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 seven-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 needing 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 have come by multiple scores. The only close Big Ten losses Michigan State has 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 just 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 shortly after it agreed to NCAA penalties for violations that happened under previous coach Mel Tucker.

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. Thanks to Saturday's loss, 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, the 2025 offseason is set to be no normal coaching carousel. The Penn State job is still open and Florida and LSU are also still looking for coaches. Those three jobs could set ripple effects across a market that already includes Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech and others.

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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.

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Winter Storm Chan To Bring New Snow To Midwest, Then Target Northeast Early This Week

A new winter storm, Winter Storm Chan, will bring more snow to the Midwest and Great Lakes after Winter Storm Bellamy impacted holiday travel. Chan will set its sight for the Northeast, potentially bringing widespread icing and significant snow to the region Tuesday into Wednesday morning.

Set-Up

Confidence is increasing that Winter Storm Chan will be an impactful storm for millions as all ingredients are in place.

• Cold air (at the surface and aloft)

• Abundant moisture streaming in from the Gulf

• Area of low pressure - which has the potential to strengthen and intensify off the East Coast

• Upper level energy

One-Two Punch For Midwest, Great Lakes

Winter Storm Chan will bring another round of new snow to the Midwest and Great Lakes Monday into Monday night. This comes after Winter Storm Bellamy dumped double digit snowfall amounts across a large swath of the Midwest on Saturday. Chicago O'Hare reported 8.4" of snow, making it the snowiest November day on record.

The silver lining... Chan will not be a blockbuster storm for this region of the country. However, any additional snow will impact travel.

Good news for the kiddos…the snow will stick around for a while as highs won't make it above freezing for the entire week. The upper level pattern will feature reinforcing shots of cold air every few days, leading to a stretch of cold and unsettled weather for many across the Midwest and Great Lakes.

(MAPS:10-Day US Forecast Highs/Lows)

Icing Potential

There is going to be a transition zone that sets up somewhere in the Ohio Valley Monday night into Tuesday morning. This is where warm air aloft will be overriding the cold air at the surface. This will result in a mix of rain, sleet and freezing rain. Right now, models are showing a potential mix in places like Little Rock, Louisville, Paducah, Lexington, however the better chances for widespread icing look to be in the central and southern Appalachians.

1st Measurable Snow For I-95 Cities?

It's definitely a possibility! Boston, Providence, NYC and Philadelphia have already seen their first flakes of the season, but none of these cities have reported any measurable snow (0.1" or greater) yet this season.

But there is still quite a bit of uncertainty.

What We Know:

Models are showing an area of low pressure developing along the Gulf Coast early Tuesday. This low is forecast to move northeast and intensify off the mid-Atlantic coast late Tuesday into Wednesday. While Winter Storm Chan has potential to produce significant snow for the Northeast, there is still a lot of uncertainty when it comes to where the heaviest snow will fall at this point. Northeast storms can notoriously be extremely difficult to forecast.

(MORE:Why Northeast Winter Storms Are Hard To Forecast)

What We Don't Know:

The exact track and the intensity of the storm. Models are in disagreement on how strong the low will get and the track of the low, which makes a huge difference in where the rain/snow line sets up - crucial in determining snow totals.

The European model shows the low taking a more eastern track, as well as not getting as strong, which paints lower totals overall, with higher totals focused further south.

Meanwhile, the GFS model takes the low farther north, which pushes the rain/snow line farther north and the accumulating snow to the interior portions of the Northeast. This is when the I-95 corridor misses out.

What You Should Do

Stay up to date with the latest forecast here and think about how you would prepare if snow were to head your way. Models will change over the next few days and the area of heaviest snow will shift as well. Remember the saying, "the trend is your friend." Once we see more consistency and agreement within the models, we will have a better idea on where the worst impacts will be.

Tiffany Savona is a meteorologist for weather.com with more than 15 years of experience in forecasting the weather across the country.

Miriam Guthrie graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with an undergraduate degree in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and is now a meteorology intern with weather.com while working toward her master's.

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Winter storm wallops parts of Midwest on one of the biggest travel days of the year

A 45-car pileup in Indiana and a Delta jet skidding off the runway in Iowa are among the travel disasters stemming from a powerful winter storm taking aim at the heart of the country on one of the biggest travel days of the year.

Around 25 million people remained under winter weather alerts Sunday morning as a Thanksgiving weekend storm brought more than a foot of snow and strong winds to parts of the Midwest, with thunderstorms hitting the South. By 11 a.m., snowfall totals had reached 15 inches in Fort Dodge, Iowa, 13 inches in Lancaster, Wisconsin, and a foot of snow in Pana, Illinois.

The National Weather Service warned that a quick burst of snowfall will impact the Chicago area Sunday morning, reducing visibility on the roads and making travel dangerous.

The Indiana State Police said no serious injuries were reported following Saturday's 45-car pileup of commercial and passenger vehicles on Interstate 78. Vigo County, where the crash occurred, was under a winter weather advisory until Sunday morning.

