Week 9 is upon us and Emily Proud, John Talty and Richard Johnson have all of your insight going into the weekend. Star quarterbacks Kamario Taylor and Dante Moore are both done for the season. The crew discusses what this means for them individually and how this impacts their teams this season and beyond. Plus, they look at what is next for Oregon after firing their offensive coordinator.

Then the crew previews the weekend by predicting Sunday's headlines. They chat about the top stories from Arizona traveling to Texas Tech, Florida going to Georgia, Utah going to Cincinnati and Miami going to North Carolina.

Emily, John and Richard also talk about USC matching up with Ohio State and if Lincoln Riley will be out after this season. The crew discusses the Maryland coaching search and they look at what other coaches are on the hot seat as we reach the back half of the season.

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

(0:00) - Intro: update on Colorado QB Julian Lewis
(1:51) - Mississippi State's Kamario Taylor out for the season: what's next?
(6:40) - Dante Moore out for the season: what it means for his NFL draft stock
(10:49) - What's next for Oregon: OC search and a QB in the portal
(14:00) - Update from Colorado on Julian Lewis
(15:21) - Predicting Sunday's headlines: Arizona at Texas Tech
(18:18) - Florida at Georgia
(22:27) - Utah at Cincinnati
(27:32) - Miami at North Carolina
(30:09) - Bill Belichick and UNC's general manager search
(34:42) - Ohio State at USC: how hot is Lincoln Riley's seat?
(37:47) - Lincoln Riley's $70 million buyout and USC AD Jen Cohen
(40:52) - Could Lincoln Riley take the Baylor job?
(42:26) - Maryland's coaching search: AD Jim Smith's pitch
(45:31) - Why the "Power Two" world is changing coaching searches
(47:42) - Hot Seat Watch: Mike Norvell and Florida State
(51:39) - Michigan hot seat: is Kyle Whittingham a short-term bridge?
(55:03) - Rutgers' Greg Schiano and the $17 million buyout
(58:51) - TCU's Sonny Dykes on the hot seat
(1:02:00) - One more thing: Sam Houston fires Phil Longo
(1:03:18) - One more thing: Big Ten approves a roster spending cap

The coaching carousel has finally sprung into action as a couple more head coaches were fired over the weekend. NC State fired head coach Dave Doeren. Emily Proud, Chris Hummer and Brad Crawford discuss who may be the next person to lead the Wolf Pack and why Phillip Rivers is a realistic possibility. They also take a look at Baylor firing Dave Aranda and who might take his place? Would Lincoln Riley really leave USC to go to Baylor? One of our insiders thinks there might be a chance. Plus, Oregon fires their OC.

Then, the crew looks at the CFP race as we inch closer to the first rankings reveal. What do they think about the remaining unbeatens and what does the Big 12 CFP picture look like? Plus, who is the strongest two-loss SEC team and how many SEC teams will make the CFP?

Later, Emily, Chris and Brad take a look at the Heisman race and discuss who poses the biggest threat to Jeremiah Smith. They also discuss if they believe in Texas after Saturday's performance.

All of this and more with the College Football Insiders.

(0:32) - NC State fires Dave Doeren - is Philip Rivers the next coach?
(4:27) - Other NC State candidates: Charles Huff, Dan Mullen, Billy Napier & more
(7:24) - Baylor fires Dave Aranda - who is next?
(8:35) - Could Lincoln Riley leave USC for Baylor?
(14:01) - Oregon fires offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer
(16:16) - CFP race: Miami, UCLA & Utah are the last unbeatens
(19:34) - Big 12 playoff picture: Utah, BYU & Texas Tech
(20:58) - SEC two-loss teams: whose resume is best?
(24:30) - What to make of Ole Miss
(27:40) - Group of 6 playoff race: Boise State vs. New Mexico
(29:19) Miami's Heisman duo: Darian Mensah & Malachi Toney
(31:32) Jeremiah Smith's Heisman case with a backup QB
(33:33) Texas survives Ole Miss: what we learned
(36:16) Is Texas still in danger? Arch Manning and the injuries
(39:00) Does Texas need to win out for the CFP?
(40:43) One more thing: Shane Beamer is off the hot seat
(42:09) One more thing: UCF beats BYU with its backup QB
(43:44) One more thing: Ahmad Hardy returns to practice

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