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Mike Gottfried

Mike Gottfried

Mike Gottfried is an ESPN college football analyst for Saturday Primetime. Gottfried began his sports career as a high school football coach in his early twenties, then eventually moved to the college level where he served as head coach for twelve seasons with Murray State, Cincinnati, Kansas, and Pittsburgh. In 1990, Gottfried left the sidelines with a winning record to take up his new career with ESPN.But Gottfried's story is not only about football -- it's also about filling the "father gap" for fatherless boys. When he and his two brothers lost their father in 1957, Gottfried longed for someone to fi ll a father's role. The men in his life who consistently stepped... Read full bio

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Fairless hires Wilson as football coach
Massillon Independent, March 1, 2012
...to speak to the Falcons. Wilson and Warhop were roommates during their time as graduate assistants under coach Mike Gottfried at the University of Kansas. “Kids don’t quite get football sometimes and they don’t always understand that it’s not the...
Young lifts Clemson past NC State 72-69 in OT
Newton Citizen, February 27, 2012
...60 from the field. North Carolina State came in off a three-game losing streak, its longest of coach Mike Gottfried’s first season. However, the losses came to the ACC’s top three teams in Duke, North Carolina and Florida State. The Wolfpack looked...
Young lifts Clemson past NC State 72-69 in OT
Rockdale Citizen, February 27, 2012
...60 from the field. North Carolina State came in off a three-game losing streak, its longest of coach Mike Gottfried’s first season. However, the losses came to the ACC’s top three teams in Duke, North Carolina and Florida State. The Wolfpack looked...
N.C. State falls to Clemson, 72-69 in overtime
Fayetteville Observer, February 26, 2012
...60 from the field. North Carolina State came in off a three-game losing streak, its longest of coach Mike Gottfried's first season. However, the losses came to the ACC's top three teams in Duke, North Carolina and Florida State. The Wolfpack looked...
Alabama coach Nick Saban will speak at Team Focus dinner in Mobile on April 23
AL.com, February 26, 2012
...30 p.m. and benefits Team Focus, which mentors young men without fathers. "It's big for us," Mike Gottfried said of Saban's appearance. "It's our one fundraiser each year. I've known him for a long time. He's an excellent coach and he's...
Wolfpack falls in must-win game
Rocky Mount Telegram, February 26, 2012
...30-for-60 from the field. N.C. State came in off a three-game losing streak, its longest of coach Mike Gottfried’s first season. However, the losses came to the ACC’s top three teams in Duke, North Carolina and Florida State. The Wolfpack looked...
Young lifts Clemson past NC State 72-69 in OT
Albany Herald, February 26, 2012
...60 from the field. North Carolina State came in off a three-game losing streak, its longest of coach Mike Gottfried’s first season. However, the losses came to the ACC’s top three teams in Duke, North Carolina and Florida State. The Wolfpack looked...