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New York Post
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Steve Wright, Packers Super Bowl champion whose likeness was used on iconic NFL trophy, dead at 82
Steve Wright, a three-time NFL champion with the Packers whose likeness was used on the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy, died on Sunday in Alabama, the team announced Tuesday. He was 82. Born in Kentucky in 1942, Wright was a tackle at the University of Alabama under legendary coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant from 1961-63, winning a national title during his sophomore year. Robert Brown, Ron Kosteinik and Steve Wright (72) of the Packers look on against the Raiders during Super Bowl II on Jan. 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Getty Images Even though he did not start a game with the Crimson Tide, Wright was drafted by the Packers in the fifth round of the 1964 NFL Draft and eighth round of the AFL draft by the Jets, ultimately signing with Green Bay. He played 56 games over the next four seasons, starting in 13, as the Packers won the NFL title in 1965 and Super Bowls I and II the following two seasons. He then played two seasons in New York with the Giants before single-season stints with Washington, the Bears and the Cardinals. But it was in 1969 as a member of Big Blue that Wright truly became part of NFL lore forever. That's when he was used by artist Daniel Bennett Schwartz as the model for a statue called 'The Gladiator,' which became the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy. Cam Heyward receives the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award before the Chiefs' win over the 49er in Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas. Getty Images Wright's likeness, with the cape around his shoulders, is still used as the trophy for the yearly award. In 1974, two years after his NFL career was over, the lineman came out with a memoir entitled 'I'd rather be Wright: Memoirs of an Itinerant Tackle,' which gave a 'fly-on-the-wall look' at life in the NFL in the 1960s and early '70s. The Packers' social media team succinctly summed up Wright's NFL legacy. 'A quiet legacy, cast in bronze,' the team wrote on X.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former NIU Huskie Jordan Lynch nominated for college football's Hall of Fame
DEKALB, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Northern Illinois University has one football player in the College Football Hall of Fame. Next year that number could quarterback Jordan Lynch has been nominated for induction. Lynch finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting his senior year in 2013 after he set five NCAA records and 25 school records. That season Lynch led NIU to wins over Big Ten opponents Iowa and Purdue. In 2012, Lynch was at the controls of the NIU team that shocked the nation by going to the Orange Bowl. In his career at NIU as QB, the Huskies' record was 24-4. Lynch's third place finish for the Heisman Trophy is the highest finish ever by a player from the Mid-American Conference. This is Lynch's first year on the Hall of Fame ballot with the National Football Foundation (NFF). He is already a member of the NIU Hall of Fame and the MAC Hall of only other NIU player in the College Football Hall of Fame is another former NIU quarterback George Bork (1960-63). The 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class will be announced in early 2026. That class will be inducted in December of 2026 in Atlanta. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Big Ten reveals Michigan football 2025 schedule with six game times and networks
Big Ten reveals Michigan football 2025 schedule with six game times and networks You can now set your clocks, counting on when you'll see Michigan football taking the field officially for half of the upcoming football season. The Big Ten officially announced six games that will feature the Wolverines, and it appears as if the maize and blue will be taking the field at least twice at night -- including the first two games of the season -- twice at noon (in Week 3 and against Ohio State), and once at 3:30 p.m. EDT (in Week 5) with one game (Wisconsin) coming either at noon or 3:30 p.m. With the reveal, Michigan will open at The Big House against New Mexico at night with the game being broadcast on NBC. The Week 2 game at Oklahoma will also be a night game with a return to ABC, with the Sooners and the SEC being broadcast partners with ABC-ESPN. Central Michigan in Week 3 will be a noon kick on Big Ten Network. The road game at Nebraska will be on CBS at 3:30 p.m. And the Wisconsin game won't be at night, and it does not yet have a network assigned. Here's the full release: The Big Ten Conference and its television partners announced Thursday (May 29) the kick times and television network designations for six of the 2025 University of Michigan football games. For the first time in school history, Michigan will open the season with consecutive night games. The Wolverines begin 2025 with its first-ever meeting against New Mexico on NBC (Aug. 30) and will follow it up with a primetime affair at Oklahoma on ABC (Sept. 6). Both games are scheduled to kick off at 7:30 pm ET. U-M will be making its first-ever trip to Norman, Okla., with the only previous game played between the two schools coming nearly 50 years ago in the 1976 Orange Bowl. Michigan will return to Ann Arbor on Sept. 13 and face Central Michigan at noon on the Big Ten Network. This will be the fifth meeting between the two in-state schools and the first since 2013. U-M has won all four previous matchups with each game contested at Michigan Stadium. The Maize and Blue will open the Big Ten schedule at Nebraska on Sept. 20 in a 3:30 pm affair on CBS. The Wolverines have an 8-4-1 record against the Cornhuskers and are 5-2 since Nebraska joined the conference in 2011. After a bye week, Michigan will return to the field for a Maize Out against Wisconsin on Oct. 4. The homecoming game will kickoff at either 12 or 3:30 p.m. from Michigan Stadium. The television network and official kick time will be determined at a later date. The final game receiving early season selection was the annual rivalry against Ohio State on Nov. 29. 'The Game' pitting the last two national champions will make its eighth appearance on FOX at 12 p.m. The Wolverines have won four straight games against the Buckeyes and hold a 62-52-6 advantage in the all-time series. Single-game tickets will go on sale July 8-11, 2025. Join the Michigan football ticket interest list for more information on ticket sales and news for the upcoming season. Please note that due to limited home games and inventory, ticket packs will not be offered for the 2025 season. Following are the time and television network selections: Aug. 30 – New Mexico, 7:30 pm (NBC) Sept. 6 – at Oklahoma, 7:30 pm (ABC) Sept. 13 – Central Michigan, 12 pm (BTN) Sept. 20 – at Nebraska, 3:30 pm (CBS) Oct. 4 – Wisconsin, 12 or 3:30 pm (TBD) Nov. 29 – Ohio State, 12 pm (FOX) If Bryce Underwood is to be the starting quarterback, he'll have to wait all day before he makes his debut and first road game appearance. Certainly, that game in Norman will be a hostile environment unlike any he's ever seen. However, if Mikey Keene gets the nod, he's played at The Big House at night as Fresno State's starting quarterback playing in Ann Arbor for the season opener last year.
