Tuesday December 1, 2020
Kirk Herbstreit: Herbie stepped in it during ESPN's Playoff rankings show on Tuesday night.
San Jose State-Hawaii: Saturday's game has moved from San Jose to Honolulu due to SJSU being kicked out of Santa Clara County.
Nick Saban: Why Nick Saban's experience with COVID may have been a blessing in disguise for Alabama and a living nightmare for everyone else.
ACC: The ACC made a brilliant move to protect its Notre Dame and Clemson in their hunts for the Playoff. We explain here.
Georgia Southern: Special teams analyst Carter Barfield has been elevated to interim tight ends coach. He takes the place of Doug Ruse, who moved to interim offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following the dismissal of Bob DeBesse. Barfield previously coached seven seasons at Mercer (FCS - GA) where he worked with the running backs.
TCU: TCU has added a Dec. 12 home game with Louisiana Tech to close out their schedule.
Southern Miss: Sources tell FootballScoop Southern Miss is closing in on their hire. Update> Local report now says deal is expected to be announced tomorrow.
Neal Brown: The West Virginia head coach addresses rumors connecting him to the South Carolina job.
McKendree (D-II - IL): McKendree University is seeking applicants for a Graduate Assistant on the offensive side (skill position experience preferred). Benefits like tuition and a small stipend are given. Interested candidates should forward their resume to Eric Bergman at embergman@mckendree.edu. No phone calls please.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes will resume organized team activities today in preparation for taking on Michigan State this weekend.
Oklahoma: With a few assistant coaches out, due to COVID-related reasons, Lincoln Riley shares that he's brought in a local tequila peddler to help coach the Sooners this week. That guy's name? None other than Bob Stoops.
Davenport (D-II): Davenport University is a NCAA DII GLIAC Affiliate. We are looking for a Week 1 2021/2022 home and home series. Please contact head coach Sparky McEwen at smcewen@davenport.edu.
USC: The Trojans will be able to resume football workouts today, Clay Helton shares.
Matt Campbell: Before beating Texas, listen to Matt Campbell's message about loyalty to his Iowa State team.
Navy uniforms: Navy will wear these special uniforms to celebrate 175 years of the Naval Academy in their rivalry game vs. Army.
Lou Holtz: After Lou was diagnosed with COVID, Skip Holtz shares some good news regarding his father on The Tim Fletcher Show: "It's a daily battle for my dad, but he's improving. You can hear it in his voice."
Nuclear Winter: It's here. The first installment of Nuclear Winter VI has dropped.
Austin Peay (FCS - TN): Pete Thamel tweets that Scotty Walden is hiring Middle Tennessee wide receivers coach Austin Silvoy as co-offensive coordinator and Belhaven (D-III - MS) running backs coach Jourdan McNeill to coach the running backs.
Liberty: Hugh Freeze and Liberty could be left out of bowl season despite winning 9 or 10 games.
Vanderbilt Candidates: An early look at the candidates for Vanderbilt’s open head coaching position.
Masters of Sports Administration:Upper Iowa’s MSA degree provides learners with the current theories, concepts, and learning models necessary to assume administrative, coaching and leadership roles in high school, higher education and sports business settings. The online degree is available with emphasis in Sports Management or Coaching & Leadership Education.
Baylor: Dave Aranda had to ask, "Wait, who?" when told one of his coaches was injured during Saturday's game.
College GameDay: For the first time ever, GameDay is going to a Sun Belt school.
Postponed Games: With multiple games on the list already, keep track of all canceled/postponed games for the upcoming week here.
New Coaching Changes Page: Keep track of all the 2020-21 NFL and College head coaching movement here.