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USA Today
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- Sport
- USA Today
Auburn Tigers football: Brandon Frazier 2025 player profile
Frazier is ready to return to action after missing significant time last season due to an injury. One of Auburn's most experienced players is set to return to action this season. Brandon Frazier, who has appeared in 44 games for Auburn since 2020, returns to the field this season for his sixth year in orange and blue. He was awarded a medical redshirt in 2024 after injuring his foot against New Mexico in week three. The injury resulted in season-ending surgery, and led to Rivaldo Fairweather and Luke Deal to take a bulk of the snaps at the position for the remainder of the season. Frazier came off his most successful season in 2023 as a receiver, logging seven catches and two scores, and was poised to repeat the same success in 2024 before the injury. Outside of being another valuable pass-catcher, Frazier is seen as a great pass blocker, which will pair greatly with Auburn's experienced offensive line to provide steady protection for quarterback Jackson Arnold. Here is a look at Brandon Frazier's player profile before the 2025 season. Brandon Frazier's personal profile Brandon Frazier as a recruit Brandon Frazier's career numbers Brandon Frazier's PFF report card The best photos of Brandon Frazier's career Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__
New York Post
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Abbott Elementary' lead hairstylist reveals how changing this character's look helped shape their story arc
Season 4 of Abbott Elementary was a memorable one for the characters on the show, but what stood out most were the bold hair statements throughout the 22 episodes. One of the most notable hair changes viewers saw this season was with Ava Coleman, played by Janelle James, 45. Ava, the school's principal, is known for her eccentric personality, untraditional leadership skills, and memorable one-liners. She has lied, threatened, stolen, and negotiated with everyone for what viewers can argue is the betterment of the school. 13 Moira Frazier, a two-time Emmy nominee for Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling, is the Makeup Department Head for 'Abbott Elementary.' Courtesy of Moria Frazier Moira Frazier, the Makeup Department Head for the show and a two-time Emmy nominee for Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling, explained how she wanted to show Ava's character arc through her wigs. 'Okay, in the beginning of her character building, she always had her hair like, you know, a different wig every single episode, like that was her thing. That was her vibe,' Frazier said. 'But this season, this past season, season four, it came more at we wanted to show her stability and her coming into her role as being the principal of the school and taking that role a lot more seriously,' she continued. Since being introduced to Ava in Season 1, she has been known for having different hair colors, primarily blonde. 13 Frazier explained how Janelle James's character (Ava Coleman), right, changed throughout the season. Disney The eccentric principal is also known for wearing 18-20 inches of long hair. However, in the first half of Season 4, Ava's hair had an ombre effect, going from black to burgundy. 'For me, I wanted to introduce this color that we really haven't seen too much in TV and film, and it reads so well on her because a lot of times you can do like that red ombre, but sometimes if it's not color right, it's going to show off too bright, and doesn't really go with the skin tone,' Frazier said. 'But for her, this particular color, it just blends seamlessly.' As the series progressed, viewers saw a shift in Ava's character when she started to deeply care for her staff and students. 13 James's character went from having long ombre hair to straight jet black hair halfway through the season. Disney At the height of the season, Ava got fired for taking the fall for her staff after the school district found out about their scheme for the new golf course. In these two moments, Frazier decided to give this character a different hairstyle to show how determined Ava is not only in her position but also in proving to others that she can do her job. When Ava rocked a jet black, short lob, Frazier revealed she specifically wanted that hairstyle to help define her character growth and 'show variety.' 13 'But this season, this past season, season four, it came more at we wanted to show her stability and her coming into her role as being the principal of the school and taking that role a lot more seriously,' Frazier said. Disney 'You have to be able to show your leadership role. You got to be able to show that 'I'm not messing around role,' you know what I mean. So in all of these different leadership roles, I feel like each wig complements that role. And for this particular role, it wasn't 'I'm coming to this budget meeting begging y'all,' it's 'I'm telling y'all this is what you're going to do' because blunt bobs mean business,' Frazier said. This isn't the first time that Frazier used hair to show Ava's character in a different light. Back at the beginning of Season 3, Ava got a whole new wardrobe, showing how mature she had become during the break and how seriously she was taking her role as principal. 'Yes, she adjusted to Harvard, and she wanted to get her little stuff together, but it still has to be Ava,' Frazier noted. 'So Ava always makes a statement, no matter how subtle, no matter how, um, whatever stage she is in her life.' 13 Ava rocked a jet black, short lob, a hairstyle that Frazier specifically wanted to help define her character growth and 'show variety.' Disney In 'Abbott Elementary,' Frazier made it a point for every character to be recognizable by their hair and outfits. The mockumentary-style sitcom, which follows the everyday lives of school faculty, shows viewers which teachers have been at the school longer than others through hair and makeup. Ava is always seen with long hair and form-fitted outfits, while Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) has a long, curly wig. Melissa Schemmenti (Lisa Ann Walter) has fiery and voluminous red hair, and Barbara Howard (Sheryl Lee Ralph) has short hair with a side bump. 13 Quinta Brunson (left) and Janelle James (right) in 'Abbott Elementary.' Disney Frazier describes Barbara as the 'vet' of the group of teachers and wants to pay homage to elderly women like Barbara, who 'pretty much paved the way for all of us to even be where we are today,' which was why she wanted to get her hair right for the show. 