It was Cupcake Saturday. For many SEC teams that meant playing FCS or non-Power FBS teams. For the Big Ten and Notre Dame, it meant business as usual.
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO ESS-EE-SEE HERE
Switching things up 🎯🤘 pic.twitter.com/q4wY9Dky79
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) November 22, 2025
Texas 52 Arkansas 37 – Arch Manning passed for four touchdowns, ran for one and caught another. No turnovers or sacks allowed for the Longhorns in one of their better outings offensive-wise. Arky continues to put points on the board. Unfortunately, their defense is atrocious. The Hogs are now up to 34.1 points allowed per game – 126th out of 136 in FBS.
Dual A gap insert from the VOLS😤 pic.twitter.com/Q3bZITugq6
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) November 25, 2025
Tennessee 31 Florida 11 – The Vols won in the Swamp for the first time since 2003. The only upset is that Gators quarterback DJ Lagway did not throw a pick!
8️⃣7️⃣ yards to the 🏠@John_Mateer4 » @isaiahsategna1 pic.twitter.com/AGWn2EM1GI
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 22, 2025
Oklahoma 17 Missouri 7 – Take away the above play and Okie had only 189 yards of offense. Missouri’s Ahmad Hardy finished with just 57 yards on 17 carries. The Sooners stay hot with an awesome defense and a lousy offense.
Vanderbilt 45 Kentucky 17 – Vandy QB Diego Pavia threw for a career-high 484 yards and five touchdowns, and handed UK their 6th loss of the 2025 campaign. The ‘Cats will need to beat Louisville on the road to get to a bowl.
NOTHING TO ESS-EE-SEE HERE
MACK ATTACK 🙌@AustinMack2024 pic.twitter.com/FuMsg439jP
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) November 22, 2025
Alabama 56 Eastern Illinois 0 – The Tide dominated a really bad team. The defense held the Panthers to 34 total yards and 2 first downs. The offense… well, let’s just say the above 20 yard run was the longest play from scrimmage.
Deuce Knight and the Auburn Tigers tie it up with *checks notes* Mercer… pic.twitter.com/PWs6wG09dw
— Old Row Sports (@OldRowSports) November 22, 2025
Auburn 62 Mercer 17 – The War Plains Eagles struggled with the Bears early on. Mercer led 14-7 for awhile and trailed only 21-17 in the 2nd quarter. But you can imagine what happened next.
Texas A&M 48 Samford 0 – Not exactly what one would expect from the No. 3 team in the nation against a one-win FCS team with a fired head coach.
Georgia 35 Charlotte 3 – It was the usual schlock from the Dwags against a 1-10 team.
South Carolina 51 Coastal Carolina 7 – 579 total yards versus 220.
CUE THE LSU SURRENDER COBRAS!
WKU ain’t done yet 😤
📺 SEC Network@WKUFootball | #NoLimitsOnUs pic.twitter.com/3adwUwLWgu
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) November 23, 2025
LSU 13 Western Kentucky 10 – The Bayou Bengals came so close to a spectacular meltdown.
INDY CUPCAKE
Best I could do highlighting just how special of a play Luke Talich made. pic.twitter.com/7unnKTyChz
— the last (@Dronetakeoff0) November 23, 2025
Notre Dame 70 Syracuse 7 – WOW! BEAT A 3-8 ACC TEAM! MOVE THEM UP!
OTHER STUFF
MALIK BENSON 85-YD PUNT RETURN TO THE HOUSE ‼️🏠 @oregonfootball
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/olw0dgoQdy
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 22, 2025
Oregon 42 Southern Cal 27 – It’s so hilarious how the flapping lips tried to build the Trojans up as some big bad contender.
84-YARD HOUSE CALL 🏠
Darrion Dupree takes it all the way for @BadgerFootball ‼️ pic.twitter.com/yWVZqgVN59
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 23, 2025
Wisconsin 27 Illinois 10 – The Badgers got their first 100-yard rusher of the season in Darrion Dupree had 131 yards rushing and two touchdowns. He had 26 yards against Bama. The Illini had been ranked No. 21 for some reason. For Wisky, (4-7) it is their second win in the last three.
DEVON DAMPIER 59 YARD RUN! #Utes pic.twitter.com/fooWNYHXsR
— ⟁⟁⟁ (@fsh733) November 23, 2025
Utah 51 Kansas State 47 – K-State let a 10 point lead slip away in the 4th quarter. Both teams had over 550 total yards of offense in a ridiculous display of defense by both squads.
