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NEW: Optimism continues to grow that BYU star RB LJ Martin can return for its game against Utah, @PeteNakos reports😼 on3.com/news/optimism-growin…

NEW: Missouri star RB Ahmad Hardy will make his season debut this weekend at Arkansas, @Brett_McMurphy reports. Hardy suffered a gunshot wound in the offseason. on3.com/news/missouri-runnin…

NEW: Ohio State AD Ross Bjork says the Big Ten is exploring a football scheduling model for 2028 based on the previous year’s standings: "So next year’s schedule, we would not know who we’re playing other than protecting the rivalry games. Obviously we have the biggest one, right? Other than that the rest of the schedule could be based on how did the teams finish in the previous year. That’s how the NFL does it." (via @971thefan) on3.com/news/ohio-state-athl…

Maryland head coaching search: Names to know and timelines to watch via @PeteNakos 🐢 Brian Kelly, Jason Eck, Dan Mullen & more. View: on3.com/news/maryland-coachi…

Colorado QB Julian Lewis suffered a medical emergency at the school’s athletic facility Wednesday, his family announced🙏 Lewis is now recovering. on3.com/news/julian-lewis-ho…

NEW: Now that the College Football coaching carousel is spinning, expect it to speed up, @AndyStaples writes 👀 • All eyes turn to Los Angeles • A Prime dilemma • Will the SEC stay quiet? Story: on3.com/news/now-that-the-co…

NEW: LSU's Lane Kiffin says the 24-team College Football Playoff "had to happen": "The conferences are so different. They are. They’re different stadiums, they’re different environments, they’re different middle to bottom of them. So you’re not playing equal schedules, they’re not even close. If you took an SEC team and gave them another one of those conference’s schedules, they’d average two more wins. Well, that’s a big deal. So, I say all that to say you had to go to more teams, because the system’s broke in how they pick them." (via @BFWshow) on3.com/news/lane-kiffin-stu…

NEW: Ohio State is the road favorite against USC on Saturday🌰 Can Lincoln Riley and the Trojans take down the No. 2 Buckeyes and Ryan Day? Odds, via Polymarket:

NEW: Lane Kiffin doubles down on his decision to leave Ole Miss for LSU: "I’ve never thought twice about this decision." He added: "To see that we played already as well as anybody in the country at times and be a really dangerous team, we’re able to do that in an offseason like we’ve never had before. We got here, and then our coaches are still coaching there and going back and forth, and didn’t know our current players on the team previously. So, as crazy as it sounds, we will always have better rosters than we do this year." (via @BFWshow) on3.com/news/lane-kiffin-dou…

NEW: The Big 12 has fined UCF $100,000 for anti-LDS chants during the BYU game. The conference has also added that a second confirmed incident of discriminatory conduct during the same game will result in an in-game competitive penalty. on3.com/news/big-12-fines-uc…

NEW: Lane Kiffin on LSU-Alabama getting the 2:30 p.m. CT slot instead of the night game he expected: "If someone thinks the SEC wants us to win this year after what’s been going on, they must have just been on Mars the last four months. So I guess when I look at it that way, I’m not surprised." on3.com/news/lane-kiffin-tak…

NEW: @BarstoolBigCat to people who don't like NIL, the transfer portal and the current state of College Football: "Texas Tech this year is a perfect example that money can't buy everything." (via @AndyAriOn3)

NEW: Oregon State's JaMarcus Shephard on the 24-team College Football Playoff: "Everyone has to work under the same set of rules. So let’s try to make it more accessible to more people, rather than just trying to make the rich richer, and that’s what it ends up boiling down to. The rich get richer, and I’m hoping that that’s not the case. I hope the NCAA actually does care about student athletes, all student athletes, not just the ones in the SEC and the Big Ten." (h/t @TopTierBeavers) on3.com/news/oregon-state-co…

NEW: Top 10 College Football QBs through Week 8🎯 Do you agree?🤔 (via @jdpickell)

NEW: Michigan is expected to start QB Tommy Carr against Rutgers on Saturday, @PeteNakos reports. on3.com/news/michigan-to-sta…

NEW: Florida State is the favorite against Clemson and Dabo Swinney🍢 Who you got? Odds, via Polymarket:

NEW: 10 questions that will define the 2026 College Football coaching carousel, via @PeteNakos👀 1. Does USC move on from Lincoln Riley? 6. Who are the top names that could move? View: on3.com/news/10-questions-th…

NEW: Alabama State has hired NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins as its basketball general manager, the school announced. on3.com/news/alabama-state-a…

NEW: USC head coach Lincoln Riley on feeling urgency and being mentioned for other jobs: "If I didn’t want to be at this place, I wouldn’t have come here in the first place. I’ve had plenty of opportunities to leave. This is where I want to be. This is the right place for me. I’m the right person to be here." (via @On3USC) on3.com/news/lincoln-riley-a…