'Yes, she's been there the longest, but she's the pillar. She's the one that's going to have that consistent hairstyle. We count on her to be the same, and the same thing with Ms. Schemmenti. That's why they're friends. That's why they're best friends.' Barbara was another character who went through a small identity crisis this season. During the 100th day of school episode, Barbara asks Ava for a makeover because she doesn't want to be seen as an 'old grandmother.' 13 Frazier also uses wigs to help shape character personalities in the show. Melissa Schemmenti (played by Lisa Ann Walter), right, has fiery and voluminous red hair, and Barbara Howard (played by Sheryl Lee Ralph) has short hair with a side bump. Disney While Ava gave Barbara a fresh, new, younger look, Frazier thought that it would be a good idea to add a pop of color to her hair to show her dedication to wanting to look and feel young. 'And even with people like Barbara, there's a lot of people like Barbara that's like, 'I want a little change. So let me pop this blonde in there because I want to look young. I want to be called grandma. Yet don't call me grandma. Don't call me elder,'' she said. Frazier said that the idea of changing Barbara for this specific episode was a collaboration between her and Brunson, who is the show's creator. 13 While Ava gave Barbara a fresh, new, younger look, Frazier thought that it would be a good idea to add a pop of color to her hair to show her dedication to wanting to look and feel young. Disney 13 'And even with people like Barbara, there's a lot of people like Barbara that's like, 'I want a little change. So let me pop this blonde in there because I want to look young. I want to be called grandma. Yet don't call me grandma. Don't call me elder,'' she said. Courtesy of Moria Frazier 'That was actually a collaboration between me and Quinta,' Frazier shared, going on to say that they 'wanted her [Ralph] to be relevant to the average Philly girl or Philly woman' who wanted to be a young grandmother. When asked how often she and Brunson collaborate with hair and makeup for the series, Frazier said that she 'doesn't run or execute anything without Brunson's approval.' 'Nine times out of 10, we're always on the same page. So she'll be like, 'Oh yes, this is what I was thinking. Oh yeah, girl, you got it,' you know, things like that. And sometimes, you know, when it's something very specific, she'll be like, 'Well, something like this,' and then, you know, we execute like that, but it's more so me and her collaborate a lot like a lot, and she just lets me be free.' 13 Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard in a fur-trimmed denim jacket and jeweled jeans at a school event on 'Abbott Elementary.' Disney A major collaboration with Brunson and Frazier in this last season was during the 100th day of school episode, where Frazier had to create over 150 unique wigs, afro puffs, scarves, bonnets, and hats. 'That was a Quinta idea,' Frazier recalled of shooting the episode. ' I was so busy making sure we had all those 100-plus wigs for the kids that I forgot to make Barbara a little mini Barbara's wig. So I'm up there freaking out, like, 'Oh my god, what the heck?' So I'm going through my drawers, pulling stuff out, throwing stuff everywhere.' During the episode, one of Barbara's students decided to dress up like her since it was the 100th day of school, and students were encouraged to look like senior citizens. 13 A major collaboration with Brunson and Frazier in this last season was during the 100th day of school episode, where Frazier had to create over 150 unique wigs, afro puffs, scarves, bonnets, and hats. Disney 'I ended up having to make a baby quick weave. So I took the smallest little Styrofoam head, and I sat there, and I did that quick weave in, like, 15 minutes old school with it. I was talking about a plastic cap. I had to do the shower cap, met like the whole baby,' Frazier said. 'I went old school, and I did them little tracks, and I'm just sewing together, not sewing, but gluing together. And then I put it on her and cut it on her. And it was perfect because the idea was not to look exactly like Barbara. It was supposed to look like a little; it was supposed to look like she took a mama's wig.' With any character on a TV show, hair can help show viewers where a character is in their arc, whether that be starting fresh, going into a spiral, etc. Frazier said that for any hair and makeup artist, you 'have to do your research' when showing a character arc growth or regression. 13 Frazier said that for any hair and makeup artist, you 'have to do your research' when showing a character arc growth or regression. Courtesy of Moria Frazier 13 'Abbott Elementary' latest season ended on April 16, 2025, on ABC. All four seasons are currently on Hulu. Disney 'Everything is not a hair show, if you know what I mean. Everything is not always artistic, but you can still flex your artistic skills when you're doing subtle hairstyles,' she explained. 'So even though it's straight, we'll add a little color, even though it may be black, or do a little brass and dazzle with the curl. Either way, you want to be able to show creativity and versatility and also authenticity.' 'I hold a very high standard when it comes to doing authentic hairstyles. I want people to resonate with the hairstyles that they see across the screen based on the character that I'm doing. So, a teacher, I'm not gonna put her in a ponytail with a bang, like I'm not gonna make a teacher look like that. You know what I mean, unless she's in a specific demographic, unless she's in a specific school setting, or unless that culture of that area is where it is,' Frazier said. Season 4 of ABC's 'Abbott Elementary' ended on April 16, but all seasons are currently available to stream on Hulu.
