Jackie Sherrill is one of the most appreciated coaches in Mississippi State football history. Before his coaching days, Sherrill was recruited and played under the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant ...

It’s been 39 years since Jackie Sherrill’s last game as head coach of the Pitt Panthers. After three straight 11-1 seasons, four bowl victories and a career record of 50-9-1, he now sounds ...

The first time he tried to recruit Tony Dorsett, Jackie Sherrill barely could get in the same room with him. It was the early 1970s. Dorsett, a high school running back in Pennsylvania ...

"Coach, do you want a beer?" As Brian Carpenter sat amongst a group of his 12th Man Kickoff Team buddies — their backs against the 55-foot bonfire the ...

Despite his protests, Pittsburgh assistant coach Jackie Sherrill made him go back to the beatings. “We need you to get back out there for us,” Sherrill told him. More than four decades later ...

WACO — Jackie Sherrill fired a warning shot across the bow of the Longhorns on Saturday night. But it wasn’t the first time. Remember, the controversial, outspoken former Texas A&M head ...

WACO — Former Texas A&M head football coach Jackie Sherrill had a highly successful, colorful career that included a seven-year stint with the Aggies, winning three straight Southwest Conference ...

A man so seemingly content with where he was is now gone. Jackie Sherrill, a coaching legend in his own right at Mississippi State and a close friend to Leach, knows a special marriage between ...

FILE - In this April 14, 2010, file photo, Jackie Sherrill is shown during the Cotton Bowl induction ceremonies at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The NCAA and former Mississippi State ...