Red Raiders end district slate with win over Columbia

Wisconsin-Green Bay plans to wade into new territory when it comes to college coaches and hot takes. According to several reports Tuesday, Green Bay has hired Fox Sports talk show host Doug Gottlieb as head coach and will allow him to remain in the media. Gottlieb, 48, was born in Wisconsin while his father was head coach at the University of Milwaukee, the team that ended Green Bay's season in the Horizon League tournament in March. Gottlieb was a finalist for the vacancy when Green Bay instead handed its coaching position to Sundance Wicks. But Wicks left to rejoin Wyoming following an 18-14 season as head coach of the Phoenix. Gottlieb played college basketball at Oklahoma State after first attending Notre Dame and Golden West College in Southern California. Gottlieb threw his own name in the ring for the Oklahoma State head-coaching job following the firing of Mike Boynton, and discussed his lack of coaching experience with a national radio audience. "I understand anyone's hesitance when you haven't seen me draw up a play. I get it. It's different," Gottlieb said. "But if you want a different result, you have to try a different path. That's life 101." Gottlieb's late father, Bob Gottlieb, was head coach at Milwaukee from 1975-1980. A prominent name in national sports talk radio, Doug Gottlieb has never been a college coach on any level but held coaching positions in international competitions as part of the U.S. staff in 2009 and as head coach in 2017 at the Maccabiah Games. His national roles in broadcasting include his current job with Fox Sports, and previously with CBS, ESPN and ESPN Radio. He graduated in 2000 with most of the Oklahoma State assist records in his name and ranks 11th all-time in NCAA career assists. He played in the United States Basketball League and in pro leagues in Israel, Russia and France. --Field Level Media

Reports: Green Bay to hire Doug Gottlieb, allow him to keep Fox Sports gig

The Washington Commanders pared down the quarterbacks room on Tuesday, releasing Jake Fromm. Fromm signed with the Commanders practice squad in October 2022 and spent most of the past two seasons with that group. Fromm started at Georgia from 2017-19 before the Buffalo Bills selected him in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. In college, he threw for 8,224 yards with 78 touchdowns and 18 interceptions but hasn't seen the same success in the NFL. The New York Giants signed him off the practice squad in 2021, and he appeared in three games that season, starting two. Fromm, 25, was 0-2 as a starter and completed 27 of 60 passes (45 percent) for 210 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions in his only NFL action. Washington traded starting quarterback Sam Howell to the Seattle Seahawks in March, getting draft picks in return. The Commanders selected Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels of LSU with the No. 2 overall pick in April's draft. They also have veteran quarterbacks Marcus Mariota and Jeff Driskel and undrafted free agent rookie Sam Hartman on the roster. --Field Level Media

The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins will square off in an AFC East clash to kick off Amazon Prime Video's Thursday night slate of games. The Amazon schedule opens in Week 2 on Sept. 12. The full NFL 2024 schedule will be released Wednesday night. The Bills-Dolphins game will be played in Miami, with the two meeting on a later date in Orchard Park, N.Y. The teams have met in 35 primetime matchups, most recently in the 2023 season finale when the Bills won 21-14 to capture the division title. The Bills have won the past three regular-season games against the Dolphins and 12 of the past 15. --Field Level Media

The San Francisco 49ers added depth to their offensive line by signing tackle Chris Hubbard to a one-year, $1.375 million contract, NFL Network reported Tuesday morning. Hubbard, 33, started all nine games in which he played with the Tennessee Titans last season. He has played in 94 career games (58 starts) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns and Titans. The 49ers feature 11-time Pro Bowl selection Trent Williams, 35, at left tackle and Colton McKivitz, 27, at right tackle. --Field Level Media

Bills sign WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to 1-year contract

Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday morning. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Bills, however multiple media outlets reported the deal is worth up to $4.5 million. The Chiefs released Valdes-Scantling in February as a means to free up $12 million of salary cap. The Bills are attempting to retool their wide receiver room after trading star Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans and seeing Gabe Davis sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars in free agency. Buffalo selected Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman with the first pick of the second round in April's NFL draft and added free-agent acquisitions Curtis Samuel, Mack Hollins and Quintez Cephus. A two-time Super Bowl champion, Valdes-Scantling caught a touchdown pass in the Chiefs' 25-22 overtime win against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. Valdes-Scantling, 29, had 63 receptions for 1,002 yards and three touchdowns in 33 regular season games (21 starts) with Kansas City from 2022-23. The 2018 fifth-round pick played his first four seasons with the Green Bay Packers, hauling in 123 catches for 2,153 yards and 13 scores in 59 games (39 starts). --Field Level Media

Oh, snap: Jets, Aaron Rodgers open on MNF again

For the second time in two seasons with the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers opens the regular season on "Monday Night Football." Rodgers, who was hurt on his first possession in the 2023 regular-season opener on MNF, is recovered from a torn Achilles and planning to kick off his 20th NFL season near his hometown with a visit to the San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 9. Rodgers, 40, spent 18 seasons with the Packers before a trade sent him to the Jets in April 2023 and opened the door for Jordan Love to take over in Green Bay. In a homecoming for Rodgers -- who went to Cal and grew up in Chico, Calif. -- the Jets' coaching staff also has direct ties for the reigning NFC champs. Jets head coach Robert Saleh previously was defensive coordinator under 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. Saleh was with San Francisco from 2017-2020 and worked with Shanahan earlier in his career with the Houston Texans. The 49ers lost to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, 25-22, Shanahan's second Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs since being named head coach in San Francisco. Rodgers played four snaps last season and was placed on injured reserve following surgery to repair his ruptured Achilles. He returned to practice late in the season and turned 40 in December. He is 6-3 in his career against the 49ers. San Francisco leads the series with the Jets with an 11-3 edge all-time. The four-time MVP and 10-time Pro Bowl selection will oppose Brock Purdy, in the first in a series of matchups between Shanahan and former assistant coaches on the 2024 schedule. He'll also square off with Mike McDaniel (Miami Dolphins), Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams) and Matt LaFleur (Packers). --Field Level Media

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