Football: Fostering connection with nickels coach Drew Gray, Turner finds form in elevated 2025 role
In the days of football past, the nickel was a team’s third-best cornerback, only deployed to match the offense when it brought extra receivers onto the field. Those days are long gone. Popularized by former Alabama coach Nick Saban, the star position, as it is sometimes referred to, is an entirely different role, one often. The post Football: Fostering connection with nickels coach Drew Gray, Turner finds form in elevated 2025 role appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.