Sid Gillman is the father of football’s modern-day passing game. An innovative coach and dynamic administrator for more than six decades, Gillman was the authority on passing theories and tactics. “The big…
Even in this era of high-octane passing games, the running back remains critical to the success of an offense. A great ground game can make the…
Merriam-Webster defines “nickname” as a usually descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to a person, place or thing. Sports – and…
“Character is not inherited, or a trait, it is a choice.” – Tom Osborne In his quarter-century as head coach at Nebraska, Tom Osborne was a…
The yellow first down line is one of the most significant technological innovations in the history of sports television. On September 27, 1998, the Baltimore…
George Allen has the third-highest winning percentage of any coach in NFL history, behind only John Madden and Vince Lombardi. A superb motivator and defensive innovator, Allen was…
No college can match Purdue University’s tradition of turning out top-flight quarterbacks. Famous not just for producing astronauts, developing superior strains of turf grass, and…
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “No orator can top the one who can give good nicknames.” The game of football has produced some of the…
The World Football League [WFL] was a short-lived organization that sought to globalize American football. The brainchild of Gary Davidson, who also had a hand…
College football is the king of American sports. The traditions, colors, marching bands — and the fact that every game matters — make college football…