Author: Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY NETWORK

Tennessee legend Peyton Manning was a ballyhooed recruit in 1993. On one Sunday, he fielded 23 calls from coaches. Now, nephew Arch has the spotlight.

Lane Kiffin received a glimpse of the future at the Sugar Bowl – and the challenge it brings. The Ole Miss coach’s tenure is at a fork in the road.

Although it trails Georgia and Alabama, this will mark Texas A&M’s fourth consecutive top-10 recruiting class, and it includes a top QB prospect.

Cincinnati brings variety to a College Football Playoff system that had grown stale, but this four-team playoff still needed Alabama, too.

Scott Woodward went big-game hunting to land Brian Kelly as LSU’s next football coach. But Kelly regularly flopped in his biggest matchups.

This is the 2021 Crimson Tide, a group that majors in drama — never more so than in Alabama’s 24-22 Iron Bowl victory over Auburn.

Auburn’s Bryan Harsin and Mississippi State’s Mike Leach have created distractions for their programs in keeping COVID-19 vaccination status private.

Ole Miss is ascending rapidly under Lane Kiffin and routed LSU 31-17. Kiffin must be a tempting candidate for Tigers AD Scott Woodward to consider.