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NFL Notebook, Week 13: Miami madness, Ron Rivera firing, Coach of the Year and more

By Zach Cohen

MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 01: Jason Sanders #7 of the Miami Dolphins celebrates a touchdown pass from a fake field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles in the second quarter at Hard Rock Stadium on December 01, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 01: Jason Sanders #7 of the Miami Dolphins celebrates a touchdown pass from a fake field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles in the second quarter at Hard Rock Stadium on December 01, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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AUBURN, ALABAMA – NOVEMBER 30: Bo Nix #10 of the Auburn Tigers breaks a tackle by Christian Barmore #58 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, ALABAMA – NOVEMBER 30: Bo Nix #10 of the Auburn Tigers breaks a tackle by Christian Barmore #58 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

College Football Corner

While I don’t watch as much Saturday football as I do on Sunday, I still have plenty to say about all the happenings in college football. Here are some quick thoughts.

  • The Iron Bowl is an all-time great rivalry matchup. Shout out to Auburn for proving that Alabama is overrated.
  • Aside from Ohio State and LSU, I think I can make a strong case for five or six teams to be in the top four.
  • USC should fire Clay Helton.
  • USF should hire Willie Taggart (again).
  • FSU should want to hire James Franklin, but James Franklin should want to stay at Penn State.
  • Outside of Florida and Georgia, the SEC East is not good. The team with the third-best record is Tennessee (7-5), who along with Kentucky (7-5), join UGA and UF as the only four teams to post winning records.
  • I get why bowl games have assigned conferences, but does Virginia really deserve to be in the Orange Bowl? I admittedly haven’t followed them closely, though it seems their best opponent was No. 10 Notre Dame, whom beat UVA 35-20. Most of the games they’ve won haven’t been overly convincing, either.
  • Iowa State’s Matt Campbell is a very underrated coach who deserved that five-year extension.
  • That was a cool thing that Joe Burrow did by changing the name on his jersey to “Burreaux” for his senior walk-on.
  • This tweet about the ending of the Ole Miss-Mississippi State game (where Ole Miss missed the extra point after their player was flagged for peeing like a dog after scoring touchdown) is golden.
  • Just stare at that tweet and admire it for a bit longer.
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