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Three Observations from LSU Football’s Week 2 Victory Over Nicholls State Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers capture their first victory of the season, eye improvement on defense moving forward. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers captured their first victory of the 2024 season after taking down Nicholls State 44-21 on Saturday night in Death Valley. After an uneasy start to the game, the Bayou Bengals allowed just seven points in the second half to go on a 21-7 run in the final quarter and a half. Now, despite getting back on track and claiming a win over an inferior…
The ultimate glossary of Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper’s greatest sayings Editor’s note: Throughout this week, The Athletic will profile many of the broadcasters who have been nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award. The next recipient of the award will be announced on Dec. 6 at the Winter Meetings. Read all of our stories on the nominees here. Find a Giants fan who doesn’t know anything about tennis in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Ask them to name five women tennis players from the era. There’s Billie Jean King, sure, and her brother even pitched for the Giants. There’s Martina Navratilova, of…
Who is Garrett Nussmeier? Meet LSU’s new QB1 replacing Jayden Daniels after starring in ReliaQuest Bowl Garrett Nussmeier waited patiently for three years to get his chance to be the starting quarterback for LSU. Now, he finally has that opportunity. In the age of NIL and the relaxed transfer portal, it’s not as common to see quarterbacks sit on the sidelines for seasons before finally getting starting reps at a program. But that’s the case in Baton Rouge, as Brian Kelly tabbed Nussmeier to take over the offense for the Tigers in 2024. Nussmeier has big shoes to fill…
Another champion returns: Can record-breaking Penn State wrestling be even better? Penn State wrestling just produced one of the most dominating seasons in the history of the sport. Could it’s 2024-25 version actually be even better? Here’s a reason why: Nittany Lions’ star heavyweight, Greg Kerkvliet, has announced that he will, indeed, return for a fifth season. That gives coach Cael Sanderson three returning NCAA champs and two runners-up for a team that just shattered championships records for team points and margin of victory in March. Penn State will go for its fourth straight title next season and its 12th in the…
Titans Hire Brian Callahan for Head Coaching Job NASHVILLE – The Titans have a new head football coach. On Wednesday, the Titans and Brian Callahan officially agreed to terms on a contract to make him the team’s next coach. Callahan, who previously served as offensive coordinator with the Cincinnati Bengals, is scheduled to be introduced at a press conference on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park. “This is an exciting time for our franchise, and we’re thrilled to have Brian as our head coach,” said Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk. “We went through a thorough candidate search and…
James Franklin To Resign If Penn State Football Misses Next College Football Playoff James Franklin will resign as the head coach of Penn State football if the team misses the next College Football Playoff (CFP), he announced Sunday. Franklin, the 10-year leader of the Nittany Lions, has never made the CFP in his tenure. “I’ve been at Penn State for 10 years,” Franklin told Onward State. “It’s time for me to show my worth. There are people out there who say I’m a fraud, and until I win some big games, they might be right. There are going to be…
Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson has signed a contract extension Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson has signed a contract extension to stay with the program moving forward, a school spokesperson confirmed to Blue-White Illustrated Wednesday night. The news was first reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Details of the agreement were not disclosed. Penn State has historically not released information about coach’s contracts aside from its head football coach. It’s unclear where Sanderson was in his current deal and also uncertain how long this new one will last. Sanderson took over the Lions wrestling program for the 2009-2010 season. Since,…
Fans grade broadcast teams on an A-to-F scale. Out of the 495 votes the Giants broadcast received, more than 63% were an A, which helped their GPA end up at 3.35. But the Mets’ crew had 68% of 573 voters give them an A, boosting them to 3.37 to take the top spot from the Giants. The two broadcast crews were somehow intertwined in an extremely weird New York controversy earlier this season. New York Yankees play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay blasted the Mets’ TV station, SNY, for running an advertisement on Kay’s radio show that called the Mets’ team the “best booth in baseball.”…
Drew Allar is ready for his second act as Penn State’s QB1: ‘He’s settled in’ STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Drew Allar lofted the ball down the far sideline, uncorking the kind of shot play many wanted to see more of from Penn State’s starting quarterback last year. The ball was perfectly placed and one of Allar’s receivers ran under it and hauled in what would’ve been a touchdown. It was just one throw on the practice field in the middle of August. There was no threat of a pass rush and no defense to read. In the story of this season for No.…
Weekend BP: Kruk & Kuip finalists for 2024 Ford C. Frick broadcasting award If inducted, they would join Jon Miller in the Hall of Fame. Earlier this week, the ten finalists for the Hall of Fame’s 2024 Ford C. Frick Award were announced, and this year San Francisco Giants fans will see two familiar and beloved faces among them. Both Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper are nominated. Against each other. Which seems like a cruel, “Sophie’s Choice” style conundrum for any one who has ever even watched one of their broadcasts and has to choose between them, somehow. You can’t induct one without…