Jeff Monken

Head coach Jeff Monken was hoping for a group of captains to maintain a level of excellence now that the Army football program has ascended to championship heights, and he believes he has such a unit. For the first time in Monken’s tenure, the Black Knights will be led by...

WEST POINT – Jeff Monken says he has a good job coaching Army football, and the success he has enjoyed in his seven seasons with the Black Knights naturally makes him a candidate for openings elsewhere. The University of Kansas was the latest school to interview Monken, 54. Media reports...

WEST POINT – Jeff Monken has never felt more comfortable about the talent and depth of the Army quarterback position. Now all he has to do is choose one, or two, to start. “I don’t know who the starter will be,’’ Monken said following Saturday’s scrimmage at Michie Stadium, “but we’ll settle in on one for the first game. We might play more than one guy. I don’t know that that’s always great to rotate quarterbacks, but we did it last year and it worked pretty good for a couple of games there.

WEST POINT – Army football coach Jeff Monken delayed making a full assessment of Saturday’s scrimmage until he watched the video. The review found 161 missed assignments on 102 plays, including 16 snaps of special teams. If this was a review of a fall game, Monken would probably be more upset, but he knows this is what spring ball is all about.

The first big task for KU’s new Athletic Director Travis Goff is to name the next head coach for Kansas football’s upcoming season. One name rumored to be interested in the job is Army West Point Head Coach Jeff Monken. In 2014, Monken inherited an Army program that had only...

The University of Kansas is narrowing its coaching search and has honed in on two top candidates, according to John Brice of Football Scoop. Following the departure of Jeff Long as athletic director, the Jayhawks are taking a close look at Tulane's Willie Fritz and Army's Jeff Monken, two successful leaders at Group of 5 programs who haven't yet gotten an opportunity to lead a Power 5.

In the wake of Les Miles' sudden departure at Kansas on Monday night, the Jayhawks clarified two key items: They will be hiring a coach immediately, and athletic director Jeff Long will be leading the hiring. Miles and KU "mutually agreed" to part ways on Monday with Miles under fire for allegations of misconduct from his time at LSU.

WEST POINT – Jeff Monken minces no words when it comes to describing the monumental task ahead of his Army football team as it prepares to face West Virginia in the Liberty Bowl on Thursday. “They're awfully good,’’ Monken said of the Mountaineers (5-4) during his Tuesday press conference. West...

West Virginia and Army will meet in Memphis, Tennessee on December 31st for the 62nd annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The Mountaineers were initially scheduled to play the Tennessee Volunteers, but due to COVID-19 issues within the Tennessee football program, they were unable to meet the requirements to play. With Tennessee...

WEST POINT – Within 24 hours, the Army football team went from frustration to elation as the Black Knights finally secured a bowl berth. The Liberty Bowl officially extended an invitation to Army and school officials accepted it Monday evening during a conference call. The Black Knights will face West Virginia University for the first time since 1961. The game will be played in Memphis, Tenn., at 4 p.m. on New Year's Eve.

At 9-2, the Army Black Knights were a prime candidate for a bowl game this season. However, they won't play in one, despite ending their season with wins over Navy and Air Force to capture the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy. After the regular season, Army had an agreement to play a Pac-12...

Army football coach Jeff Monken woke up early Sunday, anxious to find out who his team would face in a bowl game. The Black Knights had posted a 9-2 record, capped by Saturday's victory over Air Force that secured them the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. Army had an agreement to play in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl against a Pac-12 opponent. By mid-afternoon Sunday, Army thought it would have the matchup secured.

Despite a 9-2 regular season record, Army football is on the outside looking in of the bowl picture, and head coach Jeff Monken is not happy. Who can blame him? Nearly half of the SEC is playing in a bowl with a losing record. Meanwhile, the Black Knights are left without a postseason home.

Army football coach Jeff Monken explained why his team deserved a bowl game and torched teams who decided to opt out of bowl season leaving his nine-win football team without any chance of playing again this month or next month. Army could have played in the Independence Bowl, but organizers...

On Saturday, Army capped off a 9-2 season with a gutty 10-7 win over Air Force to earn the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy after having beaten Navy the week prior. It wasn’t the best Army team in recent memory, as a rotation of quarterbacks tried their best to lead the way for the triple option attack, never quite finding the explosiveness that offense is capable of, but still finished fourth in the nation in rushing yards per game at 281.

CHAMPAIGN — Some may be worried about whether Army coach and Peoria native Jeff Monken may be too locked into the triple option offense to have success at Illinois and in the Big Ten Conference. While that style of offense has helped Monken put up a 48-38 record at West...

A 14-person text message chain began last Saturday afternoon when the Georgia football team entered the fourth quarter of its game at Missouri. At the same time, Army football prepared for its 2 p.m. kickoff versus Navy at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y. The connection between the Bulldogs and...

CHAMPAIGN — Some may be worried about whether Army coach and Peoria native Jeff Monken may be too locked into the triple option offense that has helped him put up a 48-38 record at West Point in seven years. While there may be some questions about the style of play Monken...