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An airport hangar, pools of money and 'the best job in America': How LSU lured Lane Kiffin
You want to know why Lane Kiffin would leave a team bound for the playoff? Because so many around him pointed to LSU as the best college football job in the country. Kiffin strongly hinted that the list of those who advised him to take the job includes a former LSU coach, Nick Saban, and ex-USC coach Pete Carroll — both former bosses and mentors. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Michigan State football hires ex-Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald after firing Jonathan Smith
Michigan State has hired former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to lead its football program. The announcement on Monday comes a day after the Spartans fired
Jonathan Smith two seasons into his seven-year contract. Fitzgerald will be tasked with restoring the reputation of a program that has run into problems on and off the field. (
Associated Press)
Stanford hires former QB Tavita Pritchard as new head coach
Stanford is turning to another former QB for its next head coach. The school announced that it is hiring Washington Commanders assistant coach Tavita Pritchard as its next coach. Frank Reich has been the interim coach in 2025 following Troy Taylor’s firing in the spring. Pritchard and Andrew Luck overlapped on the Stanford roster in 2009. (
Yahoo! Sports)
College football Week 14 highlights: Top games, plays, stats
It was just a little more than 10 months ago that Ohio State won a national title. In the time since, the Buckeyes have only offered further assurance of their greatness, marching through the 2025 season with one emphatic win after another, a convincing No. 1 team. But, of course, none of that really mattered -- not when Michigan still had the last word. (
ESPN.com)
Takeaways from College Football Week 14: Ohio State exorcises Michigan, Texas is back from the dead
Miami looks like the best team in the ACC, but it’s still unlikely that the ‘Canes will make the Playoff.
I know, I know. A lot of people believe the Hurricanes should be in the 12-team field, and this shouldn’t even be in doubt. Mario Cristobal thinks that Miami’s win over Notre Dame should trump all other criteria when comparing the two two-loss teams. (
NBC Sports)
SEC Football Coaching Carousel Spins Fast: Five Schools Fill Jobs in 24 Hours
During the college football season, 25% of Southeastern Conference teams had fired their head coach. By Sunday, one day after the season ended, all five of those vacancies had been filled—until late Sunday night, when Kentucky joined the mix. The domino effect of hirings and firings within the conference kicked off a nationwide coaching carousel. (
Front Office Sports)
Lane Kiffin commits to be LSU's coach; Pete Golding promoted to permanent head coach at Ole Miss
Lane Kiffin finally made his decision. After weeks of public scrutiny and private consternation about his future and a Saturday that came and went without an announcement, Kiffin has finalized an agreement to become the next head football coach at LSU. Defensive coordinator Pete Golding will be the Rebels' next permanent head coach. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Dave Doeren to return for 14th season as NC State head football coach
N.C. State football coach Dave Doeren is returning for a 14th season with the Wolfpack. Athletic director Boo Corrigan confirmed Doeren’s return on Sunday. The previous night, Doeren’s Wolfpack beat rival North Carolina for the fifth straight year and the program is headed to a bowl game. Doeren had been emphatic in comments about his plans to return. (
Associated Press)
Oklahoma State hires North Texas' Eric Morris as head football coach
Oklahoma State has hired North Texas head coach Eric Morris as its next football coach. Morris, 40, has been the head coach at North Texas for three seasons. He's led the Mean Green to a 10-1 record this season following 5-7 and 6-7 campaigns in his first two seasons. Under Morris, North Texas leads college football with 46.3 points per game. (
Yahoo! Sports)
ACC Football Still Sagging as Elite Teams Raid the Rosters
Heading into the final weekend of college football’s 2025 regular season, the ACC is an afterthought in the sport’s national championship conversation. Someone will represent the ACC in this year’s College Football Playoff, of course, but the league’s champion definitely won’t be considered a serious threat to win three consecutive CFP games. (
Chapelboro.com)