NCAAF RUMORS AND NEWS

Larry Brown Sports "Gus Malzahn is once again among the hottest names being linked to the Arkansas head coaching vacancy, and Auburn officials apparently believe there is a chance Malzahn will leave to take the job this time. According to a report from SportsbyBrooks, the Auburn Board of Trustees has..." November 12

ESPN "Houston cornerback Ka'Darian Smith was arrested Wednesday and is facing charges of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury of a 60-year-old man last week. Smith, a senior who has appeared in four games this season, is suspended from football activities, the..." November 12

KCBD "During today's weekly Red Raider press conference, we learned that it's Jett Duffey's team the rest of the way. According to head coach Matt Wells, both Maverick McIvor and Alan Bowman will be redshirted this season.  

November 12

Yahoo! Sports "The Pac-12 has suspended one of its referees after a “mechanics error” occurred in Saturday’s Washington State vs. California game.  That mechanics error? Assessing a 15-yard penalty to the incorrect team.  The conference said Sunday in a news..." November 12

The Spun "The LSU Tigers were on cloud nine as the clock struck zero in yesterday’s huge win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. In fact, they were so confident after the win that they decided to let some Alabama VIPs in on the celebration. After the game, several LSU players decided to walk..." November 12

Daily Snark "Sometimes people take sports way too seriously. This was the case for a couple of fans who tuned into last Saturday’s LSU-Alabama game. According to a report from ABC 33/40, one man was shot and another was arrested for attempt murder over an argument the two had over the big..." November 12

Larry Brown Sports "Plenty of fans loved the release of video of LSU coach Ed Orgeron’s postgame speech after beating Alabama, but the coach was not one of them. An LSU player livestreamed Orgeron’s speech after Saturday’s 46-51 win, and the coach’s words quickly went viral...." November 11

12 Up "The Joe Burrow hype train has been rapidly building steam throughout the season, and it's officially reached peak insanity. After a statement victory over Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, Burrow established himself as not only the Heisman Favorite, but also a..." November 11

CBS Sports "Ohio State is expected to submit a written report to the NCAA early this week seeking the reinstatement of star defensive end Chase Young, CBS Sports has learned.  The program held Young out of competition Saturday pending a possible NCAA violation. Young stated on social media..." November 11

The Oklahoma Daily "No. 9 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1) barely escaped a late comeback attempt from Iowa State in a 42-41 Saturday night in Norman. Now the Sooners turn their focus to No. 12 Baylor (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) for a 6:30 p.m matchup Saturday in Waco, Texas.  Sooner coach Lincoln Riley discussed injuries..." November 11

Sportsnaut "The Pittsburgh Steelers are taking on the Cleveland Browns Thursday night, which is the same night the Pittsburgh Panthers are playing against North Carolina. Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi is not happy about having to share the national stage. In particular, he’s upset about how..." November 11

ESPN "Notre Dame senior defensive end Julian Okwara will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a fractured left fibula in Saturday's win at Duke. Coach Brian Kelly confirmed the injury Sunday in a conference call with reporters. Kelly said Okwara, a team..." November 11

NBC Sports "South Carolina lost, at home, to Appalachian State on Saturday, which is bad no matter the context. But it’s especially bad in the context of South Carolina’s current season, where it dropped the Gamecocks to 4-6 on the year with games against Texas A&M and Clemson..." November 11

Larry Brown Sports "As the Arkansas Razorbacks embark on another head coaching search, a big name from their last coaching search seems likely to re-emerge in the rumor mill. According to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn may be the favorite, at least from Arkansas’ point..." November 11

National Post "Arkansas fired head coach Chad Morris after just 22 games on Sunday. The move comes on the heels of a 45-19 home loss to Western Kentucky on Saturday, the 18th defeat since Morris, 50, took over for the Razorbacks in December 2017. “As part of my continued evaluation,..." November 11

CBS Sports "We have spent most of the season assuming that, at some point, we would see Alabama meet Clemson in the College Football Playoff for the fifth season in a row.  Now that Bama lost to LSU and is unlikely to win the SEC, there is a good chance the streaks of meetings with Clemson and overall..." November 10

