Jon Joseph

Alabama's Kalen DeBoer faces play-calling dilemma after Ryan Grubb takes Seahawks offensive coordinator job - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM DeBoer faces difficult decisions without Grubb, who ran his offense at Washington

Always good to go to an objective source, right? Kidding!

DeBoer and Grubb have been connected at the coaching hip for a long time, going back to NAIA days at Sioux Falls. I wonder what Bama QB and Heisman contender Jalen Milroe thinks about this. Bama will have one of the Bluest Blue Chip Rosters in CFB in 2024 ( after sending a projected 4 players to the NFL in the 1st round) but is DeBoer the guy to carry on the tradition of Saint Nick? Bama's toughest back-to-back-to-back games in 2024 look to be at Tennessee, Missouri, and at LSU, in games 7, 8, and 9. Georgia travels to Bama on 12/28/24, both teams have 12/21 Off. Overall, Bama's schedule in 2024, is not as difficult as the Dawgs schedule. OOC at Wisconsin and 3 cupcakes at home. OCC, UGA plays Clemson in Atlanta and also an improving Georgia Tech. DeBoer's hire of South Alabama head coach, Kane Womack, 22-16 at SO. Alabama, as his DC was applauded by SEC aficionados. Womack, who played at Arkansas and whose Dad coached in Dixie, knows the South. With Spring Ball coming up and the opening of the 2nd shot at the portal, DeBoer best come up with the hire of an OC who can coach and recruit. Like UCLA with Kelly's departure, Grubb leaving at this time of year is far from optimal. It's Bama, so the money for the OC will be large. But, this time of year who is available? Lots of talent on the Bama squad. Will guys who do not get the starting nod in the spring be tempted to head to the portal?

UCLA after Chip Kelly: How good is the Bruins job in the Big Ten THEATHLETIC.COM Kelly's move to Ohio State puts the Bruins in a difficult spot, even though they had begun preparing for his departure.

Grading the coordinator hires for Michigan Football GBMWOLVERINE.COM We now know the names of the two men who will be taking over the coordinator positions for two legendary coaches in Michigan football history. Jesse Minter will

7 in the top 25 is nice but not as B1G as the SEC's 13 out of 16 with Arkansas coming in No. 26. Every B1G team’s 2024 recruiting ranking following National Signing Day SATURDAYTRADITION.COM The Big Ten produced several standout recruiting classes in the 2024 cycle.

Chip Kelly departs UCLA: Candidates to replace longtime head coach of the Bruins SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM Chip Kelly is leaving UCLA after six seasons with the program. Here are some of the names who could potentially replace him as the Bruins' head coach.

Shaw's son is a member of the UCLA football team. But does he want to go into today's world of big-time CFB with the NIL arm tied behind his back? Working for a deep-in-the-red athletic department? It is a public school of course but UCLA's endowment does not come close to Stanford's endowment.

The timing is a problem for UCLA. Jed Fisch - assistant at UCLA in 2017 gone to UW. J. Smith who grew up in SoCal is at Michigan State. Brett Brennan who played TE at UCLA is now at Arizona, Without a change from the higher-ups and more money from boosters for NIL, how good of a job is the Bruins job? Like Miami, you play in a stadium that is not on campus or close to campus. And while they are somewhat relaxed for athletes, academics are not an afterthought like they are in many places in the USA.

Who will replace Chip Kelly at UCLA? Bruce Feldman's candidates THEATHLETIC.COM Who's next at UCLA with Chip Kelly likely headed to Ohio State? Here are some of the candidates.

UCLA coaching candidates: P.J. Fleck, David Shaw among top options to replace Chip Kelly - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Kelly put UCLA in a tough spot with his late departure, but there are some intriguing names to know

In several mock drafts, Latu is in the top 10 picks. In 2 he goes to the Bears along with No. 1 pick Caleb Williams. Chip did a good job of sticking with Latu through his neck problems and getting him back on the field of play.

Chip Kelly just wants to coach ball, but his exit from UCLA is concerning amid college football's hazy future - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The era of NIL and the transfer portal has undeniably affected college football's coaching carousel

Chip may not help the cause but Ohio State's recruiting is doing quite nicely. The B1G could come down to a Battle of the Os year after year. Recruiting thoughts: Pressure's on at USC, Florida, Clemson plus Ohio State's hot start THEATHLETIC.COM Can Kalen DeBoer dominate at Alabama? What is Sherrone Moore's plan at Michigan? Can Texas take another step forward?

Not looking good for the Bruins; not much different than in 2022. Can UCLA football ever recapture glory days? THEATHLETIC.COM UCLA has been plagued by maddening inconsistency, several failed coaching hires and structural roadblocks on the path to modern success. Ironic? UCLA will be the opponent in the Ducks 1st B1G conference game. Ducks have the prior week off while the Bruins play LSU in Baton Rogue.

Chip Kelly expected to become Ohio State's OC THEATHLETIC.COM Buckeyes coach Ryan Day played for Kelly at UNH and later coached with him at three stops.

He is going to have far more talent to work with at tOSU than he had in Westwood. UCLA's last title in football came in 1998 when the Bruins won the Pac under one-time Oregon OC Bob Toledo. I have yet to see an 'expert' predict anything other than a B1G bumpy ride for the Bruins. Day and Ohio State are going more smash mouth on O to take back the LOS from Michigan. The tOSU D was terrific in 2023 and should be better this season. And Chip has a run threat at QB and two top RBs to work with plus the usual group of quality pass catchers. The OL needs to improve its play but if it does? Watch out.

