Go Big Blue: Reflections from a lapsed football fan – San Francisco Chronicle

Lily Janiak (second from right) with her mother, brother and paternal grandmother at a University of Michigan tailgate. Photo: Courtesy Lily Janiak The closest I usually get to describing my University of Michigan football fandom is to compare it to my fallen Catholicism: It’s like how, if you were raised Catholic, you’re always Catholic, even […]

Maryland football hires Jon Hoke as defensive coordinator – The Washington Post

Maryland football hires Jon Hoke as defensive coordinator – The Washington Post

Emily Giambalvo January 24 at 11:18 AM Jon Hoke, a longtime coach at the college and NFL levels, will be named defensive coordinator at Maryland, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Hoke will fill the final open coordinator position under Coach Michael Locksley, who was hired by Maryland on Dec. 4. Two […]

With smaller crowds spotted across the nation, Texas drew more football fans in 2018 – Hookem.com

Longhorn fans sing the Eyes of Texas before a football game against Baylor at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Oct. 13, 2018. [Stephen Spillman for Statesman] BEVO BEAT Football Posted January 23rd, 2019 Danny Davis American-Statesman Staff @aasdanny During the 2018 football season, Texas sold out three home games and averaged 97,713 fans over its six appearances […]

Football Needs Blown Calls – Deadspin

To head off the inevitable whataboutism: Yes, the Rams got hosed too, by multiple missed penalties. But none of those were as blatant, as obvious in realtime, or as directly would have changed the outcome of the game, as the missed pass interference by Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman on Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis. The NFL […]

Football thoughts (and more) on Sunday’s title games – 247Sports

I don’t watch the NFL as much as I used to because Sundays are such a carryover from the Saturdays that Texas A&M plays that in order to spend any time with my family I’ve got to sacrifide everything but Dallas. As a result, the last three weekends have been educational not just from […]

Football thoughts (and more) on Sunday’s title games – 247Sports

I don’t watch the NFL as much as I used to because Sundays are such a carryover from the Saturdays that Texas A&M plays that in order to spend any time with my family I’ve got to sacrifide everything but Dallas. As a result, the last three weekends have been educational not just from […]