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Neil Adler

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Since graduating summa cum laude from Syracuse University's Newhouse School in 2000 with a degree in broadcast journalism, Neil Adler has served as a sports reporter, a marketing professional and a business journalist, mainly in the Washington, D.C., market. For the past 10 years, Neil has covered Syracuse Orange sports as the editor of a fan site. As a writer with Yardbarker, Neil will primarily focus on college basketball and college football, while also covering the NBA, the NFL and professional tennis.

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From a rare violin to gold toilet paper: What $168 million in coach buyouts could buy

With LSU’s firing of head coach Brian Kelly on Sunday, the buyouts owed to the 10 FBS head coaches dismissed so far this season now total nearly $168 million, according to ESPN and USA Today.

Five candidates to replace Brian Kelly as LSU's head coach

LSU's Brian Kelly became the latest head coach to get fired in what could be a historic year for total buyouts among coaches in the sport. Here are five potential replacements.

Five Week 9 CFB matchups most likely to end in an upset

Entering Week 9, six teams are still undefeated, and five of those are ranked in the top-25 polls. Could one or more of them be on upset alert this weekend? 

Highest-paid GM toils under Bill Belichick for 2-4 North Carolina

Michael Lombardi of North Carolina is the highest-paid general manager in college football this season, according to data released by USA Today on Thursday.

Which undefeated FBS team is most likely to run the table in 2025?

Entering Week 9 in college football, six FBS teams remain undefeated.

2025 could bring historic buyout total for fired college football coaches

Could FBS schools shatter the record for coaching buyouts this season, with payouts that could ultimately top a quarter of a billion dollars? So far, nine head coaches — including Penn State's James Franklin and Florida's Billy Napier — have been fired.

Five candidates to replace Billy Napier as Florida's next HC

Napier is out in Gainesville after there was hot-seat talk about him for much of the 2025 campaign.

After bad loss to Stanford, Florida State must part ways with Mike Norvell

The Seminoles are in a tailspin and could go winless during the rest of the 2025 season.

No. 17 Vanderbilt shows it's a legit SEC title contender with win over No. 10 LSU

The Vanderbilt Commodores are a significant contender to vie for an SEC title, especially after a huge home win over top-10 LSU on Saturday.

Could Bill Belichick, UNC go winless in ACC this season?

North Carolina has clearly proven a disappointment thus far this season.

No. 2 Miami's stunning loss opens ACC floodgates for four other teams

Miami's upset setback in the Sunshine State also gives the four teams that remain unbeaten in ACC competition an opportunity to stay ahead of the Hurricanes.

Five ranked CFB teams feeling most pressure to win in Week 8

Week 8 of college football features five encounters between top-25 teams. It will be another Saturday chock full of enticing matchups, as the 2025 campaign moves into its second half.

Report: NCAA 'five-for-five' plan being tabled

NCAA leaders have been mulling whether to enact a significant rule change that would grant college athletes a fifth year of eligibility, but that plan is reportedly being tabled for the time being.

Buyout figures for five CFB head coaches on the hot seat

The 2025 season is only half over, and at least seven college football head coaches already have been fired.

Oklahoma's Brent Venables took a shot at Big 12, which trolled him right back

Whether Venables intentionally took a jab at the Big 12 or not, it's a bad look. He is deservingly getting roasted.

Penn State should consider these candidates to replace James Franklin

The team's associate head coach, Terry Smith, will serve as Penn State's interim head coach for the rest of the 2025 season. Besides Smith, here are other candidates that the Nittany Lions' brass should consider to replace Franklin.

CFB coaching carousel could be frenetic this offseason

The college football coaching carousel could prove bonkers this coming offseason. Just look at what's happened already.

In the ACC, Florida State is toast and three teams are standing out

While the Seminoles are mightily struggling, other league members are making moves to improve their position in the ACC's pecking order.

Top five true freshmen in CFB at Week 7

In no particular order, here are the top five freshmen in college football.

Major changes coming to transfer portal, but challenges still remain

College football's transfer portal window is undergoing a significant overhaul, with two major changes on the horizon that will substantially impact how programs recruit players.

Texas QB Arch Manning has perfect opportunity to quiet 'flop' talk

The media overhyped the Texas quarterback ahead of the 2025 season, and now the media is tearing him down. 

Dabo Swinney makes a bold statement that is unrealistic

The Clemson Tigers are the most disappointing team in the 2025 season so far within the Atlantic Coast Conference, and perhaps nationally.

Surprising team emerges as a legit ACC contender

Virginia picked up a huge win in Week 5, and the Cavaliers look the part of a legitimate contender to make the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

Five candidates to replace Sam Pittman at Arkansas

The Arkansas Razorbacks of the powerhouse Southeastern Conference are searching for a new head coach after athletics director Hunter Yurachek fired Sam Pittman on Sunday.

Ranked CFB teams whiffed on Friday but fared a lot better on Saturday

In Week 5, Saturday was much kinder to top-25 teams as compared to Friday night.