Category: Portland State Vikings
OFFICIAL: Nigel Burton Named New Portland State Head Coach
The Portland State Athletics Department has announced the hiring of Nigel Burton as its new Head Football Coach in a press conference today on the PSU campus.
Burton, who has been the Defensive Coordinator for the Nevada Wolf Pack the past two season… more »
Report: Nigel Burton to take PSU job
Nigel Burton will be named Portland State's new head football coach this week.
The Nevada defensive coordinator is expected to be announced as Jerry Glanville’s successor at a news conference on Tuesday.
Burton served five years as cornerbacks coa… more »
Jerry Glanville quits as Portland State football coach
Jerry Glanville is out as Portland State football coach, and the Vikings hope to have his successor in place by the first week of December.
In making the announcement Tuesday, athletic director Torre Chisholm didn't discuss to what extent, if any, G… more »
Portland State football: Jerry Glanville said he's ready to play the Beavers tomorrow; school presidents make bet
With the season opener against Oregon State in Corvallis less than a week away, Portland State coach Jerry Glanville came off the practice field Saturday morning with one question: Why wait?
Glanville isn't suggesting that his team is ready to pull o… more »
Scrimmage gets Vikings' backups in the game
Portland State receiver Zach Brown caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Connor Kavanaugh, and fullback Matt Orthmann broke a couple of long runs to highlight a 27-play scrimmage Saturday afternoon at the Stott Community Field, capping the Vi… more »
No picking sides
PSU’s No. 2 QB finally faces his brother on the field
Oregon State football game days are always a major event for the Kavanaughs.
None more so than Sept. 5, when OSU plays host to Portland State in the opener for both teams at Reser Stadium.
D… more »
PSU Run First Live Plays Of Preseason
In a dramatic change from the previous two years, the Portland State football team ran more than an hour of live contact plays on Saturday morning in preparation for the 2009 season. Viking Head Coach Jerry Glanville preferred to avoid full contact of a… more »
Portland State football: Vikings add 11-on-11 sessions to daily regimen
A 15-minute segment near the end of every Portland State football practice is the Vikings' favorite portion of preseason camp.
That's when the first-team offense scrimmages against the second-team defense on one half of the Stott Community Field, and… more »
NCAA bans championship tournaments in states that allow betting on single games
The NCAA approved a policy Thursday that would ban states, such as Delaware, from hosting championship events if they allow fans to bet on single games.
Chancellors and presidents from all three NCAA divisions approved the measure, saying it applies… more »
Vikings Name Craig Stutzmann As Wide Receivers Coach; Add Englehart As Strength Coach
Portland State Head Football Coach Jerry Glanville has announced the hiring of Craig Stutzmann as the Vikings' new wide receivers coach to complete his staff for the 2009 season. Glanville has also added Steve Englehart as the Viking football team's str… more »
Hawaii's Stutzmann named receivers coach at Portland State
Portland State coach Jerry Glanville named former University of Hawaii graduate assistant Craig Stutzmann as the Vikings' new wide receivers coach today, filling the position previously held by Kevin Strasser, who left the program last week to take a jo… more »
A few minutes with Vikings coach Jerry Glanville
Portland State coach Jerry Glanville fielded questions Wednesday morning during a conference call with reporters as the Vikings prepare to open preseason camp Monday.
Q: How much will the recent moves on coaching staff, including loss of offensiv… more »
Strasser Leaves PSU For CFL's Edmonton Eskimos
Portland State assistant football coach Kevin Strasser has taken a job as Senior Offensive Consultant with the Edmonton Eskimos as announced by the Canadian Football League team today. His departure leaves a vacancy on Head Coach Jerry Glanville's staff… more »
Weber State Dominates Preseason All-Conference Team
GDEN, UTAH (July 22, 2009) – Four players were unanimous selections to the 2009 Big Sky Preseason All-Conference team, which was released Wednesday.
The team was picked by select media and sports information directors.
Weber State senior running b… more »
Vikings Hire Brad Davis On Offensive Line; Reassign Craft And Strasser
Portland State Head Football Coach Jerry Glanville has announced the hiring of Brad Davis as a new offensive line coach and the reassignment of some of his staff to run the offense for the 2009 season.
Davis comes from a similar position at North Car… more »