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The NFL will allow a head coach to designate a sideline staffer to initiate replay challenges starting in the 2026 season, with the designee chosen before kickoff; the coach remains heavily involved, and the change—not voted at the owners’ meeting—is codified in Rule 15.1(a). Last year saw 151 challenges, and the first game to test the new rule could be Seahawks vs. Patriots on Sept. 9, 2026.
The NFL will allow head coaches to designate a staff member to initiate replay challenges this season, expanding who can challenge plays while requiring pregame notice to officials; the change updates Rule 15 and follows a 151-challenge season in 2025.
Sports Illustrated’s panel ranks the five biggest Pro Football Hall of Fame omissions, led by Mike Shanahan as the most glaring snub, with Mike Holmgren, Reggie Wayne, Torry Holt and Maxie Baughan also in contention. The piece highlights Shanahan’s two Super Bowls, Holmgren’s transformative coaching career, Wayne’s elite receiving numbers, Holt’s record-setting production in the Rams era, and Baughan’s All-Pro résumé, while noting ongoing debates over voting and other noted omissions such as Belichick.
Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde ranks the 25 most intriguing college football coaches entering the 2026 season, led by Indiana’s Curt Cignetti, with high-profile figures such as Lane Kiffin, Lincoln Riley, Marcus Freeman, Dan Lanning, and Deion Sanders shaping the landscape across programs from LSU to Colorado and beyond.
A JoeBucsFan.com article reports that Baker Mayfield was ranked by 21 NFL executives and 29 coaches, highlighting where the quarterback stands in expert and coach evaluations and what it could mean for his career prospects.
Montgomery County prosecutors charged four Cheltenham High School football coaches and six players after a six‑month grand jury investigation uncovered two hazing incidents in 2025, including assault and the use of a broomstick. The head coach Terance Tolbert, associate head coach Darian McFadden, assistant coach Benjamin Johnson III, and volunteer coach Ralph Burnley face child endangerment and conspiracy charges; two 18‑year‑old players, Isaiah Simpson (assault and conspiracy) and Josiah Peeler (false swearing), are charged as adults, while four younger players are charged as juveniles. Cellphone and text evidence reportedly showed attempts to cover up the assaults. The district canceled the season; a Title IX investigation remains ongoing, and the grand jury urged changes to hazing laws to recognize hazing as child abuse.
Queen Latifah will serve as The Voice's fourth coach for Season 30, joining Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Riley Green; it marks Latifah's first coaching stint on the NBC music competition, though she has appeared as a guest judge on other reality shows. Season 30, launching in the fall, will feature former coaches and mentors returning for guest appearances.
A group of college football coaches backs finishing the College Football Playoff earlier and has proposed concrete changes to make that happen, signaling broad support for reform as the sport looks to accelerate the championship timeline.
The Athletic’s 2026 Anonymous NBA Player Poll, conducted Feb–Apr with a record 161 players, names Derrick White as the league’s most underrated and Alperen Şengün as the most overrated (with Rudy Gobert and Trae Young close behind). It also finds Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla as the most impressive current coach (with Mark Daigneault and J.B. Bickerstaff next), notes continued respect for Erik Spoelstra, and shows Victor Wembanyama winning the top defender vote with 41.1% of the tally. The piece also discusses how tanking can impact coaches’ reputations and frames the results as a snapshot from the regular season before coaching moves.
Sports Illustrated ranks the top 25 men’s college basketball coaches from 2000–2025, led by Roy Williams with seven Final Fours and three national titles since 2000, followed by Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Kansas’s Bill Self, Villanova’s Jay Wright, and Florida’s Billy Donovan. The list spans storied programs such as UConn, Gonzaga, Michigan State, Kentucky, Syracuse, Maryland, Baylor, Virginia, Houston, Michigan, and more, highlighting national championships, Final Fours and extensive NCAA tournament résumés across the quarter‑century, with Dan Hurley’s recent two titles and numerous coaching legends shaping the era.
Three former NFL assistant coaches—Mike Westhoff, Bobb McKittrick and Ted Cottrell—have been named the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2026 Awards of Excellence class, the fifth such group; Westhoff is known for 33 NFL seasons as a special-teams coach, McKittrick spent 21 seasons as the 49ers’ offensive-line coach and contributed to all five Super Bowl titles, and Cottrell played a key role across six teams in 24 seasons and helped develop the 3-4 defense; the Hall has announced other category honorees and the ceremony is set for June 24-25 in Canton.
The Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee has named nine semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026, including six NFL coaches with Super Bowl titles, with a final selection to be made on Nov. 18. The finalists will be considered for enshrinement in August 2026, alongside other categories like players and contributors.
The article discusses a gambling scandal involving NBA players and coaches, highlighting the reckless behavior despite the NBA's apparent enabling of such activities, and emphasizing the absurdity of risking careers for relatively small sums compared to their salaries.
In Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season, notable players making believers include Sam Darnold, Malik Cunningham, and others, while coaches like Shane Steichen and John Morton are gaining recognition for their teams' performances. The top MVP candidates are led by Josh Allen, Jared Goff, and others, with ongoing debates about the frontrunners. The week features intriguing matchups, including the Lions vs. Chiefs, and a dynamic MVP race.
After Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season, several coaches are feeling the heat due to poor team performances, with Mike McDaniel, Brian Daboll, and Brian Callahan being the most under pressure to avoid further losses and potential job insecurity.