Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

For all the controversy that surrounded Richard Williams’ methods, the film’s primary lesson can be applied across all sports, races and classes.

Just eight years after a hire that put Washington on top of the world, the Huskies are staring into the abyss and No. 1 on this week’s Misery Index.

Florida’s seven FBS programs are a combined 28-42 without a single one of them in the mix to play for anything significant this postseason.

Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich was fired last month for not complying with mandate that all state employees be vaccinated.

The dirty little secret of the CFP rankings is that until the conference championship games are played on Dec. 4, none of what’s said Tuesday matters.

Is Kirby Smart — for the second time in his tenure — boxing himself into playing an inferior quarterback as he pursues a national title at Georgia?

It’s not official, of course, but we can pretty much declare the Justin Fuente era over after Virginia Tech’s home loss to Syracuse in Week 8.

Colorado State coach Steve Addazio had a double-whammy of incompetence in Rams loss, while Penn State and Clemson reach new levels of frustration.