USA Today
27-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
College Football Playoff schedule for 2025 season
College Football Playoff schedule for 2025 season | Buckeyes Wire Even the hardest and staunchest traditionalist has to agree that the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff was a resounding success. More teams were involved, meaning more fans and players played meaningful games down the stretch and in the postseason, the venues were still well-attended, and we got to see a lot of really good teams doing battle against each other. Now that we have 12 teams that will be a part of the CFP party on an annual basis, it's important to keep track of how the schedule plays out with more than just two rounds to keep track of. To that end, and with the 12-team model continuing next season, we thought we'd look at the calendar and give you an idea of what the schedule looks like for the CFP this upcoming year. But first, as a reminder, the CFP Committee just approved a straight-seeding model, meaning gone is the procedure of awarding the four highest conference champions an automatic bye. Instead, each of the Power Four conference champions and the highest-ranked non-Power Four champ will still get in, but won't be slotted for four of the available bye-slots. Instead, whatever the CFP ranking is will dictate the seeding. We like the change, and we also like keeping the 12-team format with first-round games on the campuses of the higher seeds. That being said, here is how the College Football Playoff schedule looks for when YOUR Ohio State football team tries to make a run at back-to-back national titles. First round games - Dec. 19 and 20: On campus of higher seeds Friday, Dec. 19 - initial first-round game Saturday, Dec. 20 - three other first-round matchups Quarterfinals - Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 Wednesday, Dec. 31 - Cotton Bowl | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN Thursday, Jan. 1 - Orange Bowl | 12 p.m. ET | ESPN Thursday, Jan. 1 - Rose Bowl | 4 p.m. ET | ESPN Thursday, Jan. 1 - Sugar Bowl | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN Semifinals - Jan. 8 and 9 Thursday, Jan. 8 - Fiesta Bowl | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN Friday, Jan. 9 - Peach Bowl | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN College Football Playoff National Championship Game Monday, Jan. 19 in Miami Gardens, Florida at Hard Rock Stadium - 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN It still feels like this is all a long way out, but the season will be here before you know it. We'll have more through the offseason here. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Utah State Football Preview 2025: How Quickly Can Bronco Mendenhall Rebuild the Aggies?
