Lane Kiffin says he likes to inject humor in his program at FAU, and he offers the following example: When he arrived late to a team meeting the other day, he said, "Sorry guys, I was on the phone with Tennessee."
Amazing stat: LSU is the first team to beat the top four teams in the preseason AP poll (Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Oklahoma). And the Tigers did it by an average of 21 points
The head coaches of the top-4
#CFBPlayoff
teams were on Alabama's coaching staff in 2015.
◽️ Kirby Smart - Defensive Coordinator
◽️ Nick Saban - Head Coach
◽️ Mel Tucker - Secondary Coach
◽️ Mario Cristobal - Offensive Line Coach
H/T
@SethWEmerson
📚
If Deion Sanders wanted a Power 5 job, where would he go?
"The best fit would be Auburn."
@Andy_Staples
on the college football coaching carousel, preseason rankings and more:
In their 2nd season at the FBS level, James Madison is 7-0, one of 11 unbeaten teams.
Since they recently transitioned, the NCAA won't allow them to compete for a Sun Belt championship, bowl game, or recognize stats.
JMU just had 8 sacks vs. Marshall, the most ever in a game.
It started with a: 🦆
Then: 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
There has been no bigger winner on this first day of the early signing period than Dan Lanning and
@oregonfootball
.
@AriWasserman
explains.
The good news: Riley Leonard and Duke upset Clemson on Monday
The bad news: Riley Leonard cannot have an extension on his assignment, his professor says 😂
🎥
@DukeU
Former UCF and Florida State QB McKenzie Milton has announced his retirement from football.
He finishes his collegiate career with 9,458 passing yards and a 75-28 TD-to-INT ratio after a gruesome leg injury sidelined him for over two years.
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Five-star receiver Micah Hudson, the No. 9 recruit in the 2024 class in the 247Sports Composite, has committed to
@TexasTechFB
.
More details from
@skhanjr
:
Former
@WVUfootball
QB and 2-time Big East OPOY Pat White turns 33 years old today.
White remains the only QB in FBS history to start and win 4 career bowl games.
Four punters were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, tying 2018 for the highest mark in 23 years.
@MSU_Football
's Bryce Baringer — who has a large advantage leading up to April’s draft — could be next.
Army HC Jeff Monken has allowed assistant coaches to see their sons play high school football on Friday nights and fly Saturday mornings to get to games on time.
The family philosophy behind Army’s resurgence:
As Clemson's defensive coordinator, Brent Venables was never consumed with the idea of becoming a head coach.
"That place has been a standard in college football for a very long time.”
Then Oklahoma happened.
It’s time to shine a spotlight on some of the best young talent in college football.
Presenting The Athletic’s 2023 Freshman All-America teams.
Let’s start with the offense, led by Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and
@ArizonaFBall
QB Noah Fifita.
It’s hard to put together a proper quarterback room in this era of college football.
However, Tennessee would prove that wrong.
Enter Hendon Hooker and Joe Milton.
@henhook2
@Qbjayy7
✍️
@joerexrode
After beating Missouri last year, Dan Mullen dressed up as Darth Vader during his postgame presser.
One year later, Eliah Drinkwitz got his revenge.
🎥
@AndrewABC17
Drew Bledsoe: "As men we have to learn to TALK about how we are feeling. Suicide is the
#2
killer of men between 18-45!! Reaching out for help when we need it is NOT a sign of weakness. Trusting your friends and asking for help is the ultimate sign of STRENGTH!!"
JUST IN — 5⭐ WR Luther Burden has committed to
@MizzouFootball
.
The No. 2 WR in the class of 2022 (per the 247Sports Composite) chose the Tigers over Georgia and Alabama.
HUGE get for second-year coach Eliah Drinkwitz.
It didn’t take long for Kansas coach Lance Leipold to make his mark in Lawrence last season.
That was enough to capture the attention of four-star CB Austin Alexander.
“When I visited, it was nothing like I imagined. It was way better.”
One year ago today, Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey bet on himself.