100 YARD PICK-SIX 🚨🚨@Pitt_FB defense comes up BIG with the INT!
📺 @espn pic.twitter.com/PNv4kGrfjF
— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) November 23, 2025
Pitt 42 Georgia Tech 28 – The Panthers jumped out to a 28-0 advantage after roughly 18 minutes of play and the Yeller Jackets could never quite catch up.
DUKE PULLS OFF THE FAKE FIELD GOAL 🤯 @DukeFOOTBALL pic.twitter.com/syr9FoOdue
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) November 22, 2025
Duke 32 North Carolina 25 – The Blue Devils earn bowl eligibility by defeating the Heels in Chapel Hill on a bold fake field goal call down one point. Duke would punch in the go-ahead 1-yard touchdown with a little over 2 minutes remaining. On the ensuing possession, UNC was penalized for two consecutive unsportsmanlike conduct fouls. Then, they were hit with a holding call. A sack on 3rd & 7 ended the threat. The loss is Carolina’s 7th of the season.
NC State 21 Florida State 11 – The ‘Noles fall to 5-6 with the finale at Florida to gain a bowl berth. BTW, this is exactly what Tommy Castellanos did last season – start hot and then turn stone cold – except he was smartly benched at BC.
SMU 38 Louisville 6 – The Mustangs (8-3, 6-1) have seemingly come out of nowhere and remain in the hunt for the ACC crown. The ‘Ville has crashed and burned. After ascending to the No. 15th ranked team, they have lost three straight to unranked teams. Let’s hope they make it four in a row.
DREW STEVENS GAME WINNER ON SENIOR DAY pic.twitter.com/SIs6nfvH6s
— Heavens! (@HeavensFX) November 23, 2025
Iowa 20 Michigan State 17 – Sparty had a 17-7 lead in the 4th and this ↑↑↑ happened. Coach Jonathan Smith might be getting a pink slip pretty soon, but it won’t be cheap. For some reason, he is the 27th highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA TODAY’s 2025 compensation survey. The Spartans coach is set to earn a total of $7,350,000, not including bonuses.
If you don’t know the name LJ Martin yet, I’d recommend getting familiar
The #BYU Junior RB is 6-foot-2, 220 lbs, and he runs with the toughness and physicality to bully DBs in the open field
🎥: Here were some of the best plays of his 222-yd outing vs Cincinnati last week 👇 pic.twitter.com/yfUJpejSgu
— The Draft Room (@TheDraftRoomNFL) November 24, 2025
BYU 26 Cincinnati 14 – LJ Martin romped for 222 yards and two TDs as the Coogs dashed any fleeting hopes of Cincy of getting to the B12CG.
Miami-FL 34 Virginia Tech 17 – The ‘Canes got Dr. Jekyll Carson Beck (27/32-320-4-0) this week. Is the ‘U’ (9-2, 5-2) going to sneak into the CFP?
TCU 17 Houston 14 – The Cougars were eliminated from the B12 and CFP and dropped from among the ranked.
TOP HEAVY B1G
It’s is so ridiculous that the Big Ten meatheads are criticizing the SEC for playing FCS teams when they are playing late November CONFERENCE teams of this caliber.
Ohio State 42 Rutgers 9
Michigan 45 Maryland 20
Indy was off.
THIS IS JUST SAD
Today we honor our newly recognized National Champions 🏆
1958 • 1983 • 1993 • 2004 pic.twitter.com/G0j2rLhAmJ
— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) November 22, 2025
In that spirit, today we honor all the women I have been with this week: Sydney Sweeney, Sydney Thomas, Ana de Armas, Margot Robbie.
FORMER BAMA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Malik Benson gets a word from Dan Lanning after an unsportsmanlike conduct call. pic.twitter.com/oNWqqtTMuA
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) November 22, 2025
That is about how I felt when I saw him play for the Tide.
BROTHERLY LOVE OF THE WEEK
75-YARD TOUCHDOWN FOR JAYDEN! pic.twitter.com/rdxWiN4OOJ
— South Carolina Football (@GamecockFB) November 22, 2025
SCar QB LaNorris Sellers found kid brother Jayden Sellers for a big score.
