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John Talty

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When all-in backfires: Penn State finally gave James Franklin everything he wanted -- and it cost him

Suddenly, Franklin found himself out of excuses in Happy Valley

College football Week 7 storylines: Oregon vs. Indiana for new No. 1? Billy Napier continues quest to save job

Parsing through the biggest games and storylines entering the seventh week of the college football season

Ballad of Bobby Petrino: From infamy to interim, there's hope for redemption in latest stint leading Arkansas

Petrino rides again at Arkansas, 13 years after an infamous scandal led to his ouster and imploded the program

Gone but not forgotten: An SEC lifer, Mark Womack helped shape the modern-day league as executive commissioner

Womack, the SEC's long-time executive associate commissioner, died Monday at the age of 70

Indiana believes it belongs with the nation's elite. Curt Cignetti, Hoosiers can prove it against No. 3 Oregon

In year two under Cignetti, No. 7 Indiana is arguably more formidable than last year's CFP team

James Franklin should head elsewhere, because he's not the guy to win big enough at Penn State

Auburn head coach James Franklin? Wisconsin head coach James Franklin?

College football Week 6 storylines: Diego Pavia seeks to cement his status as all-time Alabama villain

Also, Arch Manning squares off with DJ Lagway in a matchup that was much more anticipated in the preseason

American Hustle: How the Group of Six's top conference created value for schools amid Power Four expansion

No Group of Six conference has come close to the American's output this season

Virginia Tech stopped revenue share payments to player who expressed interest in redshirting, attorney says

The situation unfolding at Virginia Tech illuminates a new dilemma schools must confront in the modern era

Kalen DeBoer owns Kirby Smart just like Saban did, puts Alabama right back in the playoff mix

DeBoer began the month a piñata and ends it, somehow, as King of the South -- but there's a lot of season left

Alabama vs. Georgia prediction, pick, odds, spread: Crimson Tide hit the road for SEC opener with Bulldogs

Saturday night's showdown of heavyweights figures to have a lasting impact on the SEC race

College football Week 5 storylines: Early 'must-win' for Alabama vs. Georgia; get over it and move on, Auburn

Plus, an opportunity to shake the 'Big Game James' moniker for good

College Football Playoff leaders 'comfortable' with 12-team format, not in rush to decide on 2026 expansion

The CFP management committee met Wednesday but expansion talks were minimal ahead of a Dec. 1 deadline

Dabo Swinney won't be the next college football coach fired, but he could be the next Mike Gundy

Alarms should be going off in Swinney's head after another legendary coach was axed for failure to adapt

Who is Fernando Mendoza? Indiana QB emerges as Heisman Trophy favorite amid breakout early in 2025 season

The Hoosiers signal caller has rocketed up the odds boards after the thrashing of Illinois in Week 4

John is a national college sports writer. He previously worked as SEC insider and senior sports editor for AL.com and Alabama Media Group. He is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of "The Leadership Secrets of Nick Saban: How Alabama's Coach Became the Greatest Ever."

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