Now, he wanted to tell
@max_olson
about his full transfer experience went in his lone season at Texas.
"The reward was worth the risk."
At the moment, Sam Hartman is the single biggest recruit of the Marcus Freeman era.
There was no available player, at any level, Notre Dame could have landed who would improve their playoff chances next year more than Hartman will, writes
@Matt_Fortuna
.
Butch Jones Q&A with
@ChrisVannini
: The new Arkansas State coach brings lessons from Tennessee, Alabama
"What (Nick Saban) did for me, my family, I could never repay him."
Only two running backs have won the Heisman trophy since the turn of the century, both from Alabama:
◻️ Mark Ingram (2009)
◻️ Derrick Henry (2015)
One name to keep an eye on the rest of the season? Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II:
In a 2-month span, Jayden Morton, 14, was diagnosed with cancer and had his leg amputated. In July, a day before the operation, he met Texas DB Brandon Jones.
“Brandon has come at some very pivotal, important times”
The story behind their friendship: …
Mizzou coach Eliah Drinkwitz used his postgame speech to promote Cody Schrader to the Heisman committee.
"Let's quit making it about being a feel-good story. ... He deserves to be talked about for the Heisman Trophy."
🎥
@CBSSports
Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire was asked about the future of the Texas series, which is up in the air once Texas leaves for the SEC.
His response 🥶
🗣 "CINCO Y CERO”
Undefeated
@KU_Football
has become a top storyline of the college football season.
Meet Federico Moreno, the Kansas sophomore whose Spanish broadcast calls have conveyed the elation.
No program aside from Alabama or Georgia has finished No. 1 in recruiting rankings in the last 11 cycles.
Texas A&M could be coming for the crown.
✍️
@skhanjr
🍺🍺🍺
Iowa athletics generated more than $3.2 million in alcohol sales this year.
In its first year selling beer, Kinnick Stadium (home of Hawkeye football) generated a positive impact and even lower citation numbers.
Drake Maye this season:
◻️ Leads the nation in total offense
◻️ Thrown for at least 293 yards in all 10 games
◻️ ACC Coastal Division title
And just one point behind C.J. Stroud in The Athletic’s Heisman Trophy voting…
@UNCFootball
|
@DrakeMaye2
It's been nearly six months since the Hurricanes fired Manny Diaz and spent big to hire Mario Cristobal.
There are no regrets for anyone in Miami’s administration.
“He’s exceeded all our expectations."
✍️
@BruceFeldmanCFB
and
@Manny_Navarro
Kansas had 45 consecutive losses to AP ranked opponents until upsetting No. 18 Oklahoma State on Saturday.
That calls for a goalpost takedown in Lawrence.
🎥
@CFBONFOX
|
@KU_Football
Lane Kiffin pregame: “Get your popcorn ready.”
No. 12 Ole Miss currently down 42-14 against No. 1 Alabama in the fourth quarter.
Big Al 🐘:
🎥
@JamieErdahl
What Kirk Ferentz is doing at Iowa isn’t cute — it’s disgusting.
Through eight games, Iowa has scored 156 points. Sixteen of those points are defensive or special teams scores.
Hawkeyes fans deserve better than this,
@AriWasserman
writes ⤵️
It’s never too early to starting thinking of the 2024 college football season, right?
While Michigan and Washington pursued a national championship, most of the sport spent the past five weeks reshaping their rosters.
@slmandel
's full top 25 for 2024:
With Clemson defeating Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl, 10 consecutive College Football Playoff games (semifinal or championship game) have been won by an SEC team or Clemson.
Michigan’s Mazi Smith faces a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon stemming from an incident that occurred Oct. 7, according to Washtenaw County court records.
Smith was a midseason All-American for the No. 2 Wolverines.
For the first time in program history, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits are FCS National Champions.
SDSU was dominant, finishing 14-1, the school’s best record ever.
Per Alabama: “Tua Tagovailoa sustained a right hip dislocation that was immediately reduced at the stadium. He is undergoing further testing to determine the best course of treatment. He is expected to make a full recovery but will miss the remainder of the season.”