THE MOMENT JAMES FRANKLIN REALIZED HE WAS NOT IN BIG-TIME FOOTBALL ANYMORE
Nothing says “Welcome to Virginia Tech” like Enter Sandman 🙌 pic.twitter.com/2vxcQiusxz
— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) November 19, 2025
But really, both Hokies fans were really excited.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING??
lol Taylen Green this is crazy pic.twitter.com/KpEyGBmlew
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) November 22, 2025
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?? Part Deux
Pitt runs a fake punt for -1 yards #H2P pic.twitter.com/k93b62wBgX
— Carter 🦡 College Sports Highlights (@F2FHighlights) November 23, 2025
WHAT ARE YOU DOI…? OH, NEVER MIND
OWL RAID MAGIC ON 4TH DOWN 😱🔥 @crveltkamp to @Dom1Henry for the 90-yard touchdown!#WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/9uUCvd2Ndn
— Florida Atlantic Football (@FAUFootball) November 22, 2025
FCS FAN BASE OF THE WEEK (NSFW)
It’s that time of the year again… Rivalry hate never graduates regardless of how long you’ve been away…
ESGGCG!!!
— Gerald Alexander (@GAlexander21) November 21, 2025
If Greg Byrne was AD at Montana State, do you think he would be pumping in artificial voices over the PA saying “DARN THOSE GRIZZLIES!”?
CREEPIEST MOMENT OF THE WEEK
Bill Belichick spotted at a cheerleading competition in Raleigh, supporting his girlfriend Jordon who is a member of a coed adult cheerleading team pic.twitter.com/96N8vC1rVi
— Adam Kessel (@Adam_Kessel1) November 19, 2025
There’s such a thing as “adult cheerleading team” competitions?? It must be that one night of the week and she needs to do some role-playing to get the old guy (ahem) excited.
DERP OF THE WEEK
You gotta catch that one 😬 pic.twitter.com/Bz1HPTyxcN
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 23, 2025
BACK-TO-BACK DERPS OF THE WEEK
OFF THE HELMET OF A FLORIDA STATE PLAYER AND THE NC STATE PUNTER RECOVERS THE MUFF AT THE ORIGINAL LINE OF SCRIMMAGE WHAT THE FUCK pic.twitter.com/uX0KsYWpVS
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) November 22, 2025
What an insane turn of events. The punt bounces off the helmet of #24 and it ricochets so far back that the punter recovered it almost at the original line of scrimmage. FSU stopped NCSU and forced another punt, and then…
Squirrel White waves for the fair catch… then pulls back and muffs it! Tra Thomas falls on the loose ball for NC State — huge momentum swing in Raleigh! 🐺📈pic.twitter.com/AyoJQJoUY5
— The Voice of College Football Network (@TheVOCFB) November 22, 2025
FAST LI’L DUDE OF THE WEEK
CHAUNCY COBB 93-YARD HOUSE CALL ☎️ pic.twitter.com/J7N7st0QOL
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) November 21, 2025
Arkansas State WR/KR Chauncy Cobb is listed at 5’6″/163. He also returned one to the house against Arkansas. Yeah, someone is out there tampering right about now…
MOST CONFUSING TROLL OF THE WEEK
HTownTookover.mp4 pic.twitter.com/5YWwIkuqdX
— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) November 23, 2025
ODDEST TROLL OF THE WEEK
Silly thing pic.twitter.com/fiBblPVOFa
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 22, 2025
Is TAMU really trolling Samford (1-11)??
LESSON LEARNED
— Mr. Salmons (@MrSalmons) November 21, 2025
WORST FAKE FIELD GOAL OF THE WEEK
UCLA tried a blind pitch fake FG and it worked about as well as you’d expect pic.twitter.com/YhpQXRzHij
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) November 23, 2025
WORST B1G FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT OF THE WEEK
THE FIELD GOAL IS NO GOOD AND @NUFBFamily GETS A WIN AT WRIGLEY 💥💥💥 pic.twitter.com/NYEG5TPoAH
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 22, 2025
WORST MWC FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT OF THE WEEK
Watch Out! It’s slippery out there 😅 pic.twitter.com/Ix6weAhGAd
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 23, 2025
WORST SEC FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT OF THE WEEK
Alabama fans boo Conor Talty after he misses another field goal pic.twitter.com/asN2rkfYtv
— Alabama Crimson Tide | AL.com (@aldotcomTide) November 22, 2025
Too soon?
