I would be nice if Mercer would join into this legal action for the benefit of their players who are affected by this nonsense

Man, that's sucks! So many damn injuries in pro and college. I really do wonder if the size and speed of the players today is adding to the big number of injuries in spite of much better equipment and elite physical training.

AI overview of Angus McClure:

Angus McClure is a veteran American college football coach, primarily an offensive line specialist, known for his extensive experience with West Coast teams like UCLA, Cal, Nevada, and Sacramento State, with recent roles including Offensive Analyst at the University of Kansas (since 2024) and stints coaching offensive/defensive lines and recruiting, valued for his recruiting skills in Northern California.

Key Coaching Roles & Experience:

Current: Offensive Analyst for the University of Kansas (joined June 2024).

Nevada (Multiple Stints): Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach, also served as Assistant Head Coach.

Cal: Offensive Line Coach (hired 2020).

UCLA (Long Tenure): Coached Offensive Line (5 years) and Defensive Line (6 years), also served as Recruiting Coordinator.

Nebraska: Special Teams Coordinator.

Buffalo: Run Game Coordinator.

Sacramento State: Assistant Head Coach (early career).

Coaching Style & Reputation:

Highly regarded for his recruiting, particularly in Northern California.

Experience across offensive line, defensive line, tight ends, and special teams.

Personal Background:

Played football at Sacramento State (1987-1991).

Started coaching at McClatchy High School in Sacramento.

Has also worked as a guest coach in several NFL training camps (e.g., Cowboys, 49ers).

AI overview of Alonzo Carter:

Alonzo Carter is the newly hired head football coach for Sacramento State, an Oakland native known for his successful high school/community college coaching and his recent role as Assistant Head Coach/RB Coach at the University of Arizona and San Jose State, with a unique past as a backup dancer for MC Hammer. He's celebrated for his recruiting, developing elite running backs, and his deep Bay Area roots, taking over a Sac State program looking for stability.

Key Career Highlights:

Sacramento State Head Coach (2025-Present): Hired to lead the Hornets football program, replacing Brennan Marion.

University of Arizona (2024-2025): Served as Assistant Head Coach and Running Backs Coach under Brent Brennan.

San Jose State (2017-2023): Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator; his running backs dominated, powering the team to a Mountain West title and national recognition for ball security.

High School/Community College (1990s-2010s): Head Coach at McClymonds High (Oakland) and Contra Costa College, winning multiple championships and earning Coach of the Year honors.

Unique Background:

Before coaching, Carter toured globally as a backup dancer and choreographer for hip-hop artist MC Hammer, appearing in hit videos like "You Can't Touch This".

Coaching Style & Reputation:

Known as an exceptional recruiter with strong ties to Northern California.
Believes in developing players and impacting lives, drawing from his diverse experiences.

Significance of Hiring:

His hiring brings stability and extensive local knowledge to Sacramento State, following a period of coaching turnover at the program.

Gosh, Mike, was there ever any doubt? We can't lose faithful, knowledge fans like you and your family. My wife and I will be there until I croak!

From the Sacramento Bee:

Those three possessions where we got no points, a fake field goal stopped on fourth down, and the interception on the goal line. That’s the game, right?” Aggies coach Tim Plough said. “If those three plays are touchdowns, then we got 53 points, and we win the game, right? So, those three plays are the difference for sure.”

[quote]Will Pinnick return?

Aggies redshirt freshman quarterback Caden Pinnick, a former standout from Del Oro High, threw for 402 yards and three touchdowns in the loss Saturday. He finished the season with 3,206 yards and 32 touchdowns through the air, plus 437 yards and another three scores using his legs.[/quote]

Pinnick has reportedly received multiple offers to play elsewhere next year, and he and Plough have already had discussions about his future in Davis. The transfer portal opens on Jan. 2 and closes two weeks later. If by then Pinnick has not accepted an offer, he will remain an Aggie.

Plough said he plans to talk to Pinnick soon, with the playoffs now over.

“I support Caden with whatever he wants to do, but if I was advising him, I think the best thing he can do is to continue to mature and learn the position from one of the best, I think, quarterback development schools in the country,” Plough said. “We plan on him coming back.”

To Plough’s point on quarterback development: Plough, on Cal’s coaching staff in 2023, served as something of a tutor to the Golden Bears’ then-third string QB Fernando Mendoza. Though Plough was Cal’s tight ends coach, Mendoza knew of his quarterback expertise and started to meet with Plough as a mentor.

Mendoza transferred after the 2024 season to Indiana. On Saturday, he won the Heisman Trophy, the honor given to the best college football player in the nation.

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/college/article313687259.html#storylink=cpy

Incredible hurdle by Zack Jones:

This press conference tells you everything you need to know about how special this football program is and how lucky we are to have Tim Plough as or head coach. I'm so very proud of this team.

Yes.

Tim Plough has elevated our reputation as QBU. A young QB looking to grow and develop could find no better place to be than right here at UCD under Plough's guidance.

The Nova QB really fires a lot of his passes like they are shot out of a canon. I think he could have had a couple more critical completions is he just took a little juice off the ball.

I heard something on the KCRA weather last night saying that we are close to tying or breaking the record for the longest stretch of consecutive days with the highs only in the 40's since 1999.