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Mark Haines

UConn

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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

Feb 17, 2026

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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
Mark Haines

Dillingham

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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.

Feb 13, 2026

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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
Mark Haines

Kentucky

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

Feb 10, 2026

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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
Mark Haines

Cal Golden Bears

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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.

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
Mark Haines

South Florida

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

Feb 3, 2026

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$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
Mark Haines

Blake Anderson

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

Jan 30, 2026

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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
Mark Haines

Ole Miss

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

Jan 27, 2026

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

Jan 23, 2026

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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
Mark Haines

Big Ten

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

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
Mark Haines

College Football

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Charles Huff Is 39-25 With A Conference Title. He's Also On His Third Job In Three Years.

Jan 16, 2026

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Charles Huff Is 39-25 With A Conference Title. He's Also On His Third Job In Three Years.

What Memphis is buying - and what they're risking. Plus: NCAA fights portal betting, Alabama gets outspent, and conferences talk breakaway.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Cal

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Chris Klieman Quit Because Of The Portal. Billy Napier Just Got Hired Because Of His Worst Stat.

Jan 13, 2026

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Chris Klieman Quit Because Of The Portal. Billy Napier Just Got Hired Because Of His Worst Stat.

The CFP still can't decide between 12, 16, or 24 teams. And Marcus Freeman is in the clear.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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$4M to Stay. $1M to Leave. $5M in Limbo. Welcome to the New College Football.

Jan 9, 2026

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$4M to Stay. $1M to Leave. $5M in Limbo. Welcome to the New College Football.

Contracts have teeth now. This week, three quarterbacks found out the hard way.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Ryan Beard

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The CFP Has 18 Days To Figure Out Its Future. Nobody Agrees On What That Looks Like.

Jan 6, 2026

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The CFP Has 18 Days To Figure Out Its Future. Nobody Agrees On What That Looks Like.

Plus: Brett Yormark wants 16 teams, the Rose Bowl fights for January 1, and Coastal Carolina bets on a lateral move.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
Michigan Hired Kyle Whittingham To Stop The Bleeding. Not To Beat Ohio State.

Dec 26, 2025

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Michigan Hired Kyle Whittingham To Stop The Bleeding. Not To Beat Ohio State.

After the Sherrone Moore disaster, Warde Manuel needed a coach with a spotless reputation. He got one - along with a .385 record against ranked opponents and a five-year deal that looks like a three-year bridge.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Dillingham

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Notre Dame's CFP Deal Just Killed College Football's Greatest Rivalry

Dec 23, 2025

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Notre Dame's CFP Deal Just Killed College Football's Greatest Rivalry

A weak schedule. A guaranteed playoff spot. And a clause that lets them jump USC even after losing head-to-head. The Trojans had no choice but to walk. Plus: Poggi calls out Michigan. Dillingham drama was fiction. UCLA donors come off the sidelines.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
Two Group of Five Teams Made the Playoff This Year. Under Next Year's Rules, It Can Never Happen Again.

Dec 19, 2025

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Two Group of Five Teams Made the Playoff This Year. Under Next Year's Rules, It Can Never Happen Again.

Plus: Michigan's interim president pledges to leave "no stone unturned," an Orlando columnist calls the Wolverines "the dirtiest program in college football," and deep dives on Matt Campbell and the man replacing him at Iowa State.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Auburn Hired Alex Golesh For $42 Million. UCLA Hired Bob Chesney For His Winning Record. Only One Of Them Might Survive Year 2.

Dec 16, 2025

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Auburn Hired Alex Golesh For $42 Million. UCLA Hired Bob Chesney For His Winning Record. Only One Of Them Might Survive Year 2.

Golesh is a 39-year-old offensive coordinator who's never coached a single Power Four game - and Auburn's boosters will not wait patiently. Chesney is 131-51 across four levels - but UCLA's leadership has a track record of sabotaging great coaches. Here's why both hires are risky for completely different reasons.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
Ryan Silverfield Has Never Coached A Positive Strength Of Schedule. Arkansas Just Handed Him The SEC Gauntlet.

Dec 12, 2025

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Ryan Silverfield Has Never Coached A Positive Strength Of Schedule. Arkansas Just Handed Him The SEC Gauntlet.

Plus: Jon Sumrall makes the hire Billy Napier never did. Tulane reveals how they really see themselves. And Sherrone Moore goes from fired to arrested in a matter of hours.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Coaches Hot Seat 2025 End of Season Rankings

Dec 9, 2025

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16 min read

Coaches Hot Seat 2025 End of Season Rankings

Plus - Notre Dame snubbed by CFP and has a meltdown. First draft of collective bargaining proposal released by Athletes.org

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
Penn State Signed 2 Players. Virginia Tech Signed 7 Blue-Chippers. James Franklin Has Been On The Job For Two Weeks.

Dec 5, 2025

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Penn State Signed 2 Players. Virginia Tech Signed 7 Blue-Chippers. James Franklin Has Been On The Job For Two Weeks.

Plus: Is Franklin a home-run hire or just Beamer II? NBC and Amazon haggle over the Big Ten Championship. And Hunter Yurachek's CFP logic is making fans furious.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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We Graded All 21 Coaching Hires. Some Programs Nailed It. Others Are Already On Fire.

Dec 2, 2025

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We Graded All 21 Coaching Hires. Some Programs Nailed It. Others Are Already On Fire.

Virginia Tech made a statement. Arkansas didn't. Penn State and UAB are clown shows. Here's where every hire stands.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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17 Coaches Fired. 12 Jobs Still Open. College Football's Most Chaotic Carousel Is Just Getting Started.New Post

Nov 28, 2025

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17 Coaches Fired. 12 Jobs Still Open. College Football's Most Chaotic Carousel Is Just Getting Started.New Post

Panic decisions, no succession plans, and a Lane Kiffin announcement that could shake the entire SEC.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
Coaches Hot Seat - Week 14 Rankings

Nov 25, 2025

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37 min read

Coaches Hot Seat - Week 14 Rankings

Some coaches got fired. Others just got too expensive to fire.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Kentucky

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South Carolina's New AD Bet $50 Million On Shane Beamer In His First 60 Days. Now They're 3-7 And Stuck With A $28 Million Disaster

Nov 21, 2025

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South Carolina's New AD Bet $50 Million On Shane Beamer In His First 60 Days. Now They're 3-7 And Stuck With A $28 Million Disaster

Plus: Baylor's AD Resigns Effective Immediately, Penn State Wants Kalen DeBoer (But Won't Get Him), And Why The Big Ten's Real Problem Isn't Money - It's Boring Football

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Week 13 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

Nov 18, 2025

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39 min read

Week 13 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

The excuses are gone. The "we're building something" narratives have expired. Athletic directors aren't just managing perception; they're managing reality. Here are the coaches who won't survive until January, the ones surviving on institutional paralysis, and why this coaching carousel is more brutal than any in recent memory.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
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