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☆ Nick Saban, the Alabama football coach who won 7 national titles, is retiring, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( John Zenor | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is retiring after 17 seasons. Saban won six national titles with Alabama since 2007, with the most recent in 2017. He won more titles than any other major coach in college football. Saban has won more national titles than any other major college coach. Saban is 297-71-1 as a college head coach, with stops at Toledo, Michigan State and LSU, where he also won a national title.

Persons: Nick Saban, Saban, —, Paul, Bear, Bryant, hadn't, Jalen Milroe Organizations: of Alabama, Alabama, Service, Crimson Tide, ESPN, Crimson, Southeastern Conference, College Football, Rose Bowl, Tide, NFL, Miami Dolphins, Toledo , Michigan State, LSU, SEC Locations: Alabama, Michigan, Toledo ,, Texas, Georgia

☆ Everyone thinks Jim Harbaugh is leaving Michigan for the NFL. Here's where he could be headed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe Michigan Wolverines are 60 minutes of playing time away from their first potential title of the millennium. Related storiesMichigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is connected to a number of vacant or soon-to-be-vacant head coaching spots in the NFL. Jim Harbaugh leads his Michigan Wolverines out of the tunnel. AdvertisementA number of teams have already expressed interest in the former San Francisco 49ers head coach. Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesPlus, the head coach has been cagey about his intentions during recent media availabilities.

Persons: —, Jim Harbaugh, David Rosenblum, Harbaugh, he's, He's, Jordan Schultz, Don Yee —, Grant Halverson Organizations: Service, Michigan Wolverines, Business, Monday's College, NFL, Wolverines, Getty, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Athletic, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington, Washington Huskies Locations: Ann Arbor, Michigan, West Coast

☆ Key things you may have missed from Michigan's wild CFP win over Alabama — from locker room trolling to a shirtless Tom Brady
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide face off for a trip to the 2024 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Michigan took down Nick Saban's Crimson Tide 27-20 in a New Year's Day overtime thriller. Here's everything you missed from the megawatt matchup at America's Stadium — and the post-game reactions following "The Granddaddy of Them All."

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☆ Big M&A and Bob Iger's future: 13 media executives make their anonymous 2024 predictions
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Executive 2: Bob Iger will, again, extend his contract as Disney CEO Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger renewed his contract through 2026. This executive predicted "fool me five times, shame on me." This executive predicted Peltz and Rasulo will win their campaign and both join the board. This person predicted Disney would purchase privately held Candle Media to acquire Moonbug Entertainment, the owner of CoComelon. This executive predicted Yaccarino would either lose patience or find her job increasingly pointless and leave the company in 2024.

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☆ The Heartbreaking College Football Playoff Selection Has a Soul-Crushing Finish
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Farewell, messy old college football playoff frenemy. You were loved, you were hated, you were fun, you were ruthless, you were nonsense, you were fab, you were a waste of everyone’s time, you are not welcome anywhere near Tallahassee, and soon you’ll be gone.

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☆ Your College Football Team Went Undefeated? Sorry, That’s Not Good Enough.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Billy Witz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The metaphorical white puffs of smoke sent up by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Sunday signaled that the panel had chosen the four teams that would vie for this season’s championship — and that Florida State, unbeaten champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was not among them. This caused smoke of a different sort to emanate from the Seminoles’ ears. Florida State’s résumé was hard to beat. The Seminoles began the season by walloping Louisiana State, which was led by the presumptive Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Jayden Daniels. The Seminoles’ only shortcoming was being shorthanded: Their star quarterback, Jordan Travis, broke his leg last month against North Alabama.

Persons: résumé, Jayden Daniels, Jordan Travis, Tate Rodemaker, Brock Glenn Organizations: College Football, Florida State, Atlantic Coast Conference, Seminoles, walloping Louisiana State, Clemson, persevering, Michigan, North, Louisville Locations: Florida, Washington, Texas, Alabama, North Alabama

☆ Why Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff and why it’s so controversial
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Sunday’s announcement of the four teams selected for the College Football Playoff sent shockwaves through the sport. Instead of folding, Florida State rallied, coming from behind on the road to defeat Florida in Gainesville with backup quarterback Tate Rodemaker. With the selection, the Crimson Tide will make its eighth appearance in the College Football Playoff, the most of any team. Speaking on ESPN on Sunday, College Football Playoff committee chair Boo Corrigan explained why FSU was left out of the top four. It renders the season up to yesterday irrelevant and significantly damages the legitimacy of the College Football Playoff.

