Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

If Lane Kiffin really thought Ole Miss had a chance, he surely wouldn’t have made a series of hair-brained, all-or-nothing calls that backfired.

Boise State, San Diego State, Air Force and Colorado State have decided to remain in Mountain West and not move to American Athletic Conference.

Amateurism isn’t just over, it should be obvious by now that it was never part of what made college sports popular.

After getting wrecked by Georgia Tech on Saturday, North Carolina as a preseason top-10 team was as ill-advised in retrospect as a $5 seafood buffet.

Clemson fans should have seen these struggles coming, while Iowa State overachieved last season. Meanwhile, Oklahoma’s 4-0 record is a mirage.

What Sam Pittman has done in less than two seasons with the Razorbacks is a great template for the administrators who have to make coaching hires.

It would be malpractice for Sixers GM Daryl Morey to waste Joel Embiid’s prime by making a bad trade to appease an unhappy Ben Simmons.

Alcorn State has been unable to practice this week after its athletic trainer left the team, putting Saturday’s game vs. South Alabama in peril.

If the most clutch player in men’s tennis could not overcome the pressure of trying to win the Grand Slam, it’s hard to believe any man will.

When you see losses like Saturday, when Southern Cal got blown out by Stanford, it seems like only a matter of time before coach Clay Helton is out.