After a game that felt a bit like an exorcism, the hope at Ole Miss is that things will now get back to normal. There will be a time Kiffin will be back in the conversation, but for now it feels like everyone can move on.
Lane Kiffin congratulates Ole Miss, Pete Golding on CFP win vs Tulane
Former Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin congratulated his former program on their College Football Playoff win over Tulane:
Emanuel Sharp scores 22 points to lead No. 8 Houston over No. 14 Arkansas 94-85
Freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. led Arkansas (9-3) with 27 points and seven assists. Malique Ewin added 20 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Razorbacks, who had won four in a row.
Lane Kiffin earned a $250,000 bonus from LSU thanks to Ole Miss’ College Football Playoff win over Tulane
Being a college football coach means you can earn bonuses from your old school from your new school.
Kaufman-Renn scores 18, Smith has 14 assists as No. 6 Purdue routs No. 21 Auburn 88-60
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 18 points and six rebounds, and Braden Smith added 11 points and a season-high 14 assists to help No. 6 Purdue blow out No. 21 Auburn 88-60 on Saturday.
Kaufman-Renn scores 18 points and Smith has 14 assists as No. 6 Purdue routs No. 21 Auburn, 88-60
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 18 points and six rebounds, and Braden Smith added 11 points and a season-high 14 assists to help No. 6 Purdue blow out No. 21 Auburn 88-60 on Saturday. C.J. Cox scored 14 points, making four 3-pointers, as the Boilermakers (11-1) won their third straight game since getting routed at home by then-No. 10 Iowa State two weeks ago. Purdue improved to 3-1 in the annual Indy Classic by shooting 55.9% from the field.
Dallin Hall, Jacari White lead No. 23 Virginia to 80-72 win over former ACC rival Maryland
Dallin Hall scored a season-high 20 points, Jacari White had a spectacular dunk and scored 15, and No. 23 Virginia beat Maryland 80-72 on Saturday night in the first meeting since 2018 between the former Atlantic Coast Conference rivals. Hall went 8 of 8 from the field for the Cavaliers (10-1). Devin Tillis added 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting on a night when Virginia's leading scorer, Thijs De Ridder, went 1 of 8 from the field and scored five points.
Sharp scores 22 points to lead No. 8 Houston over No. 14 Arkansas, 94-85
Emanuel Sharp scored 22 points, Kingston Flemings added 21 and No. 8 Houston used some excellent long-range shooting to beat No. 14 Arkansas 94-85 on Saturday. The Cougars (11-1) shot 44% from 3-point distance (11 for 25) and 52% from the field overall in winning their fifth straight game. Freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. led Arkansas (9-3) with 27 points and seven assists.
Alijah Arenas returns to practice with USC after car crash and knee injury
Alijah Arenas has practiced for the first time with Southern California’s basketball team as he continues recovering from a knee injury he sustained last summer.
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer complain about Group of Five inclusion in CFP bracket
During the Ole Miss-Tulane game, ESPN broadcasters Joe Tessitore and Jesse Palmer ranted about the CFP format and structure.
Seth Trimble returns to lead No. 12 North Carolina past Ohio State 71-70
Henri Veesaar scored the winning basket on a dunk with 7.2 seconds remaining off a pass from a stumbling Seth Trimble, and No. 12 North Carolina held off Ohio State 71-70 on Saturday.
Chambliss and No. 6 Ole Miss ace their test without Kiffin and beat No. 17 Tulane 41-10 in the CFP
Trinidad Chabliss and Mississippi have aced their first test without former coach Lane Kiffin. The sixth-ranked Rebels beat No. 17 Tulane 41-10 on Saturday in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
Ferris State wins historic Division II football title, 4th in 5 years
Ferris State grabbed a piece of history Saturday, becoming the second Division II team in NCAA history to win four national titles in five seasons.
JMU at Oregon score, live updates: Follow College Football Playoff first-round action
Can James Madison make it more than one-and-done as the biggest underdog of the first round?
Mississippi topples Tulane in CFP without Lane Kiffin to reach Sugar Bowl
Mississippi cruised into the College Football Playoff quarterfinals with a defeat of Tulane that sets up a rematch with Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.