Chip Kelly and Kevin McGiven are among the new hires making an immediate impact, while several other big-name coordinators are facing early questions.

From protecting the football to winning first down, the sport’s best teams have mastered the details that decide games.

Mike Norvell and Luke Fickell helped themselves Saturday, while Shane Beamer took another step toward the exit.

Mike Norvell and Luke Fickell helped themselves Saturday, while Shane Beamer took another step toward the exit.

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The chaos is handing contenders losses across the league, but those defeats could ultimately strengthen the conference’s case for multiple CFP bids.

The chaos is handing contenders losses across the league, but those defeats could ultimately strengthen the conference’s case for multiple CFP bids.

The No. 8 Gators are 4–0 for the first time since 2019 as the program’s pursuit of Lane Kiffin is well in the past and “G6 Jon” revives a sleeping giant.

The No. 8 Gators are 4–0 for the first time since 2019 as the program’s pursuit of Lane Kiffin is well in the past and “G6 Jon” revives a sleeping giant.

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A push for a 24-team field is gaining momentum again, and it seems inevitable that the power conferences will take away the Group of 6 bid.

The old Big Ten West struck back with a vengeance with signature victories from Iowa and Wisconsin, while USC and Maryland have coaching hot seat questions.

As the sport enters October, several teams face goal tests this weekend that will lay the groundwork for the remainder of the season.

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As the sport enters October, several teams face goal tests this weekend that will lay the groundwork for the remainder of the season.

Notre Dame and Miami are headed for a top-ranked showdown, Oregon and Oklahoma will face QB controversies and Coach Prime may consider hanging up his whistle.

Notre Dame and Miami are headed for a top-ranked showdown, Oregon and Oklahoma will face QB controversies and Coach Prime may consider hanging up his whistle.

Texas is rolling, Jeremiah Smith looks unstoppable and LSU remains committed to making things weird. Here’s what we learned in the first month of the season.

Texas is rolling, Jeremiah Smith looks unstoppable and LSU remains committed to making things weird. Here’s what we learned in the first month of the season.

The old Big Ten West struck back with a vengeance with signature victories from Iowa and Wisconsin, while USC and Maryland have coaching hot seat questions.

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The old Big Ten West struck back with a vengeance with signature victories from Iowa and Wisconsin, while USC and Maryland have coaching hot seat questions.

The USC QB grew up in public housing with 15 to 20 family members in one home. Now at the Trojans’ lavish facilities, he carries the values of community.

The USC QB grew up in public housing with 15 to 20 family members in one home. Now at the Trojans’ lavish facilities, he carries the values of community.

The USC QB grew up in public housing with 15 to 20 family members in one home. Now at the Trojans’ lavish facilities, he carries the values of community.

The pretenders are running out of places to hide, with Texas A&M, USC and Arkansas among the teams facing harsh reality checks.

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“Hotty Toddy” might make the most sense of the incredible number of nonsensical sayings The Dash dug up. Let’s sing them together.

“Hotty Toddy” might make the most sense of the incredible number of nonsensical sayings The Dash dug up. Let’s sing them together.

Is Gunner Stockton for real? Can Alabama put together a complete game? Will Bryce Underwood solve Iowa’s defense? We should get some answers in Week 4.

Perfect records can be deceiving, and these 10 teams are about to find out whether their starts mean anything.

Perfect records can be deceiving, and these 10 teams are about to find out whether their starts mean anything.

The LSU coach left the Rebels amid a storm of bitterness that built a 10-month grudge. In their first meeting, his former team sent him home with a loss.

The pretenders are running out of places to hide, with Texas A&M, USC and Arkansas among the teams facing harsh reality checks.

The LSU coach left the Rebels amid a storm of bitterness that built a 10-month grudge. In their first meeting, his former team sent him home with a loss.

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The LSU coach left the Rebels amid a storm of bitterness that built a 10-month grudge. In their first meeting, his former team sent him home with a loss.

Originally designed to deter schools from jumping leagues, new PSCA provisions would open the door to further Power 2 expansion as media rights start to expire.

Originally designed to deter schools from jumping leagues, new PSCA provisions would open the door to further Power 2 expansion as media rights start to expire.

Originally designed to deter schools from jumping leagues, new PSCA provisions would open the door to further Power 2 expansion as media rights start to expire.

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On-field brawls, field storms, flying mustard bottles and burned effigies, these games brought some of the sport’s fiercest rivalries to a boiling point.

Mike Norvell’s enormous buyout at Florida State is no longer enough to keep his job feel safe, while others enter Week 3 with plenty at stake.

Mike Norvell’s enormous buyout at Florida State is no longer enough to keep his job feel safe, while others enter Week 3 with plenty at stake.

When Lane Kiffin goes back to face the bad blood at Ole Miss this week, it’s hardly the only time a fan base has been at war with its former coach.

When Lane Kiffin goes back to face the bad blood at Ole Miss this week, it’s hardly the only time a fan base has been at war with its former coach.

Texas’s comeback over Ohio State and Mississippi State’s rout of Minnesota helped push the SEC past the Big Ten, which is struggling against Power 4 opponents.

Ohio State, Oregon and Oklahoma all found spectacular new ways to lose, raising serious questions about each program’s expectations and path forward.

After a rocky first season, the Texas QB led a 20-point comeback against No. 1 Ohio State and showed he could deliver when the stakes are the highest.