Chad Morris
FILE - New TCU NCAA college football head coach Sonny Dykes speaks during an introductory news conference in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. TCU coach Sonny Dykes and Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire wrapped up their first spring drills without naming a starter, though both inherited multiple quarterbacks with starting experience. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
3 new coaches and lot of new QBs in the Big 12

By Stephen Hawkins Apr. 26, 2022 04:22 PM EDT

FILE - Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, left, and defensive coach Brent Venables talk during an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, in Clemson, S.C., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Oklahoma is targeting Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables to be its new head coach. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)
Changing Clemson: Swinney navigating coaching staff changes

By Pete Iacobelli Dec. 16, 2021 01:40 PM EST

A message displayed on the video board introducing new TCU head football coach Sonny Dykes at Amon G. Carter Stadium at Texas Christian University, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
TCU announces SMU's Dykes as new coach after campus arrival

By Stephen Hawkins Nov. 28, 2021 04:58 PM EST

Baylor quarterback Gerry Bohanon (11) throws a pass in the first half of an NCAA college football game against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Morris and TCU beat No. 14 Baylor in first game without GP

By Stephen Hawkins Nov. 06, 2021 07:28 PM EDT

Arkansas coach Sam Pittman looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Arkansas bowl eligible, one of 49 teams with at least 6 wins

By The Associated Press Oct. 31, 2021 05:26 PM EDT

Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson scrambles out of the pocket before throwing a pass in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Resurgent 4-0 Razorbacks up 8 spots to No. 8 in AP Top 25

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 26, 2021 05:03 PM EDT

North Carolina State's Jaylon Scott (2) and Savion Jackson (90) tackle Clemson's Will Shipley (1) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Clemson falls during frenetic afternoon

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 25, 2021 10:54 PM EDT

Arkansas coach Sam Pittman leads his team onto the field to play Georgia Southern during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Toughness first: Pittman has Arkansas back in spotlight

By Chip Souza Sep. 20, 2021 06:12 PM EDT

Arkansas coach Sam Pittman leads his team onto the field to play Georgia Southern during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
No. 20 Arkansas smashes Georgia Southern, 45-10

By Eric W. Bolin Sep. 18, 2021 07:32 PM EDT

TCU cornerback Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (1) intercepts a pass as safety Bud Clark (26) looks on against Duquesne during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Duggan, TCU blow out Duquesne 45-3 as teams shorten 2nd half

By Schuyler Dixon Sep. 04, 2021 11:17 PM EDT

FILE - Arkansas receiver Treylon Burks (16) shakes off LSU defender Cordale Flott (25) as he runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fayetteville, Ark., in this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, file photo. Burks is the returning SEC leader in receiving yards per game after catching 51 passes for 820 yards and seven touchdowns in nine games in 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)
Pittman's improving Arkansas program faces daunting schedule

By Eric W. Bolin Aug. 17, 2021 01:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, then-Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is shown before an NCAA college football game against Mississippi, , in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in this Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, file photo. Sarkisian is the new head football coach at the University of Texas. The National signing day period begins Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Sarkisian finishing Texas class Herman began, OU tops Big 12

By Stephen Hawkins Feb. 03, 2021 06:20 PM EST

Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) and quarterback Mac Jones (10) celebrate a touchdown pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
SEC midseason awards: Saban, Ojulari, Jones among ''winners'

By John Zenor Nov. 04, 2020 12:14 PM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin watches on from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game Florida, in Oxford, Miss. Kiffin's first season at Mississippi has been anything but boring so far: Three straight shootouts, a quarterback putting up huge numbers and the nation's worst defense statistically. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning, File)
Arkansas ready to move on from close loss to Auburn

By Chip Souza Oct. 15, 2020 03:12 PM EDT

South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp celebrates with quarterback Ryan Hilinski (3) after South Carolina defeated Vanderbilt 41-7 in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Gamecocks' improving offense set for test vs No. 15 Auburn

By Pete Iacobelli Oct. 15, 2020 09:12 AM EDT

Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman talks with a game official during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Auburn on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
No. 13 Auburn beats Arkansas 30-28 on Carlson's field goal

By John Zenor Oct. 10, 2020 08:59 PM EDT

Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson levels Auburn quarterback Bo Nix, who was called for intentional grounding during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Athens, Ga. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
No. 13 Auburn seeks rebound, Arkansas aims for another win

By John Zenor Oct. 08, 2020 04:08 PM EDT

Arkansas defensive backs Simeon Blair (15) and Hudson Clark (17) break up a pass intended for Mississippi State wide receiver JaVonta Payton (0) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Arkansas won 21-14. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
Arkansas snaps 20-game SEC skid, 21-14 vs. Mississippi St.

By R.j. Morgan Oct. 04, 2020 12:28 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Auburn running back Shaun Shivers (25) is tackled by Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses (32) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Tide opens next Saturday at Missouri with Moses returning when he might otherwise have left for the NFL. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
No. 7 Auburn's sluggish ground game still a work in progress

By John Zenor Oct. 02, 2020 12:26 PM EDT

Georgia cheerleaders pose with the school mascot "Uga" before the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game against Baylor in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Football is being played in the Power Five conferences, but many of the longstanding traditions that go along with the games are on hold during the pandemic. Georgia's white English bulldog Uga and other live animal mascots won't be in SEC stadiums because of the conference's precautions against coronavirus. (AP Photo/Brett Duke, file)
What’s old is new again as No. 4 Georgia opens at Arkansas

By Eric W. Bolin Sep. 24, 2020 01:06 PM EDT