Sunday, January 08, 2012

Sunday--January 8, 2012

Steve Spagnuolo reflects on his coaching career including his start at UMass. Now that he has been fired as HC for the Rams, there has been a lot of talk on Giants boards that he will return to the G-men as defensive coordinator.

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Northern Illinois hopes to continue the MAC's bowl success tonight against Arkansas State.

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Past Giants Super Bowl hero David Tyree lauds Victor Cruz.

Tyree says Cruz is "Like me on steroids".

The NY Times says Tyree and Cruz are united in Giants lore.

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North Dakota's defense, which had previously shut down prolific offenses from teams like Georgia Southern, did it again yesterday. The Bison's "D" held Sam Houston State to 6 points and won the National Championship for North Dakota.

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The Boston Herald has a story about Bill O'Brien being an unknown to many former Penn State players.

O'Brien has hired an assistant coach who is not from UMass.

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