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SEC Round-Up: Coaching Searches, Non-Coaching Searches Dominate Headlines

Saban's Little Debbie obsession, Jefferson may be done as Hogs' QB, Rebels' Dart decides future, Freeze bragging, and much more
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Nick Saban Isn't Going to Stop Eating 'Little Debbie's Cookies' Just Because It's Cupcake Week

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban assured the Crimson Tide faithful that Miss Terry was fully focused on Chattanooga as he signed off from his weekly visit with "The Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday. The Crimson Tide is a 45.5-point favorite against the Mocs in the final home-game of the season but Saban...

Bama's Path to College Football Playoffs Can Only Be Paved
by Bodies of Teams That Suffered Upsets

The Alabama Crimson Tide has seen more success than any other team in the College Football Playoff era. Alabama has the most appearances (7), most wins (13), and most national championships (3). Alabama will need help from other teams if it hopes to make its eighth appearance in the playoffs before...

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Former Razorback Unloads on Need to Fire Sam Pittman
in Passionate Speeches on Both Radio, TV

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Media and former players alike have openly shared their displeasure with the current state of Razorback football. However, none may be more pointed in his comments than former Razorback Bruce James who took to Channel 7 in Little Rock and also the central Arkansas radio waves to preach...

Has KJ Jefferson
Played His Last Game as a Razorback?

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson looked to be done when he possibly walked off the Saturday night. Considering the Razorbacks had just looked uninterested in a 48-10 loss to Auburn, he was the last player to leave the field with his head down pretty much the entire way. Is he done playing? It's hard to say how much — if any — can be put...

Troubling Video of Players
Watching Animated Movie During Game Easily Verified

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – It didn't seem like it could be true. Surely this was an old video from another year or some other day, but after what little digging was required, it turns out the video posted on social media of the Arkansas Razorback locker room is authentic. What is seen are members of the Razorback football quietly sitting...

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Hugh Freeze Brags He Could Have Had His Team
Beat Arkansas Way Worse Than 48-10 

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Last Saturday’s effort by Arkansas was so bad, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze suffered from secondhand embarrassment. He wanted to open up a can of Stone Cold whoopings all through Razorback Stadium, but decided better of it.
"I don't mean this to sound...

Former Auburn Head Coach Bryan Harsin
Favorite to Land This FBS Job

Former Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin was at Boise State before a disastrous stint with the Tigers. Now, as the Boise State job has opened back up, Harsin is...

Cam Newton Was Better
Than LSU Quarterback Jayden Daniels

It’s hard not to admire former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton and current LSU signal caller Jayden Daniels. Although different body types, they are both run-pass signal callers that have created havoc for opposing defenses. Newton won the Heisman Trophy and there’s a good chance...

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Once No. 3 Recruiting Class
Falls Apart Down the Stretch

Florida lost another commitment from its once No. 3 ranked 2024 recruiting class on Wednesday as Dublin, Ga., defensive lineman Nasir Johnson flipped his pledge to

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What Does Fisher's Firing at A&M
Mean for LSU Recruiting?

LSU football has already successfully flipped one Texas A&M commitment after five-star offensive lineman Weston Davis revealed his pledge to Brian Kelly and the Tigers, but what happens now that Jimbo Fisher is officially out in College Station? Kelly and Co. have turned up the heat on...

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Did Mississippi State Take Coaching Candidate Away
From Arkansas For Job That Technically Isn't Open?

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Well, it didn't take long for the Arkansas non-coaching search to dive off the deep end. Monday night, Arkansas fans started adding Razorback athletics director Hunter Yurachek to a post put out by Liberty head coach Jamey Chadwell. Now, it might seem odd that Hog fans would bother someone as important as the AD with such an innocuous Tweet, but...

One SEC Coach Wasted No Time in Making Sure Bulldogs Knew He wouldn't Be Their Next Head Coach

Mississippi State announced earlier this week that they were parting ways with head coach Zach Arnett, and subsequently there have been several names floated around the Bulldogs' head coaching vacancy. One that has been brought up in some circles has been...

Top 10 Coaching Candidates
to Replace Zach Arnett at Mississippi State

Athletic director Zac Selmon hasn't been on the job even a year, but will now have to make maybe the most important decision of of his career with the hiring of a new football coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Last year, when he was hired...

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How Much of Pittman's Recruiting Class is Because of Him,
How Much is Because of Drinkwitz, Mizzou?

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— Top commits in the current 2024 recruiting class for the Arkansas are beginning to look elsewhere. Much of that has to do with the current job status of coach Sam Pittman, and some is tied to Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz. Word began leaking out Thursday that multiple crystal balls...

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Push to Have Lane Kiffin Flip to New School
Will Drastically Impact Arkansas Job if Successful

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Despite there being no coaching opening over at Arkansas, fans haven't relented on proceeding as if there is. For those who live life as if it's a done deal the Razorbacks will have a new head coach next season, the possibility of their alternative reality took a sizable hit yesterday.
"Here's Why Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin...

Ole Miss QB Make Decision on Whether to Stay,
Continue Playing for Kiffin

Ole Miss Rebels fans got some exciting news on Thursday night, with Lane Kiffin announcing that...

Why Lane Kiffin Won't Abandon Rebels
in Middle of the Night Like He Did Tennessee

A Power Five head coaching job comes open? Lane Kiffin's name is mentioned as a candidate. Rinse, repeat. This seems to be the trend in college football these days, and part of it is a compliment to the job that Kiffin has done with...

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Is Texas A&M
a Top Tier College Football Job?

Jeff Traylor, Mike Elko, and Glenn Schumann. They're might not be household names among college football casual fans, but one of the three could be the right hire to bring...

Lions Coach Dan Campbell Willing to Help Aggies,
But No Way Is He OK With Taking Over

The Texas A&M Aggies fired head coach Jimbo Fisher over the weekend, following a disappointing six-year campaign in College Station. Now, the Aggies are in the midst of a nationwide coaching search - one that reportedly led them to former Aggie tight end and current Detroit Lions head coach, Dan Campbell. And while Campbell hasn't confirmed...

UTSA's Jeff Traylor Reportedly InterviewsWith Bjork
for A&M's Head Job

Texas A&M is wasting little time finding its next head coach as athletic director Ross Bjork is already conducting interviews. According to the Austin-American Statesman, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor interviewed for the open position Tuesday via Zoom. Per the report, the interview...