Toledo loses QBs coach to Ohio

By John TaylorJan 31, 2014, 1:37 PM EST

(The MAC’s Ohio, not Brady Hoke‘s.)

While Ohio University has yet to announce the addition, Toledo head coach Matt Campbell confirmed to the Toledo Blade that Scott Isphording has left the Rockets for the Bobcats. Isphording will serve as OU’s co-offensive coordinator, sharing that title with Tim Albin.

Isphording had spent the past four seasons at Toledo, most recently serving as quarterbacks coach. The move to the Bobcats will be a homecoming of sorts for Isphording, who coached tight ends at OU in 2008 before moving on to UT.

On his Twitter account Friday morning, Isphording confirmed that he was indeed moving on to Athens.

Thanks to all of #RocketNation for a memorable 4 years. Relationships and moments I will never forget. #GoRockets

— Scott Isphording (@CoachIzzy1) January 31, 2014

So excited to be an Ohio Bobcat again. #GoBobcats

— Scott Isphording (@CoachIzzy1) January 31, 2014

What a great day for the Bobcats!! Keep it rollin!! #GoBobcats

— Scott Isphording (@CoachIzzy1) January 31, 2014

Ohio University’s official Twitter account retweeted that last missive, which in this day and age is as solid of a confirmation as you can get prior to the official press release announcing the move.

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Utah State player upgraded to fair condition after collapse

Associated PressMar 25, 2023, 1:50 AM EDT

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Utah State redshirt freshman wide receiver Josh Davis is in fair condition on Friday, one day after collapsing at spring football practice following sudden cardiac arrest, the university announced.

Davis, initially was listed in critical condition, was breathing on his own. He is in the intensive-care unit at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah.

Davis’ parents arrived in Utah on Thursday evening.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Davis, who is from Carlsbad, California, collapsed at Merlin Olsen Field and was immediately treated by the training staff, the university said. He was taken to Logan Regional Hospital.

The university said Davis was stabilized in the Logan hospital before being moved to Ogden.

Alabama suspends freshman defensive back after drug arrest

Associated PressMar 20, 2023, 10:32 PM EDT

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell has been suspended from the team following his arrest on a drug charge.

Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Monday after the first practice of spring that Mitchell was suspended from the team “and all team activities until we gather more information about the situation and what his legal circumstance is.”

The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office arrested Mitchell and another man, Christophere Lewis, last week on a charge of possession of marijuana with the intent to sell or deliver, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. Lewis also was charged with carrying a concealed gun without a permit.

“Everybody’s got an opportunity to make choices and decisions,” Saban said. “There’s no such thing as being in the wrong place at the wrong time. You’ve gotta be responsible for who you’re with, who you’re around and what you do, who you associate yourself with and the situations that you put yourself in. It is what it is, but there is cause and effect when you make choices and decisions that put you in bad situations.”

Mitchell, who is from Alabaster, Alabama, was a five-star prospect rated the 34th-best player and No. 3 safety in the 247Composite rankings.

Mitchell was driving the vehicle during a traffic stop. After deputies smelled marijuana, Mitchell picked up a baggie of marijuana from the passenger floorboard, according to the department’s Facebook post.

Sheriff’s deputies found “an additional significant amount of marijuana, a set of scales, a loaded handgun between the passenger seat and center console, and a large amount of cash,” according to the department’s Facebook post.