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Indianapolis Star
29-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Lone coach to leave Indiana football has a top quarterback leading UCLA offense, future IU opponent
BLOOMINGTON — Former Indiana football quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri is among the reasons there's a buzz building at UCLA. The 36 year old was hired by UCLA coach Deshaun Foster to rebuild an offense that ranked 16th out of 18 Big Ten teams last season in scoring offense (18.4 points per game), 14th in total offense (328.8 yards per game) and 18th in rushing offense (86.6 yards). While Sunseri is a first-time coordinator, he didn't have any issues winning over the Bruins' locker room. "We saw what happened at Indiana and he was the co-offensive coordinator there,' UCLA offensive lineman Garrett DiGiorgio said at Big Ten media days. 'Seeing those stats, I wasn't too worried about him coming over. They speak for themselves, but he's also come in with a strong will." The former Pitt quarterback jumped into coaching after a stint in the CFL. He was a fast riser in the profession thanks to a gig as a graduate assistant for Nick Saban at Alabama. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti gave Sunseri his first assistant coach job in 2021 as James Madison's quarterbacks coach. Foster's connection with Sunseri predates all of that. 'His dad (Sal) was my defensive line coach in Carolina, I've known Tino since he was 11 or 12,' Foster said. 'Seeing how he's evolved as a coach resonated, this is somebody I want to get on staff." Foster got to see the end result of that evolution when IU made the trip out to the Rose Bowl for a Week 3 game against the Bruins last season. The Hoosiers won 42-13 while putting up 430 total yards of offense. Former Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke threw for 307 yards (25 of 33) with four touchdowns. Rourke went on to put up 3,000-plus yards while setting IU's single-season record for passing touchdowns (29). Foster cited Sunseri's successful track record working with transfer quarterbacks from Todd Centeio (2022) to Jordan McCloud (2023) to Rourke as a key reason he targeted him to run UCLA's offense. 'That's what we are really excited about, that he's taking guys in one year and completely flipped it upside down,' Foster said. "We're looking forward to that." Sunseri will put those skills to the test this year working with Nico Iamaleava, a Tennessee transfer who will likely be one-and-done at the school given his NFL aspirations. The former Vols quarterback put up 2,974 total yards of offense last season (2,616 passing) with 22 total touchdowns while leading the team to the College Football Playoff. The Bruins completed spring practice under the assumption that Joey Aguilar was the team's presumed starter, but that plan went out the window the minute Iamaleava became available. 'Man, I wanted to go play for him the first day I met him,' Iamaleava said. 'I felt that comfortable, he just has that certain presence to him." Indiana fans will get an up-close look at the Sunseri-Iamaleava pairing Oct. 25 when UCLA visits Bloomington for the first time. "Coach Tino brings everything to the table,' Iamaleava said on Big Ten Network. 'I think he truly has an everything offense in his playbook and I'm excited to be a part of it.'
NBC Sports
29-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Trevon Diggs expects to return to the field by September
Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs' 2025 season appeared in doubt after he underwent chondral bone graft surgery on his left knee Jan. 23. The surgery transplants pieces of bone tissue into the joint to stimulate growth. Diggs, thought, always had the season opener circled on his calendar. He might not make it back by Sept. 4 for the first game against the Eagles, but Diggs is ahead of schedule in his rehab and hopes to be on the field sometime in September. Diggs told Clarence Hill of All City DLLS he will not need to be placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, which would keep him out at least four games. He missed six games with his knee injury last season. The Cowboys docked Diggs $500,000 for not rehabbing at the team facility enough, but he credits his team in South Florida for getting him back quicker than expected. The two-time Pro Bowler tore the anterior cruciate ligament in the same knee during a Week 3 practice in 2023.
NBC Sports
21-07-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Jerry Jones on Cowboys docking Trevon Diggs' pay: He didn't earn it; he didn't come
The Cowboys confirmed that they have enforced the de-escalator clause in Trevon Diggs' contract, lowering the cornerback's base salary from $9 million to $8.5 million, because he didn't rehab enough at the team facility. 'The de-escalation is contractually spelled out,' Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Monday. 'When he decided to train in South Florida, he understood what the consequences would be.' Dallas places base-salary de-escalator clauses in its large contracts, all but guaranteeing participation in the offseason program. The team had the option of not enforcing the clause, and Diggs is believed to be the first Cowboys' player to see his base salary lowered because of it. His contract stipulates he participate in 84.375 percent of the offseason program at the team facility. 'He didn't earn it; he didn't come,' Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. 'That's in his contract that he doesn't get that unless he's going to be here. . . . Those are contractual things as Stephen said. It would be very detrimental to the team not to abide by the agreement.' Diggs tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a Week 3 practice in 2023. Diggs now is rehabbing the same knee after chondral bone graft surgery Jan. 23, which entails transplanting pieces of bone tissue into the joint to stimulate growth. Jerry Jones was critical of Diggs rehabbing away from the facility in 2023, and on Monday, he made it clear the team expects more from Diggs after signing him to a five-year, $97 million contract extension in 2023. 'We expect a player paid like Trevon to be here all the time. We expect him to be leading,' Jerry Jones said. 'That's not new. That goes all the way back to Deion [Sanders]. Deion was not necessarily given to come to the weight room. I explained to him that it meant a lot for him to be in there. . . . It needs to have some show with it. 'So, it's important. It's important to have the right body language in every respect when you are one of those rare, rare financially paid and gifted players. You've got to have some leadership about you.' Diggs, who could miss all of the 2025 season with his injury, is a two-time Pro Bowler who led the NFL with 11 interceptions in 2021. He has played only 13 games the past two seasons, while totaling three interceptions.
NBC Sports
17-07-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Report: Cowboys dock Trevon Diggs $500,000 for not rehabbing with the team enough
Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs will lose $500,000 from his base salary for not rehabbing at the team facility enough. Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reports the Cowboys will enforce the de-escelator in Diggs' contract that stipulated he participate in 84.375 percent of the offseason program at the team facility. Thus, Diggs' base salary will go from $9 million to $8.5 million for 2025. The team had the option of not enforcing the clause, and Diggs is believed to be the first Cowboys' player to see his base salary lowered because of it. Dallas places base-salary de-escalator clauses in its large contracts, all but guaranteeing participation in the offseason program. Diggs tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a Week 3 practice in 2023. Diggs now is rehabbing the same knee after chondral bone graft surgery Jan. 23, which entails transplanting pieces of bone tissue into the joint to stimulate growth. He could miss most or all of the 2025 season. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones publicly rebuked Diggs for his previous rehab, which was away from the team facility. Diggs, a two-time Pro Bowler who led the NFL with 11 interceptions in 2021, has played only 13 games the past two seasons with three interceptions.
NBC Sports
11-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Trevon Diggs aims to return for season opener
Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs is rehabbing his left knee after undergoing chondral bone graft surgery Jan. 23, which entails transplanting pieces of bone tissue into the joint to stimulate growth. While he was expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2025 season, Diggs told Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News that his goal is to return in time to play Week 1. Diggs, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in the same knee during a Week 3 practice in 2023, is rehabbing in Miami. He is attending the team's mandatory minicamp this week, though he is not cleared for on-field work. Diggs twice has made the Pro Bowl, but he has played only 13 games combined the past two seasons because of his knee injuries.
