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Kyle Whittingham signs 5-year deal to coach Michigan football

Kyle Whittingham was hired as Michigan's next head football coach, signing a five-year deal, the school said on Friday night. Whittingham went 177-88 in 21 seasons at Utah, including a perfect 13-0 season in 2008. His résumé, which includes a 66.8% win percentage, is such that he is expected to eventually be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. (ESPN.com)

Notre Dame and USC pause their longstanding football rivalry

Notre Dame vs. Southern California, one of college football’s biggest and longest rivalries, is on pause. The Fighting Irish announced Monday they had filled their last 2026 open date with a trip to BYU as part of a home-and-home series. Notre Dame and Southern Cal first played in 1926 and the Irish lead the series between the two powers 53-38-5. (Associated Press)

2025 college football coaching carousel: Ranking every FBS hire

We've seen 30 FBS head coaches hired thus far in the 2025-26 coaching carousel. Some schools sought a proven winner and committed the type of big-money (and guaranteed) contracts for which the sport has become increasingly known. Others opted for up-and-coming assistants, potentially choosing to invest some of those savings into player talent. (ESPN.com)

Norlander's College Hoops Report: Sport's depth is best in decade-plus; Dybantsa's dynamite December

The further we get into this season, the more I'm convinced the quality at the top of college basketball is deeper and more impressive than any season in the past decade. It's easy to get that impression when you see Michigan routinely dismantling teams by 30 or 40 points; or Iowa State handing a robust Purdue team the program's worst home loss ever. (CBS Sports)

Young Georgia fan hilariously refuses to sing ‘Rocky Top’ during school event

A young Georgia fan was asked to sing ‘Rocky Top’ as part of a recent school concert. He politely — but strenuously — declined. While his classmates sang the tune, the fan put his hands in his pockets and shook his head. Georgia and Tennessee don’t play in the SEC East anymore, but it seems this fan was still raised to despise Tennessee and its traditions. (Saturday Down South)

NASCAR community mourns Greg Biffle, remembers legacy beyond the racetrack

The NASCAR community is grieving after a devastating plane crash connected to former driver Greg Biffle and his family — a loss many in the sport say is hitting especially hard in a tight-knit racing world. Racing broadcaster Doug Rice says the news brought back painful memories of past NASCAR tragedies. "The first thing I thought was, here we go again." (WFMY)

Boxer Terence 'Bud' Crawford, a world champion in five different divisions, retires with 42-0 record

Boxer Terence "Bud" Crawford, who has won world championships in five different weight classes, announced his retirement from the sport on Dec. 16. The 38-year-old Crawford finishes his career with a 42-0 record (31 KOs), including his last fight in September, an unanimous decision victory over Canelo Alvarez, taking the World Boxing Council super-middleweight title. (USA Today)

Michigan State's Tom Izzo, Oakland's Greg Kampe don ugly Christmas sweaters in annual tradition

The annual men's basketball game between Oakland and Michigan State took place Saturday and the tradition between Greg Kampe and Tom Izzo also continued as the two teams met in Detroit. When their teams meet for this game Kampe and Izzo get into the festive spirit with Christmas sweaters, and this year's chosen attire was one of their best. (Yahoo! Sports)

College Football Playoff 2025 first-round takeaways

The first round of the College Football Playoff is complete. After last year's run of home blowouts, we saw the opposite in the first two games: a pair of nip-and-tuck ballgames with wild special teams swings and, thanks in large part to turnovers, a pair of road victors (after home teams were 4-0 in the first round last year). Alabama pulled off a 17-point comeback to beat Oklahoma. (ESPN.com)

Utah names Morgan Scalley as new head football coach

After Kyle Whittingham’s decision to step down as Utah football coach after 21 seasons, the program named defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley its 24th head coach in program history. Scalley, a Utah native, had long been viewed as Whittingham’s replacement, and in 2023 the coach-in-waiting title was re-added to Scalley’s contract. (Deseret News)

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