The Score "LSU put up an astonishing 46 points on the Alabama defense Saturday, and all Nick Saban could do afterward was praise the winning side. "They have no weaknesses on offense," the veteran head coach said, according to Stewart Mandel of The Athletic. "I..." November 10

Larry Brown Sports "USC freshman quarterback Kedon Slovis exited Saturday’s USC game at Arizona State due to what appeared to be a left leg injury issue in the third quarter. Slovis completed a pass on a 3rd-and-3 from the USC 13 for a first down but was knocked down on the play. He was down on the..." November 09

The Big Lead "In the midst of Ohio State's new form of chaos, a surprising truth emerged: somehow, in the wake of losing one of the most dominant performers in program history via ridiculous circumstances enforced by the NCAA, they still have football games to play.  Step one of that..." November 09

USA Today "Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa started for the No. 1 Crimson Tide against No. 2 LSU in the first regular-season matchup of the top two teams in the country since 2011. And he  Tagovailoa, who underwent his second TightRope surgical procedure in the last 11..." November 09

TMZ "President Trump finally came to a sporting event where the fans didn't totally hate him -- or at least partially hate him -- and it only took a trip out to MAGA country to do it. DT flew out to Tuscaloosa, Alabama Saturday to catch the Crimson Tide play the LSU Tigers at..." November 09

ESPN "Ohio State expects star defensive end Chase Young to be handed a four-game suspension for accepting a loan from a family friend, sources told ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit. The Buckeyes are hopeful that an appeal of Young's case with the NCAA will yield a reduction in..." November 09

NBC Sports "Not that you need a numerical reminder, but Saturday afternoon is a rather huge day college sports-wise in the Twin Cities. Shortly after noon Eastern Time, one of the biggest games in the history of the University of Minnesota football program kicks off as the No. 17 Golden Gophers..." November 09

TMZ ""C'mon man, that s**t is easy. I don't care what people say. You can't tell me SC, Florida State, Florida, Miami, UCLA, I don't care who it is. How are they not winning? I don't give a s**t, man. You call me dumb, or blindsided, or whatever, ignorant. Give me a polo,..." November 09

ESPN "Alabama coach Nick Saban expects quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to play in Saturday's key SEC West matchup with LSU, barring any issues during pregame warm-ups, he told ESPN's College GameDay. "If he feels good in pregame and we don't have a setback, I..." November 09

12 Up "The Ohio State Buckeyes look a bit more mortal at the moment. After allegations of receiving a personal loan, Ohio State has decided to sit star DE Chase Young as they await further word from the NCAA, making him unavailable to play this Saturday against Maryland. So here..." November 09

The Score "Something has to give on Saturday. For 10 weeks, LSU has been arguably the story of the 2019 season. The Tigers' transformation from an offensively challenged program into one with a Heisman Trophy front-runner at quarterback has been swift and remarkable. Now,..." November 09

Larry Brown Sports "Ohio State Buckeyes superstar and potential No. 1 overall draft pick, Chase Young, has been suspended for Saturday’s game against Maryland and could be facing a much longer suspension as the result of an NCAA violation. To some degree, Young owned up to the violation..." November 09

247 Sports "We’ve got another Game of the Century, at least per the AP Poll, on deck this week when No. 1 LSU will travel to No. 2 Alabama. Funny thing is, a number of key contributors for this game were not born at the turn of this century. Alabama and LSU are talent juggernauts, and that..." November 09

USA Today "LSU began looking at Alabama’s offense during the spring, eight or nine months before Saturday's matchup between the top-ranked teams in the Amway Coaches Poll. At daybreak on Monday, the Tigers' defensive coaching staff met to discuss how to slow down the Crimson Tide's..." November 09

Larry Brown Sports "For the third time in the last four years under Mark Dantonio, the Michigan State football program is treading water. It has raised some question whether Dantonio’s job is safe, but according to athletic director Bill Beekman, that’s not even a question. Beekman was..." November 09

Total Pro Sports "The situation regarding Chase Young just went from bad to worse. Details are still emerging around the suspension of Ohio State defensive end Chase Young, but a new report from Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio added a huge twist in the story regarding the Buckeyes’..." November 08

Sporting News "Ohio State defensive end Chase Young was suspended Friday and will miss Saturday's game against Maryland.   Young is being investigated by the school for a potential violation in 2018. He posted on Twitter that he accepted a loan from a family friend and..." November 08

