New BYU defensive coordinator Kelly Poppinga inherits a unit that will have to replace greats such as Jack Kelly and Tanner ...

The new Penn State football defense is expected to be led by one of its former star players. Top USC assistant coach D'Anton Lynn — a former Nittany Lion defensive back — is set to become the Nittany ...

Blake Smythe of Franklin makes a tackle in a game against visiting Mooresville and was named the Daily Journal’s Defensive Player of the Year. At 6-foot-3, 298 pounds, Franklin’s Blake Smythe is a ...