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☆ College Football Playoff Features Four Heavyweights—and One Giant Snub
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Laine Higgins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For most of its more than 150 years of existence, college football has been defined as much by controversy and contention as what happened when a bunch of students squared off on the field. This is a sport where 34 national titles have been disputed or vacated—and sometimes both. Then, 10 years ago, the sport’s leaders decided to change all that. College football went from the murky selection process of the Bowl Championship Series era to a playoff format, allowing four teams to duke it out for the national title. The days of controversy were supposedly over.

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☆ Alabama Plunges College Football Into Chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Laine Higgins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jalen Milroe and the Alabama Crimson Tide won the SEC Championship. Photo: Todd Kirkland/Getty ImagesATLANTA—Heading into this week’s conference championship matchups, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee looked like it could take the weekend off. The top four teams in the nation—Georgia, Michigan, Washington and Florida State—were all Power 5 schools with perfect records. Win one more game, and the final four would pick itself. Then Nick Saban’s Alabama marched into Atlanta and plunged the entire sport into chaos.

Persons: Jalen Milroe, Todd Kirkland, Nick Saban’s Alabama Organizations: Alabama Crimson Tide, SEC, Getty, College, Florida State Locations: ATLANTA, Georgia, Michigan, Washington, Florida, Atlanta

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Florida State coach Mike Norvell said the possibility of leaving his unbeaten Seminoles out of the College Football Playoff shouldn't even be discussed. Florida State made things as difficult as possible on the CFP selection committee, using a dominant defensive performance to beat No. In all likelihood, Rodemaker would be ready to play should Florida State make the playoff, but even he has only started two games. Florida State also had 14 tackles for loss and 10 pass breakups. “I feel like we go out there and play for each other and we are a close-knit team,” Toafili said.

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Washington will meet Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 1. 2 seed Washington (13-0) won the Pac-12 championship with a 34-31 win over Oregon in the conference championship game on Friday. 3 seed Texas (12-1) jumped four spots from No. This will be the sixth all-time meeting between Washington and Texas, and fourth straight in a bowl. The semifinal will be a bowl rematch of quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr. of Washington and Quinn Ewers of Texas.

Persons: Michael Penix Jr, Quinn Ewers, ___ Organizations: Texas, College Football, Washington, Oregon, Big, Oklahoma State, Longhorns, Southeastern Conference, Quinn Ewers of Texas ., Alamo Bowl, Huskies, Peach, Alabama, Michigan, AP Locations: Washington, New Orleans, Washington and Texas, Quinn Ewers of Texas, Quinn Ewers of Texas . Washington, Alabama, Atlanta . Texas, Oklahoma, Houston

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Top-seeded Michigan will face Southeastern Conference champion Alabama in the College Football Playoff semifinal to be played as the 110th edition of the Rose Bowl Game. The Wolverines will be playing in their 21st Rose Bowl, more than any school except USC, but Michigan hasn't been to the Granddaddy of Them All since 2007. Michigan's fans hope the Rose Bowl berth is the penultimate step in a tumultuous season featuring incredible play, but also two suspensions for Harbaugh. Alabama returned to the CFP and earned its eighth appearance in the Rose Bowl by ending the Bulldogs' 29-game winning streak. Alabama's previous Rose Bowl Game appearance was in 1946, although Nick Saban's Crimson Tide also won the national championship at the Rose Bowl in January 2010 when they beat Texas in the BCS title game.

Persons: Jim Harbaugh's, Nick Saban's Organizations: Southeastern Conference, Alabama, College Football, Rose, Crimson Tide, USC, Harbaugh, Wolverines, Big, Michigan, CFP, Tide, SEC, . Alabama, Bulldogs, Notre Dame, Texas, BCS, Longhorns, Georgia, AP Locations: PASADENA, Calif, Michigan, Southern California, Pasadena, Iowa, Georgia, ., Arlington , Texas, Houston

The four-team version of the College Football Playoff is going out with drama and controversy. “When you talk about the four best teams, watch the game,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. 19 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 championship game, have a chance to make that leap Sunday. — The SEC champion has never been left out of the College Football Playoff. "So we’re the best teams, and do we want the best teams?” Smart asked.

