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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6859079/2025/12/05/nfl-draft-quarterbacks-stay-in-college/ With money, fame and opportunity as accessible as ever in college football, NFL teams hope quarterbacks are enjoying that lifestyle enough to stay in school, rather than rushing into the draft. That’s...

LSU hires Lane Kiffin away from Ole Miss Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is leaving the Rebels for LSU, in a stunning and unprecedented case of a college football coach taking another job while his current team is in contention to win a national title...

Sources: Arkansas hiring Memphis' Ryan Silverfield as new coach Arkansas is set to hire Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield as its new football coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Silverfield, 46, is 50-25 at Memphis, including a win over Arkansas in September and four consecutive wins...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2025/11/20/sec-believes-cfp-isnt-using-agreed-upon-strength-of-schedule-metric-alabama-notre-dame-miami/87354995007/ The SEC and Big Ten have made stunning moves over the past five years to dramatically mold college football into their preferred...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46991951/sources-virginia-tech-finalizing-deal-hire-james-franklin

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/michigan-state-football-penalties-spartans-probation-wins-forfeited/ The NCAA placed Michigan State's football program on three years of probation following violations committed by former staff members during Mel Tucker's tenure, officials...

Rose Bowl, city file restraining order to keep UCLA from ending lease https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46919874/rose-bowl-city-file-restraining-order-keep-ucla-ending-lease

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/coach-k-is-intrigued-by-a-proposed-big-east-and-acc-merger-to-create-a-super-conference/ The biggest moves in this era of college athletics and realignment have paid the biggest dividends. Literally, in some cases. Some of the biggest moves...

Brian Kelly, LSU contract standoff: Fired coach reportedly rejects settlement offers, seeks full $54M buyout Kelly's contract -- a 10-year, $95 million deal -- calls for him to be paid 90% of his remaining salary for the life of his contract, which would put LSU on the hook for close to $54...

Big Ten response https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46905446/big-ten-says-usc-penalized-fake-punt-ploy

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/46882860/ncaa-men-basketball-new-orleans-mississippi-valley-state-arizona-state-gambling Six former men's college basketball players at three schools -- New Orleans, Mississippi Valley State and Arizona State -- participated in gambling...

The Athletic: perfect coaching fits? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6758442/2025/10/29/james-franklin-lane-kiffin-coaching-fits/ Eight Power 4 jobs are open right now. Seven are up for grabs because of in-season firings, and one will be because Stanford is doing the Frank Reich thing for a...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6741983/2025/10/23/college-football-coach-firings-success/ In the SEC, where several teams expect 10-win seasons every year, the math just doesn't work out. Justin Ford / Getty Images Almost overnight, 8-4 became the new 10-2 in college football, and it is...

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-fines-texas-a-m-50000-issues-public-reprimand-of-mike-elko-for-having-player-fake-injury/ The SEC fined Texas A&M $50,000 fine and coach Mike Elko received a public reprimand Tuesday after the National Coordinator for Football Officiating...

Athletic has Gophers up to #28, huge jump from #53 last week. Indiana 1 Ohio State 2 Oregon 10 USC 20 Michigan 21 Illinois 23 Nebraska 29 Washington 34 Iowa 36 Northwestern 50 UCLA 54 Maryland 62 Penn State 63 Rutgers 72 Michigan State 73 Purdue 84 Wisconsin 92...