College football Top 25 rankings: Texas A&M tumbles in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 14

The voters inthe US LBM Coaches Pollhave weighed in following thebusy holiday weekend in college football, answering the question of where Texas A&M and Texas would land after the most significant rivalry result. We'll get to that in a moment, after we report the unsurprising news that a 1-vs.-2 showdown is on tap in theBig Tenchampionship game.

Ohio State and Indiana have been on a collision course for weeks, and the matter of the overall No. 1 seed will be determined next week in Indianapolis. For now, the defending national championBuckeyeshold the top ranking unanimously, with the Hoosiers once again comfortably at No. 2. Georgia, which will look to avenge its lone loss of the season in theSECfinale against No. 10 Alabama, moves up to No. 3. Oregon and Mississippi also move up a spot each to round out the top five.

TOP 25:Complete US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 14

Texas Tech, which will play for the Big 12 title against No. 11 Brigham Young, climbs to No. 6, overtaking the afore-mentioned Aggies who slip four places to No. 7. But the win against A&M only meant a two-position gain for theLonghornsas they move to No. 14. Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Alabama retain their top-10 spots, while No. 12 Vanderbilt and No. 13 Miami (Fla.) also stay put.

Michigan slips just three places to No. 18 after falling to the Buckeyes but are out of theCollege Football Playoffpicture. Tennessee stays in the poll at No. 24 but takes a six-position hit after its decisive loss to Vanderbilt. No. 22 Arizona joins the rankings for the first time this season, and Navy moves back in at NO. 25. Pittsburgh and SMU fall out.

This story was updated to change a video.

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Reports: Michigan State fires Jonathan Smith after 2 seasons

Jonathan Smith's time at Michigan State lasted two seasons.

Per multiplereports, the Spartans are firing Smith on Sunday. MSU finished the season 4-8 after snapping a eight-game losing streak with a win over Maryland on Saturday.

Smith is the second Big Ten coach to lose his job in 2025 season. The first? Former Penn State coach James Franklin. Both teams entered Week 12 at 3-6 and needed to win out to make a bowl game.

Penn State did just that and beat Rutgers on Saturday to get to .500. Michigan State did not.

Six of Michigan State's eight losses came by multiple scores. The only close Big Ten losses Michigan State suffered all season came at Minnesota when the Gophers needed overtime in a 23-20 win and a week ago when the Spartans lost to Iowa.

Thanks to a season-ending loss against Rutgers in 2024, Michigan State went over a year without Big Ten wins.

That loss to Rutgers meant MSU finished 5-7 a season ago and also missed a bowl game. Through 24 games at the school, Smith's record was 9-15 and the Spartans' best win came at home over Iowa in October of 2024.

Smith came to Michigan State after turning Oregon State into a winning program in the waning days of the Pac-12. The Beavers had three consecutive winning seasons in the final three years of the old Pac-12's existence and won 18 games in 2022 and 2023 combined.

However, Smith wasn't able to show signs of quick progress at Michigan State. And now the school is looking for a third coach since Mark Dantonio retired at the end of the 2019 season. Mel Tucker was hired after him and the school has since agreed to NCAA penalties for violations during his tenure.

Michigan State has won just 17 games since the Spartans went 11-2 and won the Peach Bowl in Tucker's second season in 2021. MSU will miss a bowl game for the fourth straight season. That's the longest bowl drought for the school in over 40 seasons.

In any other season, Michigan State would find itself at or near the top of the coaching market. However, this is not a normal coaching carousel. A flurry of coaching moves Sunday morning has left a shallow pool of potential candidates with other power conference jobs still open.

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Mikaela Shiffrin leads after first slalom run at Copper World Cup

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. -- Mikaela Shiffrin is in a familiar spot after the first run of the World Cup slalom.

Shiffrin leads Wendy Holdener of Switzerland by 0.28 seconds going into the second run Sunday afternoon at Copper Mountain. Shiffrin has now won every slalom run so far this season and is poised to extend a streak of five wins in her last six slalom races dating back to last season.

The one outlier? A third-place finish in Are, Sweden.

"Push. Just keep pushing," Shiffrin said about what she needs to do in the second run. There's kind of nothing to lose, right? It's an amazing opportunity ... so yeah, just push and see what happens."

