College Football 2011: 20 Players/Coaches to Follow on Twitter
Ever wonder what Les Miles is eating for breakfast? Or you want up to the minute West Virginia football news? Well then this list is the place for you.
Twitter is one of the biggest phenomenons in sports right now, with plenty of athletes and coaches opting to use 140 characters or less to keep their fans updated throughout the day.
A lot of programs have banned the use of Twitter, and this list does not only include your mainstream players and coaches, but more diverse ones who are all worth following.
This list includes twenty players and coaches that you must follow on Twitter if you are a college football fan.
Be sure to comment below with other players and coaches who should be followed.
Bill Stewart- CoachStewart
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Stewart uses his Twitter account to keep West Virginia football fans in the loop about what is going on with the football program.
He will also tweet a lot about prior West Virginia players and the great things they are doing after their playing days with him.
Stewart is great to follow if you only want to know about the football program, and not random things that are going on in his life.
His Twitter account can be found here.
Les Miles- LSUCoachMiles
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Les Miles is one of the best coaches to follow on Twitter because he will actually respond to fans who tweet him.
Besides responding to fans questions, Miles is also similar to Stewart in that he often is talking about past players who have gone on to the NFL.
Miles does not tweet that often, but he seems to really have picked it up the past few weeks and could be doing it more moving forward.
His Twitter account can be found here.
Mike London- CoachMikeLondon
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Mike London was great on signing day, when he included a video of every single recruit on his Twitter feed.
London seems to forget that he has a twitter account at times, but then at other times he will Tweet ten times in a single day.
London seems to try very hard to get Virginia fans out to the stadium, and ends almost every tweet with him hoping to see the stadium packed next game.
You can follow his Twitter here.
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Jim Tressel- Jim_Tressel
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Tressel started to post again this January, and will probably start to really pick it up as Ohio State's season comes closer.
One of the bigger names in college football, Tressel is followed by over 7,000 people.
Tressel seems to really enjoy the one word tweet, and is a man of few words.
You can follow him here.
Rick Neuheisel- CoachNeuheisel
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Someone who posts a bit more than Tressel is Rick Neuheisel, who is the football coach at UCLA.
Neuheisel always wishes his followers a happy holiday, and seems to be getting more into Twitter as he gets more comfortable with it.
Neuheisel has not been interacting with fans too much, but he will retweet and interact with other UCLA athletes and coaches.
You can follow him here.
Lane Kiffin- Lane_Kiffin
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Kiffin has over 10,000 followers on Twitter, and for good reason.
He tweets almost daily, and likes to put humor into his tweets and not only talk about football.
Kiffin's twitter personality makes for a great follow, and is worth following whether you are a USC fan or not.
You can follow Kiffin here.
Willie Taggart- CoachTaggart
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A coach you may have never heard of, Willie Taggart of Western Kentucky is actually very funny on Twitter, and worth the follow.
Taggart was tweeting all the ares codes of his recruits during signing day and actually at one point tweeted, "Void last area code. Don't know that kid. Lol!"
Because Taggart is a younger coach he seems to understand and use Twitter better.
You can follow him here.
June Jones- CoachJuneJones
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Another coach that you may not have heard of, even though he did win the National Coach of the Year Award, is June Jones.
Jones is another coach who tweets a lot, and will often link to stories and offer a few word comment on them.
Like most of the coaches on this list Jones "live-tweeted" National Signing Day, and tweeted about players signing with the program as it happened.
You can follow Jones here.
Tommy Tuberville- TTuberville
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Tommy Tuberville is the coach at Texas Tech, and signs all of his tweets with his signature #Tubs.
Tuberville is very involved in tweeting about the other sports teams at Texas Tech, and congratulating them or wishing them luck.
Tuberville is great to follow when the season is in full swing, as he tweets about the teams movements across the country.
Follow him here.
Tim Beckman- Coachbeckman
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As the Toledo Rockets head football coach, Tim Beckman may not be one of the better known football coaches.
