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Will Backus

James Madison hires Billy Napier: Ex-Florida coach returns to Sun Belt to replace Bob Chesney with Dukes

Prior to his hiring at Florida, Napier enjoyed a successful stint coaching at Louisiana from 2019-21

Miami (OH) vs. Western Michigan prediction, pick, odds, spread: Rematch set for MAC Championship Game

Miami (OH) and Western Michigan are set to meet again with the MAC title on the line

Predicting conference championship game overreactions: Notre Dame gets bounced, ACC makes some serious changes

Conference championship game weekend should provide plenty of fuel for overreactions

College Football Playoff race: How the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12 championship games will impact final bracket

Conference championship games still matter and there's a lot on the line this weekend

College Football Playoff bracket: What 12-team field looks like after fifth CFP Rankings released

Breaking down the projected 12-team CFP bracket ahead of conference championship weekend

Charlie Weis Jr. to remain with Ole Miss through College Football Playoff before joining Lane Kiffin at LSU

Unlike Kiffin, Weis will have the opportunity to see Ole Miss' season through

Why 3 SEC fanbases are split on their new Group of Five hires -- and what it will take for each to work

The SEC went shopping in the American Conference. Here's how each new hire was reviewed

Lane Kiffin credits Nick Saban with helping him make LSU decision, recounts last moments at Ole Miss

Kiffin opened up on his decision-making process during his introductory press conference at LSU

Michigan State hires Pat Fitzgerald: Spartans act quickly for next coach after firing Jonathan Smith

Fitzgerald is making his return to the Big Ten after 17 seasons at Northwestern

College basketball rankings: Kansas makes its return, Michigan vaults into top two of Coaches Poll

There's plenty of change in this week's Coaches Poll after an eventful Feast Week slate

Michigan State fires Jonathan Smith: Spartans oust coach, expected to hire Pat Fitzgerald as replacement

Michigan State's decision comes just one day after the Spartans capped its regular season with a win against Maryland

Lane Kiffin's decision is in: Ole Miss coach leaving team before CFP for LSU, blames AD for early exit

Kiffin's decision finally arrived Sunday and the nature in which it played out -- and what Kiffin said out the door -- cast a dark cloud over his Ole Miss legacy.

Texas A&M drops, Ohio State solidifies No. 1 status in latest AP Top 25 college football rankings

There was plenty of movement in the AP Top 25 following a busy rivalry week

College football Week 14 overreactions: Let's skip the playoff this year, SEC is in for a rough postseason

There's plenty to overreact to following the regular season's final full weekend

2025 SEC Championship Game: Alabama, Georgia set for rematch of Crimson Tide's regular-season win

Alabama and Georgia are set to meet yet again in Atlanta with SEC glory on the line

Will covers college football and basketball for CBS Sports. He got his sports media career started at the University of Tennessee's student paper in 2018. Choosing to stay in Knoxville, he took a spot at the Knoxville News Sentinel covering high school sports and women's sports before joining to 247Sports prior to moving to CBS Sports.

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