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Takeaways from Week 6 of College Football: UCLA stuns Penn State, Miami stakes claim for No. 1
UCLA delivered an only-in-college-football moment that will help define the 2025 season.
I’m not sure anyone had this on any bingo card, certainly not after the 0-3 start that got head coach DeShaun Foster fired, or the 0-4 start that got first-year offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri fired. But here we are, with UCLA upsetting No. 7 Penn State. (
NBC Sports)
Candid Coaches: Who will be the best college basketball player in 2025-26?
College basketball has had a fortunate run this decade in returning First Team All-Americans. And so it gets that again with not just one well-known stud, but two. Braden Smith of Purdue and JT Toppin of Texas Tech both earned First Team status here at CBS Sports when we published our All-America honors in the lead-up to the 2025 Final Four. (
CBS Sports)
March Madness expansion that no one asked for is almost here
The seemingly inevitable change that absolutely nobody wants appears to be closer to happening. According to a report from On3’s Ross Dellenger, executives are “inching closer” to an agreement to expand the NCAA men’s basketball tournament to 76 teams beginning with the 2026-27 season. The news, while not unexpected, remains inexplicable and indefensible. (
SB Nation)
College football Week 6 schedule: What to watch, TV channels, streaming, Saturday kickoff times
No. 16 Vanderbilt at No. 10 Alabama -- 3:30 p.m. on ABC: Last season, an unassuming Vanderbilt shocked top-ranked Alabama by derailing the Crimson Tide in a shocking upset. The Crimson Tide know what to expect this year. Vanderbilt is for real. Its explosive offense is led by an exciting, dynamic quarterback in Diego Pavia. (
CBS Sports)
Syracuse basketball legend Lawrence Moten dies at 53
Lawrence Moten, one of the greatest players in Syracuse basketball history, has passed away at the age of 53. Moten played at Syracuse from 1991 to 1995. He remains Syracuse’s all-time leading scorer with 2,334 points. He averaged 19.3 points per game for his career. But Moten’s impact on Syracuse basketball went beyond his scoring records. (
Syracuse.com)
Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer signs 6-year deal through 2030-31
Duke men's basketball coach Jon Scheyer has signed a new six-year contract through the 2030-31 season, sources report. The contract adds two years to a deal that was previously through 2028-29. Prior to taking over from Mike Krzyzewski, Scheyer was the program's associate head coach for four seasons and an assistant coach for four seasons. (
ESPN.com)
Women's hoops Final Four moving to Lucas Oil Stadium in 2028 due to increased popularity, demand
Buoyed by superstars like Caitlin Clark, JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers, women’s college basketball has exploded in popularity nationally. The NCAA showed just how big one of its marquee sports has gotten. College sports’ governing body announced that the Final Four of the 2028 NCAA women’s basketball tournament will be moving to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (
USA Today)
Candid Coaches: What percentage of your school's revenue sharing should go to men's basketball?
Talk to any sitting athletic director these days, and most of them will tell you that among the toughest decisions they've had to make in the past year is how to divide the up to $20.5 million their departments are now allowed to share annually with athletes. How much of that should go to men's basketball? It's a question with lots of answers. (
CBS Sports)
College football report card grades highs and lows of season's first month
Arch Manning isn’t going to win the Heisman Trophy. Clemson isn’t going to win the national championship. Penn State still can’t figure out how to beat a top-five opponent. UNC and new coach
Bill Belichick might not win a game against Power Four competition. No. 8 Indiana isn’t going anywhere. No. 10 Georgia’s defense has dropped off the map. (
USA Today)
Candid Coaches: Who will be the best men's college basketball team this season?
This year we're leading with a question we ask every year, but typically save for the last publishing in Candid Coaches. Who's going to be the best team? We're coming off the most expensive, disorderly, temperamental college basketball offseason ever. Two thousand transfers, nearly 60 coaching changes, massive roster turnover yet again. (
CBS Sports)