Tag: Tulsa Golden Hurricane

AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco again wants to eliminate the Power 5/Group of 5 split

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Fort Worth, Texas — American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco marked the start of the AAC men’s basketball tournament Thursday by issuing a statement once again opposing what Aresco believes is an unhealthy division between the Power 5 and Group of 5 conferences at the FBS level. “In recent weeks, I’ve seen references to the ‘Powerful Five’ in interviews and public conversations suggesting that the P5 is an almost exclusive focus in college athletics, Aresco wrote in the statement. “This is very misleading, especially in the current environment.” Aresco spoke…

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Send a set of 5 College Football Questions to Chris Vanini’s mailbag

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Submit your questions below to Chris Vannini’s upcoming G5 mailbag. .

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Who will replace Philip Montgomery in Tulsa? Brennan Marion, Justin Fuente names to watch

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After eight seasons and a 43-53 record, Philip Montgomery was fired by Tulsa Sunday. It’s solid AAC functionality, but there are a lot of financial limitations with it and we hear it’s getting tighter. Montgomery led Tulsa to four bowl games and became the first coach to have wins over a top 20 team in the same season (2020). He was the first Tulsa coach to turn around twice in the NFL First Round and lead the Hurricanes to the 2020 AAC Championship Game. His best season was in 2016…

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James Madison makes instant FBS statement, plus CFP expansion and more: G5 Drive

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One of the most dominant performances of Week 1 in college football came from a team playing its first game as a Football Bowl Subdivision school. James Madison knows how to win. The Dukes haven’t had a losing record since 2002 and they’d been a Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse for the past six years, with a 70-11 record. But they were also just 6-22 against FBS teams in their history as an FCS program. So last Saturday’s 44-7 win against Middle Tennessee was an eye-opener. The Dukes outgained the Blue…

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