Persons: Jordan Travis, Mike Norvell, Kirby Smart, “, Go, —, ” Smart, Ralph D, Russo Organizations: College Football, CFP, Washington, Florida State, Seminoles, Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisville, Alabama, NFL, Bulldogs, Southeastern Conference, Oklahoma State, Big, SEC, AP Locations: Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Florida, ” Georgia

18 Iowa 26-0 for its third straight Big Ten title game, a third straight playoff berth and likely the top seed in the College Football Playoff. 8 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference title game, Michigan (13-0, No. Deacon Hill was 18 of 32 with 120 yards and the Hawkeyes rushed for 35 yards on 24 carries. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak and marked the second in three years Iowa lost the title game to Michigan by more than 25 points. Michigan: Harbaugh missed six games this season because of suspension and yet Michigan heads into the postseason undefeated for the second straight year.

Persons: Jim Harbaugh, Blake Corum, McCarthy, Corum, ” Corum, Anthony Thomas ’, hasn’t, Harbaugh's, Tony Petitti, It’s, Harbaugh didn’t, ” Harbaugh, “ I’ve, who’s, Deacon Hill, Kirk Ferentz, “, Semaj Morgan, Brian Ferentz, I’ll, ” Ferentz, “ I’m, I’m, James Turner, Iowa's, Jaziun Patterson, Harbaugh, ___ Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, —, Wolverines, Michigan, College Football, Southeastern Conference, archrival Ohio State, Big, Harbaugh, Michigan Nation, Hawkeyes, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Wolverines . Michigan, SEC, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, AP Locations: — Michigan, J.J, Iowa, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, ” Iowa, ” Michigan

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Florida State won every game this season. 4 Florida State (13-0 ACC, No. 6 CFP) on Dec. 30 in the Orange Bowl after both programs felt like they deserved a chance to play for the national title. “I’m hurting for our players who have displayed a tremendous amount of resilience and response this season,” Florida State coach Mike Norvell said Sunday. Georgia and Florida State had one big difference.

Persons: Jordan Travis ’, “, Mike Norvell, —, Jaylan Ford, They’re, They’ve, Kalen DeBoer, DeBoer, Kirby Smart, “ You’re, ” Smart, Travis ’, Boo Corrigan, Norvell, Jordan Travis, ”, Travis, ” Travis, Jim Vertuno, Tim Booth Organizations: Florida State, Georgia, College Football, Orange, ACC, SEC, Seminoles, Alabama, Bulldogs, ., Ohio State, CFP, Mississippi State, North Alabama, ESPN, Florida, Louisville, AP Sports, AP Locations: MIAMI, Fla, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Washington , Texas , Alabama, Florida State, ” Texas, ” Washington, . Georgia, Tennessee, Austin , Texas, Seattle

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns are leaving the Big 12 with bookend championships and still hoping for a chance at the College Football Playoff. Longhorns fans heartily booed and chanted “S-E-C!, S-E-C!” while Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark addressed the crowd before presenting the championship trophy to Ewers. It was the fourth Big 12 title for the Longhorns (12-1, No. 18 CFP) had won seven of eight games to get to its second Big 12 title game in three years. Murphy and Manning both took snaps on the final drive for Texas over the final 6 1/2 minutes against Oklahoma State.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said his still-evolving conference remains committed to having a championship game even as the College Football Playoff expands from four to 12 teams after this season. “I know there’s been a lot of discussion amongst the commissioners about what that might look like, but as it relates to the Big 12, we love this game. 19 Oklahoma State at the home of NFL's Dallas Cowboys, where it has a contract to play its championship game through 2031. Some Longhorns fans booed and chanted at Yormark when he was walking off the field into a tunnel before the Big 12 championship game. Yormark said the partnership is a differentiator for the Big 12 because of the wrestling organization's 150 million social media followers.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart challenged College Football Playoff selection committee members to believe what they see when judging his No. “When you talk about the four best teams, watch the game,” Smart said after Georgia's 27-24 loss to No. Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck said it won't be easy to watch the committee announce the four-team playoff field on Sunday. “It’s a really talented football team and is a really balanced football team. So we’re the best teams, and do we want the best teams?”___Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season.

