Source: Mississippi State running backs coach Charles Huff is joining the Alabama staff in a yet-to-be-determined role. AL.com first reported the hire. Huff moved with Joe Moorhead from Penn State to Mississippi State after coaching the PSU running backs. He's also coached running backs at Western Michigan and with the Buffalo Bills.
There will be no immediate changes to the four-team format of the College Football Playoff, university presidents and conference commissioners decided at a joint annual meeting on Monday morning.
Mississippi State defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons has declared for the NFL draft but will compete in the Outback Bowl against Iowa on Jan. 1 in Tampa.
Oklahoma teammates Kyler Murray and Marquise Brown make the top 25 of the postseason top-50 ranking.
In addition to all-conference teams, here are the top players, coaches and freshmen from each Power 5 league.
Take a look at who from the just-released ESPN JC 50 will add immediate impact to college football rosters next season.
From Dec. 15 through Jan. 7, the Celebration Bowl through the CFP National Championship, Adam Rittenberg picks his winners for bowl season.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey wants Mississippi AD Ross Bjork and Mississippi State's John Cohen to meet him in the league office to discuss "creating a healthier environment" for the annual Egg Bowl, which included a fight that resulted in four ejections.
Finalists for the Broyles Award (nation's top assistant coach): Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, Army defensive coordinator Jay Bateman, Clemson co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott, Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chip Long and Mississippi State defensive coordinator Bob Shoop.
Ohio State dominates Michigan to start a lively playoff debate a day after Oklahoma earned a rematch with Texas. What else have we learned in Week 13?
Four players were ejected from the Egg Bowl between Mississippi and Mississippi State after a fight at the end of the third quarter.
| East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Kentucky | 5-3 | 10-3 |
| Florida | 5-3 | 10-3 |
| South Carolina | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Missouri | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Vanderbilt | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Tennessee | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| West | CONF | OVR |
| Alabama | 8-0 | 14-1 |
| Texas A&M | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| LSU | 5-3 | 10-3 |
| Mississippi State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Auburn | 3-5 | 8-5 |
| Ole Miss | 1-7 | 5-7 |
| Arkansas | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| CFP RANKINGS | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 18 | 25 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Pickering | DT | Committed | 84 |
| Charles Cross | OT | Signed | 84 |
| Garrett Shrader | QB-DT | Signed | 83 |
| De'Monte Russell | DE | Signed | 83 |
| Jarrian Jones | ATH | Signed | 82 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | J. Banks | Jim Thorpe Award |