Chicago Tribune
24-06-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Boat trip to help son ends in wrench attack
Nicholas Edward Frazier agreed to take his son, who had been experiencing mental health issues, on a boat trip on Lake Michigan in an attempt to 'uplift his life.' But while they were out on Lake Michigan on June 19, the son, Nicholas Floyd Frazier, grabbed a large wrench. Nicholas Floyd Frazier, 20, of Chesterton, now is charged with a Level 3 felony of aggravated battery and a Level 5 felony of battery with a deadly weapon. A probable cause statement filed in Porter Superior Court outlines the circumstances of the son attacking his father. The elder Frazier's wife called the Lake Station Police to report the incident. The Lake Station Police officer took pictures of the man's head and arms. When law enforcement located the boat at Doyne's Marina in Portage, they found it was 'covered in blood.' There was a large amount of blood by the driver's seat and on the back side of the window at the helm of the boat. A bloody Craftsman socket wrench was also found In the boat. 'There was also visible blood on the deck at the center hatch, near the center's ventilation ports. Blood was also documented on the passenger seat, aft bench, starboard and on the docking lines,' the statement said. The younger Frazier had been hospitalized recently and was up all night. He asked his father to go out on the trip. The father said it was windy but agreed to go out on the lake. 'I was telling him everything and loving him,' the father said. While the father was driving, the son started hitting him in the back with a wrench. That happened in the area underneath the railroad bridge in Burns Ditch, just north of Portage Marina. 'He clubbed me so hard,' the father said. 'The attack was so fierce, I have never been attacked like that in my life.' At one point, both ended up out of the boat and into the water. They were both able to get back in the boat.
USA Today
22-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
'You're not getting scouted at 12': Youth sports tips from a LLWS hero
This is Part 1 of a three-part summer series visiting with three former major league All-Stars turned sports dads. They offer sports and life advice about how we can make our kids better players, but also how get the most out of athletic experiences with them. This week: Youth baseball with Todd Frazier, the former heart of Toms River (New Jersey) Little League who has returned home. Do you have youth sports figured out? "I think if anybody says they know what they're doing," Todd Frazier says, "they'd be lying to themselves." These words come from someone who spent 11 seasons as a standout in the major leagues, who was the MVP of the 1998 Little League World Series, who led off its final game with a home run and who recorded its last out as a pitcher. Today, he coaches his son Blake on the same field of his Jersey Shore township where he played as a kid. He broadcasts the annual championships from the one in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where his team toppled Japan. He watches fellow dads urging on their players, and he knows exactly how they feel. "I'm coaching third base, you're trying to will 'em to hit the ball," Frazier tells USA TODAY Sports. "It's the worst. Now, as a parent understanding it, your son's 0-2 count, we're in the last inning … as a parent, it's very hard to distinguish when they're struggling and when they're doing well. "But everybody's been there." How we handle that moment – and not so much the result our kids produce in it – can define our athletic experiences with them. "There's no book, so you see these parents, some of them are just out of control," says Frazier, 39. "I've learned a lot over the years. I've honed back a little bit, understanding that it's not the end of the world when your kid does strike out with the bases loaded." How do we get to that space with our minds and emotions? Frazier, now a sports dad of three – sons Blake and Grant, 6, who play baseball; and daughter Kylie, 9, a gymnast – spoke to us about gaining the intrinsic value of youth sports while still staying keyed in and competitive. We were connected through his "Squish the Bug" campaign with OFF! Mosquito and Tick Repellents. It stresses batting fundamentals and how kids can stay active and intent through organized sports. 