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One of the most-trusted insiders for football coaching news. A hard-working sports and news enthusiast with experience covering the NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAA football, NCAA basketball and more, using digital skills across writing, graphic design, social media, podcasting, video and other storytelling platforms.

I’m a grinding sports journalist who loves telling stories and laying in bed with his dogs — usually at the same time.

At The Athletic, my coverage focuses on college football’s Group of 5 con…

Chris Vannini’s Journalist Portfolio

The quiet voice helping Matt Rhule change Baylor

The quiet voice helping Matt Rhule change Baylor

Matt Rhule surprised a lot of people when he took the Baylor program coming off a sexual assault scandal. Aft…

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Unlike the rest of the FBS, North Texas took a chance on Mason Fine. It got a sure thing

Unlike the rest of the FBS, North Texas took a chance on Mason Fine. It got a sure thing

Despite breaking all the Oklahoma high school passing records, no FBS school was interested in Mason Fine, a …

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For Navy’s Ivin Jasper, challenges change, but poise and production don’t

For Navy’s Ivin Jasper, challenges change, but poise and production don’t

A staple of Navy football, offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper will likely be its next head coach. How he keeps…

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Summarizing the investigations into suspended New Mexico coach Bob Davie

Summarizing the investigations into suspended New Mexico coach Bob Davie

New Mexico head coach Bob Davie was suspended following the completion of two investigations into his conduct…

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Scott Frost’s biggest win: Making two fan bases ecstatic on the same day

Scott Frost’s biggest win: Making two fan bases ecstatic on the same day

Within the span of a few hours. Scott Frost broke down crying after winning a conference championship with UC…

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Texas Tech prepared to go to court should any additional sanctions emerge

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By Chris Vannini 
| The Athletic
Amid the fallout of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby winning a temporary injunction to return to college football despite his admission of betting on college sports, Texas Tech Board of Regents chair and megabooster Cody Campbell said the school would pursue legal action if schools or conferences agreed together not to play the Red Raiders.
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Texas Tech prepared to go to court should any additional sanctions emerge

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By Chris Vannini 
| Breaking One
Amid the fallout of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby winning a temporary injunction to return to college football despite his admission of betting on college sports, Texas Tech Board of Regents chair and megabooster Cody Campbell said the school would pursue legal action if schools or conferences agreed together not to play the Red Raiders.
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Demond Williams, Washington and the road back from an attempted transfer portal breakup

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By Chris Vannini 
| The Athletic
SEATTLE — It was the calmest spring in years around college football. The elimination of the sport’s spring transfer portal cleared the way for optimism, warming weather and general good vibes to fill the deep offseason. But not everything had settled. Take for example the beautiful 62-degree night in early April when Demond Williams threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Washington softball game. Much of the crowd of nearly 1,500 cheered the Huskies’ junior starting quarterback.
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