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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Where does OU land in ESPN's preseason bowl projections?
The Oklahoma Sooners are two weeks away from kicking off their 2025 season. OU's first game will come at home against Illinois State on August 30th. The Sooners are looking to keep their 26-season streak of making a bowl game alive this year, but they hope to achieve much more than just another bowl game in 2025. Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach cover college football for ESPN, and they released their preseason bowl projections on Friday morning. Both believe that Oklahoma will make it to a 27th-straight bowl game, but will fall short of the College Football Playoff. Bonagura has the Sooners slated to play in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl, which will be played in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 30th. Oklahoma's projected opponent in that game is Minnesota, out of the Big Ten. The Sooners are undefeated all-time against the Golden Gophers, with both wins coming in the late-Barry Switzer era. OU won a close 13-7 contest on the road in 1985 on its way to a national title, then dominated Minnesota 63-0 at home in 1986. Missouri beat Iowa in the 2024 edition of the Music City Bowl. Meanwhile, Schlabach has Oklahoma renewing an old conference rivalry with Baylor. He has the Sooners and the Bears facing off in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, which will be played in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 2nd. The two teams have faced off 33 total times. OU owns a 28-5 advantage in the series, but Baylor has won the last two matchups, which came in 2021 and 2022. The two teams played two thrillers in 2019, with Oklahoma ruining Baylor's undefeated season by coming back from a 28-3 deficit in Waco in the regular season to win 34-31. The rematch came in the Big 12 Championship Game, where the Sooners won in overtime 30-23, bumping the Bears out of the College Football Playoff race and securing a spot themselves. Arkansas beat Texas Tech in the 2024 edition of the Liberty Bowl. A berth in the Music City Bowl or the Liberty Bowl certainly isn't where Sooner Nation hopes this season will end up. However, the opportunity to play a historic team from the Big Ten or get some revenge against an old league foe would, at least, be a fun consolation prize if that's how 2025 turns out. Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Aaron on X @Aaron_Gelvin.
New York Post
28-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Jets sign QB prospect, son of ESPN analyst among undrafted free agents
The Jets began signing undrafted free agents immediately after the NFL draft ended on Saturday. They signed some interesting names already. After not drafting a quarterback, the team signed Missouri quarterback Brady Cook. Advertisement Cook, who was teammates with first-round pick Armand Membou, started 39 games over four years for the Tigers. He completed 62.6 percent of his passes last season for 2,535 yards, 11 touchdowns and two interceptions. He ran for another 223 yards and five touchdowns. He was a three-time team captain. The Jets also signed Notre Dame safety Jordan Clark, who is the son of former NFL safety and current ESPN analyst Ryan Clark. They also added Michigan running back Donovan Edwards. Edwards had a strong sophomore season in 2022, rushing for 991 yards and seven touchdowns, but fell back as a junior (497 yards, 5 TDs) and a senior (589 yards, 4 TDs). Advertisement Missouri Tigers quarterback Brady Cook (12) rushes the ball during the Iowa Hawkeyes versus Missouri Tigers at the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on December 30, 2024. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are the other undrafted free agent signings that we know of for the Jets: Jared Bartlett, LB, Cincinnati Advertisement Dean Clark, S, Fresno State Caden Davis, K, Mississippi Gus Hartwig, C, Purdue Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Myles Price battles with Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Jordan Clark #1 in action during the Playoff First Round game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Indiana Hoosiers. Getty Images Advertisement Dymere Miller, WR, Rutgers Fatorma Mulbah, DT, West Virginia Jamaal Pritchett, WR, South Alabama Quentin Skinner, WR, Kansas State Aaron Smith, LB, South Carolina State Ja'Markis Weston, Edge, Florida Leander Wiegand, OT, Germany
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Manchigiah returns to USD as safeties coach
VERMILLION, S.D. (USD) — South Dakota has hired former athlete and graduate assistant Josh Manchigiah as the program's next safeties coach, head coach Travis Johansen announced Thursday afternoon. 'Coach Manchigiah has been a vital part of our success over the years. As a former Yote: player and coach, we're incredibly excited to bring Josh, his wife, Chloe, and daughter, Violet, back to Vermillion,' commented Johansen. 'Josh not only has incredible football acumen, but he understands our culture and what we value as Coyotes. We will continue to see the sound, physical brand of safety play we've come to expect at USD.' He returns to Vermillion after spending the 2024 season as a Defensive Graduate Student Coach at the University of Iowa, where he assisted with the Hawkeye secondary. Working with Iowa Defensive Coordinator Phil Parker, the Hawkeyes went 8-5 (6-3 B1G) last season with an appearance in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. Manchigiah started his coaching career at South Dakota as the director of quality control at South Dakota in 2023, following his collegiate career that spanned seven seasons. 'I'm fired up to be back with South Dakota football! I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to coach where I was once a player,' said Manchigiah. 'I have a great amount of confidence and respect for Coach Johansen and can't wait to get back to work with this staff. I am passionate about Coyote football and look forward to continuing to build upon this foundation! Go Yotes!' Finishing his college career at South Dakota in 2022, Manchigiah competed in seven of the 11 games with four starts at safety. He posted a season-high five tackles and had a 38-yard interception return against his former team in South Dakota State. On the season, he tallied 13 tackles and was credited with three pass break-ups. Manchigiah started his college career at South Dakota State, playing in 53 games in three seasons for the Jacks. He totaled 159 tackles, a sack, and seven interceptions with 16 pass deflections. He posted 53 tackles in both 2018 and 2019. A native of Papillion, Nebraska, prepping at Papillion-La Vista South High School. He and his wife, Chloe, have a daughter, Violet. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
