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LSU coach Brian Kelly told a story about Harold Perkins Jr. that may make fans feel quite old as he helped the Tigers beat Arkansas on Saturday.

The LSU Tigers' defense racked up five sacks and forced two fumbles in a 13-10 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks to remain in the top spot in the SEC West division.

Week 11 of the college football season has four games between top-25 teams, highlighted by the matchup between No. 4 TCU and No. 18 Texas in Fort Worth.

Mason Taylor's game-winning catch to beat Alabama on Saturday sent LSU fans — and his aunt, Speak co-host Joy Taylor — into a frenzy.

Subscribe to The College Football EnquirerApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google PodcastsDan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde, & SI’s Ross Dellenger react to the madness that took place in Week 10 of college football. Brian Kelly got his first statement win as the head coach of LSU by beating the Alabama Crimson Tide in overtime. The College Football Playoff standings will be getting a shake-up after Georgia beat previously ranked #1 Tennessee with authority in Athens, Georgia. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish stomped the Clemson Tigers, essentially eliminating their chances to make the playoff. Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts

An impressive win over Tennessee vaulted Georgia back to the top of RJ Young's college football rankings. Check out who else made his Top 25.

LSU opted to go for the win over No. 6 Alabama in an SEC battle, and it worked out as they walked away with a 32-31 win in the overtime thriller.

Jayden Daniels and No. 10 LSU stunned No. 6 Alabama in a thrilling OT finish as the Tigers won a game with major CFP implications.

— (AP) — Jayden Daniels ran for 25-yard touchdown in overtime and then found tight end Mason Taylor for a do-or-die 2-point conversion, and 15th-ranked LSU defeated No. 6 Alabama 32-31 on Saturday night to give first-year Tigers coach Brian Kelly his first victory over Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban. Alabama (7-2, 4-2) began overtime with the ball and took a 31-24 lead on Roydell Williams' second touchdown of the game. But Daniels needed just one play in overtime to score and force a decision by Kelly to try to tie it with a kick or let Daniels try to win it. I didn’t want to keep going in overtime,” Kelly said as jubilant fans stormed onto the field.

Jayden Daniels ran for 25-yard touchdown in overtime and then found tight end Mason Taylor for a needed 2-point conversion, and 15th-ranked LSU defeated No. 6 Alabama 32-31.

6 Alabama 32-31 in overtime after Jayden Daniels hit freshman tight end Mason Taylor on a game-winning two-point conversion. Alabama scored first in overtime on a short Roydell Williams TD run. LSU then scored on its first play of overtime on a 25-yard TD run by Daniels. After a timeout by LSU to find its best two-point play, Daniels rolled to his right and found Taylor just inside the pylon. “It just felt like the right time,” LSU coach Brian Kelly said of going for two.

Week 10 of the college football season has four games between top-25 teams, highlighted by a matchup between No. 1 Tennessee and No. 3 Georgia at Samford Stadium.

Subscribe to The College Football EnquirerApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google PodcastsDan Wetzel & SI’s Pat Forde are here to overreact to all of the biggest news from college football’s slate of games in week 8. Clemson’s DJ Uiagalelei was pulled from the game in favor of freshman Cade Klubnik while Bo Nix is thriving at Oregon. The TCU Horned Frogs have yet another ranked win in the Big 12, whereas Texas A&M couldn’t muster a victory against South Carolina. As always the guys close out the show with their Small Sample Heisman awards & Say Something Nice. Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts

LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons.

Jayden Daniels ran for three touchdowns and passed for two scores, and LSU roared back from an early two-touchdown deficit to hand No. 7 Mississippi its first loss this season, 45-20.

The Tiger defense stopped the Ole Miss offense during the second half in a 45-20 win over the No. It’s the first loss of the season for Ole Miss and, as LSU fans would like to point out, it wasn’t an upset either. Ole Miss jumped out to an early 17-3 lead and it briefly looked like it would be a cakewalk. LSU QB Jayden Daniels had five total TDs against Ole Miss a week after he had six touchdowns against Florida. The explosive Ole Miss offense couldn’t start any sort of comeback.

LSU head coach Brian Kelly continued voicing his displeasure over instant replay in college football, saying Thursday that it's "ruining the game."

No. 8 Tennessee traveled to LSU to face the 25th-ranked Tigers, and they dominated this one from start to finish in taking down their SEC rivals with ease.

Week 6 of the 2022 college football season includes three matchups between top-25 schools and a matchup between No. 1 Alabama and unranked Texas A&M.

Alabama reclaimed No. 1 from Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll in one of the closest votes in the recent years.

