As the dust settles from Josh McDaniels’ rapid fall from grace in Denver, The Denver Post suggests that Air Force coach Troy Calhoun, a former Broncos assistant, is a candidate for the opening. Notice that Calhoun’s name is the only one mentioned in the story as a possible candidate. Surely someone inside the organization already is floating Calhoun’s name. Calhoun was an assistant for the Broncos under Mike Shanahan from 2003-05, then served as offensive coordinator on Gary Kubiak’s staff in Houston in 2006. At first glance, it seems far-fetched that a Mountain West coach would be looked at as…
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The bowl season hasn’t even started and the coaching carousel is already at full tilt. Air Force coach Troy Calhoun has been a target of the BCS schools the last couple years, including the Tennessee scare of last year. This year, quite a few Air Force fans noticed the Colorado job opening and waited to see if officials in Boulder had taken notice of the steady success Calhoun has had in Colorado Springs. The Denver Post is reporting that Colorado officials have reached out to Calhoun only to be promptly denied by the Air Force coach. Good news for Air…
Some sights from early in today’s game in Norman. Air Force made a game of it before losing, 27-24.
It was a scary scene Saturday not just for Air Force cornerback Reggie Rembert’s senior season, but his future as an Air Force officer when we was carted off the field with a neck injury. Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said Rembert will undergo further neurological tests and said he was a “long shot” to play Saturday. Rembert’s replacement stepped in and held his own against Northwestern State, but BYU is not Northwestern State and the Falcons chances of pulling off the upset decrease dramatically if Rembert, who was voted to the All-Mountain West preaseason team, isn’t in there. After…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Don’t expect Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun to be confined to 140 characters. He told the Colorado Springs Gazette that, unlike other Mountain West coaches, he will not start his own Twitter account, but he will not ban his players from starting their own. The Air Force football team has its own Twitter account, although @AFFalcons is leaving its 17 followers wanting more with only 19 tweets in the past year. Army football coach Rich Ellerson has his own Twitter account, but someone might want to tell him. @RichEllerson has 12 followers, even though he…
For those waiting for the Air Force football team’s 2010 recruiting list, you’re going to have to wait another month. West Point and the Naval Academy have released their lists, which you can read here and here. Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun would prefer to wait until the varsity squad’s roster is finalized before releasing any recruiting lists, said Dave Toller, the Air Force Academy athletic department’s spokesman. You can expect the roster around mid-August, he said.
The Air Force academy released a short statement earlier today indicating that coach Troy Calhoun will stay on as the Falcons head football coach. Calhoun had been mentioned as one of the leading candidates to replace Lane Kiffin at Tennessee after Kiffin bolted for USC earlier this week. Here’s the academy statement in full, which runs under the headline “Calhoun to remain at academy”: “We are more than grateful and proud to be closely involved with the character building of our cadets and the mission of the United States Air Force Academy. We are diligently recruiting and working with our…
Late last night, after USC announced it had hired former Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin to take over the football program Pete Carroll had left, speculation immediately turned to who would take over for Kiffin. That’s where Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun comes into the picture. Before Tennessee hired Kiffin, Calhoun was a finalist for the job. As Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel tweeted last night, Calhoun was next in line. With the head coaching position again open, will Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton turn to Calhoun? Since Calhoun has returned to his alma mater in 2007, he has led…
