College football news is nonstop, and we’re breaking it all down week by week this season.
Here’s the latest on what’s happening around college football entering Week 15:
Jeff Brohm staying at Lousiville
Brohm has informed Louisville that he’s staying put, per ESPN. Brohm, who was a quarterback at Lousiville from 1989-93, is in his third season coaching the Cardinals. This season, Louisville is 8-4 overall and a combined 27-12 under him since 2023. Brohm, who had been linked to Penn State‘s head-coaching vacancy, had previous head-coaching stints at Purdue and Western Kentucky.
Brent Key gets 5-year extension
Georgia Tech announced a new five-year contract for coach Brent Key on Wednesday, rewarding the coach with an extension for the second consecutive year.
Key led No. 24 Georgia Tech to a 9-3 regular season. Georgia Tech announced the athletic association’s board of trustees approved the new deal, which will extend through the 2030 season. Key also received a new five-year deal in 2024, when the Yellow Jackets finished 7-6.
Georgia Tech did not release terms of the new deal. Yahoo Sports reported the contract’s average value is $6.5 million per year, which would be an increase of about $2 million in total compensation.
Georgia Tech president Ángel Cabrera said in a statement released by the school Key “has brought our storied football program back to where it belongs. He has delivered three straight winning seasons and bowl appearances, reinvigorated the passion of our fan base, and given us moments we will not easily forget. The Yellow Jacket pride and energy he brings — fueled by his deep love for Georgia Tech — inspire our entire community.”
Key, a former Georgia Tech player, has led the Yellow Jackets to a 27-19 record in three-plus seasons, including eight games as interim head coach in 2022. He was named the permanent head coach for the 2023 season.
He has been mentioned in speculation about vacant coaching positions at other schools and has said he intends to remain at his alma mater. “There is no other place or opportunity out there like Georgia Tech,’ Key said in a statement.
Big 12 head coach retires
Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman is retiring, according to FOX Sports College Football Reporter Bruce Feldman. Texas A&M offensive coordinator Collin Klein is becoming the Wildcats’ new head coach. Klieman was Kansas State’s head coach from 2019-25, with the Wildcats, most notably, winning the Big 12 in 2022 and posting a combined 54-34 record over seven seasons. He was previously the head coach at North Dakota State from 2014-18. Klein, who played quarterback for the Wildcats from 2008-12, was an assistant coach at Kansas State from 2017-23.
It is unclear whether Klein would be allowed to help coach the Aggies if they are selected for the College Football Playoff.
USF hires Brian Hartline
The Bulls are bringing in the long-time Ohio State offensive assistant to be their new head coach, per ESPN. Hartline, who played wide receiver for the Buckeyes from 2005-08, held numerous roles on Ohio State’s coaching staff from 2017-25, including offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and offensive quality control assistant. South Florida is 9-3 this season and lost head coach Alex Golesh to Auburn.
Penn State to Hire BYU’s Sitake
The head coaching carousel continues to turn, with the latest big move coming Tuesday with reports confirming Penn State’s decision to hire BYU’s Kalani Sitake as its new head coach.
Charlie Weis Jr. will finish season at Ole Miss
Weis, the Rebels’ offensive coordinator, will finish the 2025 season at Ole Miss before officially becoming the new offensive coordinator at LSU under head coach Lane Kiffin, who officially left Ole Miss for LSU on Sunday. Ole Miss announced that Weis would be on its coaching staff on Tuesday, with Kiffin releasing a statement on the matter.
“With the playoff committee releasing updated rankings tonight, I wanted it to be known that after conversations with LSU, we are allowing Charlie to return to Ole Miss to coach the team during the playoffs,” Kiffin said in a statement. “I’ve already made the committee aware of this and I’m hopeful this decision will allow Ole Miss to receive the highest ranking possible because these great players are very deserving of that. I’m excited that Charlie will be back to help coach the greatest team in the history of Ole Miss.”
Weis, who has been the Rebels’ offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach since 2022, said in a statement that he’s “grateful” for the Tigers letting him stay at Ole Miss through the end of the season. The Rebels enter Tuesday 11-1 and the No. 7-ranked team in the country.
Cal identifies top target for HC vacancy
On the heels of firing its head coach, California is reportedly targeting Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi to become its next head coach, per CBS Sports.
The expected move to bring in Lupoi, Oregon’s DC since 2022, fills the void left by the dismissal of Justin Wilcox, whom Cal fired after 9 seasons on Nov. 23 following the team’s loss to Stanford. Wilcox coached the Golden Bears from 2017 to 2025, going 48-55 overall and 6-5 this season.
Kentucky has sights set on next head coach
Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein is the target to be the next coach at Kentucky, and both sides are actively working toward a deal, according to multiple reports. Kentucky fired Mark Stoops, the SEC‘s longest-tenured coach, on Monday, ending his tenure in his 13th season with the Wildcats after back-to-back losing records.
Stein, a Kentucky native, would be the sixth SEC head coach hired in the past few days. Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss to take over for conference rival LSU, the Rebels promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding to take over, Florida hired Tulane’s Jon Sumrall, Arkansas hired Memphis‘ Ryan Silverfield and Auburn hired South Florida‘s Alex Golesh.
Nebraska fires defensive coordinator
Nebraska first-year DC John Butler was fired Monday after the Cornhuskers lost four of their past six games and struggled all season to stop the run. Head coach Matt Rhule named associate head coach Phil Snow the interim DC for the Huskers’ bowl game and said he hoped to hire a permanent replacement for Butler in the coming weeks.
The Huskers (7-5, 4-5) are 14th in the Big Ten in rushing defense, allowing 171.3 yards per game and 183 yards in nine conference games. They are 15th in the Big Ten and tied for 104th nationally with 19.0 sacks. Nebraska was outscored 77-26 by Penn State and Iowa in its last two games, gave up a combined 444 rushing yards and recorded one sack.
Nebraska is second-to-last in the nation in red-zone defense, with opponents coming away with points on 30 of 31 (96.8%) of their trips inside the 20-yard line. The Huskers are last in stopping touchdowns in the red zone.
Butler was hired by Rhule after spending six seasons in the NFL as the Buffalo Bills‘ defensive backs coach. He spent the last two years there as the Bills’ passing game coordinator. He previously was on the Houston Texans‘ staff for four seasons. Snow was Rhule’s DC with the Carolina Panthers from 2020 to 2022. He also has been a DC at Arizona State, UCLA, Washington and Baylor.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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