Steven Gilmore returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter and Khalan Labron ran for 163 yards as Marshall shocked No. 8 Notre Dame 26-21.

The Southeastern Conference was perhaps one blocked kick away from perfection on opening weekend, with a few impressive nonconference wins and some no-brainers.

Alabama and Georgia rolled to open the 2022 college football season. Brian Kelly, um, did not. Here's our updated SEC power rankings after Week 1.

LSU football made a fiery entrance into the Superdome and then Brian Kelly's debut against Florida State went up in smoke.

Brian Kelly speaks about LSU football's kicking woes following blocked extra point at end of 24-23 loss to Florida State.

NEW ORLEANS — (AP) — Shyheim Brown blocked LSU's extra-point attempt with no time left to give Florida State a 24-23 victory Sunday night, spoiling Brian Kelly's debut as Tigers coach. Despite a slew of mistakes including a muffed punt with 2:15 left, LSU came within the extra point of tying it in the wild finish. With LSU fans celebrating an apparent two-touchdown comeback in the final 4:07 — and Florida State fans bracing themselves for what could have gone down as an infamous implosion — Brown deflected Damian Ramos' kick, touching off a Florida State celebration during which players wildly rushed the field. Jordan Travis passed for 260 yards and two touchdowns for Florida State. TAKEAWAYFlorida State: Travis' numbers could have been better if not for some key drops.

Shyheim Brown blocked LSU’s extra-point attempt with no time left to give Florida State a 24-23 victory Sunday night, spoiling Brian Kelly’s debut as Tigers coach.

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Brian Kelly, the site's founder and CEO, said Delta came out on top after scoring big for reliability, family travel and loyalty.

LSU quarterback Myles Brennan has decided to end his college football career after five seasons with the Tigers.

Alabama is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 for the second straight season.

The college football season is right around the corner, meaning we'll soon get our first glimpses at some prominent head coaches at new schools. Kelly came close but never won a national title at Notre Dame, and expectations are always high when it comes to a program like LSU. Kelly faced tough schedules as an independent at Notre Dame, but the juggernaut of the SEC West is a different kind of beast. Kelly got Notre Dame to the precipice of a national title on multiple occasions but the Irish are still in pursuit of their first title since 1988. The Irish open the 2022 season at Ohio State in a significant early test for the new Notre Dame regime under Freeman’s leadership.

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ATLANTA — (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is a leading player in the dramatic changes to the national football landscape. “That’s the current state of college football," Kelly said Monday at SEC media days, a high-pressure game to find a desired conference. The SEC will become a 16-team conference in 2025 with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma. “There’s no sense of urgency in our league, no panic and reaction to others’ decisions,” Sankey said. “I’ll let you make the comparisons between us and our colleagues as it relates to national championship success in football,” Sankey said.

The Southeastern Conference is a leading player in dramatic changes to the national football landscape.

ATLANTA — Brian Kelly has clearly learned a thing or two about staying in your cultural lane. And he’s establishing a structure that could make LSU dangerous even in the toughest division in the toughest conference in college football. “Fit is about the ability to run a program at the highest level,” Kelly said. Ever since Nick Saban arrived on campus, LSU has suffered through a strange run of feast or famine, championship or catastrophe. “Now, that doesn't mean you just take a kid from Louisiana because he's from Louisiana.

Travel expert Brian Kelly, also known as "The Points Guy," joined "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday to share tips on how to save money and beat higher costs when planning a summer vacation.

Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, the XFL, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30 for 30” documentaries were announced by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York.

Alabama coach Nick Saban is concerned about the current state of college football.

The cost to build California's ambitious but long delayed high-speed rail line has once again risen, with rail officials now estimating it could take up to $105 billion to finish the line from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The new cost estimates, released Tuesday as part of the California High Speed Rail Authority's biennial business plan, are up roughly $5 billion from two years ago.

After Texas A&M added yet another blue-chipper to the highest-rated recruiting class in college football Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 coach Jimbo Fisher went off about rumors that booster-funded NIL deals were fueling the Aggies' success. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning, File) (Thomas Graning)After Texas A&M added yet another blue-chip prospect to the highest-rated recruiting class in college football Wednesday, coach Jimbo Fisher went off about rumors that booster-funded endorsement deals were fueling the Aggies' success. In four years under Fisher, A&M is 34-14 but this is its fourth straight top-10 recruiting class. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.appodcasts.com___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher is angry about rumors that booster-funded NIL deals are fueling the Aggies’ recruiting success.

