Pitt and West Virginia renew one of college football's oldest rivalries this week when “The Backyard Brawl” returns.

Florida has hired Louisiana-Lafayette's Billy Napier to be its next football coach.

(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona fired football coach Kevin Sumlin following a blowout loss to rival Arizona State that extended a record losing streak. Sumlin was fired Saturday, less than 24 hours after a 70-7 loss to Arizona State that stretched the Wildcats' losing streak to 12 games spanning two seasons. Arizona State scored the most points in Territorial Cup series history to send Arizona to its fifth straight loss this season, with another possible game next week. Arizona went 9-20 — 6-17 in the Pac-12 — with no bowl appearances under Sumlin and lost all three games to Arizona State. He didn't have the impact Arizona expected, his best classes coming in 2019 and 2021, when Arizona was ranked No.

Brown #1 of the Mississippi Rebels points to the sky after scoring a touchdown against the Southern Illinois Salukis during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi. - Arkansas and Mississippi both expected to field much improved offenses this season, but neither team showed much firepower in their respective season openers. After winning only two games in 2018, Arkansas struggled in its season opener before coming away with a 20-13 victory over FCS opponent Portland State. "Never will I ever apologize for winning, there is no such thing as a bad win," Razorbacks coach Chad Morris said. PREDICTION: Arkansas 27, Mississippi 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

(Photo by WesleyMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis opens its 2019 campaign on Saturday with an intriguing non-conference game against visiting Ole Miss. In contrast, Memphis has an experienced signal caller in Brady White, who threw for 3,296 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2018. ABOUT OLE MISS (2018: 5-7)The Rebels are switching from a 4-3 to a 3-4 on defense under new defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre, which means the team is counting on nose tackle Benito Jones to come up big again. Memphis has won five straight season openers, while Ole Miss has won 19 of its last 22. PREDICTION: Memphis 35, Ole Miss 30More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.