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One coaching vacancy can rattle an entire sport, and Penn State’s decision just did. We break down why rumblings of Urban Meyer saving the program may be a bad idea due to his old-school, top-down approach clashing with the current NIL and transfer-portal era, and why fit now matters more than splash. From buyouts to decommits, we unpack how timing and leverage can launch a rebuild—or burn it down—before a game is even played. We also tackle the Big Ten’s private equity talk and what selling a slice of control could mean for kickoffs, scheduling, and the soul of Saturdays.

Then we head to the field for a weekend loaded with stress tests. LSU’s talent meets Vanderbilt’s discipline, Oklahoma’s margin for error gets tight in Columbia, and Ohio State has a chance to handle business before a bye. Ole Miss–Georgia has track meet written all over it, and USC–Notre Dame looks like a playoff hinge determined by the trenches and some grumpy Midwest weather. Every matchup asks the same question: who can string together multiple stops when it counts?

Finally, we face the music on Steelers-Bengals. Pittsburgh’s offense showed up; the defense didn’t. Cincinnati mixed a revived run game with quick hitters to Jamar Chase and Tee Higgins, and Joe Flacco stayed clean far too often. It’s a roster-building reality check: if your identity is defense, you can’t get bulldozed on the ground and be late to every pass underneath. We wrap with rapid NFL picks, the Shanahan QB paradox, and why the Chiefs’ Death Star is quietly powering up again.

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