Coach retirement
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2021 12:37 PM EDT
April 27 1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. He finished with a 49-0 record, including six title...

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh paces the sideline during the second half of the Citrus Bowl NCAA college football game against Alabama in Orlando, Fla. Michigan has decided to stick with Harbaugh. He has finalized a new, five-year deal with a base salary of $4 million per year. He can make as much as $8 million with incentives, according to a person familiar with the contract who spoke to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
'Work to be done": Harbaugh has new, 5-year deal at Michigan

By Larry Lage Jan. 08, 2021 04:51 PM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 file photo, LSU coach Ed Orgeron shouts instructions to players on the field during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla. LSU coach Ed Orgeron has hired Jake Peetz as his offensive coordinator and DJ Mangas as passing game coordinator, luring both coaches away from the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Peetz and Mangas, whose hirings were announced Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 both worked as offensive assistants alongside Panthers offensive coordinator and former LSU passing game coordinator Joe Brady.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
LSU taps Peetz, Mangas as top offensive coaches

Jan. 06, 2021 05:03 PM EST

LSU assistant coaches Ensminger, Johnson retiring

Dec. 22, 2020 09:55 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger and defensive line coach Bill Johnson are retiring from their regular coaching duties but...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2020 11:04 AM EDT
April 25 1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked...

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2013 file photo former head coach Jim Lambright smiles as he stands at a concourse entrance in the newly renovated Husky Stadium in Seattle. Lambright has died at age 77, the school announced on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Lambright spent nearly four decades associated with the Washington program as a player, assistant coach and head coach. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)
Former Washington football coach Jim Lambright dies at 77

By Tim Booth Mar. 29, 2020 04:35 PM EDT

Michigan State adds more football staffers

Feb. 27, 2020 07:26 PM EST
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State's football team has hired Jason Novak as strength and conditioning coach and Scott Aligo as director of player...

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2012, file photo, Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio, right, runs out on to the Michigan Stadium field alongside the school mascot, Sparty, before an NCAA college football game with Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Dantonio announced his retirement Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, ending a 13-year run in which he guided the Spartans to heights they hadn't reached in decades. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio retiring after 13 seasons

By Noah Trister Feb. 04, 2020 02:58 PM EST

San Diego State's Rocky Long retires, replaced by Hoke

By Bernie Wilson Jan. 08, 2020 03:18 PM EST
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rocky Long is retiring as San Diego State’s football coach after taking the Aztecs to nine straight bowl games. He will be...

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, Ohio State coach Ryan Day watches during the second half of the team's Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in Indianapolis. A year ago, Day was a relatively unknown Ohio State assistant. This December he's reigning Big Ten coach of the year and is eyeing a national title after leading the Buckeyes to a 13-0 record as the successor to the retiring Urban Meyer. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Year sees Day rise from unknown assistant to celebrity coach

By Mitch Stacy Dec. 24, 2019 10:30 AM EST

Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente and defensive coordinator Bud Foster take the field after shutting out Pittsburgh 28-0 after an NCAA college football game in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Bell)
Hooker's 2 TD passes lead No. 25 Virginia Tech over Pitt

By Jimmy Robertson Nov. 23, 2019 07:06 PM EST

Wake Forest quarterback Jamie Newman (12) runs for a touchdown against North Carolina State in the first half an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Virginia Tech hosts No. 22 Wake Forest, honors Bud Foster

By Hank Kurz Jr. Nov. 08, 2019 10:53 AM EST

AP Sportlight

Compiled By Paul Montella Nov. 03, 2019 09:40 AM EST
Nov. 4 1934 — The Detroit Lions rush for an NFL record 426 yards in a 40-7 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only bright spot for the...

Friday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2019 03:50 AM EDT
NBA NEW YORK (AP) — In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets...

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, file photo, then San Jose State head coach Dick Tomey smiles in the first quarter against Fresno State during an NCAA college football game in San Jose, Calif. Tomey, the winningest football coach in University of Arizona history, died Friday night, May 10, 2019, in Tucson, Ariz. He was 80. Tomey was 183-145-7 overall in 20 years as head coach at Hawaii, Arizona and San Jose State. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in December. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Dick Tomey, winningest Arizona football coach, dies at 80

May. 11, 2019 12:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2016, file photo, Georgia Tech defensive back Lance Austin (17), Lawrence Austin (20) and Brandon Adams (90) celebrate after Austin intercepted a Georgia pass during an NCAA college football game in Athens, Ga. Adams has died at the age of 21. The school announced player's death Sunday, March 24, 2019. No cause was given. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Georgia Tech announces death of DT Brandon Adams

By Paul Newberry Mar. 24, 2019 02:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 file photo, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer celebrates at the end of the team's 28-23 win over Washington during the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Pasadena, Calif. Urban Meyer is headed back to television. Fox announced on Monday, March 11, 2019 that they have hired the former Ohio State coach as one of the analysts for its retooled college football pregame show. Fox also announced that it has hired Reggie Bush and will move Brady Quinn from the booth to the studio. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Former Ohio State coach Meyer joining Fox's studio team

By Joe Reedy Mar. 11, 2019 04:13 PM EDT

Ex-Gophers coach Kill says successor Fleck 'about himself'

Feb. 20, 2019 04:21 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill says he won't speak again to P.J. Fleck, saying the current Golden Gophers coach is too selfish. ...

Washington head coach Chris Petersen watches during warm ups before the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Ohio State Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Ohio State tops Washington 28-23 in Meyer's Rose Bowl finale

By Greg Beacham Jan. 01, 2019 08:51 PM EST

Indiana offensive coordinator retires after 37-year career

Dec. 30, 2018 11:25 PM EST
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Hoosiers offensive coordinator and associate head coach Mike DeBord is retiring after a 37-year coaching career. The...