BATON ROUGE, La. - Sitting alone in the dimly lit kitchen, Chris Toombs cradles his bedraggled iPhone, searching for holiday gifts for his three children. Books, electronics, clothes. He clicks on a blue quarter-zip for his younger son. Then he flicks the cracked screen upward, sees the price, $27, and clicks his teeth. Too much for his paycheck from Louisiana State University.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. "If this

I mean, we have free agency in college football. “Free agency has been created in college football — except you can’t lock people into a contract. BEARCATS BOUNTYCincinnati's run to the College Football Playoff isn't all that helped Luke Fickell sign what's shaping up to be the Bearcats' highest-ranked class. ___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Texas A&M holds the lead in the race for the national recruiting title in college football.

Notre Dame-Freeman Football Marcus Freeman answers questions during a news conference Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 at the Irish Athletic Center in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame formally introduced Freeman as its new football coach, a meteoric rise for the defensive coordinator. — (AP) — Saying he was “ready for this challenge,”Marcus Freeman was formally introduced Monday afternoon as Notre Dame’s 30th head football coach. “What they insisted I understand was that they had built the best culture in college football,” Swarbrick said. “The perspective that those seven captains offered to me put a heavy finger on the scale in favor of coach Freeman,” Swarbrick continued.

A person familiar with negotiations says new Florida coach Billy Napier agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract that makes him the fifth-highest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference.

Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees informed Notre Dame he would remain with the Fighting Irish instead of joining Kelly in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Notre Dame released a video on Twitter of Rees telling the team he was staying put. The next step is elevating the 35-year-old Freeman, who would become the second Black head football coach at Notre Dame after Tyrone Willingham (2002-04). Landing Freeman, who was also being pursued by LSU last offseason, was considered a major victory for Kelly and Notre Dame. ___This story has been corrected to note that Freeman would be the second Black head coach at Notre Dame, after Tyrone Willingham.

Former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron was on the sidelines at Friday night's Acadiana vs. Ponchatoula LHSAA Class 5A playoff game.

Notre Dame has promoted defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to replace Brian Kelly as head coach of the Fighting Irish.

Michigan moved up to No. 2 in the second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings.

Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says he won’t be rushed into finding a replacement for football coach Brian Kelly no matter where the team is going in the postseason.

Jets coach Robert Saleh only worked at Central Michigan with Brian Kelly for one year, as a defensive assistant in 2004, and it was not a happy one. Saleh and now-Packers coach Matt LaFleur, the older brother of Jets coordinator Mike LaFleur, were on Kelly’s staff as low-level assistants in their 20s. According to a 2019 ESPN article, they thought they were invited to a party at Kelly’s house, ...

New LSU football head coach Brian Kelly reached out to Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to join Kelly in Baton Rouge.

Urban Meyer says he will not be Notre Dame’s next head coach.

LSU and newly hired coach Brian Kelly have agreed to a 10-year contract worth $95 million plus incentives.

LSU football pulling Brian Kelly out of Notre Dame one-upped USC's hiring of Lincoln Riley in a manner that should be shocking for college football.

Brian Kelly SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on before the game against the Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Stadium on November 16, 2019, in South Bend, Indiana. — LSU is finalizing plans to hire head football coach Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame, despite his reign as the winningest coach in the independent university’s storied sports history, a source confirmed to The Associated Press late Monday. #LSU is hiring Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly as its next head coach, sources confirm to @SINow, as @PeteThamel reported. According to The Advocate, Kelly is the winningest active coach in college football and the winningest coach in Notre Dame history, having surpassed the legendary Knute Rockne. LSU's offer to Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is a 10-year deal that will take him north of $100 million with incentives, sources tell @BrodyAMiller and me.

LSU is hiring Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame.

LSU is hiring Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame, a stunning move by one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport's most storied program to an Southeastern Conference powerhouse. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday night that Kelly was leaving Notre Dame for LSU. It was the second bombshell in college football in as many days, coming a little more than 24 hours after Southern California lured Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma.

"Brian Kelly getting ready to put his team through practice during hurricane season."

Florida was added to the lengthy list of schools looking for a head football coach that already includes LSU and USC.

Jack Coan threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns in a little more than a half and No. 6 Notre Dame had two defensive touchdowns in winning its sixth straight game, 55-0 over beleaguered Georgia Tech on Saturday.

More than 100 workers employed at Warrior Met Coal — which BlackRock is an investor in — are demanding higher wages and better working conditions.

The California High-Speed Rail Project pledged to minimize impacts on low-income people, but many say the project has run roughshod through their communities.

Jerome Ford rushed for a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 3 Cincinnati roll past UCF 56-21.

Jonathan Doerer kicked a 48-yard field goal with 17 seconds remaining, capping a dramatic rally to give No. 14 Notre Dame a 32-29 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday night.

