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The Big Ten boasts a wealth of talented head coaches. Among them are the nation’s longest active tenured head coach (Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz), and two of the youngest head coaches (Oregon’s Dan Lanning and Michigan’s Sherrone Moore).

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Arizona Wildcats 2025 Defensive End Preview

One of the major coaching changes under head coach Brent Brennan this offseason was bringing in former Wildcat Joe Salave’a to coach the defensive line room for Arizona .

College Football News / SuperWest Sports / July 4

Ranking the Big 12 Football Head Coaches for 2025

What makes a coach great? Is it the success of a single season? Or is it consistency over many years? And how do you compare a second or third-year head coach against someone who has been doing it for 15 years or more?

College Football News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / January 9

Arizona football makes huge coaching hire from Miami

Joe Salave'a is coming home. A two-time All Pac-10 defensive tackle at Arizona from 1994-97, Salave'a is returning to Tucson as the Wildcats' associate head coach and defensive line coach.

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College Football News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / December 17

Arizona Had 'Good' Official Visit With USC Transfer Offensive Lineman Kalolo Ta'aga

If Arizona is going to improve under head coach Brent Brennan, he needs to get his guys to campus. It seems like that is the plan early on in the transfer portal with him already reuniting with two of his former San Jose State players in defensive backs Michael Dansby and Jay'Vion Cole.

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25 most intriguing storylines to follow for the 2025 college football season

Every year has its own set of storylines, and we are here to highlight 25 of them. From Austin to Happy Valley and from Los Angeles to Chapel Hill. What are we looking forward to in 2025?

College Football News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / December 16

Brent Brennan Reunites With Former Player Michael Dansby As Arizona's Portal Addition

While Arizona is reeling from the number of their own players who have entered into the transfer portal, they are starting to bring in some of their targets to revamp this roster.

College Football News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / December 11

Brent Brennan's Former OC Takes Utah State Job, Ends Reunion At Arizona Speculation

Arizona is looking for a new offensive coordinator after moving on from Dino Babers. It was a brutal showing on that side of the ball by the Wildcats, something that was frustrating to see with so much talent still on the roster headlined by star quarterback Noah Fifita and projected top 10 NFL draft pick Tetairoa McMillan.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / December 2

Big 12 Program Makes Final Decision on Head Coach Amid Firing Calls

Week 14 of the college football season came to an end on Saturday night. As such, many programs are now beginning the offseason since they are not eligible to participate in a bowl game. On Sunday, a number of head coaches were fired.

College Football News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / December 1

Arizona AD Seen 'Cordially Chatting' With Brent Brennan After Blowout Loss

Things could not have gone worse for Arizona than it did on Saturday. One year removed from the Wildcats destroying their archrivals in the Territorial Cup, it was Arizona State who delivered the whooping this season.

College Football News / Arizona State Sun Devils on SI / November 29

What Arizona coach Brent Brennan said about Arizona State rivalry game

Arizona Wildcats football coach Brent Brennan knows Cam Skattebo well. When Brennan was the head coach at San Jose State he recruited Skattebo out of high school, and remembers his visit in vivid detail.

College Football News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / November 25

Brent Brennan Says They're 'Building a Championship Football Program' at Arizona

Arizona officially won't be playing in the postseason this year. After their loss to TCU on Saturday, they won't reach the requisite six-win mark that's necessary to become bowl eligible.

College Football News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / November 18

Brent Brennan Sees His Stock Go Down After Rough First Year With Arizona

Arizona football was delivered a tough blow when it was announced that head coach Jedd Fisch was leaving the program to take the head coaching job at Washington.

Arizona Wildcats News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / November 15

First Half of Arizona Basketball Game Will Play on Video Board at Football Stadium

Whatever momentum the Arizona football team had built up is now gone. After winning 10 games last season that was capped with a bowl win against Oklahoma, previous head coach Jedd Fisch departed for Washington which prompted the Wildcats to bring in Brent Brennan.

Arizona Wildcats News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / October 31

Arizona Wildcats Football Could Use a Do-Over After Disastrous Season Start

The Arizona Wildcats have not had the season they expected in 2024. As they strived to find their new identity under new head coach Brent Brennan, many still believed the program could be a contender in its first year in the Big 12 conference.

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Arizona Wildcats News / Arizona Wildcats on SI / October 26

Arizona Wildcats Flip Three-Star Linebacker Recruit To Boost Their 2025 Class

It's no secret that Arizona is struggling right now, losers of three straight heading into their must win matchup against West Virginia on Saturday that will likely determine if they play in a bowl game or not.

College Football News / Field Level Media / October 8

Familiar coaches meet in showdown between No. 14 BYU, Arizona

Arizona coach Brent Brennan and BYU counterpart Kalani Sitake will need no introduction on Saturday when the Wildcats and 14th-ranked Cougars collide in Provo, Utah.

College Football News / Field Level Media / August 27

No. 21 Arizona entertains old rival in Brent Brennan's debut

No. 21 Arizona opens the Brent Brennan coaching era on Saturday night in a nonconference game against New Mexico in Tucson, Ariz. The Wildcats are ranked

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / August 17

Arizona football’s fatal flaw that will doom College Football Playoff hopes

The Arizona football program is on a new journey in 2024. The team is now competing in the Big 12 conference, after years in the Pac-12. The Wildcats are considered one of the best teams in their new league.

Lively QB1 Competition Is Underway at San Jose State

In a new era with new coach in Ken Niumatalolo , much is unknown about San Jose State University’s next football season. The Spartans are beginning this season with a new coach and a new system and will be deciding on a new quarterback.

College Football News / G5 Football on SI / January 23, 2024

Report: San José State Running Backs Coach Alonzo Carter Hired At Arizona

After San José State formally introduced Ken Niumatalolo as the program's next head coach this week, one of the program's former assistants appears to have followed Brent Brennan to the University of Arizona.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / January 20, 2024

San Jose State football set to hire former Navy head coach as Brent Brennan replacement

San Jose State football is reportedly set to hire former Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo to lead its program, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN: “Sources: San Jose State is targeting former Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo as the school’s next head coach.

College Football News / Mike Farrell Sports / January 18, 2024

San Jose State Head Coach Candidates

By: Mike Huesmann With Brent Brennan off to Arizona, the Spartans are in need of a new head coach. SJSU saw significant growth in his time there. He inherited an awful situation from Ron Caragher, won 3 games in his first two years, then never won fewer than 5, and had three 7-win seasons.

College Football News / Gridiron Heroics / January 16, 2024