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'You're basically on the clock': Instant roster makeovers, 24/7 recruiting and the new life of first-year coaches
Why Brian Kelly, Billy Napier, Sonny Dykes and other coaches in new places are at risk of "paralysis by analysis."


NICK SABAN
Paul Finebaum 'gobsmacked' by Saban's criticism of Texas A&M
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ANALYZING THE INDEPENDENTS
Independents preview: Notre Dame, BYU poised for success
The Irish have a new coach but need to settle on a quarterback, and the Cougars seem to be loaded. We break down those teams and the other indies.

FUTURE POWER RANKINGS
College football's best defenses over the next three years
We take a look at which programs will have the best defenses over the next three seasons. Plenty of teams are in contention for the top spot, but which team has the brightest future?

COLLEGE QB CAROUSEL
Old faces in new places: The best QBs from the transfer portal

TRANSFER PORTAL
College football transfer portal: Which teams added and lost the most value?
Using Pro Football Focus metrics, how much did teams actually benefit via the transfer portal?

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Forget NIL -- these are the real issues college leaders need to solve
You may hear a lot of whining about NIL. But school presidents and college sports power brokers need to focus on the big issue -- the widening gap between the Big Ten and SEC and everybody else, and what that means for the future.

SPORTS NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN OF THE WEEK
Sports NFTs of the week
UConn's Paige Buecker's joins with Meta for Instagram NFTs and Tom Brady's Autograph company adds big names to its portfolio while two USC QBs start a partnership.

UCF GEARING UP FOR MOVE TO BIG 12
With Big 12 move on the horizon, Gus Malzahn and UCF prepare for the next step
With Year 1 under his belt and a move to the Big 12 coming, the Knights coach is excited about his team's short- and long-term future.
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- Saban: Texas A&M 'bought every player on team'
- Former NDSU QB Patterson transfers to Temple
- Pac-12 scraps divisions after NCAA paves way
- D-I Council waives initial counter limits in football
- South Carolina adds Kitchens to staff as analyst
- OSU's Day to get $9.5M per year through 2028
- Top CB recruit reclassifies, will join UGA in 2022
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