'You're not getting scouted at 12': When you're a kid, it's the experience of sports that matters Brent Musburger is on the call. Frazier swings and launches the pitch into a sea of people beyond the left field wall in Williamsport. When Frazier grew up, there was really nothing around that resembled travel baseball. Little League was everything. Now, in some cases, one entity replaces the other. "Little League is the best, and I feel bad because a lot of kids aren't really experiencing it anymore because they're hearing it from some upper-tier people that say if you don't play travel ball, you'll never go to this college and that," he says. "And I think that's ridiculous. "You're not getting scouted at 8-, 9-, 10-, 11-,12-years old, man; (not) until you get to the big field." Everything, in a way, happens in miniature in Little League. The 12-year-old Frazier, who would grow up to be 6-3, was about 5-2. His 102-pound frame nearly floated around the bases after his leadoff home run and leaped gleefully into a dog pile after it was over. The events of our sporting lives when we are kids, though, are outsized. Sometimes, we think back to them in slow motion. When Frazier looks back, the end of his team's magical run is icing on the cake to the full portrait of moments his Little League career provided. In Williamsport alone, he became good friends with kids from Saudi Arabia and Japan. He traded team pins to other players for theirs and he rode cardboard down the hill at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. "I was telling my wife the other day, my team was the last team to play the last game in Little League Baseball," he says. "Going to Williamsport's great, but the memories I've had were not only for myself but seeing the kids – so-called not really good baseball players – do well and get like a game-winning hit, and to see the smiles on their faces and the parents how excited they are. Those are memories that are lasting. And my success came from the help of a lot of other people. So did I have the skill? Of course. But you know, you need a lot of help as you move along the way." The help starts at the grass roots, back to where Frazier has gone, where our sports journey begins. And it starts with you. A 'good' team begins and end with good parents When kids set out to play baseball, or any sport, big league dreams bounce around their heads. But as they continue onward, the sensory moments they see, feel and experience in real time move front and center. They gain confidence in small steps: recording an out by throwing the ball to the correct base; kicking it within the progression of forward motion of the game; moving naturally to the open spot on the court for an open shot. As they get a little older, we are the ones – Frazier even admits to doing it – most likely to overanalyze what's going on. "Sure, you lose the game or you're eliminated, there's a lot of raw emotion," Patrick Wilson told USA TODAY Sports in March. Wilson is Little League International's president and chief executive officer and a longtime member of the operations ranks of the organization. "But shortly thereafter, they're being 12-year-olds again. They're stealing peoples' hats, trading pins … they move on very quickly. Now the adults, the coaches and their parents, they hold onto it a little longer." Frazier and his old Little League teammates had a different vibe around them, even by the time they reached Williamsport. He felt zero pressure. "None whatsoever," he says. "And I give the credit to the coaches and the parents as well. I think that's another thing in youth sports: If you have really good parents, you're gonna have a pretty good team, whether you win or lose, because you have no complaints. They're not worried about where their kid's hitting. And they're focused on how the coach is coaching and how the kid is getting better each day. And I think that was the big thing for us." Ex-teammate Tom Gannon, who would go on to become a police officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, told in 2018 that Toms River "had no intentions of getting that far. But we had great coaching, we meshed well as a team, and we gained more confidence as each round went on." First and foremost, they were allowed to be kids. Think of those first road trips your child takes with a team. There are always a few parents who are sticklers about keeping the players away from pools and amusement parks that might tire them out or otherwise distract them from the "reason" they are on the trip. But as I wrote to a reader in 2023, these are also moments that can make the event whole for young players, offering them not only memories but release from the moments you want them to be at their best on the field. "Of course you want to win," Frazier says. "That's just the nature of the beast. But are they getting better? Are they having fun? Are they putting their best foot forward? "It comes with time, and I've learned a lot over the years." 