NCAAF RUMORS AND NEWS

The Score "Former NFL coach Jeff Fisher is in the mix for USC's head coaching vacancy, a source told Brett McMurphy of The Action Network. A USC alum, Fisher last coached in the NFL in 2016 with the Los Angeles Rams, who fired him during the campaign.   " October 25

Larry Brown Sports "Michigan State coach Mel Tucker tried to push aside rumors linking him to another job as he prepares for the biggest game of his tenure. On Monday, Tucker had his first media availability since reports emerged linking him to the LSU job. Unsurprisingly, Tucker was not in the mood..." October 25

CBS Sports "Texas Tech has moved on from head coach Matt Wells, leaving one of the most mercurial roles in college football open with more than a month to go until a hire can be made.  Wells failed to earn a bowl trip during three seasons in Lubbock, but the program has..." October 25

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "A source said that Texas Tech plans to fire head football coach Matt Wells immediately and name offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie as the interim head coach. Wells is expected to be fired today, and Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt will hold a press conference this late..." October 25

Total Pro Sports "Another week, and yet another fight in the stands by college football fans. This time, it happened between Ole Miss and LSU fans. Ole Miss poured it on for a 31-7 lead against LSU on Saturday, before they took their foot off the gas to make the score look a little bit more respectable..." October 24

Black Sports Online "One thing people don’t understand about these powerhouse universities like Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma, etc., is there are almost 100 players on the team, and they are all 4-5 star recruits. They were the best players in their high school, in their city, and in some..." October 24

Larry Brown Sports "Kayvon Thibodeaux had a big game for his Oregon Ducks in a 34-31 win over UCLA on Saturday, and he did it in front of some important company. Thibodeaux is in his third season at Oregon and entered his team’s game against UCLA with 14 sacks in 23 career games. Against the..." October 24

The Score "The Week 8 schedule didn't look overly enthralling at first glance, but Saturday's action reminded us why it's foolish to doubt the craziness of college football. Despite there being no matchups between ranked teams, a number of surprises made for exceptional viewing..." October 24

Yardbarker "Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan went viral this week for a great video in which he does impressions of famous NFL quarterbacks.  Coan posted the video on social media and it received attention online. NBC even aired it during Saturday night’s Fighting Irish game..." October 24

Larry Brown Sports "First Mike Leach led his Mississippi State Bulldogs to a victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday night. Then he went viral for his funny postgame interview. Leach’s Bulldogs beat Vandy 45-6 to improve to 4-3 on the season. Quarterback Will Rogers went 41/57 for 384 yards and four..." October 24

The Athletic "Arch Manning, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2023, is in Oxford, Miss., Saturday to watch Ole Miss play LSU and to witness his uncle Eli Manning have his No. 10 retired by the Rebels. Manning, a quarterback for Isidore Newman High in New Orleans, has previously visited Georgia, Alabama and..." October 23

MSN.com "Clemson’s ongoing issues on offense appear to have cost starting quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei his job. With the Tigers trailing Pitt 21-7 in the third quarter of Saturday’s game, coach Dabo Swinney benched Uiagalelei and replaced him with backup Taisun Phommachanh. " October 23

CBS Sports "With a 5-1 record and two-straight wins in SEC competition, the Ole Miss Rebels entered their matchup with the LSU Tigers riding high off their recent success. Success which came at a good time, as Ole Miss honored one of their most successful players ever on..." October 23

Larry Brown Sports "Fake field goals are always a huge risk. There are so many ways they could go wrong, and they often do. Still, Army’s attempt at one on Saturday against Wake Forest was particularly notable for how badly it backfired.  " October 23

Sporting News "Throwing out the truncated regular season of 2020, there have been an average of two teams per year to enter bowl season undefeated. After seven weeks of 2021, there are still 10 teams that claim a "0" on the right side of the W-L ledger, and you can see below how many of..." October 23

Larry Brown Sports "The Kansas Jayhawks made a bid for a stunning upset on Saturday, and the school was desperate to get people to the stadium to witness it. The Jayhawks were 38.5-point underdogs at home Saturday against unbeaten Oklahoma, but the first half unfolded in surprising fashion. Kansas..." October 23

USA Today "A campus-wide power outage at the University of Kansas on Saturday affected the Jayhawks' game against No. 2 Oklahoma as the scoreboard and lights suddenly went out during the first quarter at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence. " October 23

