Monday--January 11th, 2016

Former UMass player John Griffin has joined the athletic performance staff at Baylor University.

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Florida, UMass' opener in 2016, continues with facility renovations.

Speaking of Florida, the alligator looks at gator players to watch in 2016.

Florida also has one of the top-ranked mascots.

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Mike Neu replaces Larry Lembo at Ball State.

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Most fans think they could coach college football. Rich Rodriguez shows why they can't.

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One offshoot of the new college playoffs is championship rings that look like the NFL designed them.

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Speaking of amateur coaching, I think players who take part in really cold weather games like the Vikings-Seahawks game, should gear up. If you play football, you are by definition, tough. Any mental energy a player expends dealing with the weather, takes away for that used for playing his position. If I were coach, I'd tell my players to dress warm enough so that they don't have to think about the weather.

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