GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 17 Florida could have quarterback Aaron Philo back for Saturday’s game against third-ranked Georgia in Atlanta. Philo sat out a victory at then-No. 7 Texas on Oct. 17 because of an injured throwing shoulder. He practiced Monday and split first-team repetitions with backup Tramell Jones Jr. Coach Jon Sumrall says he will wait to see how both QBs get through the first few days of practice this week before making a decision. Philo injured his right shoulder while getting tackled late in a home loss to South Carolina on Oct. 10. He made the trip to Austin, Texas, and served as the team’s emergency quarterback.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi coach Pete Golding says running back Kewan Lacy will miss this week’s game against Auburn after dislocating his shoulder in the third quarter against Texas. Recurring left shoulder injuries have troubled the preseason All-America selection, who rushed for 1,567 yards and 24 touchdowns during the 2025 season. A separate shoulder injury during a victory over LSU followed a lower leg injury in the season-opening win over Louisville. Lacy was sidelined against Florida before an open date and a seven-carry performance at Vanderbilt. Lacy had a season-high 122 yards in a victory over Missouri before the injury against the Longhorns.
UNDATED (AP) — Dawn Staley believes her South Carolina Gamecocks don't need major physical changes this season. The team, ranked No. 1, has the talent to win a fourth national title. Staley says the focus should be on mental strength, as recent championship losses have been challenging. The Gamecocks have reached the finals four of the last five seasons, winning in 2022 and 2024. They return key players like Joyce Edwards and Tessa Johnson and have added transfer Jordan Lee. The SEC remains competitive, with seven teams in the AP Top 25, including Texas, Vanderbilt, and LSU.
UNDATED (AP) — No. 1 Miami is the only team to hold its spot in The Associated Press Top 25 after another wild week of college football. Idle Ohio State moved up to No. 2 in the wake of BYU’s loss at UCF and subsequent fall to No. 8. Georgia, Indiana and Notre Dame round out the top five after three more top-10 teams went down to make it 10 in the last three weeks. Miami, Utah and UCLA are the only remaining unbeaten Bowl Subdivision teams. Sportradar says that's the fewest at this point in a season since there were three left in 1977.
UNDATED (AP) — Three unbeaten teams remain in the Football Bowl Subdivision. That's the fewest at this point in a season in 49 years. A lot of teams will be in desperation mode from here on out in the race for College Football Playoff spots. Revenue sharing, NIL money and the ease of transferring have caused talent to be more widely distributed and narrowed the competitive gap on the field. This season is on the way to being the most chaotic since the Year of the Upset in 2007.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The NCAA has decided against penalizing Mississippi basketball coach Chris Beard. As a result, his program faces no further penalties related to an infractions case involving a former assistant coach who was deemed to have committed tampering violations. The NCAA says Beard “was not personally involved in the violations, was not aware of the impermissible contact and promoted an atmosphere for compliance.” The NCAA found that former assistant Wes Flanigan had “impermissible recruiting conversations with the advisor of a student-athlete from another school who had not entered the transfer portal.” The player never visited Ole Miss and wound up at another school.
UNDATED (AP) — Michigan’s national title defense represents a second chance for new Wolverines coach Mike Boynton. Boynton coached Oklahoma State to a 119-109 record and one NCAA Tournament berth over seven seasons but got fired after a 12-20 finish in 2023-24. He spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach on Dusty May’s staff at Michigan. He's the new Michigan head coach now that the Dallas Mavericks have hired Boynton away. Michigan’s transition after winning the NCAA Tournament represented the biggest move of the offseason coaching carousel.
UNDATED (AP) — Georgia and Indiana would receive first-round byes in the College Football Playoff as top-four seeds on the bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25. Notre Dame’s one-rung slip to No. 5 and BYU’s loss to UCF and subsequent six-spot drop to No. 8 brought adjustments to the bracket. Miami remained the No. 1 seed and is followed by Ohio State, Georgia and Indiana. First-round games would be No. 9 seed Kentucky at No. 8 BYU, No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 UCLA and No. 11 Texas at No. 6 Utah.
