Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where fans were introduced to the varied animal life—green dogs and rats—in Tuscaloosa:
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Interim Coaches and Other Candidates vs. Matt Rhule—Who Wins?
A new, attractive FBS coaching option materialized Monday when the Carolina Panthers fired Matt Rhule. He was a bad fit in the NFL—or at least a bad fit with a franchise that never gave him a good quarterback—but has a very good record in college. Rhule turned two struggling programs into big winners, taking Temple from 2-10 his first year to consecutive 10-win seasons in his third and fourth seasons, then elevated Baylor from one win his first year to an 11-win season in his third campaign.