www.espn.com - NCFAs the coaching carousel continues to spin, we grade every major hire.Lane Kiffin is the new coach at LSU, and he will not continue with Ole Miss on its College Football Playoff run as the Rebels promoted Pete Golding to head coach.Pat Fitzgerald, 50, has emerged as the target of Michigan State's coaching search, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Sunday night, confirming a report, and the sides are working toward a deal, which is expected to be finalized in the near future.Kentucky is expected to fire football coach Mark Stoops, sources told ESPN on Sunday, with the process set to formally play out Monday.Florida has hired Tulane's Jon Sumrall as its next football coach, with sources telling ESPN that the six-year deal is for an average of nearly $7.5M per season.Tulane athletic director David Harris said he always appreciated coach Jon Sumrall's "transparency" about the Green Wave's football program and the coach's own career goals during their regular meetings.Four-star Alabama commit Zyan Gibson, No. 65 in the 2026 ESPN 300, is "standing by" his pledge to the Crimson Tide, the defensive back wrote on social media Sunday, shortly after posting a decommitment graphic that "was the result of a miscommunication."Duke finished off Wake Forest to improve to 7-5 Saturday, and after some ACC shuffling later in the day, the Blue Devils ended up in the league title game, something coach Manny Diaz believes his team "absolutely" deserves after going 6-2 in conference.New Mexico has agreed to a new five-year contract for football coach Jason Eck, the school announced.Iowa had receipts after its win over Nebraska on Friday -- though not in the form you might expect.Why the Buckeyes are so dominant, the ACC is so confusing and the playoff picture still isn't settled.With bowl season fast approaching, we forecast who will play where, including the College Football Playoff.We assess how the committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 14.After only two years, MSU has cut ties with Smith, creating another Big Ten job opening.Stoops departs after 13 years at Kentucky -- a job that could attract some interesting candidates.A look at the new Top 25 after Week 14.We have NFL draft notes through CFB Week 14, including what to make of T.J. Parker's three-sack game and Trevor Goosby's rise.How sportsbooks are evaluating Ole Miss and the College Football Playoff race, and more on NFL underdogs winning big on Thanksgiving.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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