The Largest Known Buyouts Currently On the Books in College Football and Men’s Basketball Where Mike Norvell lands among the top buyouts after Florida State fired him on Sunday. Sports Illustrated · 17h ago
Forde-Yard Dash: Nine Wild, Theoretical Coaching Moves That Could Shake Up College Football As the carousel starts to spin with three dismissals over the past week, here’s how we envision the dominoes falling of coaches parachuting out of a deteriorating situation for a fresh start. Sports Illustrated · Oct 26
Forde-Yard Dash: Which New Coordinators Are Thriving and Which Are Flailing? Chip Kelly and Kevin McGiven are among the new hires making an immediate impact, while several other big-name coordinators are facing early questions. Sports Illustrated · Oct 5
Clemson’s College Football Dynasty Is a Distant Memory. Is Dabo Swinney’s Time Up? Miami’s demolition exposed just how far the Tigers have fallen from their “Bring Your Own Guts” days at the top of the sport and called into question whether the coach can get them back there. Sports Illustrated · Oct 4
Why the ACC Is the Center of College Football’s Coaching Hot Seat Up to seven coaches are feeling the heat just a few weeks into the season, starting with Florida State’s Mike Norvell. Sports Illustrated · Sep 17
Dabo Swinney Coaches to Be Fired Prediction Market Shoots Up on Kalshi Dabo Swinney is favored to be out at Clemson on Kalshi's college football market. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Forde-Yard Dash: If the SEC Kicks Out LSU, Where Do the Tigers Go? In our hypothetical landscape, here’s how The Dash views another conference realignment if the shocking development happens. Sports Illustrated · Sep 8
Lane Kiffin’s LSU Debut Was a Message to College Football—Even Without NFL Players Pushing aside the bad omens of the pregame weather delay and controversy of the offseason, the Tigers dismantled Clemson exactly how the main character coach wanted. Sports Illustrated · Sep 6
College Football Week 1 Takeaways: LSU Rolls Past Clemson, Michigan Stuns Western Michigan on Hail Mary Oregon survived a scare from Boise State, while Ohio State, Georgia and Alabama rolled. Here are the keys to Saturday’s slate. Sports Illustrated · Sep 5
One Big Question for Each of the Top 10 College Football Games to Watch in Week 1 A full slate is finally on the docket—and Sports Illustrated not only points you to the best matchups of the week but highlights the key storyline in each one. Sports Illustrated · Sep 4
College Football’s Subliminal War Against Lane Kiffin Has Arrived Kiffin hasn’t been shy in defending his pursuit of NFL players. And his fellow college football coaches haven’t been shy about their disdain. Sports Illustrated · Sep 1
Forde-Yard Dash: 10 Coordinator Hires Who Could Make or Break Their Teams Gary Patterson and Bobby Petrino already dove straight in with Week Zero wins, while a number of high-profile assistants could be key to many teams’ fortunes. Sports Illustrated · Aug 31
Assessing Lincoln Riley and Other College Football Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2026 The fifth-year USC head coach’s job security could be one of the key storylines this season. Here’s a look at the coaching landscape and who could be on the move. Sports Illustrated · Aug 21
One Number That Sums Up Every ACC Team and Notre Dame in 2026 Can the league find an identity after a bizarre 2025? Sports Illustrated · Aug 12
Sports Illustrated · May 6 Dabo Swinney Is Doubling Down on His Culture-Driven Approach. Will It Lead to a Return to Championship Success? Swinney answered several questions in a wide-ranging interview with ESPN's Greg McElroy.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 25 Next QBs Up: The College Signal Callers Who Will Replace the 10 Taken in 2026 NFL Draft With Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson and eight others off to the pros, here are the quarterbacks who are projected to step into their shoes on campus this fall.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 Ole Miss Coach Pete Golding Addresses Dabo Swinney’s Tampering Allegations The Ole Miss coach was asked about the offseason drama with Clemson’s Dabo Swinney over the recruitment of linebacker Luke Ferrelli.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 25 NCAA Proposes Significant Penalties for Coaches, Programs Taking Transfers Outside Portal Transfers have once again been a subject of major offseason strife in college football. The issue hit a peak in late January when Clemson coach Dabo Swinney too
Sports Illustrated · Jan 27 SEC’s Latest Scandals Ask an Uncomfortable Question: Where Is Greg Sankey? The league’s commissioner has been notably absent during Ole Miss’s alleged tampering with a Clemson linebacker and Alabama pushing for eligibility for pro hoops player Charles Bediako.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 23 Dabo Swinney Directly Accuses Ole Miss’s Pete Golding of Tampering in Presser The Clemson coach held nothing back.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 23 Way-Too-Early 2026 College Football Playoff Brackets: Expert Picks, Imaginative Scenarios Who’s the next Indiana? Will the Big Ten win a fourth straight championship? We dive into multiple projections for next season’s playoff.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 3 Clemson Bringing Back Offensive Coordinator From Early in Dabo Swinney’s Tenure The Tigers are reportedly heading back to the future.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 30, 2025 Dabo Swinney Makes Two Key Changes to Clemson Coaching Staff Clemson’s Dabo Swinney announced offensive coordinator Garrett Riley and longtime safeties coach Mickey Conn would not be back in 2026.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 27, 2025 Clemson Fake Punt Went So Poorly the Intended Receiver Thought It Was an Actual Punt The Tigers’ trickery couldn't warm up their offense Saturday.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 30, 2025 Dabo Swinney Had Classy Words for Shane Beamer After Clemson Beat South Carolina Dabo Swinney showed support for Shane Beamer after Clemson’s win over South Carolina.