Several players detailed verbal abuse and practicing without water breaks from the coach on and off the record in complaints to Wagner College officials.
Penn State lured Knowles away from Ohio State by making him the highest-paid assistant in college football. And it doesn't hurt that he's now coaching back in his home state at a school he always looked up at.
Texas Tech and Indiana dominate in impressive fashion. Oklahoma survives a big test against Auburn. Oklahoma State, Clemson & North Carolina continue to struggle. The American Conference put the country on notice.
Hammond had himself a bit of a homecoming in Salt Lake City, and Texas Tech showed that its costly roster is worth every penny in a dominant Big 12 win.
Rather than insisting fans should be grateful about Clemson's past success, Swinney should spend more time figuring out why his program has fallen so far from that standard.