Alabama and Georgia remain the top two teams in The Associated Press college football poll after a week in which nine ranked teams lost.

Chris Tyree returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown and Drew Pyne threw a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter in relief of an injured Jack Coan as No. 12 Notre Dame beat No. 18 Wisconsin 41-13 at Soldier Field.

12 Notre Dame held off Purdue 27-13 Saturday for its 26th straight victory at home. The victory was the 105th in Brian Kelly’s 12-year career at Notre Dame, tying him with Knute Rockne as the winningest coach in school history. Notre Dame also had a pair of field goals by Jonathan Doerer. For the third straight game, linebacker JD Bertrand finished with double-digit tackles with 12, two more than Hamilton, and the Irish recorded three sacks. Notre Dame: Irish visit Chicago’s Soldier Field next Saturday to play Wisconsin.

Kyren Williams scored two long touchdowns, the second a 51-yard run with 6:05 remaining, as No. 12 Notre Dame held off Purdue 27-13 for its 26th straight victory at home.

After escaping Florida State with a 41-38 overtime victory on the road to open the season, the Irish showed little improvement during a 32-29 comeback victory at home over Toledo. It has some wondering if Notre Dame is ripe to be picked off by Purdue, a longtime foe it hasn't faced since 2014. Notre Dame’s rebuilding offensive line, despite the presence of preseason All-Americans in center Jarrett Patterson and guard Cain Madden, has struggled to consistently open holes for Kyren Williams and Chris Tyree.

When No. 9 Notre Dame opens its season Sunday night at Florida State, coach Brian Kelly wouldn’t mind a little deja vu.

Notre Dame Football Jack Coan throws the ball during Notre Dame NCAA college football practice in South Bend, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP) (Michael Caterina)SOUTH BEND, Ind. — (AP) — Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan is Notre Dame's starting quarterback. Notre Dame opens Sept. 5 at Florida State. Coan transferred in the offseason to Notre Dame, where the Irish were looking to replace long-time starter Ian Book, who was drafted in the fourth round by New Orleans.

Last season was a bonanza for schools from outside the Power Five conferences.

Leisure air travel is booming, but with COVID-19 cases soaring in the U.S., the airline industry can expect a slowdown after Labor Day — and that might actually be a good thing. Why it matters: Airlines have struggled to keep up with the unexpectedly strong rebound in travel demand this summer, with Spirit Airlines' chaotic, cancellation-filled episode last week as the most extreme example. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free"The i

Bitcoin's aggressive declines are being driven by much more than regulatory headlines or herd mentality.

The population of the Florida panther once dwindled to below two dozen, but has since rebounded to more than 200. Photographer Carlton Ward Jr. has made it his mission to photograph their progress.

Brian Kelly, CEO and founder of The Points Guy, joins "CBS This Morning" and shares his thoughts on the future of travel as many Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19 and what this could mean for your wallet and future trips.

CNBC Make It asked Brian Kelly, founder of The Points Guy, to offer Truong advice on using her credit card points. "Sometimes people even put Post-it Notes on their credit cards so they know which to use for gas, groceries," he says. "If you have a side hustle, no matter how small it is, you can still get a small business credit card," Kelly says. "Those credit cards have huge sign-up bonuses and category bonuses." Check out: How this 24-year-old who makes $100,000 and lives with her parents spends her moneyDon't miss: The best credit cards for building credit of 2021

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book (12) is sacked by Alabama defensive lineman Byron Young (47) in the second half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)ARLINGTON, Texas – Ian Book had Notre Dame moving with a chance to get within a touchdown of No. Notre Dame beat the Tigers 47-40 in November while Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was sidelined because of a positive COVID-19 test. “I don’t have a unique problem at Notre Dame,” Kelly said. Everybody can keep saying, you know, Notre Dame is not good enough.

4 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal originally scheduled to serve as the 107th Rose Bowl. It's still unclear whether the game in the Dallas Cowboys' stadium will be called the Rose Bowl, but the decision ended a streak of 78 straight years in Pasadena for a bowl game first played in 1902. The festive week of genteel celebrations around the Rose Bowl game already had been mostly canceled, interrupting a beloved annual holiday tradition for hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles-area residents and tens of thousands of visiting fans. Alabama's first bowl game was the 1926 Rose Bowl, and the Tide played in six early editions of the game. They haven't been back in the official Rose Bowl game since 1946, although they beat Texas on Jan. 7, 2010, in the BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl stadium.

