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James Franklin intro press conference: What new Virginia Tech football coach said in Blacksburg

Virginia Tech wasted no time in hiring its new coach, tabbing James Franklin as the Hokies' new coach before the end of the 2025 season. It's a seismic move for Virginia Tech, which has been a program looking for consistency since Frank Beamer. While Justin Fuente and Brent Pry saw moderate success in Blacksburg, Franklin brings a pedigree of winning. (USA Today)

UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Cade Tyson 2nd in Big Ten in scoring, Lubin scores double figures

Cade Tyson has more field goals in five games at Minnesota than he scored in 31 games at Carolina last season. The senior wing kept his early-season momentum going Tuesday night, scoring a game-high 22 points to put his average at 23.4 points per game. On Monday, NC State's Ven-Allen Lubin scored in double figures for the second time in four games. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Reporter asks NC State’s Dave Doeren bizarre question about his birthday after blowout loss to Miami

Moments after the North Carolina State Wolfpack’s 41-7 blowout loss to the Miami Hurricanes came to an end, Dave Doeren found himself answering an unexpected question. “Hey Coach, I’ve gotta hand it to you. Your birthday’s on December 3, right?” a reporter asked the Wolfpack head coach at the start of his postgame press conference. (Awful Announcing)

College football Week 12 highlights: Top games, plays, stats

The SEC would have you believe that its depth of talent, unparalleled in all the world outside of, perhaps, the all-you-can-eat menu at Olive Garden, makes it nearly impossible for any team to run the gamut of a full season unscathed, but for most of its recent history, this has been more bluster than reality. But the 2025 season appears different. (ESPN.com)

Virginia Tech finalizing deal to hire James Franklin as head football coach

Virginia Tech is finalizing a deal to make James Franklin the school's next head coach, sources reported Monday. The deal is expected to be completed in the near future. Franklin is the former coach at Penn State and Vanderbilt, where he went 128-60 over 15 seasons. He'll replace his former defensive coordinator, Brent Pry, who was fired in September. (ESPN.com)

‘NBA on NBC’ introduces ‘Sunday Night Football’-style player intros

After viewers were treated to a classic introduction courtesy of a cameo from legendary sports broadcaster and former NBC star Bob Costas, NBC debuted something new, but also entirely familiar. Instead of showing a typical starting lineup graphic on the screen before the game started, NBC chose to have the players introduce themselves. (Awful Announcing)

UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Cade Tyson carries Gophers to win with 27; Jackson has 9 off bench

The breakout performances keep coming for Cade Tyson at Minnesota, while Ian Jackson’s transition to playing back home at St. John’s hasn’t gone that smoothly early on. Tyson carried the Golden Gophers to victory Saturday, and Jackson came off the bench. Tyson poured in 27 points and three 3-pointers and pulled down five rebounds Saturday. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Takeaways from College Football Week 12: Oklahoma gets signature win, Texas A&M remains undefeated

Texas A&M is unbeaten but not without issues. Saturday’s matchup between Texas A&M and South Carolina turned into one of the wildest games we’ll see all season. It was truly a tale of two halves, with the Gamecocks dominating the first half and building a 30-3 lead before allowing 28 unanswered to the Aggies, who eked out the win. (NBC Sports)

College football's most-coveted coach has found a home at Ole Miss. Is it enough for Lane Kiffin?

Rising over Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin’s right shoulder, tilted against his office wall, the giant picture of Kobe Bryant is unmistakable. Bryant’s gaze pierces through the image, and above him, scrawled across a black backdrop, written in white lettering, is a message so fitting that it almost feels staged. Block Out The Noise, Stay Focused. (Yahoo! Sports)

UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Tyson hits 17, up and down week for Cadeau, Washington starts

Cade Tyson was solid against his first Power 4 opponent, while Elliot Cadeau had two contrasting games and Jalen Washington got his first start ahead of a busy Saturday of games for former UNC Basketball players. Tyson is averaging 22.7 points through three games at Minnesota (2–1) after scoring 17 points in Wednesday’s 83–60 loss at Missouri. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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