US skier Mikaela Shiffrin competes at the Copper Mountain World Cup

A win would secure Shiffrin's spot on the U.S. team for the Milano Cortina Olympics — not that her place is in any doubt. Shiffrin's 103 World Cup wins so far are more than any other skier, male or female, and her dominance so far this season has her atop the overall standings.

"I've had such quality training. In the preparation season, it was not a lot of slalom but the slalom I got was really good quality and my skiing was at a top level the whole time," Shiffrin said. "I've been reinforcing really good things. I feel like I can trust that skiing. It's just bringing the intensity."

She did that Sunday. While other skiers look as if they're fighting their way down the course, wrangling with each gate, Shiffrin's style is so fluid it masks the intensity with which she's skiing. Despite the length of the course — this is the longest on the World Cup circuit and also at the highest elevation — Shiffrin never lost her momentum or her speed.

When she crossed the finish line in 52.94 seconds, it was clear someone was going to have to have the race of the season to beat her. No one could. Only three skiers are within a second of Shiffrin: Holdener, Austria's Katharina Liensberger and Albania's Lara Colturi, who has been runner-up to Shiffrin in the previous two slaloms this season.

Even with the course getting rutted, it will likely take Shiffrin making a mistake for anyone to take her spot on the podium.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Mikaela Shiffrin leads after first slalom run at Copper World Cup

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Seth Curry reportedly joins Warriors, will play with brother Stephen for first time in NBA

It took 12 seasons, but Seth Curry and Stephen Curry are about to take the court together. Seth will reportedly re-sign with the Golden State Warriors on Monday, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The move has been expected since the Warriors waived Seth in October.

Seth Curry intends to re-sign with the Golden State Warriors on Monday to a deal for the remainder of the season, sources tell ESPN. Curry – who shot an NBA-best 45.6% from 3-point range in 2024-25 – joins older brother Stephen on the Warriors for his 12th season in the league.https://t.co/umwvhCy4OX

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)November 30, 2025

Seth initially signed with the Warriors in September, but waswaived by the teama month later for salary-cap reasons. The team has more roster flexibility in December, leading to Seth rejoining the team.

Seth has carved out a fine career despite jumping around to a lot of different teams. Over his previous 11 years in the NBA, Seth has played for nine different franchises. But he's never played with his brother ... until now.

Seth, like Stephen, is a sharpshooter from 3-point range. Seth has a career .433 shooting percentage from beyond the arc. That's actually higher than Stephen's career .423 shooting percentage from deep.

The Warriors almost certainly intend to use Seth in a pure shooter role, letting him drain 3s from long distance. As an added benefit, Seth will get to play with his brother for the first time in their NBA careers.

Seth had to wait a while for the move to finally happen, but the fact that he's teaming up with Stephen might make it worth the wait.

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After 4-way tie for first, computer rankings determine that Boise State will host UNLV in Mountain West title game

Boise State will host UNLV for the Mountain West championship again.

The conference announced Sunday that the Broncos and Rebels had made Friday's conference title game for a second straight season after a four-way tie for first. Boise State and UNLV finished at 6-2 in conference play along with New Mexico and San Diego State.

Per conference tiebreaker rules, the conference title game participants were determined by the composite average of the S&P+ rankings, ESPN strength of record, KPI and SportSource rankings. The top two teams in the rankings advanced to the title game and Boise State earned the right to host with its win over UNLV earlier in the season.

There was a four-team tie thanks to New Mexico's win over San Diego State on Friday. The Aztecs had a chance to clinch a spot in the title game and host it as well, but they lost in overtime to the Lobos. Now, both teams are on the outside of the title game after Boise State's comeback win over Utah State on Friday afternoon and UNLV's easy win at Nevada on Saturday.

The Rebels made the conference title game despite losses to both Boise State and New Mexico. UNLV did not play San Diego State. Boise State beat New Mexico and UNLV but lost to San Diego State and Fresno State along with non-conference defeats to South Florida and Notre Dame.

In 2024, Boise State beat UNLV 21-7 to earn a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. The Broncos then lost to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl.

Thanks to the strength of the American Conference and James Madison heading to the Sun Belt title game against Troy at 12-1, it's highly, highly unlikely that this year's MWC title game will be for a spot in the CFP.

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