What the Broncos hiring Nathaniel Hacket

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    February 17, 2023 10:36 PM EST

    Happy Thursday, folks! We are one day closer to seeing which teams are going to be in the Super Bowl.We'll go over all things tomorrow, but for now, let's get right to other news. Good morning to everyone but especially to... THE The Broncos have found their man. According to CBS Sports' Josina Anderson, is hiring . The offensive savant is replacing Vic Fangio, who was a defensive-minded coach.Here's a glimpse at Backett's past stops:Hackett's career began as an offensive quality control coach for the Bucs in 2006After a brief stint with , he returned to the league where he has spent the Wesley Matthews Jersey last nine seasonsThree of those season were spent as offensive coordinator and three were with the With Denver bringing in an offensive-minded coach -- who has connections to -- the next question is: what are they going to do at QB? Heck, you know where I'm going with this... Let our NFL scribe explain: Edwards: If the Broncos really are going to make a run at Rodgers, this is sure a good first step.AND THE Twelfth. Ninth. Thirteenth.Those were the Miami Hurricanes' finishes in the the last three seasons.Now, they're first. as Miami rallied past , 78-75, last night. The Hurricanes are a half-game up on both and for the top spot in the ACC. To say that's a surprise would be a ma sive understatement, sincethey were picked to finish 12th in the ACC preseason poll. The Hurricanes' 7-2 start to ACC play is legit.They have wins at Duke and at home against both and .Their lo ses are both to Florida State, and both by one point.It al starts with a very good, experienced backcourt. Moore, and have a combined 13 seasons worth of experience, with Moore and McGusty both in their fifth season of action. All three average double-digit points.What also helps is that this is not a great year for the ACC. In fact, it's not even a good year. North Carolina, , Florida State, and Syracuse are well below their recent standards. Even Duke has been up-and-down. There are currently four ACC teams in But for all the bad stories in the ACC NBA Los Angeles Lakers Jeresy this season, Miami is a really good one, and we shouldn't lose sight of that. Moore's miracle last night was just the latest chapter. Honorable mentionsFormer Cleveland vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah , replacing Rick Spielman. The also get an honorable mention here, as they receive two compensatory draft picks.Congrats to on And not such a good morning for...CHRIS MACK AND THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALSTwo years ago, the Louisville Cardinals were in the midst of a 10-game winning streak, near the top of the ACC and ranked sixth in the nation. Fast forward to today, and the team has lost five of six, is nowhere near consideration and no longer has a coach. On Wednesday, Louisville after three-and-a-half rocky seasons on and off the court.2018-19: 20-14, lost in Round of Montrezl Harrell Jersey 642019-20: 24-7, NCAA Tournament canceled (COVID-19)2020-21: 13-7, mi sed NCAA Tournament2021-22: 11-9After mi sing the Tournament last year, Mack fired a sistant Dino Gaudio, who then threatened to extort Mack. Gaudio got off lightly, but Louisville said Mack "violated proper university procedure" and suspended him for the first six games of this season. That's not the only i sue, :Norlander: It's been a rapid fall for a premier program. After Rick Pitinowas fired and the program was dealing with the fallout of several violations, Mack was at the time of his hiring and had things rolling in 2019-20 before COVID-19 brought everything to a halt. The program struggled with the virus last season, and things have gone completely sideways this year. Louisville remains a top-tier job, though. It's a historically succe sful program with three titles to its name (including the vacated 2013 one) that plays in a basketball-crazy state with fertile recruiting grounds. Our college basketball scribe put together , including a guy who coaches just one state away:Cobb: "'Chris HoltmannNCAA Tournament expected to return to normal this season Speaking of our own and the latest edition does not disappoint.On Wednesday, Norlander spoke with NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt and got all the details on the upcoming men's tournament. Of note, Gavitt said that things are going back to normal: Norlander: "That also means that every team will have to play at least 25 games to qualify for Tournament consideration. About a month ago, that looked like an i sue given postponements and cancellations, but schedules have gotten mostly back on track since. Currently, every D-I team is scheduled to play at least 25 games this season.Norlander also discu sed whether has its best team since some guy named was on campus Dennis Schroder Jersey and also took your Twitter questions. A man of the people through and through.Latest 2022 NFL mock draft: Packers select WR if Rodgers leaves Whatever Aaron Rodgers does this offseason will have wide-reaching effects, and that includes the 2022 NFL Draft. Let's say Rodgers gets dealt to the Broncos, and several picks, including the No. 9 selection this year, head back to the Packers. According to our NFL Draft expert Chris Trapa so, Green Bay should withOhio State's .Trapa Los Angeles Lakers T-Shirts so: As for the top five picks in ...1: : OL , 2: : EDGE , 3: : S , 4: : EDGE , 5: : QB , Looking ahead to 2023 MLB Hall of Fame ballot After David Ortiz was the , it's already We don't waste any time around here.Next year's ballot will look very different withBarry Bonds, Roger Clemensand Curt Schilling (among others) . The 2023 ballot will include 14 holdovers, including three who got over 50 percent of the vote in 2022 (Scott Rolen, Todd Heltonand Billy ) and plenty of newcomers. Our MLB expert Matt Snyder has his eye on to make the first-year leap to Cooperstown.Snyder: What we're watching Thursday USA vs El Salvador, 7 p.m. on ESPN2 at , 7:30 p.m. on TNT No. 6 at , 9 p.m. on FS1 at , 10 p.m. on TNT