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UConn

Feb 17, 2026

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10 min read

UConn Just Handed Toledo's Jason Candle $15 Million Over 6 Years To Be Its Next Head Coach. He's Never Beaten a Ranked Opponent. Here's Why That Points You To The Huskies' Ceiling

81–44 overall. Two MAC titles. Seven bowl appearances. 0–5 against the top 25. Candle's résumé tells two stories. UConn is betting on one of them.

Mark Haines

Dillingham

Feb 13, 2026

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9 min read

Stanford's New Head Coach Grades Out As An A+ In Fit And A C+ In Track Record. That Gap Is Where The Risk Lives.

Plus: Kenny Dillingham's power play at ASU, YouTube TV's new sports plan, and a state court judge just told the NCAA it was wrong about Trinidad Chambliss.

Mark Haines

Kentucky

Feb 10, 2026

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10 min read

Kentucky's Will Stein Hire Comes Down to One Position. We Break It Down.

North Dakota State goes FBS, a judge shuts down UCLA's escape plan, and Brent Brennan gets extended through 2030.

Mark Haines

Cal Golden Bears

Feb 6, 2026

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We Graded Cal's Hire of a Coach Who Has Never Been a Head Coach. Then We Looked at What It Costs to Build a Program in 2026. The Numbers Are Insane.

The Lupoi deep dive, the new economics of recruiting, and a combined $971 million in debt at FSU and Penn State.

Mark Haines

South Florida

Feb 3, 2026

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10 min read

$21 Million for a First-Time Coach. Eight Figures on Hype Videos. And a $24 Million Profit Drop.

This week: Brian Hartline's pressure rating, the new content arms race, and what Florida State's finances really say.

Mark Haines

Blake Anderson

Jan 30, 2026

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11 min read

Is Blake Anderson a Good Hire for Southern Miss? Yes. Is He a Great Hire? Probably Not.

Plus: What "all-in" actually looks like at Virginia Tech, and why the man who blew up the transfer portal now wants someone else to fix it.

Mark Haines

Ole Miss

Jan 27, 2026

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9 min read

Dabo Swinney Just Publicly Accused Ole Miss's New Head Coach of Cheating

he allegations are unusually specific. And they reveal a bigger question about what it takes to run a program in 2026.

Mark Haines

Jan 23, 2026

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10 min read

Michigan State Just Bet $60 Million That Pat Fitzgerald's .309 Record Against Ranked Teams Doesn't Matter.

Plus: Why your AD shouldn't chase Indiana, what Bobby Hurley's admission tells us about the final days, and the NCAA President reading your replies.

Mark Haines

Big Ten

Jan 20, 2026

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9 min read

One Program Bet on Ceiling. The Other Bet on Floor. Only One of Them Got It Right.

Eric Morris has never beaten a ranked team. Neal Brown once trailed only Saban and Swinney. Guess which one's getting the hype.

Mark Haines

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