DEMOGRAPHIC OF THE YEAR
Several players of Hispanic descent are making big waves in college football this year. Among them are Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, Texas A&M receiver KC Concepcion, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez, Vandy QB Diego Pavia, and of course Alabama tight end Josh Cuevas.
The roots of the rise of Hispanic football players can probably be traced back to 2005 when the first NFL regular season game took place in Mexico between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers.
I’D LIKE TO REPORT A MURDER
Holy shit! This woman came inches from death. 😳 pic.twitter.com/wvvy1ReQQm
— Jim in MN (@HuskersMN) November 22, 2025
DANG! That girl can take a hit.
WEIRDEST WEIRDO OF THE WEEK
Brian Kelly’s son running out alone on LSU’s Senior Night, turning to the camera & saying, “LONG LIVE BK! FREE MY BOY! FREE MY BOY BK!” like he’s in prison instead of getting a $54 million buyout is a Top 5 moment of the 2025 CFB season. 😭 pic.twitter.com/Gt1K8no15j
— College Sports Only (@CSOonX) November 23, 2025
Someone please call child services. I think we have an abuse case.
GOOD BOY OF THE WEEK
Congrats Blitz on retirement!
The @BroncoSportsFB tee-retrieval dog is working his last Boise State game 👏 pic.twitter.com/3BPnFfYrz1
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 23, 2025
OLD CODGER OF THE WEEK
Monte Harrison signed with the Milwaukee Brewers as an 18 year old in 2014. He spent most of the past ten years in the minors but also played 71 games in the majors with the Marlins and 9 games with the Angels. Following a season back in AAA in 2023, he gave up on baseball and joined the Arkansas football team. Now just a sophomore at age 30, he has 3 career catches for 58 yards.
NAME OF THE WEEK
Ole Miss WR De’Zhaun Stribling – third school in five years.
STATS OF THE WEEK
- Joe Jackson was stepping out for Kansas State with 293 rushing yards on 24 carries with 3 touchdowns. That comes to 12.2 ypc.
- Utah and Kansas State combined for 1125 total yards and 768 rushing yards.
- The UAB Dragons are last in the nation in points allowed with a whopping 39.5 points against.
I DIDN’T THINK I’D MISS CORSO THIS MUCH
Lawd, Pat McAfee is such a d-bag. I am so sick of his immature crap. The above is a screen grab instead of a link, because this bozo doesn’t deserve the clicks. Just trust me. His antics are tiresome.
College GameDay was in Eugene for a second time! And of course the guest picker was not some random second-tier celebrity with no ties to the school. It was the former Duck QB Marcus Mariota. How novel. Does it feel like this show is trying to hype everyone BUT the SEC lately? The locations of the last four shows have been Salt Lake City, Lubbock, Pittsburgh, and then back to Eugene.
What are we waiting for? Break away from the NCAA and make this man the Commissioner.pic.twitter.com/t3Q2agzguA
— C B (@CB969onRBR) November 22, 2025
PREACH!!
GD will be in Ann Arbor for anOSU-Michy.
Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff was in Cincinnati for the game with BYU. Gee. No self-interest there for FOX.
As big of a smug jerk that Urban Meyer is, give him some credit for calling out Oregon on their lame schedule.
BNK is also in Ann’s Arbor.
ADOPT-A-TEAM
- Southern Miss (7-4) – The Golden Eagles attempted a huge comeback down 35-7 to South Alabama but could not finish, losing 42-35. It’s two defeats in a row for USM with Troy coming to town. Winner takes the West Division.
- Georgia Tech (9-2) – The Yeller Jackets are falling apart. Since starting 9-0, they lost to NC State, barely escaped Boston College, and then fell to Pitt on Saturday 42-28. The YJs face UGA on Friday after Thanksgiving.
- Western Michigan (7-4) – With a 35-19 win over NIU, Lance Taylor has his Broncos on the verge of a regular season MAC championship.
COUSINS
- Jacksonville State (7-4) – The Gamecocks fell to a surging FIU team 27-21. Next is a HUGE game with WKU.
- South Alabama (4-7) – The Jags shocked Southern Miss 42-35. USA concludes a miserable season @Texas State.
- Troy (7-4) – The Trojans smacked the hapless Georgia State Panthers around 31-19. The Men of Troy head out to Southern Miss and then await a bowl invitation.
