College Football Week 9 Preview: Ranked Clashes & More Potential Coaching Shockwaves

College Football Week 9 is here, and the slate holds 3 high-stakes matchups that could hold more than playoff implications but also job stakes. With conference races tightening and tensions rising, every snap matters.

College Football Week 9 Ranked Matchups to Watch

8 Ole Miss at 13 Oklahoma

Lane Kiffin leads the Rebels into Norman for a matchup that feels like a track meet waiting to happen. Oklahoma’s offense has been explosive at home, but Ole Miss thrives in chaos and loves playing spoiler. Expect big plays and questionable fourth-down decisions in this ranked matchup.

15 Missouri at 10 Vanderbilt

Yes, Vanderbilt is officially a Top 10 team and they’ve earned it. Mizzou rolls in with momentum of their own after a double OT win at Auburn, setting up an SEC East duel that nobody predicted would be this big back in August.

3 Texas A&M at 20 LSU

Texas A&M has looked like a machine, but Death Valley at night is built for upsets. LSU is trying to prove they belong among the elite although they have suffered 2 losses outside the Top 10 already this year. This one could turn into a bruising showdown where field position, turnovers, and pure guts decide it.

Florida Fires Billy Napier: Now Who's Seat Is The Hottest?

One of the biggest off-field headline of the week? The Florida Gators officially fired head coach Billy Napier on Sunday after beating SEC opponent Mississippi State. But after constant underperformances, booster frustration, and a string of SEC losses that turned the Swamp from intimidating to restless, the university pulled the plug. Recruiting had stalled and patience ran out fast.

Now the question is who’s next? With major programs expected to battle the same decision the rest of the year, names pop up like LSU's Brian Kelly, Wisconsin's Luke Fickell, Auburn's Hugh Freeze, Florida State's Mike Norvell, and always the possibility still of Bill Belichick being canned for not being able to beat a power 4 school.

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