James Franklin is on the market, kicked to the curb by Penn State. He's a program builder. Within the SEC, there are programs that need rebuilt.

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Lamont Paris has heard this noise before. The Gamecocks have been picked last in the SEC media poll in three of his four seasons at USC.

Ole Miss and Texas A&M remain undefeated, though Texas and Alabama both took major strides this past Saturday toward the top of the conference pecking order. The Longhorns and Crimson Tide both knocked off previously unbeaten, Texas overpowering Oklahoma and Alabama edging Missouri.

The Auburn Tigers are 3-3 and have been on the wrong end of some questionable calls from the referees too many times already.

Defending champion UConn picked up where it left off as the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason women’s basketball poll released Tuesday. The Husk

The SEC late Saturday announced its kickoff times and TV information for Week 8, games of Oct. 18. All 16 SEC teams are in action next week, with the top games including Tennessee at Alabama, Ole Miss at Georgia and LSU at Vanderbilt. For the first time this season, every game will be SEC vs. SEC.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission offered some relief to would-be public companies stuck in regulatory limbo as the government shutdown drags on.

Freeze's buyout at Auburn is $15.4 million, almost identical to the total the Tigers paid out to Bryan Harsin eight games into his second season in 2022 amid inner program failures and on-field struggles. Freeze signed a six-year deal that same year, worth $39 million.

There's an ongoing debate this college football season about which conference is better: the Big Ten or the SEC? During an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" last Friday, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban questioned the Big Ten's depth.