Stewart Mandel

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Christopher Kamrani |Stewart Mandel

Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor on Tuesday, less than a week after an ESPN report revealed that Taylor had twice been the subject of third-party investigations into complaints from athletic department employees over hostile behavior. Former Stanford star quarterback Andrew Luck, now the football program's general manager, became Taylor's direct supervisor upon taking the job last November and made the decision Tuesday to terminate Taylor after just two seasons on the job.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Stewart Mandel

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Stewart Mandel |Ralph Russo

For four years, college coaches and administrators have lamented the "wild, wild West" nature of the transfer portal, with athletes hopping from school to school in search of more money, more playing time or a better fit. Now, some universities are invoking a new threat to keep their players: Leave, and you'll owe us money.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Stewart Mandel

Last year’s Top 25 college football coach rankings, published after Nick Saban’s retirement and Jim Harbaugh’s NFL exit, included a lot of big jumps that I had to course-correct a year later — including dropping last year’s No. 4 coach, Florida State’s Mike Norvell, all the way out.But I feel pretty darn good about my top 10 this year. It’s the rest that’s the hard part.Note: These are not career achievement rankings. I heavily weigh the past three to five seasons.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Stewart Mandel

Last year's Top 25 college football coach rankings, published after Nick Saban's retirement and Jim Harbaugh's NFL exit, included a lot of big jumps that I had to course-correct a year later - including dropping last year's No. 4 coach, Florida State's Mike Norvell, all the way out. But I feel pretty darn good about my top 10 this year. It's the rest that's the hard part. Note: These are not career achievement rankings. I heavily weigh the past three to five seasons.