Around The Dog Park: Manny Diaz Already Out At Temple, Back At Miami

General G5

• It is the opinion of one USA Today writer that the NCAA should reduce the scholarship limit for college football.
• How bowl season is reshaping the College Football Empires Map
• The supreme College Football Playoff expansion plan, according to the voting public
• 2018 college football coach hiring *and* firing grades, updated

AAC

• After being the Temple head coach for about three weeks, Manny Diaz will return to Miami to take the job that Mark Richt is leaving behind.
• With Major Applewhite gone, Houston reportedly offered Kliff Kingsbury the job, but he turned it down. The Cougars will now go after Dana Holgorsen.

• There’s still a chance that UCF’s McKenzie Milton could return to the field in 2019.
• How to Watch, Stream, Listen: Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Virginia Tech Hokies - Military Bowl

Conference USA

• UTSA’s Josiah Tauaefa will skip his senior year to turn pro.

• Dana Dimel will have a familiar face playing quarterback for him next season.

• FAU offensive line coach John Garrison takes same job with NC State
• Harry Minium’s latest on Blake LaRussa leaving football to be a Christian minister

Sun Belt

• App State will host The Citadel in 2022 and Gardner-Webb in 2023.
• Arkansas State fell just short in the Arizona Bowl
• App State has a new director of athletic performance
• A Georgia Southern beat writer pens a heartfelt letter to his readers and coworkers after a tough personal year.