How Bob Apisa and I’d like to see Navy’s loss as Michigan State’s gain

PHOTO: Ken Niumatalolo is on his way to the College Football Hall of Fame after 15 years at Navy. Visit my website at TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN The college football world quickly came down on the side of Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo upon news Sunday he was unceremoniously dismissed. Twitter reacted within moments and stories were posted and printed in the old-fashioned world within a day. How do you let go a guy who is on the way…

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Jacob Isaia plays through heartbreak with his father’s Samoan pride

PHOTO (Fresno State Athletics): Fresno State offensive guard Jacob Isaia (R) and tight end Jake Boust hold the Mountain West Conference trophy at Albertson's Stadium in Boise. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Fresno State’s Jacob Isaia wraps up a bittersweet 2022 season with his Mountain West champion teammates in the Jimmy Kimmell LA Bowl on Dec. 17 at SoFi Stadium. Three days later, he travels down the coast to Oceanside to bury his father, Sale…

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The players let down their coach: “It’s a damn shame”

PHOTO: Michigan State coach Mel Tucker. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report *** By TOM SHANAHAN Two highly anticipated player discipline decisions recently confronted Alabama’s Nick Saban and one of his proteges, Michigan State’s Mel Tucker. The cases were similar, but the path chosen forward by the two coaches different. Saban didn’t suspend Alabama’s Jermaine Burton for hitting a Tennessee female fan. She was among partisans storming the field, celebrating a colossal victory. Asked to clarify his decision, Saban…

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