Mike Locksley is out at Maryland, so where do they go from here? Insiders Richard Johnson and John Talty give insight on why now was the right time to get rid of Locksley, what this coaching search will look like, which coaches Maryland should go after and more.

Then, Richard and John preview what the Sunday headlines will be coming off of this weekend's slate of games. They take a look at #7 Ole Miss taking on #19 Texas, #6 Indiana visiting Michigan, #14 Houston going to #10 Utah and #18 LSU visiting Auburn.

Finally, the guys give out some midseason awards. They take a look at the best newcomer, midseason Heisman, coach of the year, the biggest surprise and biggest disappointment. Plus, they give you some names to watch for the weekend and more.

Get ready for Saturday with your College Football Insiders.

(1:09) - Maryland fires Mike Locksley: why now?
(3:36) - Aazaar Abdul-Rahim named interim head coach
(5:21) - Maryland's roster: players other programs will chase
(7:51) - Can Abdul-Rahim get the Maryland job full-time?
(9:16) - Why the Maryland job is better than people think
(11:42) - Jim Smith's first coaching search at Maryland
(13:14) - Top Maryland coaching candidates
(17:11) - Predicting Sunday's headlines: Ole Miss at Texas
(20:50) - Indiana at Michigan: Bryce Underwood benched
(23:12) - Houston at Utah
(25:33) - LSU at Auburn
(28:12) - Midseason awards: Best newcomer
(29:12) - Best newcomer not named Jesse LeGree
(30:39) - Heisman vote: Jeremiah Smith
(32:43) - Coach of the year: Will Stein vs. JaMarcus Shephard
(35:13) - Biggest surprises: UCLA and Kentucky
(37:04) - Biggest disappointments: Texas and Oregon
(39:45) - Names to watch: Kamario Taylor
(40:54) - Names to watch: Hollywood Smothers and Raleek Brown
(41:48) - One more thing: College Sports Commission investigations
(43:13) - Maryland, Florida State and Wisconsin: the buyout decisions

Five of the top seven AP Top 25 teams lost in the same week for the first tine in the history of the AP Top 25. Chaos doesn't do it justice to describe what Week 7 was like in the world of college football. Emily Proud, Brandon Marcello and Chris Hummer break it all down. They take a look at what impact Julian Sayin's injury will have on Ohio State and Jeremiah Smith's Heisman chances. Then they discuss Auburn's upset of Georgia and if all of the upsets in the SEC is a bad sign for the conference or if it was just a bad weekend?

Next, the crew shifts their focus to Texas. The Longhorns fell again to another unranked opponent. The crew discusses if Sark is under fire and how he might be able to fix the situation. Is it time to bench Arch Manning?

This season has been a rough one for some highly-touted quarterbacks. Emily, Brandon and John take a look at some quarterbacks who have recently been benched. They start with Bryce Underwood. Is he done for the season and for good with Michigan after being benched on Saturday? Then they look at Dylan Raiola's situation at Oregon. He was benched during the UCLA game and did not play most of the Nebraska game, but he became Oregon's savior as he came in at the end of the game and took down his former team to save the Duck's season. What is the quarterback situation looking like going forward as the Ducks await the return of Dante Moore?

Then, the Insiders get into a heated debate about the 24-team playoff. The room is split on what kind of impact it will actually have on the regular season. Who do you agree with?

All of this and much more on today's College Football Insiders.

(1:04) - How does Ohio State handle losing Julian Sayin?

(3:41) - Sayin's injury impact to Jeremiah Smith's Heisman campaign

(4:42) - Auburn upsets Georgia

(7:25) - SEC upsets a bad weekend or a bad sign for the SEC?

(14:52) - Texas loses to back-to-back unranked opponents

(16:35) - Sark under fire

(23:37) - Bryce Underwood benched

(27:53) - Dylan Raiola saves Oregon's season

(31:22) - Other QB questions from the weekend

(31:34) - Questions about Demon Williams situation

(32:51) - Tennessee QB controversy

(34:35) - How upsets will impact a 24-team playoff

(41:06) - Transfer portal's impact on the coaching carousel

(42:24) - Officiating issues continue

The College Football Playoff looks poised to expand to a 24-team playoff. News broke today that the CFP is nearing a deal for the new format to start in 2027. Emily Proud, Richard Johnson and John Talty are joined by national college football senior reporter Matt Zenitz. They discuss the news, what this means for the future of conference championship weekend and more. They also dive into injury updates for some big name players in college football. Zentiz updates everyone on Kamario Taylor, Aaron Philo, Dante Moore being ruled out again and Cal stars Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Kingston Lopa nearing their return.

Then, Emily, Richard and John discuss what the top storylines are for some of the biggest games this weekend. They look at #2 Notre Dame at #8 BYU, #6 Alabama at #14 Tennessee, #13 Missouri at #9 Ole Miss and #16 Mississippi St at #22 LSU. They also discuss how Indiana can maintain its success as they preview #4 Ohio State at #5 Indiana.

Finally, they discuss if Jim Harbaugh could actually return to Michigan and how Oregon State found a diamond in the rough with Jesse Legree.

All of this and more on today's College Football Insiders.

(0:43) - College Football Playoff close to finalizing a 24-team expansion

(4:21) - Impact on conference championship weekend

(6:32) - Timeline of college football playoff

(7:29) - Kamario Taylor injury update

(10:56) - Aaron Philo update

(14:44) - What does Oregon do without Dante Moore for 2nd consecutive game

(16:18) - Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Kingston Lopa nearing return for Cal

(18:08) - #2 Notre Dame at #8 BYU

(20:30) - #6 Alabama at #14 Tenneese

(24:32) #13 Missouri at #9 Ole Miss

(27:10) - #16 Mississippi St at #22 LSU

(30:40) - Potential positives of an expanded CFP

(34:42) - How Can Indiana continue it's success?

(38:03) - #4 Ohio State at #5 Indiana preview

(40:35) - Could Jim Harbaugh return to Michigan

(45:42) - How Jesse Legree ended up at Oregon State

(53:16) - Player to watch: Nick Marsh, Indiana WR