Associated PressFirst-year Michigan coach Sherrone Moore might display some of his QB options in spring game
Sherrone Moore will have a lot of big decisions to make in his first season as Michigan's coach, leading the defending national champions after Jim Harbaugh bolted to coach the Los Angeles Chargers. Moore has a lot of options, including the speedy Alex Orji and experienced Jack Tuttle. Like a savvy coach, and not one in his first year, he dodged a question about whether the job could be shared.
Associated PressMichigan State's new coach Jonathan Smith and QB Aidan Chiles know each other well from Oregon State
Michigan State is breaking in a new football coach and quarterback this year. The Spartans may benefit from how familiar the pivotal people in the program are with each other because they both were at Oregon State last season. Jonathan Smith, who led the Beavers for six seasons, was hired in late November and quarterback Aidan Chiles joined him less than a month later.
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Archie Cooley, the college football coach whose innovative offense launched Jerry Rice, has died
Archie Cooley, the innovative Black college football coach whose offense helped Jerry Rice become a star at Mississippi Valley State, has died, his family announced through the school Thursday. “The MVSU Family sends our condolences to the Cooley Family,” the school said in a social media post, but did not share details about Cooley's death. Nicknamed “Gunslinger” for his passion for the passing game, Cooley spent 19 seasons as a head coach at four HBCUs and went 83-78-5.