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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)
UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Tyler Nickel scores 26, 8 3s; Cade Tyson 2nd in country in scoring
Former UNC wing
Tyler Nickel poured in a season-high 26 points and tied his career high with eight 3-pointers as No. 13 Vanderbilt extended its unbeaten streak to 12 with a 98-67 victory at Wake Forest.
Cade Tyson continues to be one of the most prolific scorers in the country, scoring 24 points in 28 minutes of Minnesota’s 78-50 win Sunday over Campbell. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Michigan president promises 'rigorous' investigation of athletic department
As Michigan conducts an investigation into its own athletic department in the wake of the firing of football coach Sherrone Moore, the school is willing to "act swiftly" if new findings warrant more terminations. Interim university president Domenico Grasso shared that sentiment and laid out the requirements for the next football coach in a statement Wednesday. (
CBS Sports)
Eli Manning has a hilarious post about Lane Kiffin-Ole Miss split
Eli Manning is weighing in on the messy situation involving his alma mater. Former Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin departed from the university to accept the same position with rival school LSU. It was an extremely acrimonious breakup (to say the least). During his introductory press conference for LSU, Kiffin made a big claim about angry Ole Miss fans. (
Larry Brown Sports)
Roy Kramer, former SEC commissioner who created championship game, dead at 96
Roy Kramer, who as SEC commissioner led the conference’s expansion from 10 schools to 12 and created the SEC championship game, died on December 4. He was 96. A Tennessee native, Kramer was football coach at Central Michigan (1967-77) and athletics director at Vanderbilt (1978-90) before taking over as the SEC’s sixth full-time commissioner. (
AL.com)
‘Loopholes have won the day’: Cap? What cap? Spending on players growing even after NCAA settlement
The settlement of a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and its most powerful conferences this year was supposed to cap the amount of money schools could pay athletes and establish stricter guidelines for NIL payments. But the introduction of direct revenue sharing with athletes and new reporting requirements hasn’t stopped increased spending. (
WRAL.com)
After Notre Dame's numerous tantrums, what's the school's endgame? A divorce from the ACC?
The more Notre Dame squawks like a 7-year-old mad at their parents because they didn’t get a stuffed animal at the fair, the more reasonable it is to wonder whether there’s something more going on besides frustration over a CFP snub. Complaints on both sides of the Notre Dame-ACC relationship have started to spill into the public discourse. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Meet Bob Chesney, UCLA football’s new ‘ultimate type of competitor’
Bob Chesney, who was officially named UCLA’s head football coach on Saturday morning after compiling a 21-5 record in two seasons at James Madison, is a man of first impressions. When Darwin Breaux first met Chesney, he was a do-it-all player for his father, Robert Chesney Sr., at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School in Edgewood, Pennsylvania. (
Los Angeles Daily News)
College Football Playoff 2025: Going inside every first-round matchup
No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma. This is one of two rematches. OU's 23-21 win in Tuscaloosa in November wasn't the most aesthetically delightful game, but it was vital to how the rest of the season played out. Bama gets a shot at redemption after a late-season fade, and OU gets to show off its brilliant home crowd and a speedy, opportunistic defense. (
ESPN.com)
NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North Carolina
Greg Biffle was picked by NASCAR as one of its top 75 drivers in history. But he is perhaps best remembered for his tireless work helping others as a helicopter pilot. Biffle was in the air again Thursday, aboard a small jet that crashed at the Statesville airport north of Charlotte. He was believed to be among seven people killed, including his wife and two children. He was 55. (
Associated Press)