“Now that we have our anchor partner done and announced, we absolutely are in conversations and will continue conversations with prospective members” With the @pac12 announcing a deal with @CBSSports, Commissioner Teresa Gould tells @YogiRoth what’s next for the conference.

Two different worlds. Yogi Roth and Guy Haberman dive into the differences between coaching in college and the NFL — how roles shifts from developing young men to managing professionals. In college, coaching is about teaching, patience, and growth. In the league, it’s direct,

Last years CFP in the 1st rankings Oregon- 1 Ohio State - 2 Georgia - 3 Texas - 5 Penn St - 6 Tennessee -7 Indiana - 8 Notre Dame - 10 Boise St - 12 SMU - 13 Clemson - 23 Arizona State - NR Who is this year’s ASU? Who is this year’a Miami (#4)?

Tennessee has 1 win over a team with a winning record at it was an OT win at 5-4 Mississippi State. They should have beat Georgia (thought they actually outplayed the Bulldogs in that game) but can’t understand them in the rankings right now. And their next/final 3 games:

3 of Notre Dame’s 6 wins are to teams that are 2-7 or worse: 2-7 Purdue 2-7 Arkansas 1-8 Boston College

No G5 teams in the first CFP rankings is VERY interesting…..

Your annual reminder that Mississippi State was #1 in the first ever CFP rankings in October 2014. Went 3-2 rest of regular season and was 7th before the bowls…

Among the many subplots for the Florida State / Clemson matchup is both teams struggles in 1-score games, a combined 0-7. FSU is 1 of 4 FBS teams that are 0-4 or worse in games decided by 8 pts or less. The other 3: Arkansas (0-5) Auburn (0-4) Penn State (0-4) Arkansas lost

Note: You are looking at the only HC in college football whose team has played eight games against teams currently above .500. NAU 5-4 MSU 5-4 Baylor 5-4 TCU 6-2 Utah 7-2 Texas Tech 8-1 Houston 7-2 Iowa State 5-4 (h/t @jthornby doing work here)

On Saturday, @ASUFootball QB Jeff Sims became just the 12th FBS QB in the last 30 years to have 175+ pass yds & 220+ rush yds in the same game. The last to do it? Former Sun Devil QB Jayden Daniels in his 2023 Heisman season with LSU

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Love having #NFLRedZone on in the background while working on Sundays & constantly hearing Nate Landman & Cody Barton’s names like it’s pre-pandemic @pac12 all over again. Nobody would believe that not only are those guys still on NFL rosters but making plays.

Bo Nix may not ever be a Top 5 QB in the league but he’s going to be a winning QB for a long time….

Auburn makes a change. The Sunday firings continue...for those who love the game think you'll enjoy today newsletter at @yoptionfb around coaching and coaching philosophies.

Least talked about star of this season? @SanJoseStateFB WR Danny Scudero. Last night vs Hawaii: 7 rec, 215 yds & 2 TD 1st in FBS in rec yds, T-2nd in rec TD and 4th in receptions 15 catches of 30+ yards. 5 more than anyone else. And no player in last 7 seasons has more than 18

.@Coach_Fleck is not corny. He’s convicted. His “Row the Boat” philosophy isn’t about slogans—it’s about how to keep moving forward when life tests you. A reminder, from the sky, to always Chase What Matters. The latest from @yoptionfb https://t.co/PRsmIgPMs4 cc:

Fresno State won this game with just 35 pass yards on 21 pass attempts. 1st FBS team to win a game with less than 40 yards passing but at least 20 pass attempts since 2021 when Illinois won at Penn State in 9 OT. Just the 7th time in the last 30 years. The other 6…

Robb Akey is 2-0. How about that?

Not quite as bad as last week but 2 straight games that Colorado as been absolutely boat raced on the first half…

This was Indiana’s remaining path entering the weekend. Dominating Maryland in the 1st half. Penn State (now 3-5) did show some fight at Ohio State today. Is anyone beating the Hoosiers before the Big Ten title game??

No Sam Leavitt. No Jordyn Tyson. Arizona State still up 17-16 at the half at Iowa State. Hats off to Jeff Sims and @coacharroyo for cranking out 257 yards in the first half…