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Name: Tom Shanahan
Date registered: April 8, 2018
URL: http://shanahanreport.com

Latest posts

  1. Here is the unromantic Alabama Rose Bowl story the media won’t tell you — December 27, 2023
  2. My Michigan State history lesson for UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz — December 11, 2023
  3. Antonio Gates on his fatherly advice for his namesake and Nick Saban’s advice he ignored — September 22, 2023
  4. Another round of realignment brings up folly of adopting legends — September 7, 2023
  5. Air Coryell, the offense that changed football, lands in Canton — August 6, 2023

Most commented posts

  1. Pat Narduzzi rebuilt Pitt with model his old boss used to close in on Duffy — 3 comments
  2. Duke football isn’t one of Kirk Herbstreit’s white flag teams — 2 comments
  3. Brian Kelly says Notre Dame QB competition is closer but better — 2 comments
  4. Ian Book’s play answering questions why Notre Dame recruited him — 1 comment
  5. Don Coryell’s Hall-of-Fame case supported by Pro Bowl record — 1 comment

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Sep
19
2019

West Point opportunity gave Kell Walker new race in life to run

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“I didn’t think the military was for me when I was recruited, but I’m fortunate I came here. My family situation was a broken home. I came from poverty. When I visited on my recruiting trip, I saw the brotherhood. I saw I could earn a degree and have a better life for myself and …

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Sep
18
2019

A week after knocking off Power 5 foe Air Force faces tougher test

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Air Force center Connor Vikupitz and his offensive line teammates opened the season pushing around Colgate’s smaller defenders en route to routing the Football Championship Subdivision school, 48-7. The next game, though, the Falcons found themselves in the middle of the food chain when the Mountain West Conference member that is among the Group of …

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Sep
17
2019

Taking slash out of Malcolm Perry’s game designed to lift Navy offense

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Navy’s “Slash” season with Malcolm Perry– a chapter borrowed form Kordell Stewart’s early NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers — was an intriguing idea. After all, Stewart’s nickname was derived from separating his multiple positions with slashes – quarterback/running back/receiver — and Perry fit the profile as that kind of dynamic athlete. Keep the defense …

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Sep
13
2019

NFL dreams didn’t deter from Elijah Riley entering West Point

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The cornerback that helped Army nearly slay the Michigan giant might someday be – to borrow from the late Bo Schembechler’s beloved phrase — an NFL Man. The League has always been Elijah Riley’s goal, even as he committed to West Point. Usually, a high school recruit dreaming of the NFL quickly crosses Army, Navy …

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Sep
12
2019

ECU hopes to position Jason Verity for game-winners this season

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Something looked and felt different about East Carolina kicker Jason Verity’s field goals in this season’s second game. It wasn’t simply hitting both tries, from 24 and 28 yards, in the Pirates’ 48-9 home-opening win Saturday over Gardner-Webb? He has a track record for accuracy. The junior from Bremen, Ga., was the All-ACC first-team kicker …

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Sep
10
2019

Navy counting on Nelson Smith to spark the middle of its offense

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Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo knows he can count on junior fullback Nelson Smith. A year ago, Smith opened the season at Hawaii with 10 carries for 86 yards. Midway through the season he posted his first 100-yard game with 108 against Temple. But this year the coaching staff wants to count on him for more …

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Sep
08
2019

Parental view of near upset at Michigan and yet no Army ranking

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Army quarterback Kelvin Hopkins Jr.’s parents, like many North Carolinians late last week, were on the move ahead of Hurricane Dorian. They hoped their flight out of Charlotte to Detroit wouldn’t be canceled. Kelvin Hopkins Sr. and Cyndi Hopkins had a college football game to get to – Army at Michigan Saturday in Ann Arbor. …

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Sep
05
2019

Alabama and Clemson on another level with social media recruiting

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DURHAM, N.C. — The past two seasons Duke football learned no matter the ground covered turning around the Blue Devils, a cavernous talent gap still separates two programs benefiting the most from the social media recruiting era. A year ago the Blue Devils trailed eventual national champion Clemson 14-6 at halftime before the Tigers pulled …

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Sep
05
2019

Rashaan Salaam and Candice Wiggins inspired Army receiver facing Michigan

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Colorado’s Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 Heisman Trophy winner, and Stanford’s Candice Wiggins, the Wade Trophy recipient as the 2008 women’s college basketball player of the year, played their high school ball decades ago at La Jolla Country Day, an elite private school outside of San Diego. They are ancient history to most kids. But West …

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Sep
03
2019

Converted Air Force fullback learning to take job straight ahead

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Air Force fullback Christian Mallard felt he fully made the two-year transition from running back to begin his senior year. He’s off to a good start proving it, too, with six carries for 53 yards in Saturday’s season-opening 48-7 win over Colgate at Falcon Stadium. Although starting fullback Tavin Birdow led Air Force with nine …

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Aug
30
2019

Two Army QBs sparked program in trade for generational change

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Kelvin Hopkins Jr. traversed Fort Bragg’s rugged fields and wooded sandhills under a hot North Carolina sun at the Army base his early summer days out of school. He shadowed a lieutenant and his paratroopers, combat-ready solders trained to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours. Army West Point football’s star quarterback was about …

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Aug
29
2019

Former Duke player sees prep and talent mixed to meet ‘Bama

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The Alabama Death Star looms large over college football in coach Nick Saban’s 13th season, but Dave Harding is convinced Duke’s players are confident they can play with the Crimson Tide when the teams open the season Saturday in Atlanta. He has good reason to feel that way. As a Duke letterman from 2010-2013, he …

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Aug
29
2019

Mike Houston passed test with first crucial roster decision at ECU

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East Carolina coach Mike Houston’s his first day on the job could have named Holton Ahlelrs his starting quarterback and not raised an eyebrow among Pirate Nation faithful. Ahlers, after all, was the returning starter, having earned the job at midseason when Reid Herring struggled with turnovers, injuries on the field and a concussion from …

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Aug
21
2019

Duke’s Chick-fil-A kickoff trip an earned appearance

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It wasn’t that long ago that Duke football fit the profile Alabama seeks to pad its schedule. Sprinkle in cupcakes to inflate scoring margins and the wins. The overwhelming numbers help poll voters forget an upset here and there. It works, too. In 2017, Alabama finished essentially third in the 2017 SEC race – second …

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Aug
20
2019

Daniel Jones’ response to Baker Mayfield was Duke-like

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Anyone following Daniel Jones wasn’t surprised he dismissed Baker Mayfield’s cheap shot with a classy response. Jones learned more than football under the tutelage of Duke coach and quarterback guru David Cutcliffe. “He’s not going to be distracted,” said Cutcliffe after a recent Duke practice about the attention focused on Jones as the sixth pick …

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Aug
19
2019

Unique Tennessee ‘Navy prep school’ steered Pittman

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They call it NAPS. The stated mission of the Naval Academy Preparatory School is to “enhance midshipman candidates’ moral, mental and physical foundations to prepare them for success at the U.S. Naval Academy” at Annapolis. The path has benefited Jackson Pittman, Navy’s 6-foot-1, 300-pound third-year starting nose guard. He followed his year at NAPS playing …

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