- USC rallied to beat Washington, giving Lincoln Riley a reprieve — but tougher tests (Ohio State, Indiana, UCLA) await.
- Minnesota shocked Michigan to reclaim the Little Brown Jug, sparking wild celebrations and a huge day for coach P.J. Fleck.
- Alabama vs. Georgia in Tuscaloosa is a massive SEC/CFP measuring stick this weekend — and President Trump plans to attend.
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- The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill (77-22) to nationalize college-sports rules, giving the NCAA new authority over athlete pay, transfers and other governance to "fix" the recent chaos.
- Key changes would cap revenue sharing for players (a $21.5M baseline with optional additional retention funds), limit transfers to one free move in five years, and restrict coach and conference movement.
- Critics — including civil-rights and labor groups and some Senate Democrats — say it doesn't do enough to protect athletes (no caps on coaches' pay, unresolved employee status), and the bill still faces an uncertain path in the House.
- President Trump was in attendance, so Secret Service cleared radio frequencies and coaches warned headsets can be cut when the president enters, leaves, or moves — teams practiced hand signals and other workarounds.
- A burst of strong static hit the broadcast during a sideline report, underscoring the potential communication issues.
- On the field, Texas led Tennessee 10-3 midway through the second quarter after Raleek Brown’s early 9-yard touchdown.
- President Trump’s arrivals, departures or movement in a stadium can reportedly trigger sudden cuts to coaches’ and coach‑to‑player headsets, so teams must plan for short periods with no communication.
- Texas coach Steve Sarkisian warned his staff about the issue ahead of Saturday’s game at Tennessee and even texted Miami coach Mario Cristobal for advice after Cristobal experienced it during the 2025 title game.
- Miami’s coach and the White House disputed that headset trouble decided the national championship, though brief communication outages were reported when Trump left.
- A bipartisan Protect College Sports Act — led by Sens. Maria Cantwell and Ted Cruz — would impose federal rules on transfers, conference moves and NCAA oversight to bring order to the recent wild changes in college sports.
- The biggest fight is over conference realignment rules (how long a school must stay independent if it leaves and caps on membership), a provision that’s already been softened and ties into upcoming TV contract expirations.
- The bill just cleared a major Senate procedural hurdle (74-26 cloture vote) but still needs more votes and faces a tight timeline and tougher prospects in the House.
- A bipartisan group of U.S. senators asked the Trump administration to declassify all documents — including two classified "side letters" — tied to a proposed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear deal.
- Critics say the 30-year pact doesn’t bar Saudi Arabia from uranium enrichment or reprocessing (pathways to a bomb), unlike the UAE deal’s so-called "gold standard."
- The agreement would fund AP1000 reactors worth tens of billions (a boost for Westinghouse) and has raised questions about whether it’s tied to Saudi normalizing relations with Israel.
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