THAT ANNOYING GUY WHO… STABS HIS TEAMMATES???
- UAB (3-8) – Wow. Maybe shutting down this program is not such a bad idea after all. Daniel Mincey is charged with stabbing fellow Dragons defensive end JaSire Peterson and defensive tackle Josh Underwood. Mincey, 20, played on the offensive line and had transferred to UAB after a stint at Kentucky. Mincey is charged with attempted murder against Peterson and first-degree assault against Underwood. Mincey remains at the Jefferson County Jail on a total $90,000 bond. The stabbing happened Saturday morning at the UAB Football Operations Center, just hours before the team was to face South Florida at home. Following the stabbing, several players decided to sit out of the game (soft). UAB ended up losing, 48-18. The players have since been released from the hospital. The Dragons put a bow on this dumpster fire at Tulsa.
SALUTE TO OUR TROOPS
Mr. Reliable pic.twitter.com/qaAExEs4zG
— Tulsa Football (@TulsaFootball) November 22, 2025
- Army (5-5) – The Black Knights blew a 25-14 4th quarter lead to Tulsa and lost on a game-winning field goal with 12 ticks to go. Now a trip to UTSA.
- Air Force (3-8) – The Falcons managed only 161 yards against New Mexico and fell 20-3. Rivalry game at Colorado State wraps up a lousy campaign.
- Navy (8-2) – The Midshipmen had a week of R&R before a deployment to Memphis.
ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
Eliminated: Washington State, Oregon State, Boston College, Cal, Clemson, FSU, Louisville, UNC, NC State, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Arizona, Baylor, Center Florida, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Sparty, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Southern Cal, UCLA, Washington, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Miss State, Mizz, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tejas
Endangered: SMU, Virginia, Notre Dame, Oregon
Extremely Endangered: Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami-FL, Pitt, Arizona State, BYU, Utah, Michigan, Alabama, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
In: Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M
Likely In: Georgia, Ole Miss, Texa$ Tech
A way WAY WAY too early look at the College Football Playoff (CFP) picture
This should be the College Football Playoff Committee
Nick Saban
Mack Brown
Bob Stoops
Urban Meyer
Steve Spurrier
Pete Carroll
Gary PattersonWill they have innate biases, yep. But at least they know ball.
— John Williams (@john9williams) November 19, 2025
Pete Carroll is otherwise engaged, but I like where this guy is going with this. Other candidates should be Frank Beamer, Mark Dantonio, Trent Dilfer (doubtful he gets another HC job), Butch Davis, and add in a few former players who don’t have obvious signs of CTE. Furthermore, it might not be such a bad thing to add some retired members of the press such as Mark May, Dennis Dodd, and Brent Musburger. Gary Danielson is set to retire from CBS at the conclusion of the 2025 season. Perhaps get him in there. They probably have better insight than any AD.
And whatever happened to Justin Fuente?
THE 2
- SEC – A&M and UGA seem like locks. Ole Miss might be too unless they lay an Egg on Friday. Alabama and Okie need to keep winning. A Vandy win at Tennessee might turn some heads.
- Big Ten – anOSU and Indy are likely in, even with a loss. So-So Cal is eliminated. Michy might be after this weekend. The B1G would love nothing more than have the Wolvies beat the Buckets. Oregon plays at former PAC rival Washington.
NEXT 2
- Big 12 – Four teams still have a shot at the B12 Championship Game: Texa$ Tech, BYU, Utah, and Arizona State. The Coogs only have to beat sorry-ass Center Florida at home. The Utes are at blah Kansas the the Committee is trying with all their might to get that mediocre team in the playoff. It is highly unlikely that the Sun Devils get in the CFP. They would need to beat Zona, hope for chaos to get into the B12CG and then win it.
- ACC – Six ACC’s still have a prayer.
AT LARGE
- Indies – Notre Dame is at Stanford (4-7) who already b**w their l**d in a win over Cal – the only game they care about. Expect minimal effort from the Trees. After the Irish kick the crud out of them, they don’t have the curse of playing in a Championship Game. We told you back in September this was going to happen. Something needs to change.
PARTICIPATION TROPHY
The Mean Green have woken up after a sluggish start, let’s keep it going 🦅🦅 pic.twitter.com/3gqEbD0fem
— #21 Jake (@meangreenjake) November 23, 2025
This is what they want in the CFP. ↑↑↑
- North Texas (10-1, 6-1) finishes with Temple. They will have to win the AACCG for a chance at the Participation Award slot.
