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I posted this in the Steven Moffett thread, but it's pretty interesting. He's leaving Leesburg to become "co-head coach" at The First Academy.

I don't know if I've heard of other examples in football, though I'm hardly a national high school football expert. You've always had coordinators that might taken on a more prominent role (it was always said Randy Shannon was basically considered the "head coach" of the defense). Obviously there was the stuff surrounding "Head Coach in Waiting" which never really became widespread (in large part due to recruiting restrictions to the tag).

In college, I've seen a few husband/wife duos with the "co-head coach" as far as women's sports.

I doubt this is a trend, but interesting nonetheless.

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After a week off for Spring Break, the UCF Knights Football team resumed their 2025 spring camp with their fourth practice session. The specialists unit was the focus for the media off of the field, but on the field, the quarterback competition continues on.

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Michael McClenton's dream is becoming a reality.

The standout Ocoee Knights linebacker and one of Central Florida's top players has long aspired to stay home and represent Orlando as a 'Hometown Hero.'

His patience paid off last week when UCF coaches Scott Frost and Kenny Martin made it official with a scholarship offer during their visit to Ocoee High School. Less than a week later, McClenton became Frost's first Class of 2026 commitment.

"I was beyond excited," McClenton told Rivals about receiving his UCF offer last Wednesday. "I didn't really know for sure, but I had a good feeling once the new staff came in and Coach Kenny (Martin) was still there, knowing the way Coach Kenny pushed for me with the old staff.

"I was in school and I get a call from coach to come to the office. At first, I saw Coach Martin through the window, but I didn't see Coach Frost. When I saw him, I was like, 'Oh yeah, it's getting serious now!' They shook my hand and we started talking. Coach Frost was like, 'I want to give you the opportunity to play at UCF.'

"I was like, thank you, thank you, thank you. It was a great moment."

McClenton has put up monster stats at Ocoee with more than 200 tackles in each of the past two seasons. As a junior in 2024, he recorded 219 tackles with 46 tackles for loss and 19 sacks.

"(Coach Frost said) I play with a high motor, high intensity, good passion for the game, great hands, good technique," McClenton said.

Despite the high-level production, FBS offers had been light with just Liberty and Marshall so far. Many coaches like bigger linebackers than McClenton's 6-foot height.

"Coach Frost coached Shaquem Griffin and said how I kind of resembled him," McClenton said. "I know he has the one hand, but just based off the fact that he was doubted so many times. He didn't have all the things that other people have or the high recruits had. So they just basically told me they were coming to get me based off productivity and not measurables. That's what they care about. He's not a coach that thinks measurables are more important than productivity."



That was last Wednesday. McClenton was thinking about committing on the spot, but wanted to be deliberate with his decision.

"Coach Kenny and my head coach, we've been having countless talks about my future," McClenton said. "Talking with my family. Praying to God about it. God woke me up today and I had it in my mind. I talked to my parents last night about the decision, talked to my coach last night and ultimately I was just going to sleep on it and just let God handle the rest. And I woke up this morning and I had that good feeling in my body that I should make this commitment.

"So I went in my coach's office, we called Coach Kenny and Coach Frost and told them."

McClenton will have the distinction of being the first high school commitment of Frost's new UCF era.

"They were beyond excited," McClenton said. "They were just screaming, jumping around, ready to get me on campus. I'm going to be an early enrollee at UCF in 2026. I'm his first commit in 2026 class."

McClenton began his high school career at Lake Mary where he looked up to Braeden Marshall, who is now one of UCF's key defensive players.

"Braeden is my former teammate, so I was hanging around him a lot last season," McClenton said. "Watching him last spring, seeing him go through the process and grow through that UCF program. I saw how welcoming their fans are, really just seeing how welcoming everything at UCF was."

In fact, McClenton had a long conversation with Marshall right before he announced his commitment.

"He was telling me congratulations. Keep pushing, but ultimately stay humble and just keep working. He knows they got a dog. Once I get in there, I'm going to put my head down and go to work. He was talking about what we're gonna do, put in countless hours and just keep my head on straight."

McClenton could play any linebacker position in college.

"Hybrid, middle or sometimes down on the line," McClenton said. "And that's another reason why I really like Coach Frost. He says he's not going to limit me to just one spot. He said, 'I'm going to let you play and be the ball player I know you know how to be.'"