Beckman spends most of his time on Twitter talking about the community service his players are doing and the heart-warming work his team is doing in the community.
Beckman is constantly on Twitter, and does a great job of giving fans an inside look at a college football program.
Follow him on Twitter here.
Pat Fitzgerald- Coachfitz51
11 of 20
For being a school better know for their academics than football team, Pat Fitzgerald has really used Twitter to rally the troops at Northwestern.
Fitzgerald tweets about once a day, and will interact with fans on occasion.
Fitzgerald will also post inspirational quotes and pictures, making him an all around great coach to follow.
You can follow him on Twitter here.
Michael Locksley- Coachlocks
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Locksley is the head coach at New Mexico, and has really jumped on the Twitter bandwagon of late.
Locksley has been using his Twitter as an advertisement for a charity event coming up, but will also interact with fans on it too.
Locksley seemed to cut off the Twitter action during the actual season last year, and it will be interesting to see if he does the same this year.
You can follow him here.
Gary Pinkel- Mizzoufootball
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One of the top teams in college football is also one of the top Twitter users.
Coach Pinkel will be found posting pictures constantly of his day around the Missouri campus and football team.
Pinkel is well on his way to 10,000 followers, and will be sure to add more as he continues to increase his output of tweets.
Click here to follow him.
Steve Sarkisian- CoachSark
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The final coach on this list coaches out on the left coast in Washington.
Coach Sarkisian has over 18,000 followers and for good reason, he is an avid Twitter user.
Sarkisian will post pictures, link to articles, and seems to be a die hard Seattle Seahawks fan.
You can follow him here.
Tyler Hansen- THansen999
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Tyler Hansen is quarterback for the University of Colorado and an avid Twitter user.
Hansen does not talk too much about his on the field performance, but is a huge TV watcher and is not afraid to share his opinions.
Hansen will post pictures of some very random things, and will often have full conversations with friends on Twitter.
You can follow him here.
Von Miller- MillerLite40
16 of 20
Although Von Miller will only be a college football player for a few more months, he is worth following right this instant.
His most recent tweet is: "I just farted hahahaha.. And everybody had to leave the out the apt!!!! Hahahaha."
Miller obviously loves to have a good time with his Twitter account, and does not seem to have much of a filter.
You can follow him here.
DJ Fluker- BigFluke76
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DJ Fluker, an offensive lineman at Alabama, may have been one of the best high school players a few year back, and now he has one of the most interesting Twitter profiles out there.
His profile reads: "I'm a man of my word. I love to get crunk. If you gotta a problem I'll solve it. When I get crunk you don't want the business. Best believe I'll set it off."
Fluker uses a lot of Twitter lingo in his posts, which at times is difficult to understand, but even with that he is still worth following.
To follow him click here.
Mike Golic Jr.- MGolicJR57
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Mike Golic Jr, a lineman at Notre Dame, is Mike Golic from Mike and Mike in the Mornings son, and has the same sense of humor as his dad.
Golic tweets a lot every day, and most of it seems to be about how bored and lazy he is, which is surprising since college football players usually have a very hectic schedule.
Golic and a lot of his Notre Dame teammates like to tweet with each other, which makes for an entertaining read and an inside look at the program.
You can follow him here.
Tony Burnett- NoCutz
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Tony Burnett tweets a lot, he has done so over 4,000 times.
Burnett is a defensive back at USC, and most of his tweets are to friends and make no sense at all. He covers a wide variety of topics though, ranging from peaches and cream to Netflix.
Burnett is an up-and-coming star for USC after walking on to the team, and will a big part of the program moving forward.
You can follow him here.
A.J. Francis- The_Franchyze
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The funniest college football payer on Twitter in the entire nation is A.J. Francis, a nose-tackle at the University of Maryland.
Not only does Francis tweet a lot (over 15,000), but he cracks jokes about everything from class to girls.
Maryland's football team in general is hilarious on Twitter because they all mock each other, making for a competition of comedians.
You can follow him here.
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