Tag: Head Coach
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5 candidates to watch for Colorado State’s head coaching vacancy
The search is underway. For a program that has won eight games in a season just three times in the last 20 years, Colorado State is keeping its aspirations high as it searches for its fourth coach since the start of the 2019 season after the firing of Jay Norvell. Here are five names athletic…
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USC quarterback Caleb Williams looks part of No.1 pick against Colorado
BOULDER – The Folsom Field faithful didn’t like what they saw from Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams, but Broncos fans did. In the Trojans’ 48-41 win over the Buffaloes on Saturday, last season’s Heisman Trophy recipient, looked like a worthy No. 1 overall pick. Williams completed 30 of 40 passes for 403 yards and six…
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Denver Nuggets assistant Ryan Saunders returns to Minnesota with chance to get last laugh
Ryan Saunders and the Nuggets could leave the series against Minnesota with the last laugh. Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who tops the Timberwolves franchise chart for wins by a coach with 427. Minnesota’s current coach, Chris Finch, is second on that list with 104 wins heading into Sunday’s Game 4…
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Woody Paige: Nathaniel Hackett is the Broncos’ E-Ticket, and he has a distinct bond with Mike Shanahan
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Nathaniel Hackett is an E-Ticket – effulgent, enthusiastic, expressive, ebullient, eager, eclectic, entertaining, energetic, emotive, exhilarating, expialidocious. BroncosWorld hasn’t been this excited about a new head coach since Mike Shanahan was hired 27 years ago this week. Three years later, on Jan. 25, 1998, Shanahan led the Broncos to their first Super Bowl championship over…
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How Broncos rookie Javonte Williams became one of the NFL’s fiercest runners
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DENVER — Not long after Brian Hess became the strength and conditioning coach at North Carolina, was he introduced to then-sophomore running back Javonte Williams. Their introduction came in the weight room, where Williams is hard to miss. “I look down and I see Javonte with five plates (495 pounds) on the bar just hammering…
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Teddy Bridgewater, now a Bronco, returns to Minnesota a different quarterback, person
EAGAN, Minn. — On Wednesday, it marked 1,807 days since Teddy Bridgewater, then the Vikings’ starting quarterback, suffered a noncontact injury that left him with a Grade 3 ACL tear and a dislocated knee that nearly ended his career. On Aug. 30, it will be the five-year anniversary of the injury. And on Wednesday, Bridgewater, competing…
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Why Broncos, city of Denver were Peyton Manning, John Lynch’s preferred final NFL destinations
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DENVER — When John Lynch entered free agency in 2004 and Peyton Manning in 2012, both came to the same conclusion: Denver was where they wanted to end their illustrious football careers. Many likely don’t consider Denver a destination city, but for Lynch and Manning, who will both be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of…
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Colorado football coach Karl Dorrell plans to build on strong start in Year 2
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There’s a difference of opinion on the direction of Colorado’s football program. The Buffaloes finished second in the Pac-12 South division with a 3-1 record against conference foes in Karl Dorrell’s first season as coach. Heading into his second season, Dorrell looked forward to the potential results of finally getting a full offense and defense…
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Broncos’ Dalton Risner gives back to hometown of Wiggins, hoping to be ‘role model for all the small-town kids’
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WIGGINS, Colo. — Drive an hour Northeast of Denver, approximately 66 miles, and one will find Dalton Risner’s hometown of Wiggins, Colo. It’s easy to miss. There’s only one exit on I-76 East, exit 64, and no stoplights in the town with a population of around 1,000. And just outside of town where Interstate 76 and…