Sgt. Matt Ames urged residents to stay home if possible and use caution if they must travel.

"People just need to drive smart when the snow starts falling, reduce your speed, make sure you're buckled up, and let's just all be safe out there," Ames said, adding that a shutdown of the interstate to allow for cleanup will last around six hours.

In Iowa, Delta Air Lines Flight 5087 slid off the end of a runway while turning onto a taxiway due to icy conditions at Des Moines International Airport on Saturday night, according to the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration. The passengers were deplaned and taken to a terminal. The FAA is investigating the incident.

A passenger on the plane said they were stuck on the aircraft after it hit ice and slid two feet off the runway.Videosposted to Facebook showed first responders plowing the plane out of the snow so they can get it back on the runway.

"Safety comes before all else and we apologize to our customers for the experience," Delta said in a statement, adding that no injuries were reported.

Rain and snow are expected to shift into the eastern third of the country Sunday morning before moving offshore in the evening, with snow showers favoring the interior Northeast, northern New England and the Appalachian Mountains. Various winter alerts are in effect for these areas due to 2 to 8 inches of snowfall.

Snow showers in the interior Northeast will persist before gradually fading overnight.

Parts of the East Coast are still expected to see a cold rain from midmorning through the early evening hours. Numerous cities may see travel impacts, including Cleveland; Buffalo, New York; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Atlanta. A 41-minute ground delay at Boston Logan International Airport is expected to persist until Monday, according to the FAA.

As of Sunday afternoon, over 5,400 flights traveling into, within and from the U.S. have been delayed, while 620 have been canceled, according toFlightAware.com. Chicago O'Hare International Airport accounts for a large share of the travel issues, reporting over 255 cancellations and 916 delays. At John F. Kennedy International Airport, 76 flights have been canceled and 203 have been delayed.

At O'Hare, crowds continued to build as travelers attempted to play catch-up after more than 1,000 cancellations on Saturday. The road leading into the airport was jammed with cars and the TSA PreCheck line stretched through the terminal. A 49-minute, weather-related ground delay at the airport is expected to last until 7:59 p.m. Sunday.

Video from the airport's tarmac shared on social media showed the runways covered in snow on Saturday.

Sisters Rima and Jasmin Eid had their flight from Chicago to Miami delayed three times on Saturday. The sisters were trying to surprise their mother with a cruise they booked for her birthday.

"We're trying to get everything planned out, but unfortunately, we're very delayed, and they will not help us because we're basic economy," Rima said. "They said we will not accommodate any changes."

The sisters said they were stuck at the airport, hoping their flight will go ahead as planned.

"It's very frustrating and very upsetting," Jasmin said.

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Ukrainian delegation meet US officials in Florida for fresh talks on Trump’s plan to end war

A Ukrainian delegation has begun fresh talks in Florida with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff over the US-backed plan to end the war.

Before the meeting began, Rubio said the goal of the negotiations was to create "a pathway forward that leaves Ukraine sovereign, independent, and prosperous."

The head of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustem Umerov, said the process would address "the security of Ukraine, about no repetition of aggression of Ukraine, about prosperity of Ukraine, about how to rebuild Ukraine."

Umerov, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, was appointed to head the Ukrainian team after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's powerful chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, resigned on Friday amid a corruption scandal.

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is also attending the meeting in Miami.

Ukraine is seeking international security guarantees as part of any agreement to end the war and a ceasefire based on the current frontlines. It has rejected ceding any territory not already occupied by Russian forces.

But Russia's President Vladimir Putin has shown little signal he's ready to offer concessions, saying that the war would only end "once Ukrainian troops withdraw from the territories they occupy."

Rubio met Ukrainian negotiators in Geneva last weekend, when substantial revisions were made to the original 28-point blueprint developed by Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian sovereign wealth fund and a Kremlin special envoy.

Ukraine's European allies said that the original plan – which was seen as highly favorable to Russia – would require "additional work."

Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov said last week the Kremlin had received the latest version of the plan.

"This isn't an official one, but we do have the document. We haven't discussed it with anyone yet because the points in it require truly serious analysis and discussion," Ushakov said.

After suggesting that he wanted Ukraine to agree to a deal by Thursday of last week, Trump backed away from imposing any kind of deadline.

"You know what the deadline for me is? When it's over," he said.

The negotiations come against a backdrop of persistent Russian missile and drone attacks against cities and infrastructure across Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that in the last week, Russia had used nearly 1,400 attack drones, 1,100 guided aerial bombs, and 66 missiles in attacks.

For its part, Ukraine continues to target Russian energy and defense infrastructure with long-range drones and domestically manufactured missiles. Ukraine also used maritime drones on Friday and Saturday in strikes in the Black Sea against two sanctioned oil tankers used to ship Russian oil.

The two tankers, which flew under the Gambian flag, were damaged but not sunk.

