College football news is nonstop, and we’re breaking it all down week by week this season.
Here’s the latest on what’s happening around college football entering Week 14:
Auburn is hiring South Florida head coach Alex Golesh as its new head coach, per ESPN. The two sides have agreed to a six-year deal. South Florida is in the midst of a 9-3 season that has seen it ranked for the bulk of the campaign. Over Golesh’s three seasons as the Bulls’ head coach (2023-25), South Florida went a combined 23-15. Auburn went 5-7 this season and fired head coach Hugh Freeze earlier this month in what was his third season on the job. The Tigers haven’t appeared in a bowl game since 2023.
The Razorbacks are hiring Memphis Tigers head coach Ryan Silverfield as their new head coach, according to multiple reports. Silverfield went a combined 50-24 at Memphis from 2020-25, including double-digit-winning seasons in 2023 and 2024. Arkansas went 2-10 overall and 0-8 in SEC play this season and fired head coach Sam Pittman after a 2-3 start, ending a five-plus-year stint.
Lane Kiffin update
Numerous reports have indicated that Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is expected to become the next head coach at LSU, but, as of Sunday morning, no deal is official. On that note, Kiffin is “essentially demanding to finish the season [at Ole Miss] whereas concurrently threatening to poach” the Rebels’ teaching employees and roster, in accordance with On3Sports. The report said that the scenario has “gotten even messier than anticipated as feelings are excessive.” Ole Miss is ranked No. 7 within the nation and completed the common season 11-1, with the 11 wins tied for a program report (2023).
The crux in Kiffin’s doubtless departure from Ole Miss has been whether or not the Rebels will let him coach the workforce within the Faculty Soccer Playoff. A ten a.m. ET workforce assembly on Sunday morning has reportedly been moved to 2 p.m. ET.
Wolverines fullback/tight finish Max Bredeson (foot) and working again Jordan Marshall (shoulder) will likely be energetic vs. Ohio State. Marshall, who missed Week 13, has rushed for 871 yards and 10 touchdowns on 6.1 yards per carry this season.
OSU star large receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate will play in opposition to Michigan, per ESPN. Smith and Tate had been every restricted in follow this week resulting from lower-body accidents, with Smith lacking Week 13 and Tate having not performed in 4 weeks. The 2 receivers have mixed for 108 receptions for 1,613 yards and 17 touchdowns this season.
The Beavers have employed Alabama assistant head coach/co-offensive coordinator JaMarcus Shephard as their new head coach, ESPN reported. Shephard and Oregon State agreed to a five-year deal. Shephard, 42, has been at Alabama since 2024, following head coach Kalen DeBoer from Washington to Alabama after the 2023 season. Oregon State (2-9) fired head coach Trent Bray after beginning 0-7. Bray went a mixed 5-14 because the Beavers’ head coach.
Stanford hires head coach
The Cardinal reportedly employed Washington Commanders quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard as their subsequent head coach, per ESPN. Pritchard beforehand performed quarterback at Stanford from 2006-09. He then went on to serve in varied roles as an assistant coach and coordinator with the college from 2010-22. Pritchard will take over after Stanford parted methods with Troy Taylor, who was fired in March after being investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers.
Vanderbilt extends HC Clark Lea
The Commodores prolonged their head coach on a six-year deal, per ESPN, which reportedly features a noteworthy wage improve for Lea and added sources to the soccer program. Lea, who was a fullback at Vanderbilt from 2002-04, is in his fifth season because the Commodores’ head coach, with the college a mixed 25-35 however coming off a 7-6 season that noticed Lea win 2024 SEC Coach of the 12 months honors. This season, Vanderbilt is 9-2 total, 5-2 in SEC play and ranked No. 14 within the nation. With yet another win, Vanderbilt would have a program-record 10 wins for a single season. Vanderbilt closes out its common season on the highway in opposition to No. 19 Tennessee on Saturday.
Mora is leaving UConn for Colorado State, per ESPN. The Huskies are within the midst of a second consecutive nine-win season and had been a mixed 27-23 beneath Mora from 2022-25. Offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis will function UConn’s interim head coach. Mora was the top coach of the UCLA Bruins from 2012-17, preceded by a number of NFL assistant teaching stints and two head-coaching ones (Atlanta from 2004-06 and Seattle in 2009). He takes over a Colorado State workforce that is 2-9 and fired head coach Jay Norvell after three-plus seasons earlier this 12 months.
The Cowboys introduced on Oct. 25 that they’ve employed North Texas head coach Eric Morris as their new coach. Morris’ Imply Inexperienced is within the midst of a 10-1 season, with this system 21-15 beneath him since 2023. He was additionally the top coach at Incarnate Phrase from 2018-21, adopted by being the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Washington State in 2022. Morris is anticipated to complete the 2025 season at North Texas. Oklahoma State fired head coach Mike Gundy after a 1-2 begin and 20-plus seasons on the job, with the Cowboys now 1-10 on the season.
Notre Dame loses two gamers to season-ending accidents
ND will likely be with out linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (knee) and cornerback Probability Tucker (leg) for the remainder of the season after they had been each harm in Saturday’s blowout win over Syracuse. Neither had been starters, however Viliamu-Asa was third on the workforce with 48 tackles, together with 3.0 sacks, one interception and one fumble restoration. The Preventing Irish end their common season Saturday at Stanford as they chase a second consecutie Colleg Soccer Playoff berth.
Arrested Georgia lineman reduce from workforce
Bulldogs offensive lineman Nyier Daniels has been dismissed from the workforce following his weekend arrest on a number of expenses ensuing from a high-speed police chase within the metropolis of Commerce, Georgia. In accordance with the Jackson County, Georgia jail log, Daniels was booked at 10 a.m. Sunday on three felony expenses, together with fleeing or trying to elude a police officer, and 10 misdemeanor expenses. The opposite felony expenses had been two counts of cruelty to kids as a result of Daniels’ two youthful siblings had been in his BMW. The misdemeanor expenses included reckless driving and dashing. In accordance with the police report, Daniels reached speeds of 100 mph in a 25 mph zone in Commerce and 150 mph when the chase continued on Interstate 85. In accordance with the incident report, officers gave up the chase when the pursuing officer misplaced contact with Daniels’ car on the interstate. The arrest was made when the officers discovered he was a Georgia participant and contacted workforce coaches, who supplied help, in accordance with the report.
Georgia coach Kirby Sensible mentioned Monday that Daniels was now not on the workforce. “I’ve not had an opportunity to speak to him or his household, however clearly he’ll now not be with us,” Sensible mentioned.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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