Syracuse fired its head coach, too. *Now* is LSU next?

The coaching carousel spins. Syracuse is parting ways with Scott Shafer, though he will coach the final game of the season. A loss to Boston College on Saturday would mean back-to-back 3-9 seasons. Once you dig past the raw numbers, there were lots of reasons why Shafter was fired, and the staff at Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician are unanimous in it being the right time to move on.

There are now 14 schools that will have different head coaches next year, and Cuse does not stack up well on that list.

And now, we turn to Les Miles. Miles is still the head coach at LSU, but the ruminations of deep-pocketed boosters readying their checkbooks for a colossal buyout only grew stronger. If LSU does pull the trigger, we have a humble suggestion that would be an inspired replacement. (It’s Les Miles.)

(Meanwhile, LSU’s prize four-star quarterback recruit, Feleipe Franks, decommitted on Monday night.)

Let’s talk candidates. If Miles does end up leaving LSU, maybe Miami would be a landing place. Maryland fans seem to think it would be a good, if farfetched idea. At Iowa State, you’re looking at Power 5 coordinators and head coaches from smaller conferences, and also a guy who looks like Ron Swanson.

If you want some outside-the-box candidates, how about The Internet’s Favorite Coach, Bob Stitt, for Iowa State, and Coastal Carolina head coach (and former Wall Street CEO) Joe Moglia for Syracuse?

Mixed feelings. Our Iowa State blog bid adieu to Paul Rhoads, understanding that a change was necessary but taking away some good memories from his ... energetic tenure in Ames.

AT LONG LAST! We’ve figured out who would win in a fight between a wolverine and a buckeye.

Ohio State post-mortem. Coming off getting dominated in the trenches by Michigan State, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said that he’ll be taking a more hands-on role in play calling. He also essentially agreed with Ezekiel Elliott’s comments. We’ll see how much changes against Michigan.

Elliott apologized for airing out his coaches after the loss, but didn’t walk back any of his message. And he’s still right.

Ready to go. Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield reportedly passed every concussion test since leaving the Sooners’ win over TCU on Saturday, and is on track to start in Bedlam against Oklahoma State.

Florida’s got a banged-up defensive line against Florida State.

Jim Harbaugh got a recruit a cake in the shape of Texas. It looks nothing like Texas.

Charlie Strong has now attempted to deny Miami rumors at least three times.

Get it? Oregon’s going with a modified bright green camo jersey for the Civil War against Oregon State this weekend.

This is very much real. Your new favorite bowl game is the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.

Effective, yet unpleasant. That’s a good way to describe Notre Dame’s sloppy win over Boston College at Fenway Park on Saturday.

Whatever that means. Washington State’s AD is hopeful quarterback Luke Falk can play this weekend in the Apple Cup against Washington. Falk was carted off the field in Wazzu’s 27-3 win over Colorado on Saturday after suffering an apparent head injury.

Very fashionable. The new trophy for the Missouri-Arkansas game looks like the two states wearing a cummerbund.