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Minnesota running backs coach Kenni Burns, now associate head coach, watches the team during the first half of an NCAA football game against the Bowling Green Falcons on Sept. 25, 2021, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Kent State has agreed to hire Burns to replace Sean Lewis, who left after five seasons, a person familiar with the deal confirmed to The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, because the schools had not announced the move. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
Kent State hires Minnesota assistant Burns as new coach

By Tom Withers Dec. 14, 2022 12:21 PM EST
Kent State has turned its program over to Minnesota associate head coach Kenni Burns,

Deion Sanders speaks after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. Sanders left Jackson State University after three seasons at the helm of the school's football team. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Source: Kent State's Lewis joining Sanders at Colorado

By Tom Withers Dec. 05, 2022 09:30 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kent State's Sean Lewis is leaving the school after five seasons to

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, College Football Hall of Fame inductee London Fletcher, left, and his high school and college coach Mike Moran pose following their surprise reunion and ride on the Goodyear Blimp in Cleveland. It's been an emotional whirlwind lately for Fletcher, who was enshrined last week in the Washington Redskins' Ring of Honor. He'll soon become a member of the College Football Hall of Fame — inducted along with Goodyear's iconic blimp, the first non-player or coach elected. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
High life: Fletcher takes emotional ride in Goodyear Blimp

By Tom Withers Oct. 02, 2019 08:45 AM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — London Fletcher looked down and traced his unlikely path to football

Cleveland Indians' Oscar Mercado hits a two-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jason Vargas during the second inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Harper's 3-run blast sends Phillies to 9-4 win over Indians

By Tom Withers Sep. 21, 2019 10:31 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Bryce Harper crossed home and triumphantly raised his arms with a

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, file photo, the Goodyear Blimp Spirit of Innovation takes off for a flight over Super Bowl fan sites from the airport in Livermore, Calif. As a nod to its influence and legacy to the game, the iconic airship is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as an honorary member — the first non-player or coach to be inducted. The blimp's flight to fame began during the telecast for the 1955 Rose Bowl Game and has led to it being an eye in the sky at over 2,000 games, hovering above stadiums from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Rare air: Goodyear Blimp flying high and into Hall of Fame

By Tom Withers Jan. 07, 2019 10:35 AM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — One of the new college football Hall of Famers has an inflated ego —

Akron head coach Terry Bowden walks back to the sideline after a timeout during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina defeated Akron 28-3. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
Akron fires coach Terry Bowden after 4-8 season

By Tom Withers Dec. 02, 2018 03:06 PM EST
Terry Bowden raised Akron's profile, made the Zips competitive and led them to bowl