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Forde-Yard Dash: Jimmy Lake’s Firing Stands Out for Its Swiftness

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (collapsible tents sold separately at Auburn):

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SECOND QUARTER: LAST TO BE HIRED, FIRST TO BE FIRED?

Washington fired Jimmy Lake (11) Sunday, ending his tenure as head coach at 13 games. That makes the state of Washington the Firing Capital of College Football in 2021, with Washington State having sent Nick Rolovich (12) packing last month after just 11 games on the job in Pullman.

But these are dramatically different circumstances.