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Notre Dame officially names Mike Brown it’s new wide receivers coach

It’s official!

It was clear that [autotag]Chansi Stuckey[/autotag] was a players coach at Notre Dame, but that didn’t matter to head coach Marcus Freeman, as he let go of this former wide receivers coach.

On Sunday evening, the Irish announced they had found Stuckey’s replacement, [autotag]Mike Brown[/autotag], even if it was one of the worst kept secrets. New leaked over a week ago that this move was going to happen, but it now has become official.

Brown held the same position for the Wisconsin Badgers this season, also with the associate head coach moniker along with his receiver duties. He followed Luke Fickell from Cincinnati where he was also the receivers coach along with passing game coordinator in his final season in 2022.

The former NFL receiver played collegiately at Liberty and was named the Big South Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010.

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Notre Dame officially hires a Wisconsin assistant coach

Notre Dame officially hires a Wisconsin assistant coach

Notre Dame officially announced the hiring of now former Wisconsin wide receivers coach Mike Brown earlier this afternoon. He will take the same position for the Fighting Irish.

Brown was Wisconsin’s WR coach for one season, that after being Fickell’s WRs coach at Cincinnati from 2019-2022. He oversaw a position group at Wisconsin that underwent a massive shift with Phil Longo’s air raid offense. The results weren’t terrific, but the wide receiving core was just one of many position groups that underwhelmed this season.

The former NFL wide receiver now joins a Notre Dame staff that is looking to bring the team to the next level after consecutive 9-win seasons under head coach Marcus Freeman.

Wisconsin, meanwhile, is now in the market for a new wide receivers coach.

Report: A Wisconsin assistant coach is on the move to another program

Report: Wisconsin’s wide receivers coach is on the move to another program

Wisconsin football will likely see some roster turnover this season as the transfer portal cycle continues and head coach Luke Fickell looks to bolster the team entering his second season.

A report from yesterday signals some coaching turnover as well. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported that Wisconsin wide receivers coach Mike Brown is leaving for the same position at Notre Dame under Marcus Freeman.

Brown was Wisconsin’s WR coach for one season, that after being Fickell’s WRs coach at Cincinnati from 2019-2022. He is reported to join a Notre Dame program that went 9-3 in 2023 and is searching for stability with the rest of the country caught in conference realignment.

Wisconsin, meanwhile, will need a new coach for a unit that is so important to Phil Longo’s air raid attack. 2023 was a disappointment offensively, so the new coach would play a big role in that being reversed in 2024.

Report: Notre Dame has found their next wide receivers coach

Thoughts?

It appears Notre Dame has found their new wide receivers coach.

Less than a week after parting ways with Chansi Stuckey, the Irish are headed back to Wisconsin for another assistant.

Back to Wisconsin via Cincinnati, anyway.

According to reports from 247Sports and Bucky’s 5th Quarter, Notre Dame will be hiring Mike Brown to be their next wide receivers coach.  Brown coached the receivers at Wisconsin this season after having spent the previous four seasons at Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati connection is worth noting not just because of Marcus Freeman but also because of quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli whose time overlapped with Brown.  Both followed Luke Fickell to Wisconsin although Guidugli left for Notre Dame before coaching any games.

Brown played at Liberty University before spending three seasons in the NFL.

We will have more on this story as it develops.

Titans make several roster moves ahead of game vs. Jags

The Titans announced six roster moves ahead of their Week 11 game against the Jaguars.

The Tennessee Titans made a grand total of six roster moves ahead of their Week 11 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on Sunday.

After a stint on injured reserve, safety Mike Brown has been activated. The 24-year-old hasn’t played in a game since Week 3 when he suffered an ankle injury against the Cleveland Browns.

With how badly the Titans’ secondary has played, Brown, who has one pass defensed in 26 defensive snaps this season, has a shot to get some work at safety.

Tennessee has been rolling with Amani Hooker and Elijah Molden since the Kevin Byard trade, but neither has been good this season.

Here’s a look at the rest of the moves the Titans made on Saturday.

‘They kicked our behind’: After two losses, Sacramento’s Mike Brown praises Rockets

“They came ready to play tonight and punched us in the mouth, and we didn’t respond,” Kings head coach Mike Brown says of the Rockets.

Though they were without All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox (right ankle sprain), the Sacramento Kings lost by a single point on Nov. 1 at Golden State — and it required a Klay Thompson buzzer-beater.

The Kings were nowhere near as close, however, in their next two games. The Rockets crushed Sacramento on Saturday and Monday in Houston, and the average margin of victory was more than 20 points.

Houston, which finished tied for last among 15 Western Conference teams a season ago, won with ease versus a Sacramento group that finished third. It was a stunning turn of events, and Kings head coach Mike Brown gave credit to his counterpart, Ime Udoka, in Houston.