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Jennings threw a touchdown pass and accounted for 266 yards from scrimmage, Collin Rogers kicked four second-half field goals and No. 17 Tulane 26-14 on Saturday in the AAC title game. Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesThe Mustangs (11-2) also turned in a stifling defensive performance, limiting Tulane (11-2, No. “Our defense today, they dominated,” Lashlee said, highlighting how SMU held Tulane to 31 yards rushing, far below its average of 167.3 yards coming in. Interceptions by Cam Pedescleaux and Jarius Monroe, and an early missed field goal by SMU, kept Tulane in the game.

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They blew a 17-point lead, watched Oregon go ahead by four and immediately responded with the drive of the game. And now the third-ranked Huskies not only are the Pac-12 champions, they secured a spot in the College Football Playoff with a 34-31 victory over No. Only Oregon State and Washington State will remain as they try to find a way to keep the tradition-rich conference together in some form. Washington took a 20-3 lead before the Ducks scored a touchdown with nine seconds left to get to within 10 points. The lead didn't last long as Washington scored on its next drive to take the lead for good.

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5 Oregon 34-31 for a spot in the College Football Playoff, those emotions also were tempered about what's being left behind. “It is sad to see it happen, for that to be the last football game,” DeBoer said. I don't think there's anyone else in the country that's gone through what we've gone through.”Now the Pac-12 becomes the Pac-2 with only Oregon State and Washington State sticking around. Oregon State and Washington State could agree to some kind of merger with the Mountain West or look to rebuild Pac-12 by taking the top teams from the Group of Five leagues. “The Pac-12 has been an historical conference for a long time,” Oregon quarterback Bo Nix said.

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☆ Wait, Is Alabama About to Crash the College Football Playoff?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Laine Higgins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

This is the college football season when some very un-Alabama things happened to Alabama. It started when the Crimson Tide lost a game in September. Things got worse when they rotated through three quarterbacks before finally naming a starter. They needed a second-half comeback to squeak past South Florida and then a miracle to win the Iron Bowl. The whole thing was deeply weird and unsettling, like Nick Saban cracking a smile.

Persons: Nick Saban Organizations: Crimson Tide Locations: Alabama, Florida

4 Florida State might have to turn to third-string quarterback Brock Glenn to start the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game against 15th-ranked Louisville on Saturday night. Tate Rodemaker, who made his second career start in the team’s regular-season finale at Florida, has been limited in practice this week while recovering from a concussion. Rodemaker left the game briefly in the fourth quarter after getting hit in the head while sliding, a targeting call that resulted in an ejection. Rodemaker has been able to participate in some parts of practice, but Glenn has gotten the bulk of the work leading into the game. “It's the same thing we faced a week ago, going and playing our last regular-season game.

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is the only league to claim a spot — sometimes two spots — in every College Football Playoff. 1 Georgia in the SEC championship game Saturday. The Pac-12 appears assured of a playoff team in its swan song of a season with No. Should Texas win — and Alabama beat Georgia — the Horns would certainly have a pretty good case for a playoff spot. “I’ll also point candidly to the realities when the SEC teams have entered the College Football Playoff format, our success is unparalleled,” Sankey said.

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The time for upsets have come and gone with little chaos in college football and not much movement in the AP Top 25 for much of the season. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesLast year the Top 25 teams heading into championship weekend had lost 59 games. Maybe a little, but Reality Check will always find places to ponder the rankings. 9 Missouri (10-2)Next: TBDReality check: Tigers have the SEC's leading rusher in RB Cody Schrader, a former D-II transfer and walk-on, and third-leading receiver in Luther Burden III, a former five-star recruit. 23 Toledo (11-1)Next: vs. Miami, Ohio, MAC championship, SaturdayReality check: The MAC championship used to routinely produce drama with coaches who might be leaving for bigger jobs.

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