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Kevin Glenn, Andre Rison highlight new hires in Michigan high school football

Kevin Glenn and Andre Rison made coaching moves in Michigan this week.

Two former professional football players are continuing their coaching careers at high schools in Michigan.

Kevin Glenn was announced on Wednesday as the new head coach at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School (Detroit, Michigan), leaving his coaching position at Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett. Replacing him at Liggett will be former NFL wide receiver Andre Rison, who will serve as the school’s interim head coach.

Last year, Rison was the offensive coordinator for Liggett. The former Michigan State wide receiver made five Pro Bowl appearances during his NFL career.

Following his retirement, Rison spent some time as a coach and instructor at Football University, an invite-only camp that also hosts the elite Top Gun camp.

 

Glenn, born in Detroit, played his college football at Illinois State. He spent 18 seasons in the CFL, finishing his career with 52,867 passing yards. In 2007, he was named a CFL All-Star.

 

Former MSU football WR gets in-state high school head coaching job

Andre Rison has gotten an in-state high school coaching job

Andre Rison is known as a legend at Michigan State. The former wide receiver spent 1986-89 in East Lansing, helping the Spartans win the 1988 Rose Bowl.

Following his time with MSU, Rison had a 16-year NFL career in which he racked up over 10,000 yards and winning the 1997 Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers.

Now, Rison is back in his home state, coaching high school football. After spending a year with Grosse Point University of Liggett as an offensive coordinator, Rison has been promoted as the school’s interim head coach.

12 former Chiefs among modern-era nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024

12 former #Chiefs among modern-era nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 | from: @EdEastonJr

The NFL announced the 173 modern-era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024.

There are 12 former Kansas City Chiefs in the running, including return specialist Dante Hall, fullback Tony Richardson, quarterback Rich Gannon, guard Brian Waters, and first-time nominee running back Jamaal Charles.

The list will be cut to 25 semifinalists in November and 15 finalists in early January.

Here’s a look at the former Chiefs up for the Hall of Fame in 2024:

Fred Taylor, Jimmy Smith among 173 Hall of Fame nominees

A handful of former Jaguars players are on the preliminary list of nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame released its preliminary list of 173 nominees for the Class of 2024, including Jacksonville Jaguars legends Fred Taylor and Jimmy Smith.

Neither name is a surprise as Taylor has advanced to the semifinalist stage of the process in each of the last four years and Smith has been a nominee in all but one year since he became eligible in 2011.

Taylor is 17th in NFL history in rushing yards behind 15 players already in the Hall of Fame and two, Frank Gore and Adrian Peterson, who will be soon.

Smith is 25th in career receiving yards and 27th in receptions.

There are nine players on the list of nominations for the first time, including running back Jamaal Charles, who played most of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs but finished it with an exceedingly brief stint in Jacksonville.

Similarly, Torry Holt — who played 10 years with the St. Louis Rams and ended his career with one season with the Jaguars — is a nominee. He was a finalist in each of the last four years, but hasn’t yet made the cut.

Andre Rison, Hardy Nickerson, and Bryce Paul are three more former Jaguars among the nominees.

In November, the 173-player list of nominees will be trimmed to 25 semifinalists. Another 10 players will be cut in January and the 15 modern-era finalists will be presented to the selection committee just before the Super Bowl.

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Former Michigan State wide receiver Andre Rison alleges former assistant slapped him before game

Rison says Carl “Buck” Nystom slapped him before a game in 1986.

Michigan State Hall of Fame receiver Andre Rison told ESPN on Monday that former assistant coach Carl “Buck” Nystom slapped him prior to a game against Illinois in 1986.

“Back then, you just thought it was part of being tough and being a football player that wanted to make it to the National Football League (and) ultimately change the living situations of my mom, brother, sisters and family,” Rison told ESPN.

Nystrom, who was inducted into the MSU Hall of Fame in 2014, was an All-American offensive lineman for the Spartans in the 1950s. He later returned to MSU as an assistant coach under George Perles.

Rison told ESPN that Nick Saban, then an MSU defensive assistant, was one of the people that talked with Rison after the incident.

Rison also told ESPN that he doesn’t feel welcome in the program. Rison’s son Hunter played football for MSU for one season in 2017, but transferred to Kansas State to seek more playing time. Hunter was arrested for domestic battery before suiting up for the Wildcats.