Brown’s postgame comments:

They kicked our behind. Starting with me, Ime kicked my behind, and on down the line. They came ready to play tonight and punched us in the mouth, and we didn’t respond.

It was evident when you look at the game and you watch us defensively, just how many times in the first half … somebody on the weak-side block ducked in front of our defender and caught the ball at the charge line.

I don’t know if I’ve been a part of any situation where we gave up four or five duck-ins … to where the duck-in was at the charge line. That’s just the evidence of them kicking us in our behind.

Complete video of Brown’s postgame remarks from Monday night is available below (via NBC Sports California).

“The tough part about it, our spirit got deflated, and we didn’t have anyone on the floor that could bring it back up,” Brown concluded in his remarks. “That also was tough to watch.”

The Rockets (3-3) have won three straight, overall, and excluding samples of two games or less, they’re at .500 or better for the first time since being 11-11 early in the 2020-21 NBA season.

All three wins have come within the friendly home confines of Toyota Center, and that’s where the Rockets look to keep the momentum rolling on Wednesday versus the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Why Mike Brown surprisingly loved Keegan Murray hurling expletives at the Kings coach

Keegan Murray had an unusual way of owning up to his mistake

Second-year Sacramento Kings star Keegan Murray is already well on his way towards becoming one of the best shooters in the NBA. He drilled 41.1 percent of his shots from behind the arc in his rookie season (on 6.3 attempts per game) and looks ready to surpass that this year with an average of 9.7 attempts through three games.

Simply put, Murray has an elite jump shot and the Kings want him using it more.

So you can imagine the frustration of Sacramento coach Mike Brown when Murray passed up an open three-pointer and got called for traveling on Sunday night against the Lakers. The coach immediately shouted for Sasha Vezenkov sub in for Murray.

But before Brown could yank Murray, the small forward found himself in the exact same spot with the ball on the next possession and let the three fly without hesitation. He sank the shot, naturally, but it’s what Murray did next that couldn’t help but make Brown smile: he turned around and yelled “[expletive] you” at his coach.

After watching the sequence play out, Vezenkov walked back to the bench with a laugh. The way Brown talked about the interaction shows just how much he enjoyed the moment.

The Kings went on to beat the Lakers 132-127 in overtime with Murray pouring in 17 points. It could’ve been 20. Brown probably won’t let him forget that — even if Murray heard the message loud and clear in the moment.

Titans S Mike Brown designated to return from IR

The Titans have designated safety Mike Brown to return from injured reserve.

The Tennessee Titans are inching closer to getting a reinforcement in their secondary, and more specifically, at the safety position.

The team announced on Monday that it has designated safety Mike Brown to return from injured reserve, opening his 21-day window to be activated. It remains to be seen if he’ll be available this week, though.

Brown, who made the Titans’ 53-man roster out of training camp, was placed on the list after Tennessee’s Week 3 loss to the Cleveland Browns due to an undisclosed injury.

The 24-year-old’s return becomes even more important in the wake of the Kevin Byard trade, which has left the Titans a bit short at safety.

In the first game without Byard, the Titans deployed Elijah Molden alongside regular starter, Amani Hooker, and also utilized Terrell Edmunds, who was acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles in the Byard deal.

The Titans also have rookie Matthew Jackson and veteran K’Von Wallace as depth options.

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Titans promote Justin Murray to active roster among 5 moves

The Titans announced five roster moves on Tuesday, including the promotion of OL Justin Murray to the active roster.

The Tennessee Titans announced five roster moves on Tuesday, one of which included the promotion of offensive lineman Justin Murray from the practice squad to the active roster.

Murray, who has experience playing guard and tackle, was with the Titans during the offseason but didn’t make the team after final cuts. After being released, Murray was brought back on the practice squad and has been elevated twice this year.

Along with the promotion of Murray to the active roster from the practice squad, the Titans also placed two players on injured reserve and signed two players to the practice squad.

Here’s a look at the other four moves, along with some information on each player.

Joe Burrow’s cart ride with Mike Brown goes viral

A funny Joe Burrow moment — that could have a big implications.

The injury comeback tale for Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow received an interesting twist on Friday.

Burrow took a cart ride with Bengals president Mike Brown.

Now, Brown being out there on a golf cart is a mostly daily occurrence and has been for a long time. But it is a rarity to see players actually get to take a ride on said cart.

What makes this especially interesting is that Burrow dressed for practice on Thursday but didn’t partake. He dressed again on Friday and did more throwing than the day prior — after taking the ride with Brown, which seemed to last a while as they conversed about something.

Needless to say, this had Bengals fans and media perplexed, creating some hilarious reactions.