Salem needs a tennis coach

SALEM — Salem High School is seeking a boys tennis coach for the spring season. If interested, contact the Salem athletic department at (330) 332-8911.

Benzel accepts position at Duke

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Westminster College head football coach Scott Benzel is jumping from NCAA Division III to join Manny Diaz’s staff at Division I Duke University, Westminster announced Monday.

“I want to thank the Westminster community for all the support given to me and my family over our 12 seasons,” said Benzel, who led the Titans to an 85-37 record. “Being part of the Titan football tradition has been truly special. Westminster will forever be a part of us, and I’m excited to watch the continued success of the program and the standard that Titan football demands.”

He guided Westminster to Presidents’ Athletic Conference titles in the 2020-21 spring COVID-19 season and the 2021 fall season.

Beznzel was a two-year starter at free safety for Mercyhurst (Pa.) College and was the team’s defensive MVP in 1996.

Offensive coordinator EJ White will serve as interim head coach as Westminster searches for its new head coach.

The Titans will open the 2026 football season at Marietta on Sept. 5.

Steelers await quarterback decision

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With Aaron Rodgers undecided on whether to return for a 22nd season in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers are anticipating quicker clarity about their quarterback situation this time.

General manager Omar Khan said he doesn’t have a deadline in mind for determining if the team will need to look elsewhere. Though Rodgers put off retirement last year to play for coach Mike Tomlin, the hiring of Mike McCarthy as Tomlin’s successor has increased the chance of Rodgers returning because of the 13 seasons he played for McCarthy with the Green Bay Packers.

“He knows how we feel, and we know how he feels about us,” Khan said at the league’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. “There’s a mutual respect there.”

After being released by the New York Jets, Rodgers had serious talks with the Minnesota Vikings before they decided to move ahead with J.J. McCarthy last year. Rodgers ultimately waited until June to join the Steelers. They won the AFC North with a 10-7 record but lost their seventh straight playoff game since the 2016 season.

“I think the circumstances are a little different, but just conversations that we had, I think neither side wants to have this drag on like we did last year,” Khan said.

The Steelers remain high on their 2025 sixth-round draft pick, Will Howard, who spent most of his rookie season on injured reserve.

“We’re all searching for the next franchise player, the guy who’s going to be our quarterback for the next 10 or 15 years. It might be Will. We don’t know. We’re excited to work with Will,” Khan said.