2+ min ago (502+ words) GAINESVILLE, Fla.-- A pair of legendary head coaches who coached with the Florida Gators are putting their support behind new head coach Jon Sumrall. Steve Spurrier (1990-2001) and Urban Meyer (2005-10) have each praised the program for hiring Sumrall, who has led Tulane to back-to-back appearances in the American Conference championship game and has the Green Wave on the cusp of the College Football Playoff. "I'm 100 percent supportive of the hiring of Coach Sumrall," Spurrier said. "He is an excellent choice and has the track record to prove it. He is a young coach on the way up and certainly has a winning record and produced winning teams. He is coaching in his fourth straight league's championship game Friday night. He's a proven winner and he will bring a little more fire and emotion to our team." Meyer, meanwhile, was used by…...

12+ min ago (763+ words) It may be an incredibly active coaching carousel, but Michigan State has decided to toss its hat in the ring, too. On Sunday, the Spartans fired head coach Jonathan Smith after a 915 mark across just two seasons. What's all the more notable about the quick hook is the school will be paying a buyout of more than $30 million but may have been forced to after finishing just 18 in Big Ten play this season." There's also a fairly new school president and a new athletic director in J. Batt so there were not any ties to Smith that may have bought him another year in charge. Instead, it's another change in East Lansing, Mich., as the Spartans keep chasing some of the highs they experienced under former coach Mark Dantonio." Get SI's College Football Newsletter. dark. FREE. SI College Football Newsletter The…...

13+ min ago (332+ words) Lane Kiffin is leaving Ole Miss to take over as the head coach at LSU. His now-former players seem confident moving forward. Rebels center Brycen Sanders took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise the school's athletic director, Keith Carter, and new permanent head coach Pete Golding. That tweet responded to a video of Sanders telling an assembled crowd, "We're going to win the natty." Additionally, according to Karis Chambliss, who shared the video that Sanders responded to, one Ole Miss player said, "The only person getting on that plane with Kiffin is his brother," meaning Kiffin might not be leaving with as much as his staff for LSU as he originally thought. It remains to be seen what the full fallout is from Kiffin's departure from an 11-1 team that is currently preparing for a near-certain spot in the College Football…...

13+ min ago (449+ words) Former Iowa high school state wrestling champion Kevin Dresser summed it up perfectly after his Iowa State wrestling team downed Iowa Sunday. "Anytime you beat a great team, you'll remember it forever," Dresser said during a post-match interview on ESPN. "And we'll remember this forever." For the first time since 2004, the Cyclones topped the Hawkeyes on the wrestling mats, posting a 20-14 victory. No. 6 Iowa State had lost 20 consecutive duals to third-ranked Iowa in the CyHawk Series. Several former Iowa high school wrestling standouts were involved in the 10-match dual that saw the Cyclones hold control throughout. Evan Frost, who attended Dowling Catholic High School after starting his prep career in Louisiana, earned one of the biggest victories of the match when he bested two-time defending NCAA runner-up Drake Ayala. Frost, a junior, was an NCAA All-American last year and the…...

20+ min ago (210+ words) The Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs will meet in Atlanta in the SEC Championship Game after both programs completed the regular season with 7-1 conference records. Alabama and Georgia will meet for the fifth time in SEC Championship history with the Crimson Tide holding a 4-0 series advantage. Alabama and Georgia met in the regular season with the Crimson Tide serving the Bulldogs their only regular season loss. Who:No. 10Alabama (10-2, 7-1 SEC) vs. No. 4 Georgia (11-1, 7-1 SEC) When:Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 TV and kickoff time:6:30 p.m. CT, ABC Last time out, Alabama:The Crimson Tide went into Jordan-Hare Stadium and defeated the Auburn Tigers 27-20. Alabama rushed for 158 yards and scored a go-ahead touchdown on fourth-and-2 to secure the rivalry game victory and extend its winning streak to six games against the Tigers Last time out, Georgia: The Bulldogs defeated Georgia Tech in the regular season…...

23+ min ago (1449+ words) OXFORD, Miss. " Ole Miss Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter has announced a change in leadership for its football program, introducing a dynamic leader, elite defensive mind and celebrated recruiter in Pete Golding as the Rebels' 40th head coach. He replaces Lane Kiffin after six seasons in that role and will guide the team into the College Football Playoff. Golding takes over one of the Southeastern Conferences' top teams of the 2020s after a brilliant career as a defensive guru in the SEC over the last decade. Golding has orchestrated several dominant Ole Miss defenses since arriving in Oxford in 2023, including a school-record pass rush in 2024, and with the Rebels he has mentored eight NFL Draft picks. Golding " who owns nearly two decades of defensive coaching experience " cut his teeth in the SEC as a key member of Nick Saban's powerful…...

40+ min ago (336+ words) Lane Kiffin has made his move to become the next head coach of the LSU Tigers official as he departs Ole Miss amid a College Football Playoff run. In an unprecedented move, Kiffin exits Oxford for a gig with the LSU Tigers after the program parted ways with Brian Kelly in late October. Now, with the move official, Kiffin has released a statement - detailing his efforts to try and coach Ole Miss in the postseason, which was denied by athletics director Keith Carter. "My request to do so was denied by Keith Carter despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance. Unfortunately, that means Friday's Egg Bowl was my last game coaching the Rebels." "While I am looking forward to a new start with a…...

53+ min ago (403+ words) A huge shakeup in the secondary is coming for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they head into their Week 13 game against the Buffalo Bills. With cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. being elevated from the practice squad and thus being in line to play for the first time as a member of the Steelers, Darius Slay Jr. was named among the team's inactives. It is the first time this season that Slay will serve as a healthy inactive and just the second contest overall that he'll miss for Pittsburgh. Coming off a 2024 campaign in which he started all 14 games he appeared in for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, Slay agreed to a one-year deal worth $10 million with Pittsburgh in free agency. The 34-year-old, alongside Jalen Ramsey and Brandin Echols, marked one of three notable additions at corner for the Steelers this past…...

54+ min ago (358+ words) The Buffalo Bills have made one of their top pass-catchers inactive for the third game in a row. Tight end Dalton Kincaid is amongst the Week 13 pregame scratches with the Bills visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff on November 30 at Acrisure Stadium. In another unfortunate development for the Bills' offense, wide receiver Joshua Palmer is also unable to go in Pittsburgh. As expected, starting offensive tackles Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown are inactive along with injured linebacker Terrel Bernard. Defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis is also out despite being cleared from his shoulder injury. Cornerback Ja'Marcus Ingram is a healthy scratch. Kincaid has been out since leaving the November 9 loss to the Miami Dolphins due to a hamstring injury. He finally returned to practice this past week, participating on a limited basis on Thursday and Friday. Over eight appearances…...

55+ min ago (185+ words) Lane Kiffin is officially leaving Ole Miss to accept the head coaching job at LSU, he said in a statement on social media on Sunday. After leading the Rebels to an Egg Bowl win over Mississippi State on Friday, the 50-year-old met with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter and chancellor Glenn Boyce for over three hours on Saturday. Kiffin then announced his decision to leave Oxford in a team meeting on Sunday. "After a lot of prayer and time spent with family, I made the difficult decision to accept the head coaching position at LSU," wrote Kiffin. "While I am looking forward to a new start with a unique opportunity at LSU, I will forever cherish the incredible six years I spent at Ole Miss and will be rooting hard for the team to complete their mission and bring…...