The college football season is here. Every week, different news and notes will pop up, which will affect what happens on the field and off it. Here are the college football week 5 news and notes.
Georgia Southern Fires Chad Lunsford
Georgia Southern fires coach Chad Lunsford, who was 28-21 in 4-plus seasons w/Eagles & 1-3 this year. CB coach Kevin Whitley is interim coach rest of season
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 26, 2021
Georgia Southern has fired Chad Lunsford who had a 28-21 record at the school. After making bowl games the last three years, Lunsford started the 2021 season 1-3. Cornerbacks coach Kevin Whitley will take over in the interim. The news comes after a defensive lineman, Gavin Adcock, was suspended for chugging a beer on top of a school bus before Saturday’s game.
Georgia Southern has suspended DL Gavin Adcock for chugging a beer atop the team bus before Saturday's game.
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— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) September 28, 2021
Rhett Rodriguez in ICU with Lung Injury
Our family would like to thank everyone who has reached out with their thoughts and prayers for Rhett, as he is currently in the ICU at the hospital because of a lung injury from last night’s game against Troy.
— Rich Rodriguez (@RealCoachRod) September 26, 2021
Rhett Rodriguez, the son of ULM offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez, suffered a lung injury in the game against Troy. At the last update, he was still in the hospital but is progressing towards recovery.
Ohio State Releases New Uniforms
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— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 27, 2021
Ohio State has released new uniforms, which feature scarlet pants.
Auburn QB Situation up in the Air
Auburn HC Bryan Harsin on who will start at QB vs. LSU: "That has not been decided yet. Depth charts come out, and depth charts are a little old school, because so much can happen during a week."
— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) September 27, 2021
In Auburn’s comeback victory, Bo Nix was pulled and T.J. Finley led the team to the win. Head coach Bryan Harsin said that he doesn’t know who will start against LSU on Sunday.
Other News and Notes
- After an argument with coaches, Ohio State linebacker K’Vaughn Pope was sent to the locker room and quit the team. He has since been dismissed from the team.
This will be updated up until Saturday!
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