Read more about the article SEC Network’s Texas/Oklahoma Wishbone film ignores Houston Veer, flipped script to Bryant Revisionist history and omits true pioneers

SEC Network’s Texas/Oklahoma Wishbone film ignores Houston Veer, flipped script to Bryant Revisionist history and omits true pioneers

PHOTO above (Houston 1966 yearbook): Houston quarterback Bo Burris rolls out of the Veer offense in a 1965 game at Tennessee. A 2018 Sports Illustrated article credited Houston coach Bill Yeoman for the “the first true triple option” with his Veer offense. ***Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report — Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye,…

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Read more about the article Michigan State women’s soccer upsets Texas 3-2 in OT

Michigan State women’s soccer upsets Texas 3-2 in OT

PHOTO: Michigan State's Justina Gaynor advances the ball in the Spartans' NCAA win over Texas at Duke. By TOM SHANAHAN DURHAM, N.C. – Michigan State women’s soccer scaled another height on its steady climb to national prominence with its second straight trip to the NCAA tournament’s third round. And the fifth-seeded Spartans (14-2-5) did it in dramatic, resilient fashion – upsetting No. 4 seed Texas (17-4-2) in overtime 3-2 Friday night at Duke University’s Koskinen Stadium Michigan State…

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Read more about the article Story of how Duffy steered Jimmy Raye to Fred Akers and eventually NFL career as coach and mentor

Story of how Duffy steered Jimmy Raye to Fred Akers and eventually NFL career as coach and mentor

Story is reposted from Sept. 25, 2014. By TOM SHANAHAN Some of the highest praise in the coaching profession for Jimmy Raye is offered by former Texas coach Fred Akers, an unlikely source considering their backgrounds. They grew up on opposite sides of segregation as athletes and later as young coaches, but their paths did cross in 1976. Akers was Wyoming's head coach and Raye served in an offensive coordinator role. The 1976 Cowboys shared the Western Athletic…

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