James Franklin rejects historic college football program: Insider

As James Franklin becomes the next leader at Virginia Tech, there is one college football program who could not land the former Penn State coach.
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Pete Thamel predicts which college football team will make a coaching hire first

ESPN insider Pete Thamel has been playfully nicknamed “the Authority” by fellow College GameDay colleague Pat McAfee given his wealth of insight into what’s happening behind the scenes in college football.
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Pete Thamel gives update on Lane Kiffin situation, says it’s ‘hard to imagine’ he stays at Ole Miss

While on ESPN's College Football Live, Thamel expressed disbelief that Lane Kiffin would return to Ole Miss for the 2026 season.

Pete Thamel names major college coach next to be fired

In a discussion on ESPN's College GameDay podcast, ESPN writer Pete Thamel help forth on the coach likely to be next to the firing line. While Thamel noted some

ESPN's Rece Davis, Pete Thamel Make Predictions for Notre Dame–Pittsburgh Matchup

ESPN’s Rece Davis and Pete Thamel both picked Notre Dame to beat Pittsburgh on Saturday. Thamel expects a low-scoring, grind-it-out game, predicting Pitt will cover the spread. Davis warned of a “danger spot” for Notre Dame if its young quarterback struggles early.
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Pete Thamel names major college football head coach that will be LSU’s No. 1 target

On a Monday afternoon segment of SportsCenter, ESPN anchor Matt Barrie welcomed trusted college football reporter Pete Thamel onto the telecast to discuss his insider view on the recently-opened LSU football job. Of course, Tiger coach Brian Kelly was ...
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R Mason Thomas ‘unlikely to play’ for Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Alabama

R Mason Thomas was listed doubtful on Friday night's injury report. ESPN's Pete Thamel gave another update Saturday morning.

Ex-Penn State coach on verge of new landing spot

Ex-Penn State football coach James Franklin is on the verge of a new landing spot in the ACC. Franklin and Virginia Tech “are engaged in the early stages of talks about him becoming the next Virginia Tech head coach,” per ESPN’s Pete Thamel on SportsCenter.
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