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Brad Jenkins

@bjenk

Christ-follower, husband, former homeschool dad, college media adviser, church communicator, 2x @jmu grad. I tweet about all these.

Joined February 2009
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“The coaches have changed. The players have changed. The winning hasn’t.” usatoday.com/story/sports/nc…
James Madison football lost another coach. Its winning machine never blinked

James Madison football lost another coach. Its winning machine never blinked

Curt Cignetti. Bob Chesney. Now, Billy Napier. Inside the culture that makes James Madison football a winning machine.

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TheBreezeJMU@TheBreezeJMUOct 12
BREAKING SPORTS | JMU BoV votes to move athletics into American Conference JMU’s Board of Visitors held a special meeting Monday morning to terminate Sun Belt membership and apply for admission into the American Conference. Next steps, according to Sun Belt Conference rules,
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@TimThomasTLPOct 12
Tremendous scoop from a student journalist on the JMU news today. Deserves tons of credit for getting that intel about JMU’s plan to leave the Sun Belt for the American
Libby Mercer (@libmmercer) profile pictureLibby Mercer@libmmercerOct 12
#JMU Board of Visitors held a Monday morning meeting where they voted to terminate Sun Belt Conference Athletic membership and apply for the American.
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JMU BoV voted this morning to terminate Sun Belt Conference membership and move into the American no later than July 1, 2028. Read the report from the Breeze below 👇 breezejmu.org/sports/jmu-bov…
American Conference accepts JMU for membership

American Conference accepts JMU for membership

JMU’s Board of Visitors held a special meeting Monday morning to terminate Sun Belt membership and apply for admission into the American Conference.

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JMU: 4-0 JMUCLA: 4-0 JMU Bloomington: 4-0 Strong start to 2026 for James Madison and its satellite campuses.
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Jake Tapper 🦅
@jaketapperSep 19
“There is no more essential ingredient than a free, strong and independent press to our continued success." - Ronald Reagan 3/4
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@jaketapperSep 19
"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." - Thomas Jefferson 1/4
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Journalistically, I am intrigued by this style of news interview. Maybe it will lead to less canned answers if it’s more of a conversation? May have to ask my journalism students what they think.
Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) profile pictureAlex Thompson
@AlexThompSep 14
Newsom tells @jaketapper he won’t run in 2028 if Kamala Harris runs.
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Shared this story with my advanced news writing students at @JMU this morning as an example of storytelling and interviewing … but also because I want to bear witness to what they did not experience.
Tony Dokoupil (@tonydokoupil) profile pictureTony Dokoupil
@tonydokoupilSep 7
Beautiful, searing story in a week that will be full of them and should be.
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Tony Dokoupil
@tonydokoupilSep 7
Beautiful, searing story in a week that will be full of them and should be.
CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) profile pictureCBS Sunday Morning 🌞
@CBSSundaySep 6
On the morning of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was visiting an elementary school classroom in Sarasota, Fla., when his chief of staff, Andrew Card, informed him that America was under attack. Card revisits the Emma E. Booker Elementary School with @MajorCBS, and talks about a singular moment, captured in an iconic photograph.
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The Valley's Team. Go Dukes!
JMU Football (@JMUFootball) profile pictureJMU Football
@JMUFootballSep 2
From the valley to the mountains. #GoDukes
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@NewsweekAug 22
The James Madison Dukes are quickly cementing themselves in the top division of college football. newsweek.com/sports/ncaa/jmu…
JMU announcement shows Dukes aren't going anywhere

JMU announcement shows Dukes aren't going anywhere

The James Madison Dukes are quickly cementing themselves in the top division of college football.

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Your gift to The Breeze on JMU Giving Day helps support the future of journalism. #JMUGivingDay give.jmu.edu/schools/JamesMa…

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Your gift to The Breeze on JMU Giving Day helps support the future of journalism.

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"Government by its nature always wants to accumulate power and use it. A watchful press slows this process, sometimes stops it, by exposing its abuses." - @Peggynoonannyc in an excellent piece on why journalism matters in our democracy. wsj.com/opinion/a-lament-for…
Opinion | A Lament for the Washington Post

Opinion | A Lament for the Washington Post

The most powerful capital in the world has no major fully functioning newspaper. That’s a huge absence.

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"A 1980 law called the Privacy Protection Act generally bars search warrants for reporters’ work materials, unless the reporters themselves are suspected of committing a crime related to the materials." nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/po…
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation

F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation

It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, for federal agents to search a reporter’s home.

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Oregon quarterback Dante Moore starts his press conference by giving credit to JMU and saying they deserve to be in the College Football Playoff. si.com/college/oregon/footba…
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“I gave every kid on this team a hug as they walked off the field ... The emotion runs deep, because of these guys … It’s sad to be ending it the way we just did.” breezejmu.org/sports/jmu-foo…
JMU football’s season ends with blowout loss to Oregon in CFP

JMU football’s season ends with blowout loss to Oregon in CFP

JMU football's season came to an end with a 51-34 loss to Oregon in the first round of the College Football Playoffs. The Dukes were down 34-6 at halftime. The

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JMU in four FBS seasons: Record: 40-11 Notable accomplishments: Wins over UVA and UNC. 2025 Sun Belt champions. First team in Virginia to make the CFP. Ranked in AP Top 25 in 3 of 4 years. Not too shabby. Excited for the Billy Napier era.
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Final: Oregon 51, JMU 34 The Dukes end their season at 12-2 overall. They won the Sun Belt title and made the College Football Playoff. One of the greatest teams in program history. We’re grateful for them.
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Always good to see @TheBreezeJMU alums covering the big stories after graduating.
Catie Harper (@CatieHarper) profile pictureCatie Harper
@CatieHarper20 Dec 2025
I’m covering the College Football Playoff today.
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