- Tulane (9-2, 6-1) didn’t exactly destroy Temple, 37-13, but the Committee keeps driving back and forth in front of their house.
- The Committee is not giving Navy (8-2, 6-1) any love.
- Memphis (8-3, 4-3) and South Florida (8-3, 5-2) are out of the running.
- San Diego State (9-2, 6-1) is a longshot.
- The Sun Belt’s James Madison is now 10-1 after a close home W against Wazzu, 24-20. SORRY, VANDERBILT! THE CFPC THINKS JMU IS MORE WORTHY!
RANK ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM
And for those interested, a top-20 by average rank among the six BCS-era computers: pic.twitter.com/pktjEUu4wc
— BCSKnowHow.com (@BCSKnowHow) November 24, 2025
My predictions (NOT my picks):
- anOhio State
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Georgia
- Oregon – not worthy but that is where they will put them.
- Texa$ Tech – See above.
- Ole Miss
- Notre Dame – beating Syracuse really tickles their fancy.
- BYU – See Oregon note above.
- Alabama
- Virginia*
- JMU*
The college football playoff rankings will be announced on ESPN beginning at 6pm CT/7pm ET.
LET’S GO BOWLING!
- Only three teams remain undefeated: Indiana, Ohio State, Texas A&M. Let’s do something about that.
- In his first season with Florida International, coach Willie Simmons has the Panthers at 6-5. He was formerly the coach at FAMU and rang up a 45-13 record with the Rattlers over 5 seasons. After one season as an assistant at Duke, he was hired by FIU and he returns them to a bowl game for the first time since 2019 when Butch Bygod Davis was calling the shots.
- The following teams picked up win No. 6: CLEMPSON, Duke, NC State, Northwestern, La Tech, FIU, Miami-OH, UTSA, Utah State.
LET’S GO BLOWING!
Make that ✌️ Touchdowns on the day for @5iehBangura! @OhioFootball | #MACtionpic.twitter.com/MBZMm9TWv6
— MACtion (@MACSports) November 19, 2025
My lawd. Is this supposed to be FBS football?
- UMass (0-11) would go on to lose 42-14 and is on the verge of a Triple Golden Sombrero with 12 defeats (3x four strikeouts). They host Bowling Green (3-8).
- Boston College and Oklahoma State are both 1-10.
- Georgia State also has that record. How has that guy not been canned?
- Charlotte, the team that UGA so bravely fought, also has one win, but at least their coach is in Year 1.
- Four MAC teams stand at 7-4 atop the league. One is at 6-5 and one at 5-6. The other 7 have clinched losing records.
- The following teams picked up defeat No. 7 this past week: Bill Belichick’s UNC, Maryland, Wyoming, FAU!, Liberty, Kent State, Ball State.
Krazy Kristi’s “SHUT UP!” of the Week goes to ESPN and the CFP and their continued history of a dumb calendar. The two organizations have agreed to an extension of next season’s playoff-format deadline to Jan. 23, 2026. The original deadline was Dec 1. Seriously, why such an early deadline? Heck, make it Arpil 23. Who cares??
HEISMAN HYPE
Is there any reason to discuss this anymore? ESPN and FOX have already made the decision.
Odds per FanDuel:
- QB Fernando Mendoza (Indiana) -125 – Rallying your team after sucking for 58 minutes is a new clincher.
- QB Julian Sayin (anOhio State) +400 – Still no Heisman moment.
- QB Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) +450 – Gotta get a non-QB in there. Especially after beating big bad Syracuse.
- QB Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt) +550
- QB Marcel Reed (Texas A&M) +1300
- QB Gunner Stockton (Georgia) +5000 – “Some folks call it a sling blade. I call it a Kaiser blade.”
THE SICK REPORT
Losing Kygnstonn Viliamu-Asa for the season is Notre Dame’s first big obstacle to overcome in its playoff push. In my mind, he’s the Irish’s second best defensive player behind Leonard Moore. ND doesn’t have anyone else who can do what he can.
Big loss.https://t.co/2EYDFLPqj3 pic.twitter.com/WM6NJHnF27
— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) November 23, 2025
- Linebacker and Name of the Week candidate Kygnstonn Viliamu-Asa has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury against Syracuse.
