Dave Briggs
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Sports columnist for The Toledo Blade. AP Top 25 football voter. Email: [email protected].
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Joined November 2010
Briggs: Inside Toledo's big-swinging pursuit of hometown star Mike Jacobs https://t.co/esVM81IdKQ via @toledonews
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Every school likes to say it landed its top candidate. Toledo actually did. From the outset of its search for a new football coach, Mercer’s Mike Jacobs ...
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Briggs: As Michigan turns into factory of embarrassment, AD Warde Manuel needs to go, too https://t.co/AWHSK5MnGX via @toledonews
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Rest in peace, Michigan Man. If the Block M once stood for ideals greater than the pursuit of victory, it is officially time for a rebrand. Michigan ...
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Terms of Mike Jacobs' 5-year, $6 million deal at Toledo. Base: $1 million per year, with escalators. Staff pool: $1.5 million for 10 assistant coaches; 800k for operations, QCs, sports performance, GAs, etc. Incentives galore, including 25k for beating BG. https://t.co/DSjwKREuCn
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The University of Toledo and new head football coach Mike Jacobs have agreed to a memorandum of understanding agreement. Once an official contract is ...
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Briggs: Inside Toledo's big-swinging pursuit of hometown star Mike Jacobs https://t.co/esVM81IdKQ via @toledonews
toledoblade.com
Every school likes to say it landed its top candidate. Toledo actually did. From the outset of its search for a new football coach, Mercer’s Mike Jacobs ...
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From reliable sources: the UM employee presented irrefutable documentation about Moore's conduct to UM leaders this morning. The president and regents had seen enough, and Manuel fired him this afternoon. Moore is now detained in protective custody in a mental health institution.
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Briggs: Inside Toledo's successful pursuit of hometown star Mike Jacobs https://t.co/esVM81ILAo via @toledonews
toledoblade.com
Every school likes to say it landed its top candidate. Toledo actually did. From the outset of its search for a new football coach, Mercer’s Mike Jacobs ...
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Confirmed: Toledo finalizing a five-year deal with the Maumee graduate, who has done nothing but win big his entire career. Big-time hire for Bryan Blair and UT.
Sources: Mercer’s Mike Jacobs is working toward a deal to become the next coach at Toledo. He’d replace Jason Candle, who left for UConn. The sides are expected to come together today. He brings an 80.3% winning percentage as a head coach, as he’s 94-23 with no losing seasons.
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Maumee native. Home run.
Sources: Mercer’s Mike Jacobs is working toward a deal to become the next coach at Toledo. He’d replace Jason Candle, who left for UConn. The sides are expected to come together today. He brings an 80.3% winning percentage as a head coach, as he’s 94-23 with no losing seasons.
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This morning, @CoachUrbanMeyer met with the media ahead of tonight’s @NFFNetwork Awards Dinner. From the dais, he shared a great Bo Schembechler story from when he was first hired at BGSU. #AyZiggy 🟠🟤
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Briggs: In former Toledo coach Matt Campbell, bumbling Penn State falls forward into grand slam hire https://t.co/UwBn5kM5Jb via @toledonews
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Missed exits. Wrong turns. Dead ends. Over the hills and through the woods, with a detour into Goose Chase Pond, Penn State’s coaching search took the ...
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Jason Candle wanted to make sure this Toledo team had structure in place for bowl. With exception of Vince Kehres (Syracuse) and Ross Watson (Iowa State), all assistants — including those expected to join Candle at UConn — will coach UT through Boca Raton Bowl.
Interim Toledo coach Robert Weiner fills us in on mechanics for Boca Raton Bowl. O-line coach Mike Hallett will call the offense. With DC and LB coach Vince Kehres off to Syracuse, CB coach Perry Eliano will call the defense. GA/former UT LB Dan Bolden will coach linebackers.
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blus·ter /ˈbləstər/ verb talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.
Bevacqua is furious with the ACC. "We were mystified by the actions of the conference, to attack their biggest business partner in football and a member conference in 24 sports. "They have done permanent damage to the relationship between the conference and Notre Dame."
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Update: Toledo star safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren is practicing and — as of today — planning to play. McNeil-Warren is Rockets’ top draft prospect (and on my ballot as a first-team AP All-American).
Toledo interim coach Robert Weiner said there's a real excitement to finish season strong. Expects a "large — if not all — contingent" of players to participate. When Boca Raton Bowl was announced, "the whole team erupted with excitement," AD Bryan Blair said.
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Interim Toledo coach Robert Weiner fills us in on mechanics for Boca Raton Bowl. O-line coach Mike Hallett will call the offense. With DC and LB coach Vince Kehres off to Syracuse, CB coach Perry Eliano will call the defense. GA/former UT LB Dan Bolden will coach linebackers.
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Briggs: As Toledo football coaching search heats up, here are some names to watch https://t.co/GvlaYv1GbN via @toledonews
toledoblade.com
In one fell swoop, the Toledo football program lost its all-time wins leader, its superstar assistant, and the headline recruit of its top-rated class. It ...
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An unfortunate update.
Alas, there will NOT be a Big Bowl of Bush's Baked Beans dumped on the winning coach of the Bush's Boca Raton Bowl of Beans game but they are planning some funtivities
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Toledo interim coach Robert Weiner said there's a real excitement to finish season strong. Expects a "large — if not all — contingent" of players to participate. When Boca Raton Bowl was announced, "the whole team erupted with excitement," AD Bryan Blair said.
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Sources: Robert Weiner will serve as Toledo's interim coach in Boca Raton Bowl. Weiner, a longtime successful prep coach in Tampa, is in sixth season as UT's quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator.
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Toledo vs. Louisville. Rockets with chance to knock off an ACC team for second straight bowl season.
No opting out for Toledo. Rockets are headed to the Boca Raton Bowl.
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