Zach Barnett
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College football writer for FootballScoop, co-host of the College Football Tailgate on 96.7 The Ticket in Dallas
He was scary at Longview. Nice pickup for SMU.
Alabama WR transfer Jalen Hale commits to SMU
Alabama WR transfer Jalen Hale commits to SMU
SMU landed Alabama transfer Jalen Hale Monday.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
He was scary at Longview. Nice pickup for SMU.
The Green Bay Packers have a decision to make on Matt LaFleur, and market forces indicate they'll need to make it quickly.
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Green Bay Packers have decision to make on Matt LaFleur
With Saturday night's stunning collapse to the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers under Matt LaFleur have become the NFC's answer to what the Pittsburgh Steelers and Balt
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January 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The Green Bay Packers have a decision to make on Matt LaFleur, and market forces indicate they'll need to make it quickly.
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Longtime, double emphasis on long, NFL assistant coach Tom Moore has announced his retirement.
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Tom Moore retires after 62(!!) years in coaching
Many, many people have given their lives to the game of football. Few have given more of their time than longtime NFL assistant Tom Moore, emphasis on long. On Thursday, Moore
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January 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Longtime, double emphasis on long, NFL assistant coach Tom Moore has announced his retirement.
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Yeah, I'm not trying to argue McDaniel was blameless. Obviously not.
But the organization as a whole is hopeless and the odds they'll do worse are like 90%.
But the organization as a whole is hopeless and the odds they'll do worse are like 90%.
I don't hate McDaniel the way other Fins fans do, but this is reductive as hell. Consistent third quarter collapses, failure to win in cold weather, failure to beat .500+ teams, failure to develop o-line, its all Tua's fault?
January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Yeah, I'm not trying to argue McDaniel was blameless. Obviously not.
But the organization as a whole is hopeless and the odds they'll do worse are like 90%.
But the organization as a whole is hopeless and the odds they'll do worse are like 90%.
Team with longest league-quarterfinal drought in American professional sports, drafted Tua Tagovailoa ahead of Justin Herbert fires head coach with .524 winning percentage.
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Miami Dolphins fire Mike McDaniel
The Miami Dolphins have fired head coach Mike McDaniel, owner Stephen Ross announced Thursday. The move comes (obviously) after the flurry of firings on Monday and two days after t
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January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Team with longest league-quarterfinal drought in American professional sports, drafted Tua Tagovailoa ahead of Justin Herbert fires head coach with .524 winning percentage.
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In the biggest news of the day in America, Campbell has made a really good defensive coordinator hire.
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Sources: Campbell to hire conference champion coordinator to run defense
Brandon Butcher is expected to be named the next defensive coordinator at Campbell, sources told FootballScoop on Wednesday. Butcher spent the 2025 campaign as the linebackers
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January 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
In the biggest news of the day in America, Campbell has made a really good defensive coordinator hire.
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Sixteen of Indiana's starters are in their 4th, 5th or 6th years of college football, and 13 signed somewhere other than Indiana.
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How the Final Four were built: Indiana vs. Oregon
After examining Ole Miss vs. Miami on Monday, today we peak under the hood at the starting lineups for the other College Football Playoff semifinal: Indiana vs. Oregon. As exp
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January 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Sixteen of Indiana's starters are in their 4th, 5th or 6th years of college football, and 13 signed somewhere other than Indiana.
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Montana State and Illinois State took turns winning and losing the FCS national championship in the final minute and overtime last night.
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The FCS National Championship was the game of the year in college football
For Montana State, it's the fulfillment of destiny. For Illinois State, it's the heartbreak of a lifetime. For the rest of us, it was the game of the year in college footba
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January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Montana State and Illinois State took turns winning and losing the FCS national championship in the final minute and overtime last night.
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The FCS National Championship was the game of the year in college football.
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The FCS National Championship was the game of the year in college football
For Montana State, it's the fulfillment of destiny. For Illinois State, it's the heartbreak of a lifetime. For the rest of us, it was the game of the year in college footba
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January 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
The FCS National Championship was the game of the year in college football.
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In Thursday's Ole Miss-Miami semifinal, the Rebels and Canes will be nearly 7x more likely to start a transfer (26) than a former top-100 recruit (4).
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How the Final Four were built: Ole Miss vs. Miami
In the early stages of the NIL/Portal era, it seemed as if the elites had simply added a moat and an electric fence around their already-walled off neighborhood. Case in point: the
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January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
In Thursday's Ole Miss-Miami semifinal, the Rebels and Canes will be nearly 7x more likely to start a transfer (26) than a former top-100 recruit (4).