- LSU former starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has allegedly re-injured an abdominal injury, but it sure seems like he is peacing out.
THE QUIT REPORT
- Rumors have been flying around that QB Sam Leavitt is planning to leave Arizona State and enter the transfer portal. On3 claimed “Leavitt’s camp is actively shopping the talented passer ‘at a high level’.” Kenny Dillingham was asked by reporters of Leavitt exploring a transfer and he stated “I’m focused on Colorado” and quickly changed the subject.
DRAMARAMA
- The latest Georgia Bulldog to befoul the driving laws resulted in a dismissal. Offensive lineman Nyier Daniels faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges following an incident in which he allegedly fled law enforcement. Daniels’ mother, Brandi Canada-Green, was also charged with one felony and five misdemeanor charges in the incident. [SIDE NOTE: How is it that they have three last names among them and none in common?] The police incident report states that an officer stopped Canada-Green for running a stop sign and that Daniels then passed the officer at more than 100 mph in a 25 mph zone. The officer left Canada-Green to pursue Daniels, and then she allegedly used her vehicle to block the officer’s supervisor from joining in the chase. Daniels, who had siblings in his vehicle, allegedly drove more than 150 mph during the pursuit. Officers lost sight of his vehicle and pulled over, waited for Canada-Green to pass and arrested her. Daniels is buried in the depth chart which probably was the reason for the expulsion. If he was a starter, it probably would have been crickets. UGA has had 23 incidents since January 2023 and nobody gives Kirby Smart hell for it. If we had a Commissioner…
- Something called the College Sports Commission is supposed to be the new enforcement agency of college sports. LOL. They have asked all schools under its purview to agree to waive their right to challenge future punishments in court as part of an agreement that would give the agency significant power to investigate and punish rule breakers in the era of NIL deals and direct athlete payments. We’ll see how that goes.
- The classy Cincinnati fans repeatedly chanted “[F—] the Mormons” as BYU was on its way to a 26-14 win. The Cincy AD offered apologies, but they can expect a $50,000 fine similar to the one that Colorado got under similar circumstances.
- Disgusting jerkwad Art Briles has been hired as football coach at Eastern New Mexico. I hope they lose every game.
KOACHES KORNER
- Coaching changes:
- Arkansas
- Auburn
- Cal – NEW
- Colorado State
- Florida
- Kent State > Mark Carney
- LSU
- Oklahoma State
- Oregon State
- Penn State
- Stanford
- Virginia Tech > James Franklin
- UAB
- UCLA
- Cal parted ways with Justin Wilcox after the Bears lost to rival Stanford. Cal is bowl eligible for the third straight year, but for Pete’s sake… it’s CAL. What are they expecting?? The wonks have already started picking candidates. Among those mentioned are Bama OC Ryan Grubb and for Tide assistant Tosh Lupoi who is the current Oregon DC.
- Kudos to Virginia Tech for 1) going out and getting a high-ceiling replacement, and 2) getting him in mid-November. National Signing Day is a week from Wednesday on Dec 3. Franklin has the opportunity to flip a few prospects who are committed elsewhere and perhaps nab some from his old school, Penn State. He also will have a head start on the Transfer Portal which opens Jan. 2. Franklin signed a 5-year, $41.75M+ deal.
- Rumors have been making the rounds that Steve Sarkisian was looking to leave the Texas Longhorns. On Wednesday, he rebuffed those claims saying that he was “not going anywhere.”
- It had been reported that Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall was interviewing with Florida last Thursday but then it didn’t happen. While it is unclear who canceled on who, Sumrall needs to realize that he is the pretty girl at the high school dance. He doesn’t need to rush this thing.
- In his weekly presser, Colorado coach Deion Sanders pleaded his case: “You’ve got the right man,” Sanders told reporters. “I promise you, you do. And I’m going to prove that to you. Just give me an opportunity and a little more time, and I’m going to prove that to you.” Sounds like Hugh Freeze and his “so dang close” comment a few weeks ago. Sanders has already clinched his second losing season in three years with the Buffaloes.
- Urban Meyer’s wife was feeling frisky and told Urbie, “tie me up and you can do anything you want.” So he tied her up and went golfing.
- Fat F*** Phil Fulmer went to the doctor who instructed him, “Don’t eat anything fatty.” As FFPF was leaving he said, “Thank you, Doctor.” The doctor replied, “You’re welcome, Fatty.”