His family was also super excited about the decision. His father, Michael McClenton Sr., serves on Ocoee's coaching staff under head coach Buck Gurley.

"I've been playing football all my life," McClenton said. "I came out with a football in my hands. My high school head coach, Coach Buck, he's like my uncle. Him and my dad have been coaching together for 10-plus years. They started off at Lake Mary Prep.

"I've just been around the game so long. I used to be pushed in a stroller at practice when I was a fresh baby. I've just been around the game all my life. This is like a dream come true."

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Knights vs. Noles. Rich Wallace vs. Link Jarrett.

Alabama-Stetson elimination game gets on ESPNU, but this one is on ESPN+.

FSU starter Jamie Arnold (LHP) has a 2.45 ERA.

UCF Football: The Return of Scott Frost - RISE Episode 1​

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So let’s get this straight:

Joe rogan, RFK, Tulsi Gabbard, Elon Musk, and Trump all used to be democrats. Now that all of these folks except rogan are in the current administration the democrat plan to win back voters is to <checks notes> burn the Teslas of other likely liberal voters?

You cant make this ish up. Smart money is on Ninja, posit, and shuckster being in handcuffs soon. No way they arent burning Teslas from their untreated TDS

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Thought this was interesting

Log off and go hang out with your loved ones this weekend folks, the algorithm isn’t going anywhere

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Welcome home, Daunte!

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If TMo is cool with the results from WBB the past 3 years then CJD isn't going anywhere. Lol. CJD looks like an elite coach compared to Ms. Messer.

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What a mess. I feel like we have zero standards these days.

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Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor, the school announced Tuesday.

The decision comes a week after ESPN reported that two outside firms had found Taylor bullied and belittled female athletic staffers, sought to have an NCAA compliance officer removed after she warned him of rules violations and repeatedly made "inappropriate" comments to another woman about her appearance.

According to documents obtained by ESPN, the investigations began after multiple employees filed complaints against Taylor for what they called hostile and aggressive behavior, as well as personal attacks, the reports said. The school hired Kate Weaver Patterson, of KWP Consulting & Mediation, to investigate in spring 2023.

After the first investigation, Taylor signed a warning letter on Feb. 14, 2024, acknowledging he could be fired if the conduct continued, according to the documents. Additional complaints were documented in a second investigation that ended last July 24, but Taylor remained on the job.

The second investigation cited evidence "that this is an ongoing pattern of concerning behavior by Coach Taylor." It was conducted last June and July by Timothy O'Brien, senior counsel for the Libby, O'Brien, Kingsley & Champion law firm in Maine. O'Brien, who has advised several Division I and Power 5 programs, said in his report that he has never encountered "this palpable level of animosity and disdain" for a university compliance office.

"Even during the interview with me, when talking about compliance issues, Coach Taylor's tone was forceful and aggressive," O'Brien wrote.

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Interesting press release yesterday documenting multiple structures found under the pyramids going down nearly 2KM.

https://nogov.us/?post/2025/03/18/sar-scan-of-khafre-pyramid-shows-huge-underground-structures

Stories, recaps to come. Today was a special teams focus.

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And they can interpolate much of your DNA from just 2 family members, especially if one is downstream or upstream.



QUOTE: "Privacy policy states user data may be sold or transferred in bankruptcy or sale"

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I know we have a politics thread but since we are all graduates and supporters of a public university that gets some funding and grants from the feds, I thought this merited its own thread. Here's also an article from November 2024 about what could happen in the state of Florida if the DOE is killed.

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Tallahassee Democrat article with paywall bypassed: https://archive.ph/oFswf

The Education Department not only funds programs for the most vulnerable children in Florida, it also funds Pell grants (aid that helps students go to college) and manages state compliance with federal law. Florida schools receive funding from local, state and federal funds.

Florida schools receive funding from local, state and federal funds. Those federal funds make up about 18% of the budget, according to the Florida Policy Institute (FPI), a nonprofit think tank in the state. For this year, that’s about $10.5 billion, according to Norin Dollard, a senior policy analyst with FPI.

While the department funnels much of the federal government’s funds to the states, other agencies also directly fund state programs, like the Department of Labor, the Department of Defense and the Department of Agriculture. For example, Leon County Schools received $19.6 million in federal funds for the National School Lunch program from the USDA.

This year, the feds gave Florida more than $830 million for special education programs, and more than $1 billion was earmarked for “Education for the Disadvantaged,” according to federal data.

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