CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The Giants may have won the Super Bowl, but Betty White knows next year belongs to the Cleveland Browns!
The Cleveland Browns today named Brad Childress offensive coordinator, the team announced. Childress brings 33 years of coaching experience on both the collegiate and professional levels to the Browns, including 13 in the NFL. Most recently, he spent five seasons (2006-10) as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. As head coach of the Vikings, Childress guided Minnesota to a regular season record of 39-35 (.527), as the team won consecutive division titles (2008-09) for the first time in 28 years (1977-78). In 2009, the team posted a 12-4 record, matching the second-best win total in franchise history, while leading the NFL with a club-high 10 Pro Bowlers.
Joe Paterno, the embattled former head coach at Penn State University, died of lung cancer on Saturday night, according to a report from CBS Sports. He was 85.
CANTON, Ohio - Ron Johnson, the head football coach of the Canton McKinley football team, has been fired after four seasons on the sidelines. The firing has led to a fierce debate in the Hall of Fame city, where it appears residents are split over the controversial decision.
Jacksonville, FL (WOIO) – The last time the Buckeyes saw the Florida Gators, in January of 2007, the national title was on the line. Obviously, there wasn’t nearly as much at stake this time, but in the end, it still wasn’t much fun, as the Gators held off OSU in the Gator Bowl on Monday, […]
Berea (WOIO) – The Browns cleaned out their lockers on Monday and headed home, but not before expressing optimism that the right foundation is in place, and far better days, and seasons, are on the horizon. “I didn’t tell you that a year ago, because we were way off”, cornerback Sheldon Brown told Tony Zarrella, […]
The Ohio State University football team has received a one-year bowl appearance ban from the NCAA and will lose nine scholarships over the span of three years, according to a release from the NCAA. Ohio State’s athletic program was informed of the ruling by the NCAA’s committee on infractions on Tuesday afternoon. The NCAA’s committee […]
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Browns admit team doctors did not check quarterback Colt McCoy for a concussion on the sidelines, after he took a serious hit to the head during last Thursday's game against Pittsburgh. President Mike Holmgren said the medical team did not see him get hit, and he only complained about a hand injury, not a head injury. He added the team followed proper protocol. McCoy is resting at home and Holmgren said his condition is improving.
CLEVELAND – The father of Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy is blasting the team for putting his son back in the game after a hard-hit Thursday night. The Plain Dealer’s Mary Kay Cabot reported on Friday that Brad McCoy said his son doesn’t remember parts of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. McCoy told the […]
MENTOR, Ohio – A former University of Akron and Mentor High School athlete was found dead in his home Wednesday. Mentor police confirmed 25-year-old Chris Jacquemain was dead when emergency crews arrived at his house. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said no foul play is suspected and they’re waiting on toxicology reports to come to […]
(RNN) – After weeks of speculation and denial, former Florida Gators head football coach Urban Meyer will take the reins of Ohio State’s football program, according to ESPN. The sports network reported that Meyer would become the Buckeyes’ head football coach in a report on ESPN.com, citing multiple unnamed sources. In recent days, speculation built […]
MEDINA, Ohio – Another year, another record for the Meadows Turkey Bowl in Medina. The annual Thanksgiving football game in the backyard of Mike Meadows’ home on Hood Road generated $125,000 in donations. The game has been played for 22 years. It has served as a fundraiser for eight years. The previous record for fundraising […]