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A nice little 5-0 day for yours truly. 9-1 the past two weeks. www.insidezonemf.com/p/cfb-foreca...

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How does Brady Quinn feel about the possible end of the Notre Dame-USC rivalry? From the latest episode of The Independent: SUBSCRIBE ⬇️ 🍎 Apple: apple.co/3qCY5Yu 🎧 Spotify: spoti.fi/45BMhEU 📺 YouTube: bit.ly/3Rruw7e

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Jimbo Fisher will be back in Tallahassee on Saturday for "ACC Huddle" ahead of Miami-Florida State. Jimbo went 7-1 at FSU vs. the Hurricanes.

Notre Dame's men's and women's basketball teams have unveiled their "The Bend" jerseys. The men's team will debut these jerseys vs. Detroit-Mercy on Nov. 7, the women's team on Nov. 9 vs. Chicago State. Details/Easter eggs below ⬇️

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Mark your calendars: The 2027-28 College Football Playoff national title game will be played in New Orleans on Jan. 24, 2028.

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Source: UCLA and OC Tino Sunseri have mutually agreed to part ways. Jerry Neuheisel will call plays this Saturday vs. Penn State.

The Big 12 has issued a $50,000 fine and public reprimand of Colorado for inappropriate chants that occurred during Saturday's game vs. BYU. Commissioner Brett Yormark:

The 2028 Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis will move from Gainbridge Fieldhouse to Lucas Oil Stadium. The NCAA says this move will allow for 13,000 more seats. Division I Women's Basketball Committee Chair Amanda Braun:

Notre Dame QB CJ Carr is the Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week for his performance vs. Arkansas.

Wisconsin has hired alum Brad Davison as special assistant to the head coach. Davison is the Badgers’ all-time leader in 3-pointers, and he won two Big Ten titles in Madison. He replaces Kirk Penney, who is returning to New Zealand to be with his family.

Indiana-Oregon is the CBS 3:30 ET game. Michigan-USC is the NBC 7:30 ET game.

Notre Dame HC Marcus Freeman on Jaden Mickey, not at Boise State: "I often make sure they understand they're not cars. You don't rent them for a couple years and then when they leave, that's it. That's it. You sold them. It's done. "These are relationships that last forever."

Illinois will get the FOX noon kickoff slot again in two weeks, when the Illini host Ohio State on Oct. 11.

"A bumpy road leads to better." — Marcus Freeman on Chris Ash handling criticism of Notre Dame's defense

Notre Dame "questionables" for Boise State: DL Donovan Hinish (left shoulder) CB Leonard Moore (right ankle) DL Preston Zinter (concussion)

Notre Dame QB CJ Carr has been named the Manning Award Star of the Week for his performance in a 56-13 win at Arkansas. Carr went 22-30 for 354 yards and 4 TDs in three quarters of action.

There have now been four head coach firings in the first month of the season: 🐻 UCLA 🦃 Virginia Tech 🤠 Oklahoma State 🐗 Arkansas Last year, the first firing came on Oct. 20. And no Power 4 school made an in-season firing.

NEWS: Arkansas has fired Sam Pittman after a 56-13 loss to Notre Dame. Bobby Petrino will be the Razorbacks’ interim head coach.

Notre Dame turns a corner defensively, while its offense continues its tear. Pete and I talk that and much more on the latest episode of The Independent. SUBSCRIBE ⬇️ 🍎 Apple: apple.co/3qCY5Yu 🎧 Spotify: spoti.fi/45BMhEU 📺 YouTube: bit.ly/3Rruw7e

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Just 9 months after combining for 82 points and 992 yards in the Big Ten championship game, Oregon and Penn State enter halftime with 6 total points and 258 total yards.

Northwestern is doing exactly what it needs to be doing to a UCLA team that just fired its coach. Wildcats up 17-0 in the second quarter.

“There are two things money can’t buy: time and your reputation. Our reputation was put on this field, and I think we answered it.” — Bret Bielema to Jenny Taft

Notre Dame is averaging 10.45 YPP

Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore is “getting close. I don’t know if I’m overly optimistic that he’s gonna be able to go,” Marcus Freeman tells College GameDay.

Has any team in history gone from 2-10 to getting field-stormed the following year? Quite a stretch for FSU.

Tony Elliott is one of the good guys. Happy to see him turn this thing around at UVA.

Now THAT'S a fieldstorm

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UCLA’s head football coach search committee will be led by AD Martin Jarmond and include the following:

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From Notre Dame: Noah Burnette and DeVonta Smith have been upgraded to “probable.” Leonard Moore remains “questionable.”

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NEWS: Oklahoma QB and Heisman frontrunner John Mateer will undergo right hand surgery Wednesday and is out for an extended period of time. Brent Venables says he does expect Mateer to return at some point this season.

SOURCE: Oklahoma State intends to fire Mike Gundy. A staff meeting has been called for 12:45 CT. @NEWS9 first on Gundy.

Gotta love Dan Campbell running the option just a half-hour from the Naval Academy

NEWS: The ACC will go to a 9-game conference schedule that requires at least one nonconference game against another Power 4 opponent.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl is “stepping down,” per the school, after 694 wins across 30 seasons. He will be an ambassador to the Tigers as a special assistant to the AD. The 65-year-old Pearl is the winningest coach in Auburn history (232) and made two Final Fours on the Plains.

Marcus Freeman gave a nearly four-minute answer to why he won't take over defensive play-calling:

Notre Dame HC Marcus Freeman: "I'm as confident in the entire offensive line as I've ever been."