TEEVEE
- Oklahoma at Alabama drew a huge number of 10.5 million viewers on ABC.
- Not far behind was Texas at Georgia with 10.4 million, also on ABC.
- South Carolina at Texas A&M made it a clean sweep on the podium with 4.3 million on ESPN.
- The game that GameDay turned to instead of much more intriguing SEC games, Notre Dame at Pitt, landed in fourth with 4.0 million, interestingly enough also on ABC.
- Michigan at Northwestern at Wrigley Field got 3.8 million on FOX.
- And waaaaay down in sixth place was adorable little UCLA at Ohio State who all the wonks say people want to see. They garnered 3.4 million for sad little NBC.
THIS WEEK
Below is just a sampling highlight of games of interest this week. If you REALLY MUST know about the BIG UTEP-Delaware Battle Royale showdown, click here.
Tuesday, November 25
Bowling Green at UMass 3:30/4:30 ESPNU
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan 6:30/7:30 ESPN2 – Lance Taylor
Wednesday, November 26
NO GAMES?? AAAAAUGH!
Thursday, November 27
Navy at Memphis 6:30/7:30 ESPN
Friday, November 28 – 13 Games, Last Chance for Chaos
Missouri at Arkansas 2:30/3:30 SECN
Ole Miss at Mississippi State 11am/noon ABC – The Egg Bowl should be on Thanksgiving. F the NFL.
Utah at Kansas 11am/noon ESPN
Iowa at Nebraska 11am/noon CBS
Georgia at Georgia Tech 2:30/3:30 ABC
Indiana at Purdue 6:30/7:30 NBC
Texas A&M at Texas 6:30/7:30 ABC
Arizona at Arizona State 8pm/9pm FOX
Saturday, November 29 – Rivalry Saturday
SEC
Florida State at Florida 3:30/4:40 ESPN2
Kentucky at Louisville 11am/noon ACCN
Clemson at South Carolina 11am/noon SECN
LSU at Oklahoma 2:30/3:30 ABC
Vanderbilt at Tennessee 2:30/3:30 ESPN
National – Potential CFP Eliminators
Miami-FL at Pitt 11am/noon ABC
Texas Tech at West Virginia 11am/noon ESPN
Center Florida at BYU noon/1pm ESPN2
Oregon at Washington 2:30/3:30 CBS
UCLA at Southern Cal 6:30/7:30 NBC
Ohio State at Michigan 11am/noon FOX
NO!SLEEP!TIL!BROOKLYN! ~ Beastie Boys
Notre Dame at Stanford 9:30/10:30 ESPN – Must be nice.
#ALABAMA
- Josh Cuevas, Germie Bernard, and Parker Brailsford all missed the Eastern Illinois game. Cuevas and Brailsford were spotted in medical boots. Bernard and Brailsford are expected to be back for the Iron Bowl. Kalen DeBoer mysteriously said on Monday that they will “keep evaluating” tight end Cuevas this week.
- Qua Russaw made his return to action after several weeks off. He recorded one solo tackle and one assist.
- 97 Tide players saw game action.
- Bama OC Ryan Grubb called the game from the sideline rather than the booth. From DeBoer’s remarks, it sounds like they were just experimenting.
GAME 12 : Saturday, November 29, 2025
Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2) at Auburn Tigers (5-6)
Aubern, WG ~ 6:30/7:30 ABC
- Editorial: Once more unto the breach, dear friends. This is not just a rivalry. There are serious emotions involved. Alabama needs the win in order to find a spot in the CFP. The Orange Tigers need the win for bowl eligibility and to salvage a rotten season of close losses. But more importantly, those boogs want nothing more than to ruin the Crimson Tide’s season.
- Aub Coach: D. J.
DirtbagDurkin (aka DJDKAK) - Aub 2025: Aubie started off 3-0 but then lost 5 of their next 6 – all by really close outcomes.
- Series: Alabama is 51-37-1 all-time against the War Plains Eagles. Bama has won the last five in a row.
- Weather: It’s expected to get colder this week with a high of 57° on Saturday, dropping down into the 40s overnight with a chance of late rain.
- TV Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe.
- Radio: Chris Stewart, Tyler Watts, and Corey Reamer on Alabama Radio.
- Vegas: The FanDuel point spread has Alabama as a 5.5 point favorite. Over/Under is 48.5.
