4:33 PM ET HOUSTON — When the Houston Texans fired David Culley, general manager Nick Caserio cited “philosophical differences” with the head coach, with some reports pointing to Culley wanting to keep his coaching staff intact. But almost a month after firing Culley, following interviews with six external candidates, Caserio is expected to hire a
Month: February 2022
3:09 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Auburn University acknowledged on Monday that the school is making expanded inquiries into the tenure of football coach Bryan Harsin. In a statement that doesn’t mention Harsin by name, the university said it is “collecting information from a variety of perspectives, including our student-athletes.” This extends the awkward limbo of
2:49 PM ET The Houston Texans are expected to hire Lovie Smith as their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates on Monday. Smith was the Texans’ associate head coach and defensive coordinator this past season. Smith replaces David Culley, who was fired by the Texans in mid-January, less than one
1:11 PM ET ATLANTA — Falcons director of pro personnel Steve Sabo is leaving the organization after 12 years, the franchise announced Monday. Sabo, in a statement released by the team, said it was a mutual decision with general manager Terry Fontenot, who was hired last year to replace Thomas Dimitroff. Sabo called it “time
8:24 AM ET Talmage Gunther wasn’t expecting an ordinary Thursday in August, amid the often painful monotony of preseason camp, to become the most emotional day of his college football career. The BYU walk-on wide receiver knew something strange was afoot when he walked into the Cougars’ team facility after practice to find boxes of
12:37 PM ET Giroud’s heroics for Milan don’t just mean derby delight over rivals Inter. The victory also re-opens the title race with three months left in the season. Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images The weekend in soccer had everything: seismic results (Milan winning the derby, Barcelona scoring four against Atletico Madrid, Senegal‘s first-ever Africa Cup of
9:27 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has said he has “no problems whatsoever” with Jesse Lingard and added that the Manchester United midfielder will be back in the squad to face Burnley on Tuesday. Rangnick said last week Lingard had asked for time off to “clear his mind” after a proposed deadline day move
5:15 AM ET UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has taken a swipe at Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus over their continued push for a European Super League and compared the clubs to flat-earthers. A total of 12 of Europe’s top clubs — led by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez — announced in April 2021 that they
8:21 AM ET Manchester United have been named the club with the biggest transfer losses in the last decade, splashing out more than €1 billion ($1.14bn) on players. A study published by Switzerland-based independent research group CIES Football Observatory revealed United had a net spend of €1.075bn since 2012, spending €1.545bn on transfers while making
6:23 AM ET Adriana Garcia Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person in the world to reach 400 million followers on Instagram. The 37-year-old became the first person to reach 200m followers in January 2020 and has now seen that figure double in just over two years. – Stream ESPN FC Daily