Seth Emerson
@sethemerson.bsky.social
Senior writer for The Athletic, covering college football with a focus on the SEC. Longtime Georgia beat writer, still based in Athens.
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Kyle Whittingham has emerged as a focus of the Michigan search, source tells @theathletic.com.
Story with @byameek.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691... (ESPN first reported)
Story with @byameek.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691... (ESPN first reported)
Michigan focusing on Kyle Whittingham in head-coaching search: Source
Whittingham, 66, stepped down Dec. 12 after 21 seasons at Utah but made it known that he wasn’t done coaching.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Kyle Whittingham has emerged as a focus of the Michigan search, source tells @theathletic.com.
Story with @byameek.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691... (ESPN first reported)
Story with @byameek.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691... (ESPN first reported)
Damon Wilson answers Georgia damages arbitration request by suing Georgia and its collective, setting up potential landmark NIL legal battle:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Missouri DE Damon Wilson II sues Georgia, setting up landmark player vs. school NIL legal battle
Wilson’s attorneys allege the Bulldogs tried to 'punish Wilson for entering the portal' by lying about the former five-star’s NIL buyout.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Damon Wilson answers Georgia damages arbitration request by suing Georgia and its collective, setting up potential landmark NIL legal battle:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks has been given a one-year contract extension - now out to 2031 - and a raise from $1.525 million to $1.75 million.
Brooks has been the AD since Jan. 2021.
Brooks has been the AD since Jan. 2021.
December 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks has been given a one-year contract extension - now out to 2031 - and a raise from $1.525 million to $1.75 million.
Brooks has been the AD since Jan. 2021.
Brooks has been the AD since Jan. 2021.
LaNorris Sellers has officially announced he's returning to South Carolina for the 2026 season. Big lift for Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks. Now they just need to put a good offense around him.
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
LaNorris Sellers has officially announced he's returning to South Carolina for the 2026 season. Big lift for Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks. Now they just need to put a good offense around him.
Georgia may be without key edge rusher Gabe Harris for the Sugar Bowl.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Georgia’s Gabe Harris dealing with turf toe as Bulldogs manage slew of availability questions
Harris' emergence has been key to the team’s defensive surge late this season.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Georgia may be without key edge rusher Gabe Harris for the Sugar Bowl.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Journalism 101: If you give the principals a chance to respond, and they decline, then you've done the due diligence and can run the story. Holding until they respond would just result in principals knowing they can just run the clock out on you.
Suspect Bari Weiss knows this. Or maybe she doesn't.
Suspect Bari Weiss knows this. Or maybe she doesn't.
Bari Weiss this morning on the 60 Minutes segment: "We need to be able to get the principals on the record and on camera."
Of course, most journalists know that oftentimes people who are the subject of negative reporting don't want to speak on camera or on the record.
Of course, most journalists know that oftentimes people who are the subject of negative reporting don't want to speak on camera or on the record.
December 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Journalism 101: If you give the principals a chance to respond, and they decline, then you've done the due diligence and can run the story. Holding until they respond would just result in principals knowing they can just run the clock out on you.
Suspect Bari Weiss knows this. Or maybe she doesn't.
Suspect Bari Weiss knows this. Or maybe she doesn't.
I wonder if Texas A&M’s playbook has any plays that work.
December 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I wonder if Texas A&M’s playbook has any plays that work.
Well not sure about everyone else but I’m at least entertained.
December 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Well not sure about everyone else but I’m at least entertained.
Man, the Texas A&M defense is salty.
December 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Man, the Texas A&M defense is salty.
Jared Zirkel was Georgia’s big kicker recruit way back in the 2020 class. But he got beat out by walk-on Jack Podlesny, ended up transferring out.
December 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Jared Zirkel was Georgia’s big kicker recruit way back in the 2020 class. But he got beat out by walk-on Jack Podlesny, ended up transferring out.
Maybe the most underrated actor in one of the most underrated roles in one of the most underrated shows.
December 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Maybe the most underrated actor in one of the most underrated roles in one of the most underrated shows.
Momentum is a powerful thing. It's turned into an Oklahoma team-wide loss of composure.
December 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Momentum is a powerful thing. It's turned into an Oklahoma team-wide loss of composure.
Another narrative now being affirmed: John Mateer not that good.
Lotta football to be played, but three narratives so far being affirmed:
1. Alabama shouldn't have been in the playoff.
2. Oklahoma benefitted not playing in the SEC championship.*
3. Home field matters a ton.
1. Alabama shouldn't have been in the playoff.
2. Oklahoma benefitted not playing in the SEC championship.*
3. Home field matters a ton.
December 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Another narrative now being affirmed: John Mateer not that good.
Assume we are now on "will Alabama lose by more points than James Madison" watch.
December 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Assume we are now on "will Alabama lose by more points than James Madison" watch.
