Tag: football
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State of the Program: New Mexico Lobos
Head Coach: Jason Eck is entering his first season as the head coach of the Lobos. He comes over after his previous stop as the head coach of Idaho, he took over a fractured program that had been struggling since the move down to FCS and not only did he bring wins on the field…
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State of the Program: Nevada Wolf Pack
Head Coach: Jeff Choate is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Wolf Pack with a 3-10 record. While the record didn’t reflect it enough, Nevada was definitely improved in his first year and was competitive in a lot of games including against playoff participants SMU and Boise State. Choate has a…
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State of the Program: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Head Coach: Timmy Chang is entering his 4th season with the Rainbow Warriors with a 13-25 record. He’s a former legendary QB with Hawaii in the early 2000s, and has a few records that stand to this day. He returned home after Todd Graham essentially burned the program to the ground so he’s been given…
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State of the Program: Fresno State Bulldogs
Head Coach: Matt Entz is entering his first season as the head coach of the Bulldogs. He comes in with a pedigree of 2 FCS National Championships in 5 years at North Dakota State. He spent last season as a LBs coach at USC, it was a strange move but one that sets him up…
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State of the Program: Colorado State Rams
Head Coach: Jay Norvell is entering his 4th season as the head coach of the Rams with a 16-21 record. It’s been a steady progression for Norvell going from 3, to 5 to 8 wins last year. This all occurred after he made a rare in-conference change going from Nevada to CSU. Now he looks…
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State of the Program: Boise State Broncos
Head Coach: Spencer Danielson is entering his 2nd full season as the head coach of the Broncos with a 15-3 record. He still has more Mountain West titles (2) than full seasons coached (1) thanks to his interim run at the end of 2023. His start has been remarkable, the 3 losses were to UCLA…
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State of the Program: Air Force Falcons
Head Coach: Troy Calhoun is entering his 19th season as the head coach of the Falcons with a 135-89 record. 11 of those seasons have featured 8 or more wins, 5 with 10 or more wins and he’s won 8 bowl games including his last 5. He’s one of the best coaches around. Program Outlook:…
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State of the Program: Western Michigan Broncos
Head Coach: Lance Taylor is entering his 3rd year as the head coach of the Broncos with a 10-15 record. He’s been slowly building the program, and last year represented solid improvement with a bowl appearance but they started strong and the next step will be maintaining that the entire season. Program Outlook: Western Michigan…
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State of the Program: Toledo Rockets
Head Coach: Jason Candle is entering his 10th season as the head coach of the Rockets with a 73-40 record. He’s obtained a level of consistency that isn’t often seen in the MAC. Candle has 2 MAC championships and another conference title appearance to his resume along with 3 bowl wins and some wins over…
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State of the Program: Ohio Bobcats
Head Coach: Brian Smith is entering his first season as the head coach of the Bobcats, but he has a 1-0 record after he led them to a Cure Bowl win as the interim coach. It’s not often you see an internal route for a hire multiple times in a row but that’s what Ohio…
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