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All eyes are on the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where the draw for next year’s tournament is underway.

Here’s what to know, including which teams are in which pots, details of special conditions and more.

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The NFL has been on a viewership heater lately, and there’s no denying the league is a ratings juggernaut, but even the king gets knocked off the throne every once in a while. That’s exactly what happened during the Week 12 Monday Night Football game between the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers.
That Thanksgiving-week matchup was a ratings disaster for ESPN, attracting only 12.368 million viewers, per Nielsen numbers released on Friday for Nov. 24–30.
And yes, that’s a disastrous number for the NFL — because the game pulled fewer viewers than, say, Ohio State vs.

Among the most tiresome of modern sports media trends is the overuse of the phrase “must-win game.”
If a loss doesn’t result in the immediate end of a season for the losing team or the immediate end of the losing team’s primary goal for the season, then the use of the phrase “must-win game” is superfluous.
So let’s make this clear from the outset: Friday night’s home game against No. 11 Gonzaga is absolutely not a must-win game for the Kentucky Wildcats.
But it certainly feels like it is.
For good reason.

The Walter Camp Coach of the Year finalists have been revealed, and if we are being honest, this is likely down to two candidates.
With all due respect to Ryan Day — as impressive as this season has been for the Ohio State Buckeyes — what he’s doing with the resources at his disposal in Columbus doesn’t hold a candle to his fellow finalists.
Clark Lea has been fantastic at Vanderbilt, turning a once-downtrodden, bottom-tier SEC afterthought into a team many are legitimately considering a College Football Playoff contender.

There’s no doubt last Saturday was incredibly disappointing. Losing to the Buckeyes is one thing, but being entirely outclassed on both sides of the ball is another. With a mostly meaningless bowl game on deck, you’d be forgiven if you already started putting together your transfer portal wish list.
What positions does Michigan need to target this offseason?
There are several caveats we need to get out of the way right away. We don’t know which Michigan players intend to enter the NFL Draft or the transfer portal (outside of offensive lineman Connor Jones).

Lane Kiffin has been college football’s wildcard since he hit the scene. We may not have realized it at the time, but the man with his fingerprints all over the Matt Leinart-Reggie Bush megapowered offense at USC was on his way to take over the Southeastern Conference. Granted, after his first stint in the SEC, that really seemed impossible.
Kiffin showed up thanks to Tennessee. He replaced the Volunteer legend Phil Fulmer in 2009, and lasted barely more than a year before retreating back to sunny California.

The college football calendar has been a topic of much scrutiny over the past few years, particularly with the advent of the 12-team playoff.
The way things used to be, only two or, at most, four teams would be competing for national championships in a given year.
While the modern era has been a welcome change of pace for teams and programs that feel they deserve a fair slice of the pie, it has caused considerable consternation for teams in the market for a new head coach.
The LSU-Ole Miss situation regarding Lane Kiffin is a perfect example of things going south in a hurry.