Pat Forde
@bypatforde.bsky.social
Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated
Dash First Quarter on the problematic hiring calendar in college football, which is worse in an expanded and elongated playoff. Plus the playoff bracket as I see it entering today. bit.ly/4oaFxqw
Forde-Yard Dash: Lane Kiffin, James Franklin Face Momentous Decisions on Future
The coaches are two of the biggest names in the coaching carousel, and what they decide will have repercussions across college football’s biggest programs.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Dash First Quarter on the problematic hiring calendar in college football, which is worse in an expanded and elongated playoff. Plus the playoff bracket as I see it entering today. bit.ly/4oaFxqw
Dash Second Quarter: A&M’s incredible (not lucky) comeback, and a statistical dive into who in the Top Ten is really controlling games. (Blowouts in the Big Ten, white knucklers in the SEC.) bit.ly/4oMgRFV
Forde-Yard Dash: What Texas A&M’s Comeback Reveals About Top 10 Teams’ Game Control
The Aggies’ 27-point comeback over South Carolina sets the stage for a deeper look at which top teams dominate games and which ones just survive them.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Dash Second Quarter: A&M’s incredible (not lucky) comeback, and a statistical dive into who in the Top Ten is really controlling games. (Blowouts in the Big Ten, white knucklers in the SEC.) bit.ly/4oMgRFV
Dash Third Quarter: James Franklin’s fit at Virginia Tech, plus more Kiffin as that situation escalated. bit.ly/47K6E6K
Forde-Yard Dash: James Franklin Lands in Better Place After Stunning 2025
Plus, the Lane Kiffin sweepstakes adds more drama with several SEC teams courting the coach and Ole Miss trying to pump the brakes.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Dash Third Quarter: James Franklin’s fit at Virginia Tech, plus more Kiffin as that situation escalated. bit.ly/47K6E6K
Forde Yard Dash Fourth Quarter: who should be the Coach of the Year in every FBS conference? And nationally? Plus comp car, bus, beer.
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Forde-Yard Dash: Picking the Coach of Year in Each League, Plus Naming the Worst Jobs
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti has the Hoosiers unbeaten and in line for a first-round CFP bid, while Clark Lea’s Commodores are 8–2 for the first time since 1941.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Forde Yard Dash Fourth Quarter: who should be the Coach of the Year in every FBS conference? And nationally? Plus comp car, bus, beer.
bit.ly/4i3V1Lg
bit.ly/4i3V1Lg
The most recent of several Lane Kiffin-related columns, as the Ole Miss coach weighs other jobs while potentially sabotaging his team’s playoff chances. bit.ly/3XHky3r
Lane Kiffin’s Coaching Circus Is Sabotaging Ole Miss’s College Football Playoff Dream
As the Rebels chase their first CFP berth, the coach’s LSU and Florida flirtations raise real questions about commitment and credibility.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The most recent of several Lane Kiffin-related columns, as the Ole Miss coach weighs other jobs while potentially sabotaging his team’s playoff chances. bit.ly/3XHky3r