ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit went on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night along with Lee Corso and Desmond Howard to talk about the College Football Playoff. (Phelan M. Ebenhack, Associated Press)
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By Tim Bielik, cleveland.com
Kirk Herbstreit, College GameDay crew joins Jimmy Kimmel
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live welcomed three members of the ESPN College GameDay crew when Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Desmond Howard joined the set on Monday night.
Corso told Kimmel about the story of the first time he put on a mascot head when he did his game predictions, a tradition that is a fixture of the college football Saturday.
The trio also shared their thoughts on the four playoff teams.
Watch more from their interview with Kimmel here.
Larry Johnson named 247Sports.com's DL Coach of the Year
247Sports.com released a list of its position coaches of the year on Tuesday.
Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson made the cut for the DL Coach of the Year.
Johnson is the only position coach from the Big Ten to be named a position coach of the year.
New coaches have things to sort out for early Signing Day
We are a week away from the start of an unprecedented event: the early National Signing Day.
Dec. 20 is going to be an interesting day because while we’ve seen crazy things happen on the regular NSD, the new one could bring some new wrinkles.
It also brings challenges for new coaches throughout the Power 5 conferences.
Chris Johnson of SI.com summed up the major recruiting storylines surrounding the new faces at big schools, including Nebraska's Scott Frost, UCLA's Chip Kelly and Florida State's Willie Taggart.
The early signing day is a challenge for even experienced coaches. It’s even trickier for coaches who are new to their teams, which will make for an interesting day on Dec. 20.
Several USC players limited with injuries as Cotton Bowl prep begins
USC’s preparation for the Cotton Bowl continued Tuesday without several important players.
Alicia de Artola of ReignOfTroy.com broke down the injury report for the Trojans, which includes running back Ronald Jones II not finishing practice and starting corner Jack Jones not practicing.
de Artola added that Ronald Jones’ situation wasn’t serious and that the team is being cautious with him.
USC loses its quarterbacks coach to Tennessee
USC will meet Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl without one of its important coaches.
USC coach Clay Helton confirmed to reporters including Joey Kaufman of the Orange County Register that Helton’s brother, Tyson Helton, has taken a job at Tennessee under new coach Jeremy Pruitt.
Kaufman also reported that Tyson Helton will not coach in the Cotton Bowl as he transitions to his new job at Tennessee.
Catching up on Tuesday's news
• Ohio State got not one, but two commits on Tuesday after wide receiver Kamryn Babb and defensive tackle Tommy Togiai chose Ohio State. See how social media reacted to Tuesday's double commitment.
• Bill Landis broke down what the commitments of Babb and Togiai mean for Ohio State.
• Bill also started in-depth looks at the members of the 2018 recruiting class, beginning with defensive tackle Taron Vincent.
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