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The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to terms to acquire DT Jordan Davis from the Philadelphia Eagles.

ESPN and CFP held a teleconference today and I asked CFP director Rich Clark for his thoughts on the many fans who oppose the expanded CFP and how he thought this would be received. Here's what he said: "We're aware of the fan sentiment and that many fans aren't in favor of expansion, but that was certainly weighed into the decision. It was considered, but ultimately, we just need to make a spectacular playoff. The CFP has a responsibility to our fans. They're the lifeblood of college football, and we owe it to them to make this great, and that really is our intent. But we appreciate our fans. We did take into account their sentiment, and that was rolled into this decision, but we decided to move forward with it."

SEC Football Championship Game to conclude historic 35-year run as College Football Playoff expands: SECsports.social/fbchamp35

The CFP and ESPN have agreed on a five-year, nearly $1.7 billion deal that will expand the field to 24 teams in 2027 with ESPN as its continued broadcast partner, sources told ESPN, a seismic move that also eliminates the lucrative Power 4 conference championship games.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are trading for Falcons S Jessie Bates III, sources tell @TheAthletic. The Jags are sending a 2027 2nd round pick and 2028 5th to Atlanta acquire Bates. A big move by one of the NFL’s top teams ahead of the deadline.

"I want Georgia at their best; I want to face Kirby Smart. I want to face that tough defense." Trinidad Chambliss is ready for the challenge against No. 2 Georgia 😤

Hunted. #HBTFD

Gunner Stockton ➡️ Talyn Taylor 🐶 📺: ABC

Rush are bringing their reunion tour to the Las Vegas Sphere for a residency beginning in May 2027. Dubbed "Elevate From the Norm," the run of shows will see Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Anika Nilles, and Loren Gold expand on their current touring production with new visuals designed specifically for Sphere. Musically, the shows will feature performances of 2112 and Moving Pictures in their entirety, along with other fan favorites. consequence.net/2026/11/rush…

Florida is currently expected to make a change at QB and to start sophomore Tramell Jones against Oklahoma on Saturday, sources tell @CBSSports. Was a Class of 2025 four-star recruit and helped the Gators beat Texas Oct. 17 when he started in place of an injured Aaron Philo.

Breaking: Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football.

Bad policy, bad character make bad politics: erratic tariffs, impulsive Iran war, blanket pardons, apparent corruption, weaponized justice, ICE brutality, mountainous deficits, hiding Epstein, abandoning allies and coddling enemies. Hoping for a course correction, for the country and for my party.

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up. So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us." Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026. There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true. But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone. Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were: 1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.) In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you. The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there. I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

BREAKING: Initial College Football Playoff Ranking🚨 on3.com/news/college-footbal…

A fourth pick by Penix. He has never thrown four interceptions in a game between college and the NFL. #Falcons

I think we can all agree how stupid Daylight Saving Time is! So, instead of falling back an hour this weekend, I say we spring forward four hours. That way LSU v. Bama will kickoff when it’s supposed to, and the Tide can experience a true Saturday Night in Death Valley!