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Colorado School of Mines is hiring one of the top defensive coordinators in Division II, sources tell FootballScoop.
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Sources: Colorado Mines hiring one of top Division II defensive coordinators
Colorado School of Mines is hiring Scott McLaughlin as its defensive coordinator, sources told FootballScoop on Monday.McLaughlin spent the past 11 seasons in the same role at Wayn
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January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Colorado School of Mines is hiring one of the top defensive coordinators in Division II, sources tell FootballScoop.
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With Kevin Stefanski's firing, the club's last 12 full-time head coaches have exited stage left with a losing record.
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Cleveland Browns fire Kevin Stefanski
The Cleveland Browns are firing head coach Kevin Stefanski, per multiple reports on Monday. The move comes one day after Cleveland concluded a 5-12 season on Sunday.Stefanski led C
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January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
With Kevin Stefanski's firing, the club's last 12 full-time head coaches have exited stage left with a losing record.
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Kyle Shanahan looks like he runs a skateboard repair shop.
January 4, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Kyle Shanahan looks like he runs a skateboard repair shop.
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it's so stupid that a game between two eliminated teams will decide who makes the NFL playoffs. clearly they need a better system: having 12 athletic directors with obvious conflicts of interest sit in cloaks in a fancy hotel ballroom and decide which teams get in (one must be Alabama)
January 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
it's so stupid that a game between two eliminated teams will decide who makes the NFL playoffs. clearly they need a better system: having 12 athletic directors with obvious conflicts of interest sit in cloaks in a fancy hotel ballroom and decide which teams get in (one must be Alabama)
With the portal rocking and rolling, which future LSU assistants are staying with Ole Miss through the end of the Rebels' Cinderella CFP run?
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Which future LSU assistants are staying with Ole Miss for CFP semifinal?
Had Ole Miss's season ended Thursday night, everything would've lined up perfectly for Lane Kiffin.The Rebels were conveniently in the Sugar Bowl, just down the road from B
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January 2, 2026 at 10:18 PM
With the portal rocking and rolling, which future LSU assistants are staying with Ole Miss through the end of the Rebels' Cinderella CFP run?
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Indiana's Rose Bowl Rout of Alabama could trigger Curt Cignetti's third raise in a little over a year.
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Rose Bowl win could trigger yet another raise for Curt Cignetti
Indiana's 38-3 thumping of Alabama could lead to yet another raise for the Head Hoosier Curt Cignetti. And not just because IU is feeling generous, either. That's acco
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January 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Indiana's Rose Bowl Rout of Alabama could trigger Curt Cignetti's third raise in a little over a year.
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Did not know about this, thank you.
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Did not know about this, thank you.
Thanks, Big Honey 69!
love your work Zach, welcome!
January 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Thanks, Big Honey 69!
Andy Kotelnicki is back at Kansas... but not as offensive coordinator.
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Key coordinator returning to Lance Leipold's Kansas staff
Andy Kotelnicki is back at Kansas, the program announced Friday. The former Jayhawks offensive coordinator will return as associate head coach, the program said. "We are
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January 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Andy Kotelnicki is back at Kansas... but not as offensive coordinator.
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All right folks, looks like I'm going to spend some more time over here. My account over at the other place got hacked and -- to the surprise of no one -- there's zero indication anyone over there is doing anything about it.
Elon makes the world a worse place every single day.
Elon makes the world a worse place every single day.
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
All right folks, looks like I'm going to spend some more time over here. My account over at the other place got hacked and -- to the surprise of no one -- there's zero indication anyone over there is doing anything about it.
Elon makes the world a worse place every single day.
Elon makes the world a worse place every single day.
What are we reviewing??? Read the room, guys.
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 AM
What are we reviewing??? Read the room, guys.
Most recent national title
Miami: 2001
Ole Miss: 1962
Indiana: Never
Oregon: Never
Miami: 2001
Ole Miss: 1962
Indiana: Never
Oregon: Never
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Most recent national title
Miami: 2001
Ole Miss: 1962
Indiana: Never
Oregon: Never
Miami: 2001
Ole Miss: 1962
Indiana: Never
Oregon: Never
Very surprised Georgia threw there.
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Very surprised Georgia threw there.
You’re not going to win the national championship every year but Ohio State spends too much money to lose in the quarterfinals.
January 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM
You’re not going to win the national championship every year but Ohio State spends too much money to lose in the quarterfinals.