Sources: Ohio State to hire UCLA coach Chip Kelly as new OC - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM UCLA coach Chip Kelly is expected to become the next offensive coordinator at Ohio State, sources told ESPN on Friday. Very good observations from The Athletic on Chip's relocation to tOSU. One writer notes that Chip was fed up with not having an NIL war chest and the lack of support from the administration on high. Also, his salaries for staff were not sufficient. USC doubled DC Lynn's salary and UCLA couldn't come close to matching this. He had a .500 record in Westwood but in 2022 the UCLA O ranked 4th nationally in total O dropping to 32nd in 2023 as the D materially improved. He never was able to get a handle on the QB position in 2023. Sad for the kid but it was fortunate for UCLA that starting QB Schlee was injured and Garbers came in to bring UCLA back against Boise in the LA Bowl. But the beat-down loss to Cal after butt-kicking SC? Great take from Charles and I agree that Stein is the guy but Chip will have weapons on hand in Columbus that he did not have in Westwood and 2024's easiest schedule among the B1G title contenders.

College football 2024: Sizing up new-look SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM We look at the best -- and strangest -- games that realignment has brought, while seeing which teams could have their fortunes changed the most.

WOW! Did anyone see THIS coming? Chip on the tOSU sideline when Brutus comes for a visit on 10/12/24 is going to take some getting used to. I am somewhat surprised that Day would hire a guy who does not like to recruit although one reason O'Brien left Bama for the NFL before a brief period in Columbus and is now at BC, is because he wasn't all in on recruiting. UCLA finished last in the B1G in 2024 recruiting and has done very little in the portal to date, 75th in the nation. Why not get off of the Bruins not-so-merry-go-round and go with a team with the Bluest Blue Chip Roster in the conference? It will be interesting to learn what Chip's remuneration will be. It will be less than he was making at UCLA but he does get a nice cost-of-living cut. Fleck? Considering the location, Fleck has done OK as a recruiter. Minnesota finished No. 36 this season. Fleck has brought in and coached up several 3* RBs who have made it to the NFL. Fleck signed Max Brosner from New Hampshire (more NH ties) to QB the Gophers in 2024. Brosner was 2nd team All-FCS QB in 2023. He threw for 3464 yards and 29 TDs. If Fleck is the Bruins guy, I expect Brosner will follow him to LA. With QB Will Howard transferring to tOSU from K State (2nd team All B12 QB behind Dillon Gabriel) Chip will have a dual threat guy that will fit his run-oriented system. With Judkins coming in from Ole Miss at RB and Henderson returning at RB, the Buckeyes O will be far more ground-oriented than it was under Day with rookie of the year JT Stroud and Justin Fields at QB. After 3 seasons in a row of losing the LOS to Michigan, it does make sense for Day to go more physical on O. Is there an off-season in college football?

CBS Sports NFL guru Josh Edwards has the New B1G closing in on the New SEC, at least in the 1st Round of his latest draft predictions. Edwards has SC QB Caleb Williams No. 1 to the Bears, UCLA Edge Latu No. 9 to the Bears, UW WR Odunze No. 14 to the Saints, UW OL Fautano No. 21 to the Dolphins, and OBD Rimington Award winner Jackson Powers-Johnson OL, No. 26 to the Bucs. With the 5 B1G Newbies being drafted, the New B1G is projected to have 11 1st-round picks. The New SEC with 1 player from Oklahoma and 1 player from Texas projected to be drafted in the 1st round, comes in with 12 predicted 1st round picks. Edwards predicts 4 Bama, 3 LSU, and 2 players from Georgia will go in the first round. LSU QB Daniels is projected as going No. 3 to the Pats. But with LSU WRs going No. 5 and No. 17 in the first round, is Daniels being overvalued? That was one heck of an O LSU put on the field in 2023 and the Heisman winner had a great year but how much was due to him and how much to the supporting cast? At the end of the day, the SEC will again have the most players drafted.

2026 Playoff Committee = Greg Sankey and Tony Petitti.

Final thoughts on Michigan football's 2024 class after Signing Day GBMWOLVERINE.COM National Signing Day has come and gone and the results are in. As the 15th best class in 2024, the consensus seems to be, once again, that the Wolverines have a

With Tom Brady, a possible problem. Without Tom? Check out BB's NFL HC record without Tom with the Browns and then the Pats. In every level of football, if you have the best QB you will win games.

Great post. SC in 2024 has the 2nd most difficult strength of schedule in the nation. It will be fascinating to see if a clean sweep of Grinch and Friends will help turn around the SC D. I will say this, with Williams on the bench the SC O had a lot of athletes on the field vs Louisville in the Holiday Bowl. Fairly easy win over Louisville but the D still gave up a lot of yards on the ground. But SC's team speed was evident and the SC D guys made open field tackles. SC has the 5th best odds of winning the B1G title in 2024 behind tOSU, Oregon, Michigan, and Penn State. This team will continue to put up points. Will it stop anyone? The opening game vs LSU in Vegas will be an early tell. No Ohio State. Wisconsin, Penn State, Nebraska, and Notre Dame (overrated IMO) in LA. At UCLA but is Chipper, if he's there, going to able to field a team? I think that Riley may be figuring out that SC will not sell itself and that he better focus or keep losing guys to relationship builders Lanning and staff.