Josh Pate couldn't have been more wrong about Notre Dame in the post-Brian Kelly era and apologized for how wrong he was this week.

A lot has changed about college football over the last five seasons. Texas and Vanderbilt illustrate that dynamic as they prepare to meet.

Those who dream of getting paid to not work have a new set of idols to look up to. Eight weeks into the 2025 college football season, a number of coaches have been fired with clauses in their contracts guaranteeing them more than $150 million combined to stay away from their former team’s sidelines.

Tennessee football fans have seen a version of this 2025 season a couple of times before, albeit with two different outcomes. How does this one end?

This place has it all: tradition, money, facilities, support and recent success. It’s a top-15 job in college football. Penn State is paying around $45 million to get rid of James Franklin coming off a CFP semifinal appearance. That signals how serious the Nittany Lions are about getting over the hump.