Who's front runner for new RB coach?

Have heard or seen nothing as far as the new RB coach. Easiest job on staff, just need to be a talented and connected recruiter and amateur psychologist.

The Aggies have announced Cody vonAppen as the new Special Teams Coordinator. He comes to Davis from Cal Poly where he was the Defensive Coordinator since 2022. Taylor Chapatte will return to his primary role of Tight Ends Coach. Chapatte held both positions last year.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2026/2/26/football-welcomes-cody-vonappen-as-special-teams-coordinator.aspx

Plough made a solid move by not only retaining Chapette as TEs Coach, but by bringing vonAppen in as the Special Teams guy. He has coordinating experience as a DC which will help greatly and I believe he has history with the current staff.

Anything update on the RB hire?

Do we typically produce a 2-deep for spring ball? There are some interesting questions to be answered at several key spots.

I’ve never seen a two deep other than in game notes once the season starts. Late summer they have position reviews posted on team site, but even there they are coy about who is going to play. In spring Plough drops names and you can glean something from those comments, but the transfers are often not in spring camp.

Thanks, makes sense. Keep the cards close to the vest. Always interesting to see which transfers will make the greatest impact. Maybe I'll go to the Signing Day post on the team website and review some film. Beats working...

I want to check out this beer garden in Caldwell!

You play at the rodeo grounds, then a beer garden is a MUST. Would be disrespectful and un-American not to have it.

Again, the renovation at Shredville needs to include a Colorado State-like beer garden pavilion above whichever grassy berm survives, overlooking the beautiful, natural grass playing surface.

Mo's the man, BTW

great interview with Mo. Long flowing blonde locks of yesteryear have gone, but he still seems to have the drive and energy to coach - good for him. I can attest that he was a very good pitcher and a good basketball player although with like “hops”. The baseball team would play hoops on rain days in lieu of practice - column have fielded a pretty wicked IM team.

Really enjoyed the Pod with Buchanan yesterday afternoon as I was fighting body confusion due to the time change. Stayed awake for the entirety of the show and found a new favorite NFL player! That kid is solid and squared away.

Just renewed my season tickets for the 2026 season.

For season ticket holders, better to renew your tickets now than waiting to the end of the summer. That way the ticket office can spend time seeking out new fans instead of spending time tracking down folks that already plan to renew. FYI, while the ticket prices are the same, the license to purchase tickets have gone up. I sure this is all part of the process to build UC Davis into a power at the FCS level and perhaps put us in a better financial position to move to the FBS level (if that level is even around in 5 years).

Good point. Just after the Wine event, you gotta strike while the iron is hot.

Akem breaks down Fish:

Fish is so much fun to watch but that video makes me miss football season even more.

USA-Mexico tonight in the WBC, that'll get me one day closer to training camp

Tuning in on the WBC tonight for sure.