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The College Football Playoff committee isn't perfect, but it's the best system we've got
The purpose of the College Football Playoff selection committee is to sort through the unsortable -- deciding between two teams of similar accomplishment. This sport is a spectacular mess, of course, famously and belovedly so. The FBS level has 136 teams playing 12 regular-season games competing for one championship. The schedules are disparate. (
ESPN.com)
Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham steps down after 21 seasons in charge of the Utes
Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham is stepping down after 21 seasons in charge of the Utes. The 66-year-old announced his decision after leading the Utes to a 10-2 record this year — the team’s third 10-win season since 2020. Whittingham will end his career with a 177-88 all-time record. Utah has finished with a winning record in 18 of his 21 years. (
Salt Lake Tribune)
ACC to change football tiebreaker for 2026, announces which teams will play 9 league games
The ACC will change its football tiebreakers for the 2026 season after a five-way tie for second this season resulted in the league’s conference champion being left out of the College Football Playoff. The changes will be announced at a later date, the league said. There will be an added wrinkle next season as teams play an unequal number of league games. (
WRAL.com)
Michael Jordan's 23XI suit pushed dinosaurs out, NASCAR into the future
As an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, filed by 23XI Racing, co-owned by
Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, began to grind its way toward the end of its second week, the two sides announced they had reached a settlement. It's difficult to find someone in the Cup Series paddock who doesn't believe this is the right move. (
ESPN.com)
Former South Carolina standout QB Steve Taneyhill dies at 52
Steve Taneyhill, a record-setting quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks best known for his long-flowing mullet and his homerun swing after touchdown passes, has died. He was 52. The South Carolina athletic department confirmed Monday through a close friend of Taneyhill’s that he died overnight in his sleep. No cause of death was provided. (
Associated Press)
Virginia Tech athletics receives record $20 million gift from anonymous donor
Virginia Tech athletics received a record $20 million gift from an anonymous donor, the school announced Monday. The gift comes after the school hired James Franklin and previously announced a renewed commitment to investing in athletics, pledging to spend $229 million the next four years. A portion of that spending is slated to come from fundraising. (
ESPN.com)
Cade Tyson scores 38, ties Minnesota school record with 8 3-pointers
Cade Tyson turned Williams Arena into his personal showcase Sunday, exploding for a career-high 38 points and tying a Minnesota school record with eight 3-pointers in an 89-53 rout of Texas Southern. Tyson was hot from the start, scoring 12 of the Gophers’ first 20 points and finishing the first half with 23 points, making five of seven 3-point attempts. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Fernando Mendoza Heisman speech: Indiana QB gets emotional while thanking mom, teammates, others
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza took home the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in New York City. Mendoza finished with 643 first-place votes, beating fellow finalists Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia, Ohio State’s Julian Sayin and Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love. He also became the first player in Indiana school history to win the Heisman. (
Sporting News)
College basketball Saturday winners and losers
Even without
Darryn Peterson down the stretch, Kansas walked away with a dramatic 77-76 OT upset win over NC State on Saturday, in one of the best games of the 2025-26 season thus far. The hero for Kansas was Melvin Council Jr., who scored a career-high 36 points and knocked down nine 3-pointers. He provided the exact spark Kansas needed to pull off a win. (
CBS Sports)
UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Tyler Nickel scores 30, Ven-Allen Lubin’s double-double not enough
Vanderbilt’s
Tyler Nickel had the best night of his career, and Michigan’s
Elliot Cadeau produced another outstanding floor game. Both teams extended their unbeaten streaks to 10 on a night when
Ven-Allen Lubin’s double-double wasn’t enough for N.C. State to upset No. 19 Kansas. Nickel scored 30 points, including eight 3-pointers, both career-highs. (
Tar Heel Tribune)