As a result, he’s been named the 2024 Paul “Bear,” Bryant Coach of the Year. Which brings us to today’s quiz. Freeman is the second Notre Dame head coach to win the award. With that ...

"We are honored to award Coach Freeman this year's Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award, recognizing his exemplary efforts both on and off the field," said Nancy Brown, chief executive ...

Jan. 14, 1946: Paul “Bear” Bryant is hired as the head football coach for the University of Kentucky. Considered by many to be one of the sport’s greatest football coaches ever, Bryant was ...

HOUSTON, January 15, 2025 — The American Heart Association has named Syracuse University’s Fran Brown as the recipient of the 2024 Paul “Bear” Bryant Newcomer Coach of the Year Award.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman continues to rack up postseason honors, this time winning the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year honor. Expectations were high for Notre Dame coming into the ...

On Wednesday night, Freeman was named the 2024 recipient of the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award. The 39-year-old coach is just the second Fighting Irish coach to win the award all ...

Coach Brown will be recognized with the honor during the 2025 Bear Bryant Awards on January 22. After being named Syracuse's 31 st head coach on November 28, 2023, Brown immediately instilled a ...

Two weeks into their season, postseason success wasn't promised for Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame. The then-No. 5 Fighting Irish had just been upset 16-14 at home by Northern Illinois. Freeman's ...

When a resident in Southern California returned home in the aftermath of devastating wildfires, an unlikely guest was there to greet him: a huge 525-pound black bear. Altadena resident Samy Arbid ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse football coach Fran Brown was named the Paul “Bear” Bryant Newcomer Coach of the Year on Wednesday, winning an award that honored the top first-time coach in the ...