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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.
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.
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
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.
Two Coaches On The Hot Seat Face Off Saturday Night. One Survives. The Other Runs Out Of Runway.
Mark Stoops (#16) vs Hugh Freeze (#5) in Auburn. Wake Forest looks like easy money against Mike Norvell (#1), until you see the numbers. Plus: LSU's governor just hijacked their coaching search, Nebraska locked down Matt Rhule with a $15M buyout, and Kent State's interim coach earned the permanent job by snapping a 17-game losing streak.