Baylor athletic director and College Football Playoff chairman Mack Rhoades is taking a leave of absence from both positions for personal reasons. [...]
The top five teams remained unchanged in the second set of rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee, with Ohio State at No. 1, followed by fellow unbeatens Indiana and Texas A&M then one-loss Alabama and Georgia. [...]
The Pac-12 has found another media partner in USA Sports, which announced Thursday it will televise 22 football games, 50 men's basketball games and up to 10 women's basketball games beginning next year. [...]
North Carolina coach Bill Belichick said he's "focused" on this week's opponent -- Wake Forest -- and not questions swirling about his potential interest in the vacant New York Giants head coaching job. [...]
Stuck in a five-game losing streak after a strong 4-0 start to the season, Maryland coach Mike Locksley said Tuesday that he's not coaching for his job as his Terrapins prepare for a Big Ten game this weekend against the 6-3 Illinois Fighting Illini. [...]
In a legal filing Monday, Brian Kelly's attorneys say LSU has taken the position that it has not "formally terminated" Kelly as the Tigers' football coach and is now seeking to fire him "for cause" and potentially avoid paying his full $54 million buyout. [...]
