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For Nigel Burton, TV work is an ideal way to be in the game while remaining in his beloved Portland

Mowing the lawn might be an annoying chore to some, but for Nigel Burton, it's a symbolic silver lining.

For 15 years, Burton was immersed in life as a college football coach, including the past five as head coach at Portland State. This summer, as he moves into a new stage in his life as a TV analyst, he has been able to do things he hadn't had time for, such as coaching his 9-year-old son's flag football team, along with the more mundane.

"I mowed my lawn today," he said. "When I was coaching, you don't mow your lawn, it's not going to happen.