The College Football Playoff semifinal game scheduled for January 1 is being moved from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses announced Saturday night. The decision was made due to rising COVID-19 cases in Southern California, according to College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock. "We are very grateful to Rose Bowl officials and the City of Pasadena," Hancock said in a statement. The College Football Playoff selection committee announced Sunday that Notre Dame would be playing in the game despite a loss on Saturday, facing off against Alabama. "Why can't it be the Rose Bowl in Las Vegas or can it be the Rose Bowl in another town?"

“Why would we play if you can’t have families at the game?" "If you can’t have families at bowl games, why would you go to a game where your families can’t be part of it? “Why can’t it be the Rose Bowl in Las Vegas or can it be the Rose Bowl in another town?” Kelly said. "They can’t be around their families for Christmas, and you’re going to tell me we’re going to have a playoff and maybe one site can have families and the other can’t? I am so sick and tired of this playoff committee talking about having sites where you can’t have parents at and their families.

It was Book’s 30th victory as a starter, the most ever for a Notre Dame quarterback. “It’s a dream come true to be able to attend Notre Dame and have a good career,” Book said. Notre Dame started its run thanks to a roughing the passer by Syracuse that Book later turned into a 28-yard TD run. Book finished with 348 total yards, becoming only the second Irish player to move past 10,000 yards (10,008) in total offense. Notre Dame: The Irish have an extra week to rest up for Clemson after the conference adjusted the schedules earlier this week, canceling their last game.

(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)BOSTON – Notre Dame has a history of following big wins with letdowns against rival Boston College. I’m fortunate to be at Notre Dame that long. 1 Clemson, Notre Dame (8-0, 7-0 ACC) racked up a season-high 561 total yards against BC. The last time Notre Dame beat a top-ranked team was 1993, and then following week the Fighting Irish were upset by BC on a last-second field goal. It was recovered by Notre Dame defensive end Daelin Hayes on the Eagles 49 with 2:05 left in the quarter.

4 Notre Dame shut down top-ranked Clemson with a couple of sacks to seal a 47-40 win Saturday night. 1 for the first time since taking down Florida State in 1993 at Notre Dame Stadium. Uiagalelei, starting in place of Trevor Lawrence for a second week, passed for 439 yards, the most ever by a Notre Dame opponent. Notre Dame: Avery Davis came to South Bend as a quarterback and has been moved to running back, receiver and defensive back. Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish are at Boston College, which might bring back some bad memories for Notre Dame fans.

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)The final major college football conference to begin its season gets going Saturday. The Pac-12 kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with Arizona State at No. Instead of Pac-12 after dark it’s Pac-12 for lunch. The Hawkeyes will try to avoid that in this unique conference-only season at home against Michigan State. Arkansas State also had a marquee upset early in the season, beating Kansas State.

5 Fighting Irish beat Florida State 42-26 on Saturday night. I just kept that mindset after I fumbled.”“We just reminded (Kyren) about ball security,” said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, whose team lost several workouts due to the pandemic. Notre Dame: The Irish offense was often lethal, especially once it stopped hurting its own cause. Notre Dame had five touchdowns and 365 yards in the first half and finished with 554 yards. Notre Dame is home for the fourth straight game to start the season when Louisville visits Oct. 17.

Notre Dame and coach Brian Kelly have agreed to a contract extension that runs through the 2024 season. Kelly is entering his 11th season as Notre Dame coach, and 30th season as a head coach in college football. “We are pleased to be able to have Brian lead our football program for the foreseeable future,” Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said in a statement. Kelly is approaching Lou Holtz’s Notre Dame record for most games coached in program history. He has already matched Holtz with five double-digit victory seasons at Notre Dame.

The Atlantic Coast Conference and Notre Dame are considering whether the Fighting Irish will give up their treasured football independence for the 2020 season play as a member of the league. The ACC had announced plans last week for a 10-game league slate with one nonconference game and its championship game played either Dec. 12 or 19. Now Notre Dames lone nonconference game will be a previously scheduled visit from Western Michigan on Sept. 19. Notre Dame, a member in all other league sports, already had a scheduling agreement to annually play five or six games with ACC teams as an independent. The Irish were set to play five-time reigning ACC champion Clemson, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Duke, Georgia Tech and Louisville this year.

After the pandemic wiped out spring practice for most major college football teams, an NCAA plan to extend the preseason by two weeks could help coaches and players make up for the lost time. Schools have started this week bringing their football players back to campus for voluntary workouts mostly weight training and conditioning in team facilities. Lyons said teams will be required to complete at least the four weeks of standard preseason before playing a game. Todd Berry, executive director for the American Football Coaches Association, said he would expect some coaches to segment their teams, holding multiple practices per day. If facing coverings are needed for players, Stewart said neck gaiters stretchy scarves made of lightweight, breathable material could be the way teams go.