ESPN "LSU-Alabama may be a critical game in the SEC title race, but it by no means will end the playoff hopes of the loser -- regardless of whom that is. According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, LSU would have a 42% chance to reach the playoff with a loss in Tuscaloosa, while..." November 08

Larry Brown Sports "Deion Sanders is apparently being considered as a potential candidate for the Florida State head coaching job, which is somewhat shocking given that he has no coaching experience at the college or pro level. But if LeBron James were the athletic director at FSU, Sanders might already be..." November 08

TMZ "Chase Young just issued a statement, saying the investigation stems from a loan he took from a family friend last year. "Unfortunately, I won't be playing this week because of an NCAA eligibility issue," Young said. "I made a mistake last year by accepting a loan..." November 08

USA Today "Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised. Ed Orgeron promised, after all, that things would change, and the LSU coach made sure to tell everyone a couple of years back, after yet another loss to Alabama: “We coming!” And now, here the Tigers are – but who..." November 08

CBS Sports "If you thought Urban Meyer or Bob Stoops were eye-popping, perhaps unbelievable options to replace Willie Taggart at Florida State, just read the next sentence. Former Seminoles All-American and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has "emerged as a candidate" to become the next..." November 08

ESPN "Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Chase Young, a Heisman Trophy contender who has been the most dominant defensive player in the FBS this season, is being held out by the football team for a potential undisclosed violation of NCAA rules, the university announced..." November 08

The Big Lead "The health of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been a great unknown and a point of much discussion since he went down with a high-ankle sprain against Tennessee on Oct. 19. Getting him to a productive place in time for Saturday night's game against LSU has been Job One. No one really..." November 08

Black Sports Online "Ohio State Star and defensive end Chase Young, who many have as the number 1 overall pick in next years NFL draft has been suspended indefinitely for potential NCAA rules violation dating back to 2018 the university just announced. According to a release from the school..." November 08

ESPN "It has been 78 years since Minnesota football last started a season this well. At 8-0, the 17th-ranked Golden Gophers are off to their best start since that 1941 season, when they won a national title. They're 5-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since 1961, and hold a..." November 08

Sportsnaut "November is here, and with it comes the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season ahead of Week 11. Those rankings won’t stand for long, though, thanks to some outstanding matchups this weekend. The biggest game of the college football season so far is taking place..." November 08

A Sea of Blue "The Wildcats have had their fair share of issues at the quarterback position this season. Nik Scalzo suffered a season-ending knee injury in training camp. Terry Wilson suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second game of the year. And Sawyer Smith has dealt with..." November 08

Cincinnati Enquirer "Tavion Thomas has decided to leave the Cincinnati football team, the sophomore running back tweeted Wednesday afternoon.  UC later confirmed to The Enquirer that Thomas had informed the Bearcats' coaching staff and the decision was final. " November 08

247 Sports "Alex Leatherwood, all 6-foot-6 and 310 pounds of him, is the latest in a long line of All-American offensive tackles to cycle through Alabama. Meanwhile, his Twitter profile picture is that of the 10 pounds-and-fluffy variety. Confused? Us too. Taking Leatherwood’s place on..." November 08

Rivals "Charles Moore, a former four-star defensive end from Louisville, Miss., has joined the Oregon State University football program, Beaver head coach Jonathan Smith announced Thursday. Moore will have to sit out the remainder of this season due to NCAA transfer regulations. The 6-4,..." November 08

NBC Sports "Jack Allison has officially confirmed that he’s hoping the third college football home will be the charm. It was reported Tuesday that Allison had decided to leave West Virginia and continue his playing career at an undetermined elsewhere. A day later, the..." November 08

12 Up "Saturday will provide us the biggest matchup of the 2019 college football season so far when Joe Burrow and No. 2 LSU travel to Tuscaloosa to lock horns with Tua Tagovailoa, Nick Saban, and No. 3 Alabama. Given how potent these teams are on both sides of the ball, this game could turn..." November 07

CBS Sports "Howard has placed head football coach Ron Prince on administrative leave as it investigates reported allegations of verbal abuse and intimidation.  "Howard University is committed to ensuring our athletic programs reflect Howard's core mission and values and to ensuring..." November 07