatives. The Sooners have been the favorites seven times since 2011 and have captured a Big 12-record 12 league titles, including the last four. In his ...
WHEELING — Linsly is no stranger to tackling demanding football schedules over the years. The Cadets’ 2019 slate, however, is one of the most challenging yet. Coach B.J. Depew’s charges are coming off a 6-4 campaign and two years removed from a 9-2 OVAC 2A championship season. Despite ...
WHEELING — The numbers are big at Wheeling Park — 105 players came out this summer for football. The starting quarterback and all three running backs return. So does much of the defense. Where Wheeling Park will have the biggest questions this season comes in front of its electric playmakers as the Patriots must replace all five starting lineman from a year ago, including all-stater Tristen Bittner, who signed to play for Marshall. With its usual daunting schedule, Wheeling Park coach Chris Daugherty just won’t know how this new crop of Patriots will perform until they hit ...