Lotta football to be played, but three narratives so far being affirmed:
1. Alabama shouldn't have been in the playoff.
2. Oklahoma benefitted not playing in the SEC championship.*
3. Home field matters a ton.
1. Alabama shouldn't have been in the playoff.
2. Oklahoma benefitted not playing in the SEC championship.*
3. Home field matters a ton.
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Lotta football to be played, but three narratives so far being affirmed:
1. Alabama shouldn't have been in the playoff.
2. Oklahoma benefitted not playing in the SEC championship.*
3. Home field matters a ton.
1. Alabama shouldn't have been in the playoff.
2. Oklahoma benefitted not playing in the SEC championship.*
3. Home field matters a ton.
There hasn't been a first-time national champion since 1996.
Three of the top five seeds this year would qualify.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Three of the top five seeds this year would qualify.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Will college football have a new champion? Here’s each CFP team’s national title history
Three of the top five seeds in the College Football Playoff have never won a national title, including No. 1 Indiana.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
There hasn't been a first-time national champion since 1996.
Three of the top five seeds this year would qualify.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Three of the top five seeds this year would qualify.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Texas is back ... with Will Muschamp, who is re-hired as defensive coordinator in a surprising move.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...
In surprising move, Texas names Will Muschamp new defensive coordinator after firing Pete Kwiatkowski
Will Muschamp is back running an SEC defense, and it will be back at Texas, where his head coaching career was originally supposed to begin.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Texas is back ... with Will Muschamp, who is re-hired as defensive coordinator in a surprising move.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...
Then-Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren said the decision to cancel the 2020 football season “will not be revisited.”
Dying at Kevin Warren issuing a statement about the Bears looking at sites in Indiana for the stadium since Illinois won't give them enough money and putting "this is not about leverage" in it lol
December 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Then-Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren said the decision to cancel the 2020 football season “will not be revisited.”
Since college football can never settle on a postseason format, let's ring in this year's playoff by looking at what it would look like with a bunch of alternative formats - past and (possibly) future:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
College Football Playoff alternative brackets: What would CFP look like at 4, 16, 24?
From the BCS era to the 24-team Playoff formats being discussed, here are a few other ways this year's postseason could have looked.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Since college football can never settle on a postseason format, let's ring in this year's playoff by looking at what it would look like with a bunch of alternative formats - past and (possibly) future:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
DJ Lagway is entering the transfer portal. A big wild card on where he might go, how good he might be, everything:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Florida QB DJ Lagway entering transfer portal after 2 seasons with Gators
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December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
DJ Lagway is entering the transfer portal. A big wild card on where he might go, how good he might be, everything:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Five takeaways on the SEC schedule reveal, including Lane Kiffin and the end of the late-season cupcake weekend:
(And the full week by week schedule):
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
(And the full week by week schedule):
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
SEC schedule revealed: Lane Kiffin returns to Ole Miss early in 2026 season
The SEC on Thursday night revealed its schedule for 2026, the first with a nine-game conference schedule. Here are our takeaways.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Five takeaways on the SEC schedule reveal, including Lane Kiffin and the end of the late-season cupcake weekend:
(And the full week by week schedule):
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
(And the full week by week schedule):
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
The SEC didn't make everyone wait: Lane Kiffin and LSU go to Ole Miss in Week 3 next year, Sept. 19.
December 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The SEC didn't make everyone wait: Lane Kiffin and LSU go to Ole Miss in Week 3 next year, Sept. 19.
Georgia QB Gunner Stockton finished seventh in the Heisman voting.
Georgia Tech QB Haynes King finished 10th.
The Heisman trust released the fifth through 10th place finishers tonight in advance of Saturday’s announcement.
Georgia Tech QB Haynes King finished 10th.
The Heisman trust released the fifth through 10th place finishers tonight in advance of Saturday’s announcement.
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Georgia QB Gunner Stockton finished seventh in the Heisman voting.
Georgia Tech QB Haynes King finished 10th.
The Heisman trust released the fifth through 10th place finishers tonight in advance of Saturday’s announcement.
Georgia Tech QB Haynes King finished 10th.
The Heisman trust released the fifth through 10th place finishers tonight in advance of Saturday’s announcement.
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It’s often said that too many political writers cover politics as if it’s sports. Actually they cover politics as if they are bad at covering sports
lol wut. dropping from 42 percent approval to 36 percent approval seems pretty significant. apnews.com/article/trum...
December 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It’s often said that too many political writers cover politics as if it’s sports. Actually they cover politics as if they are bad at covering sports
The SEC announces its 2026 schedule tonight. It'll be filled with a bunch of good matchups - which wouldn't happen if the conference still had divisions.
Why the SEC (and the Big Ten) won't bring back divisions anytime soon.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Why the SEC (and the Big Ten) won't bring back divisions anytime soon.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
As SEC moves to a 9-game schedule, why there’s no need to bring back divisions
The conference is better off with one division, which has led to better matchups even if it means minor headaches.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The SEC announces its 2026 schedule tonight. It'll be filled with a bunch of good matchups - which wouldn't happen if the conference still had divisions.
Why the SEC (and the Big Ten) won't bring back divisions anytime soon.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Why the SEC (and the Big Ten) won't bring back divisions anytime soon.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...