USC’s football season quickly spiraled out of control this year. After beginning the season as the preseason No. 1 and favorite to win the National Championship, the Trojans finished up with a 7-6 record, including a 21-7 loss in the Sun Bowl to Georgia Tech. This did not make some players happy. Details, after the jump.

I finally figured it out. Lane Kiffin is not overrated. Lane Kiffin is not in over his head. And that is because Lane Kiffin is not even a football coach at all. Lane Kiffin is an artist, and his body is his canvas. His artistic aim? Provide college football fans everywhere with endless entertainment at his expense.

The Lane Kiffin circus continued today when he held a post-practice press conference. All seemed well at first, with Kiffin praising the offensive performance. He was then asked a question concerning an injury, and he became inexplicably despondent. Though he did muster an “I don’t know,” it was clear that something was amiss.

Lane Kiffin. Meet Bane Kiffin. And Bane Kiffin’s Tumblr. It’s about time someone put that mask on Kiffin, considering his offseason antics. So the intrepid folks over at Bane Kiffin’s tumblr decided to stick the Dark Knight Rises Bane mask on Kiffin’s smarmy mug and have him say a few words.

Who knew Jim Mora was such a comedian? He takes over at UCLA, makes a joke about shootings near USC, and then doesn’t really apologize! Now that’s how you bring a team back to relevance!

A group of roughly 30 Penn State players today walked out of the school’s football building, stood in front of the assembled media, and announced their intention to stay in the pile of flaming wreckage that is the Nittany Lions’ football program.

That hasn’t stopped opposing coaches from getting real creepy.

*Headline may be a slight exaggeration – video after the jump

Charles Barkley has made it clear in his first day on the job as a college hoops analyst: even though he’s covering different teams, and is on a little earlier in the day, he’s not going going to be pulling any punches.

Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl found himself in hot water earlier this year when he admitted he misled NCAA investigators who questioned him about his program. But he’s finding redemption now…through a favorite UT punching bag.