By J.W. Calinger ISL Correspondent Answers to frequently asked questions by non-sports fans in Nebraska about the football coaching situation: Q: Who is Mike Riley, and why do people hate him? A: Mike Riley was the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, whom you may know as those guys who put on red shirts, or […]
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By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent OMAHA, Neb. — The college and pro football seasons are about to begin, and with it, so is my annual Save The Fullback campaign. The fullback has become an endangered species in football, a casualty of the trend towards playing as much as possible like kids in a backyard, throwing […]
Continue ReadingBy J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent Note: Calinger is a white man who attended inner-city schools throughout his life, allowing him to offer a unique perspective on this topic. Although we don’t have much of the racial tension that Jesse Owens encountered in Berlin, that Cassius Clay encountered between winning a gold medal and becoming Muhammad […]
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