Has Bronco Mendenhall found a home?Utah State has had a rough run, and it needs Mendenhall to work his magic as soon as humanly program won ten or more games four times in the last 13 seasons - the only double-digit campaigns in Utah State history - and going to bowl games has become the norm. But three straight losing seasons, and the firing of head coach Blake Anderson just before last year started, made 2024 impossible to turn things back around. But Mendenhall is used to this. He was great right away at BYU for 12 seasons before running off for the Virginia job. In Year Four, he took the Cavaliers to the Orange Bowl. After taking three years off, he resurfaced in New Mexico, taking over and winning five games with one of the best offenses in the State might need a little bit. Mendenhall knows what he's doing, but close to 30 players transferred out, the portal didn't fill in enough gaps, and this whole thing will be put together with duct tape and a few there's enough in place to potentially match the four wins of last season. And because it's Mendenhall, it should be fun regardless of the first year record. Utah State Aggies Preview 2025: Offense X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN- Bronco Mendenhall isn't quite bringing over the New Mexico offense that finished fourth in the nation, but he'll give it a shot. Coordinator Kevin McGiven spent the last several years making the San Jose State offense go. Offense wasn't a problem for Utah State, finishing sixth in the nation, averaging 468 yards and 32 points per game, but …- Leading passer Spencer Petras is done, but Bryson Barnes threw 12 touchdown passes and got in enough work last year and at Utah to be ready for the gig. His 348 rushing yards over the last two games might be a glimpse of what's to come in the Mendenhall attack. However, Arizona transfer Anthony Garcia will get every shot in fall camp. - Jalen Royals was a special receiver who'll be a big deal for the Kansas City Chiefs. The transfer portal needs to pick up the slack with Corey Thompson (UNLV), Brady Boyd (Texas Tech), and Demick Starling (WKU) all relatively untested options who'll get every shot.- The line isn't totally starting over, but all five starters will be replaced. Jake Eichorn (BYU) will come in through the transfer portal, and there's a little experience to play around with. The job will be to crank up the running game, and it won't just be Barnes. Miles Davis (BYU) and Javen Jacobs (New Mexico) are quick backs who should each average over five yards per carry. Utah State Aggies Preview 2025: Defense - The defense couldn't do much of anything, even with all the help coming from the strong Aggie offense. The D had a nice pass rush, but it allowed 470 yards and 38 points per game. Defensive coordinator Nick Howell is still around, and …- The Aggies might have the best safety in the Mountain West. Ike Larsen is back after making 217 tackles, nine picks, and 17 broken up passes over the last three years. Omari Okeke and transfer Bobby Arnold (New Mexico) will step in at the other slots. The corners might be even better, with Bryson Taylor and Noah Avinger two big-play parts of last year's New Mexico secondary. - Top pass rusher Cian Slone is gone to NC State, but Bronson Olevao Jr. is back at one linebacker spot - he was second on the team with 3.5 sacks and 23 tackles - and John Miller should be a bigger tackler in the middle coming off a 52-tackle season.- The line doesn't have a ton of experience with Slone gone on one end, but Gabriel Iniguez is a decent run stopper inside, Bo Maile can play inside or as a 3-4 end, and the transfer portal will help with tackle Tyree Morris (Lafayette) an instant starter. Utah State Aggies Key to the Season Be way, way better against the Aggies allowed 5.4 yards per carry and got hammered over 200 yards in seven games. It's way, way too tough to hold up when the team is getting crushed in the time of possession battle, and in this way, the offense has to control the clock a bit better. But it's been years since the program has consistently stopped the run. Utah State Aggies Key Player Tyree Morris, DT the run defense must be more than just a speed bump. The 6-6, 273-pound Morris might not be huge, but he's active. He made 65 tackles, two sacks, and five tackles for loss last year for the Leopards, and now he has to be a disruptive force. Utah State Aggies Top Transfer, Biggest Transfer Loss Top Transfer In: Noah Avinger, CB it's not Morris, and if it's not fellow former Lobo defensive back Bryson Taylor, it's Avinger, a strong-tackling option for any defensive back started out at San Diego State, missed the 2023 season, and then stepped in at corner for New Mexico and stopped everything the porous defensive front didn't, coming up with 91 tackles and five broken up Transfer Out: Rahsul Faison, RB Aggies have other options at running back and should be okay, but the 5-11, 200-pound Faison would've rolled in this new offense. He wasn't bad in the old one, running for 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns in two seasons. Now he's at South Carolina. Utah State Aggies Key Game at New Mexico, Oct. 25No one's expecting a College Football Playoff national title out of the Aggies, but there are games you can lose, and games you can't. Bronco Mendenhall losing to the Lobos after his one-and-done era in Albuquerque is one of those the Aggies shouldn't drop.- 2025 Utah State Schedule Breakdown Utah State Aggies Top 10 Players 1. Ike Larsen, S Sr.2. Noah Avinger, CB Sr.3. Bryson Barnes, QB Sr.4. Bryson Taylor, CB Sr.5. John Miller, LB Sr.6. Bronson Olevao Jr., LB Jr.7. Tyree Morris, DT Jr.8. Miles Davis, RB Sr.9. Gabriel Iniguez, DT Sr.10. Omari Okeke, S Sr. Utah State Aggies 2024 Fun Stats - 2nd Quarter Scoring: Opponents 186, Utah State 89- Field Goals: Opponents 20-of-22, Utah State 10-of-16- Time of Possession: Opponents 32:41, Utah State 27:19 Utah State Aggies 2025 Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen It's Bronco Mendenhall, and while that will only go so far on a team that returns four starters and lost just about everyone of note through the transfer portal, he should have the team ready and good enough to at least push for the four wins of last not an awful deal to miss Colorado State, San Diego State, and Wyoming, but it would've been nice to miss Boise State, or UNLV, or Fresno State. Making things worse, there's a trip to Hawaii kicking off a run of four road games in six dates. The Aggies will beat McNeese and slip by UTEP in the opener. It'll pull off at least one other Mountain West game - at New Mexico and home against Nevada are most likely - but this is a true rebuilding The Utah State Aggies Win Total At … 3.5Likely Wins: McNeese50/50 Games: Air Force, at Hawaii, Nevada, at New Mexico, San Jose State, UTEPLikely Losses: Boise State, at Fresno State, at Texas A&M, at UNLV, at Vanderbilt © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