'DON'T BE A HELICOPTER PARENT': A golf giant's advice to help make youth sports more fun 'Sometimes you reach the stars and you hit the moon': Don't be afraid to set grand goals The idea behind Frazier's new campaign is to make a hitting drill more enjoyable and relatable to kids. As you swing, he teaches, turn your back foot as if you're "squishing a bug," which pops your hips through the zone to help with leverage and power. Frazier shot a commercial with Blake at Toms River's Little League complex, where his son is playing 11-year-old All-Stars this summer. Next year, Frazier will coach Blake in Little League as his son looks for his own dream shot at Williamsport. "It's a big leap and bound," Frazier says. "I'm sure he's going to put his best foot forward. But yes, it's a goal and I think young kids nowadays need goals, and I think they need to understand: Set your goals high. You want to bat .500 and you bat .400, that's pretty darn good. So sometimes you reach for the stars and you hit the moon a little bit. That's still pretty good feat." He says, though, he's never really thought about sports goals he has for his kids. His sons and daughter are the ones developing those. "I would love for them all to play professional sports. I think that's the end goal," he says. "But knowing how hard it is, I tell my kids all the time: bring energy, emotion, enthusiasm, to anything you do, and you can't go wrong. Practice the right way. Just be you, but at the same time focus. And I think at this age, if you're focused and under control and not taking any pitches off, you're gonna to have fun and you're gonna to enjoy the moment." Frazier coaches Blake in travel baseball when he's not playing Little League. I have seen them at tournaments in our region. My son approached Frazier and told me how personable and conversant he was with kids on other teams. It's a approach Frazier has used to improve his coaching. COACH STEVE: Parenting tip from sons of former major leaguers 'Expect failure': It's an opportunity for your kid to grow We're back in that situation many sports parents dread: Our son or daughter is up with the bases loaded. When it happens, Frazier now sits back and observes. Whatever happens, it's a launching point for teaching. "Come here," Frazier might say to Blake or one of his other players. "I want to know what you learned from this experience and how we could have made it better, or how you could have done better." He feels having pragmatic and good-natured style is more productive than saying, "What are you doing? Why didn't you swing at this pitch?" We want our kids to initiate solutions, but to learn to cope with situations where they don't succeed. Let them fall and pick themselves up, leaning on you only if they need it. "Expect your kid to fail," Frazier says. "And I think that's hard for them to understand, because in the world we live in, it's the now, now, now … why isn't he doing it now? Why is he doing this? It's not their swing, it's not their hands are dropping, it's not they took their head off the ball. That's just the nature of baseball, and it's gonna happen over and over. And you just got to understand, 'OK, I can live with it, but hopefully he's getting better next time.'" Next week: Chasing success through a high school and college baseball experience Steve Borelli, aka Coach Steve, has been an editor and writer with USA TODAY since 1999. He spent 10 years coaching his two sons' baseball and basketball teams. He and his wife, Colleen, are now sports parents for two high schoolers. His column is posted weekly. For his past columns, click here. Got a question for Coach Steve you want answered in a column? Email him at sborelli@
New York Post
20-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Yankees flameout Clint Frazier decries ‘too many rocket scientists' running franchise
The Yankees' math never really added up for Clint Frazier. Frazier, who famously couldn't stick with the big league club after years as a top prospect, seemingly has lingering beef with the franchise and its analytically driven focus. 'I do feel like they hired a few too many rocket scientists to try to like make the lineup,' Frazier said on 'Foul Territory' on Thursday, 'instead of just like letting a former player or a guy that has more experience write the lineup.' Advertisement Foul Territory/ YouTube. He recalled to fellow ex-Yankee and podcast host Erik Kratz being told by one analyst that there is no such thing as 'players getting hot.' 'I could 55-for-55, and they would be like, 'he's not hot, he's going to cool down.' They believed you were what you were,' he said. 'And in my mind, I was like, that's not using your eyes… you gotta run with that sometimes.' Advertisement Frazier was a polarizing presence for the Yankees upon his arrival as a 21-year-old prospect from Cleveland in 2016 as part of the Andrew Miller trade — in part due to his flowing red locks. The Yankees relaxed their hair policy this season, giving Frazier one more qualm with his former franchise. Clint Frazier as a Yankee. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Advertisement 'I was just highly offended man,' he said. 'I felt like I was one of the guys there trying to push the envelope. That felt personal.' Frazier never realized his potential over parts of five MLB seasons with the Bombers, struggling with multiple concussions and getting released in 2021 and bouncing from the Cubs to the Rangers to the White Sox, seeing his last MLB action in 2023. Advertisement Once the No. 53 prospect in top 100, Frazier's MLB days ended with a .235 batting average, 29 home runs and 101 RBIs over parts of 7 MLB seasons. Frazier officially retired last season after a run with the Charleston Dirty Birds in the Atlantic League.
