ATLANTA — Former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was selected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Monday morning. Manning helped lead the Volunteers to the 1997 Southeastern Conference championship, going 39-6 in four seasons, and passing for 11,201 yards and 89 touchdowns. Manning, 40, was the runner-up to Charles Woodson for the 1997 Heisman…
via Peyton Manning elected to College Football Hall of Fame — FOX31 Denver
The Wild Card Weekend games may have not been compelling, but there were some standout individual performances this weekend. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ stuff was on fire, as he threw for 362 yards and four touchdowns. Three of those scores went to wide receiver Randall Cobb, including yet another Hail Mary, in a…
If Vance Joseph is hired as the Denver Broncos head coach, he plans to tap Mike McCoy as is offensive coordinator. According to Alex Marvez of Sporting News, Denver Broncos head coaching candidate Vance Joseph has reached out to former San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy as his offensive coordinator. If true, it would…
(The Sports Xchange) – Forward Alonzo Gee signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. The 6-foot-6 Gee will be with the Nuggets for their game in London on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers. Gee was waived by the Nuggets on Friday after signing with the team in November. He averaged 0.8 points…
Frost-brewed and cold-filtered by Mario Sanelli. msanelli@denverpost.com | @mariosanellidp As the Broncos search for a new head coach marches on, so does the Broncos Insider newsletter, albeit a replica size of its former self. The Big Stuff Broncos GM John Elway attempting his toughest comeback. Broncos interview Dave Toub, Kyle Shanahan for head coach. Head-coaching search continues;…
via Broncos Insider: And the head-coaching search marches on — The Denver Post
Dolphins defensive coordinator Vance Joseph may have won by losing. The candidate for multiple head-coaching jobs has an advantage over assistant coaches whose teams are still playing, since Joseph (unlike the likes of Dave Toub, Kyle Shanahan, and Josh McDaniels, to name a few) can be hired now. Joseph’s first opportunity comes, as expected, with…
via Vance Joseph could quickly end up with a head-coaching job — ProFootballTalk
It’s been eight days since the regular season ended, and six coaching vacancies remain — half of which arose during the season. So when will the music begin to stop? The teams with experienced football people making the decisions are likely to move faster, with the Broncos, Jaguars, and Chargers falling into that group. For…
via When will the coaching carousel stop spinning? — ProFootballTalk
By Ralph D. Russo, AP College Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. — Peyton Manning and his Southeastern Conference nemesis, former Florida coach Steve Spurrier, will go into the College Football Hall of Fame together. The rest of the new Hall of Fame class of 13 players and coaches includes Southern California Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart,…
via Peyton Manning, Steve Spurrier, Dat Nguyen enter College Football Hall of Fame — The Denver Post
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