www.espn.com - NCFWe assess how the committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 14.The final chapter of the 2025 regular season didn't upend the status quo, but it did give us plenty of answers.Sources told ESPN late Saturday that the expectation is LSU, a day after its regular season ended, will hire Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, 50, on Sunday as its new coach and that the deal will cover seven seasons at an annual average of around $12 million.Auburn has reached a six-year deal for South Florida's Alex Golesh to become the Tigers' next football coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.No. 10 Alabama escaped Auburn with a 27-20 victory and will face No. 4 Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship game next week in Atlanta.Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said his team's inclusion in the College Football Playoff is straightforward, arguing that it's hard to argue the Irish aren't one of the nation's best teams right now.Oklahoma all but wrapped up a playoff berth with a come-from-behind 17-13 win over LSU on Saturday, scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 4:16 left.Bill Belichick's debut season at North Carolina ended with a blowout loss to rival NC State, capping a 4-8 campaign filled with struggles for the Tar Heels.Marshall Faulk, 52, the Pro and College Football Hall of Fame running back who was an assistant coach with the Colorado Buffaloes this season, was named new head coach at Southern University, an FCS program located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Saturday.Iowa had receipts after its win over Nebraska on Friday -- though not in the form you might expect.As the coaching carousel continues to spin, we grade every major hire.As expected, college football's rivalry week brought plenty in the department of unconventionality. We handed out nontraditional superlatives for the chaotic weekend.What do an axe, skillet and a gold boot have in common? Meet the iconic rivalry trophies of college football.
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