Larry Brown Sports "Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler, who was once considered a Heisman Trophy front runner and a potential top-5 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, now finds himself riding the pine. Rattler was benched last week in favor of true freshman Caleb Williams, who has now been named the..." October 23

The Athletic "Southern Miss has finalized its agreement to join the Sun Belt Conference, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Athletic. An announcement could come as soon as Monday. Southern Miss is one of potentially four schools that could join the league in the coming days and..." October 22

ESPN "Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy have agreed to a new deal that will restore the football coach to a "perpetual five-year contract" with the Cowboys after the rollover had been decreased to four years in 2020, the university announced Friday. Last year, Gundy voluntarily..." October 22

Total Pro Sports "Over the weekend, it was announced that LSU would be parting ways with Ed Orgeron after the season. Now that his future is done at the program, other things have begun to leak out about his tenure there. The Athletic’s Brody Miller reported that Orgeron was accused of hitting on..." October 21

The Athletic "Former Hawaii and SMU quarterbacks coach Dan Morrison and former SMU and Hawaii offensive line coach Dennis McKnight are expected to join Washington State’s shorthanded staff, a source told The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman. The Cougars are down five full-time coaches following..." October 21

CBS Sports "One of the top players in the 2022 recruiting cycle made his much-anticipated commitment Thursday, as five-star offensive tackle Zach Rice chose North Carolina over Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Virginia live on CBS Sports HQ. Rice made the announcement surrounded by teammates, family and..." October 21

USA Today "Jake Ehlinger’s family released a statement Thursday saying the former Texas football player’s death in May was the result of an accidental overdose of what was believed to be Xanax laced with Fentanyl. Austin police said they responded to a call at 12:18 p.m. on..." October 21

Sportsnaut "Georgia gained the commitment of four-star defensive tackle Bear Alexander on Thursday, giving the Bulldogs the No. 1 Class of 2022 in the 247Sports rankings, less than two months before the early signing period. A Texas native, the 6-foot-3, 325-pound Alexander will play his senior..." October 21

Clutch Points "Unlike in previous years, there is no clear-cut favorite for the Heisman Trophy award at this point in this season. This has allowed Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud to take advantage of such a golden opportunity. The likes of Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler and North Carolina..." October 21

Larry Brown Sports "Bret Bielema made some comments about the current state of the Illinois football program this week that were viewed quite negatively, but the coach insists his intentions were not bad. Bielema was shockingly candid about his own roster while speaking with the media on Monday. He said..." October 21

Yardbarker "It was reported this past weekend that LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron and the university reached an agreement that will see him part ways with the program following the current college football season.  As Alex Scarborough of ESPN noted, Orgeron spoke with reporters Wednesday..." October 21

CBS Sports "The American Athletic Conference on Thursday announced that six new programs will join the league, expanding it to 15 members overall with 14 football-playing partners. Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA -- all current members of Conference USA -- sent in applications to join the..." October 21

The Score "Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby appears to hold some animosity towards Texas and Oklahoma's decision to join the SEC. "Being, to use your term, pissed off about it, I can't allow myself that," Bowlsby said during the Big 12's men's basketball..." October 20

The Athletic "Former Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich is pursuing legal action against the university after his firing on Monday for violating Governor Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees, according to a statement released by Rolovich's lawyer Wednesday morning. The..." October 20

SI "Mykel Williams took to social media to announce not only was he decommitting from USC publicly but would be committing to Georgia.  Sources told SI Dawgs Daily back in June when Williams committed to the Trojans, USC was sure to take advantage of the name, image, and likeness..." October 20

247 Sports "South Carolina first-year coach Shane Beamer announced Tuesday that starting quarterback Luke Doty is out for the rest of the Gamecocks' 2021 college football season with a foot injury. Doty re-aggravated the issue over the weekend in South Carolina's 21-20 win over..." October 20

The Score "Five-star wide receiver Luther Burden has committed to Missouri, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3 Recruits. The Illinois native, who's the highest-ranked wideout in 2022, had previously committed to Oklahoma but he decommited from the Sooners in August. " October 19

USA Today "The lawyer representing former Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt gave UT an ultimatum this month: Either reach a settlement with Pruitt by Oct. 29, or face a lawsuit that the lawyer claims has the potential to “cripple UT’s athletic programs for..." October 19