2+ min ago (486+ words) Lane Kiffin has finally announced his future plans. In a statement released after days of speculation, Kiffin finally made his move from Ole Miss to LSU official. Kiffin was the Rebels" head coach for six seasons. In that time, the team went 55-19, finished in the top 15 three times, and had double-digit wins in four of his seasons. He also led Ole Miss to two New Years" Six bowls, winning the Peach Bowl in 2023, and the Rebels likely will make their College Football Playoff debut this season with an 11-1 campaign. While the school attempted to keep him in Oxford, Kiffin couldn"t pass up the resources LSU could offer. The Tigers have long been one of college football"s premier programs. The LSU job opened up in late October when coach Brian Kelly was fired. Over three full seasons plus eight…...

3+ min ago (515+ words) Lane Kiffin is leaving Ole Miss to become the head coach at LSU. After a weeks-long saga, the 50-year-old has made his decision, and he'll head to Baton Rouge to take over one of the premier programs in college football. He leaves behind an 11-1 Rebels team that is virtually assured a spot in the College Football Playoff. It is a bold move from Kiffin, and time will tell if it's the right decision. Over the past 48 hours, reports suggest things turned ugly between the veteran head coach and Ole Miss, as he pushed to coach the team through the playoff. That is not happening. Here is Kiffin's official statement: There were strong reactions to Kiffin's decision and behavior on social media. Few were on his side. NoLane Kiffin should not be able to coach Ole Miss as LSU's Head CoachThe…...

7+ min ago (1513+ words) Jonathan Smith has been fired by Michigan State after just two seasons. This now sets in motion another coaching search. During the 2026 season, the next hire will be the Spartans" third permanent head coach in seven seasons. The question is who that person will be. Two traits I"d imagine that MSU will be looking for is someone with some Midwestern ties and, well, at least a semi-fiery personality; two things Smith did not have, which helped create a rift between him and the fanbase. The next coach doesn't have to be a cookie-cutter form of that, though. This will be yet another massive decision for Michigan State athletic director J Batt, who just took the job in June and is already going to be searching for a new head football coach. While at Georgia Tech, he made Brent Key…...

8+ min ago (417+ words) The Ole Miss Rebels are set to elevate defensive coordinator Pete Golding to become the next head coach of the program, according to multiple reports. Golding, a highly-respected assistant coach at the Power Four level, will replace Lane Kiffin as he departs Oxford for the LSU Tigers. Prior to Golding joining Ole Miss in 2023, he served as Alabama's defensive coordinator from 2018-22 under college football icon Nick Saban. In his five seasons leading the Crimson Tide defense, Alabama ranked top-20 in the FBS in scoring defense every year and finished top-10 in either scoring or total defense four times. An Ole Miss source tells ESPN that defensive coordinator Pete Golding is expected to be the school's "permanent" head coach. "It's 100-percent permanent," the source said. Under Golding's leadership in Oxford, the Ole Miss defense is only allowing 333.1 yards offense per game…...

8+ min ago (417+ words) The Ole Miss Rebels are set to elevate defensive coordinator Pete Golding to become the next head coach of the program, according to multiple reports. Golding, a highly-respected assistant coach at the Power Four level, will replace Lane Kiffin as he departs Oxford for the LSU Tigers. Prior to Golding joining Ole Miss in 2023, he served as Alabama's defensive coordinator from 2018-22 under college football icon Nick Saban. In his five seasons leading the Crimson Tide defense, Alabama ranked top-20 in the FBS in scoring defense every year and finished top-10 in either scoring or total defense four times. An Ole Miss source tells ESPN that defensive coordinator Pete Golding is expected to be the school's "permanent" head coach. "It's 100-percent permanent," the source said. Under Golding's leadership in Oxford, the Ole Miss defense is only allowing 333.1 yards offense per game…...

20+ min ago (336+ words) Not many players stay in or around Major League Baseball until age 38, and most have a lot more name recognition than Casey Lawrence. Lawrence only appeared in six major league games this past year, but that's six more than he saw in all of 2024. In fact, Lawrence went three straight years once without appearing in the majors (2019 to 2021) despite debuting in 2017. The journeyman right-handed pitcher came to the Seattle Mariners for his second and third stints this year, with a brief hiatus in the middle for the Toronto Blue Jays. And although he shouldn't be expected to play a huge role, he'll be back for more with Seattle in 2026, at least to start the spring. According to a report from Aram Leighton of Just Baseball, Lawrence and the Mariners agreed to a minor-league contract for the upcoming season last week....

31+ min ago (250+ words) Despite a regular-season loss to Ohio State, Michigan's recruiting class isn't taking any losses. In fact, after a big recruiting weekend, the Wolverines have already had success from Saturday's visits. On Sunday, Michigan flipped Baylor commit Jamarion Vincent. Vincent had committed to Baylor back in January, but the Waco (TX) prospect had been in close communication with Michigan defensive backs coach LaMar Morgan and he was up in Ann Arbor yet again this past weekend. According to the Composite, Vincent is ranked as the No. 168 prospect and the No. 20 CB in the nation. With the addition of Vincent, Michigan now has the No. 11 class in the 2026 cycle. Ever since Dorian Barney flipped to Ole Miss -- which now could be in question with Lane Kiffin likely leaving for LSU -- Michigan has been searching for another CB to add to the class....

34+ min ago (262+ words) Michigan State is expected to part ways with head football coach Jonathan Smith after two seasons. Michigan State has decided to wash its hands of coach Jonathan Smith after just two seasons leading the Spartans" football program. According to a report from ESPN"s Pete Thamel, Michigan State plans to fire Smith on Sunday, just one day after the Spartans earned their first Big Ten win of the season with a 38-28 victory over Maryland. He signed a seven-year contract to become Michigan State"s coach before the 2024 season after the Mel Tucker era came to a messy close. Per Thamel, Smith will be owed $33 million with the departure. The Spartans finished their season at 4-8. They snapped an eight-game losing streak Saturday after wins to open the regular season over Western Michigan, Boston College and Youngstown State. Smith"s team nearly…...

36+ min ago (426+ words) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers needed an offensive spark late in the second quarter, and it came from the last person anyone expected. With 1 minute and 39 seconds remaining in the half, offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs slipped into the flat and caught a 2 yard touchdown pass to put Tampa Bay up 10 to 0 over the Arizona Cardinals. That was Wirfs first career reception and touchdown, giving the Bucs a much needed lift in a half filled with missed chances. Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans know Wirfs as their All-Pro franchise tackle, but on this play, he looked like a veteran tight end. Baker Mayfield rolled out and delivered a short pass that Wirfs secured before powering into the end zone for the surprising score. Before that play, Tampa Bay's offense had been productive but inconsistent. Mayfield finished the half 11 of 15 for 117 yards and a…...

39+ min ago (355+ words) Week 14 and the conclusion of the 2025 college football regular season brought a tidal wave of resolutions to the very busy SEC coaching carousel. More madness is to come, but for now, it seems that Arkansas, LSU, Florida and Auburn may all have found their new head football coaches, some predictable and others very much a surprise. One of those surprises caught Paul Finebaum's eye in a bad way. To recap: Lane Kiffin is supposedly headed to LSU, and that's been a rumor floated for weeks. But in a somewhat shocker switcheroo, it was Florida, not the purported Auburn, who nabbed rising Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall after he had long been linked to the Tigers. Then, Arkansas grabbed Memphis' Ryan Silverfield to make it three American Conference coaches alongside Kiffin in this new SEC wave. On Sunday morning's episode of…...