Author: Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY

Coach Nick Saban has Crimson Tide firing on all cylinders with a new offensive coordinator and new quarterback. They look in mid-season form.

Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston represent the best available options for the Big 12, which was on life support recently.

Zeb Noland was set to begin his job as an assistant coach with South Carolina football team. Instead, he’s the Gamecocks’ starting QB on Saturday.

Ohio State debuts a starting quarterback and holds off Minnesota. Tennessee debuts a coach and rolls Bowling Green. One conference leaves us confused.

Change is afoot. There’s a new playoff format under debate. Several new quarterbacks are set to ascend into stardom. And ‘Super Seniors’ are here.

UCLA looked great in a season-opening rout of Hawaii, while Nebraska coach Scott Frost is already on the hot seat after losing to Illinois.

For the first time since 2003, none of the players who finished in the top five in Heisman voting are returning. USA TODAY Sports predicts contenders.

Since 2010, Kansas has cycled through five permanent head coaches and won just six Big 12 games. No FBS program has been as predictably pathetic.

From some big college football programs in the FBS to coaches struggling to make ends meet in the Group of Five, these are the ones on the hot seat.