As the negotiations continue, Ukraine's former military chief of staff, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who is considered a potential rival to Zelensky, wrote in the Daily Telegraph Sunday that "war does not always end with the victory of one side and the defeat of the other."

"We Ukrainians strive for complete victory, but we cannot reject the option of a long-term end to the war," Zaluzhnyi wrote.

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Previewing every college football conference championship game

Conference championship game pairings in the Bowl Subdivision are set three months after the season started withIowa StateandKansas Statemeeting in Dublin, Ireland, setting the stage for the unveiling of theCollege Football Playoffbracket.

While theBig Tenchampionship game will match the top two teams inthe US LBM Coaches Poll. The three matchups with the biggest playoff impact are in theSEC, the ACC and the Sun Belt.

Alabamawas able tosurvive the Iron Bowl against Auburnand will draw a rematch against Georgia. But the Crimson Tide failed to impress down the stretch of the regular season and might need to beat the Bulldogs for the second time to avoid being left out of the field.

The nine championship games will be played on Friday and Saturday. The playoff rankings and bracket will be released early on Sunday afternoon.

These games will close the door on a crazy regular season and get us set for the postseason:

All times Eastern.

SEC: Alabama (10-2) vs. Georgia (11-1)

Time/TV:Saturday, 4 p.m., ABC, Atlanta

Alabama won the first meeting 24-21back in September, the first of four wins in a row against ranked SEC opponents. But the Tide scuffled through November while Georgia answered the bell with wins against Texas andGeorgia Tech. Alabama would likely fall out of the at-large mix with a lopsided loss.

Big Ten: Ohio State (12-0) vs. Indiana (12-0)

Time/TV:Saturday, 8 p.m., Fox, Indianapolis

The winner is the playoff's top seed and the loser should still finish in the top four, especially if the game is competitive. (And especially if the loser is Ohio State.) Think of this matchup as a barometer for both teams heading into the postseason.

Big 12: Texas Tech (11-1) vs. Brigham Young (11-1)

Time/TV:Saturday, noon., ABC, Arlington, Texas

Texas Tech won 29-7 when the two teams met in early November.BYUmight have a case for the playoff with a closer loss, but there might be too much ground for the Cougars to overcome. For the Big 12, the dream scenario is to send two teams to the playoff with a narrow BYU win that leaves theRed Raidersas an at-large pick.

ACC: Virginia (10-2) vs. Duke (7-5)

Time/TV:Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC, Charlotte, N.C.

For the ACC, this matchup is potential nightmare that leaves the chance of sending zero teams to the playoff should Duke take the rematch against the Cavaliers. In that case, Virginia would not be an at-large pick while Duke would come into comparison with James Madison, should the Dukes win the Sun Belt. The Blue Devils would probably win that debate, but that it's not a sure thing will cause a few sleepless nights in the ACC offices leading into Saturday.

American: North Texas (11-1) at Tulane (10-2)

Time/TV:Friday, 8 p.m., ABC

This is for the Group of Five's playoff berth — there's no question whatsoever the winner lands in the bracket over JMU. What's interesting is that both teams will be led by coaches set to leave for the Power Four after the end of the season. Eric Morris has already said he's leaving UNT for Oklahoma State, while Tulane's Jon Sumrall will be the next coach at Florida or Auburn.

Conference USA: Kennesaw State (9-3) at Jacksonville State (8-4)

Time/TV:Friday, 7 p.m., CBSSN

In a bit of a shocker, Jacksonville State knocked off Western Kentucky on Saturday to knock the Hilltoppers out of the championship game. Kennesaw State has already made a seven-win jump under first-year coach Jerry Mack and is looking to take Conference USA in just the program's third year as a member of the FBS.

Mid-American: Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Miami (Ohio) (7-5)

Time/TV:Saturday, noon, ESPN

Western has quietly been the most consistently strong team in the MAC all year and will head into the championship game with just one league loss. TheBroncos' matchup wasn't settled until Miami beat Ball State 45-24. The RedHawks get the nod over Toledo and Ohio because of a better record against common opponents.

Mountain West: UNLV (10-2) atBoise State(8-4)

Time/TV:Friday, 8 p.m., Fox

The MWC had to break a logjam of four teams tied atop the standings at 6-2 in league play by using composite computer rankings. The pileup of New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and defending conference champion Boise State came after the Lobos knocked off the Aztecs on the final weekend. The Rebels and Broncos got the good news Sunday morning and will meet for the conference title for the third consecutive seasons. The teams played earlier this season with Boise State winning at home 56-31.

Sun Belt: Troy (7-5) at James Madison (11-1)

Time/TV:Friday, 7 p.m., ESPN

JMU won't earn the Group of Five's one guaranteed bid but could sneak in via an unexpected backdoor provided by Duke. How will the committee compare two teams separated by four wins? There's no doubt the Blue Devils have better victories, and JMU did lose to Louisville in non-conference play. In addition, Duke's five losses came to Illinois, Tulane, Georgia Tech, nine-win Connecticut and Virginia.

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