Larry breaks down another wild Tuesday in the sports world — and there is no shortage of storylines.

College Football Coaching Chaos:

• The Lane Kiffin rumor mill is officially roaring. LSU and Florida reportedly sent planes to pick up members of the Kiffin family for campus tours. Smoke… meet fire.

• Virginia Tech lands James Franklin as its new head coach, ending the Hokies’ long search for a program-reviver.

• Why Penn State might be the sneaky biggest winner in the whole thing.

Steelers at 6–4: Mirage or Momentum?
Larry is joined by Ray Fittipaldo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) to break down:

• Mason Rudolph’s stability and why Pittsburgh’s QB situation is quietly fragile.

• A defense reinventing itself midseason — and finally producing splash plays.

• The brutal remaining schedule that playoff predictors hate.

• Two looming matchups with Baltimore that will define the season.

NHL Quarter-Mark Check-In:
CBS Sports’ Austin Nivison stops by to talk:

• Why the Avalanche look terrifying again.

• Boston, Detroit, and Montreal — the Atlantic Division we absolutely did not expect.

• Bedard and the Blackhawks making noise earlier than anyone thought.

• Edmonton’s Groundhog Day problem.

• Which teams sitting outside the playoff picture still have time to recover.

NFL Notes:

• Cowboys roll in a Monday night snoozer.

• Are the Chiefs running out of rope?

• Bills survive behind Josh Allen’s superhero act.

• The Bears’ stadium project hits a billion-dollar wall.

NBA Recap:

• OKC keeps rolling.

• Pistons dominating at home.

• Victor Wembanyama sidelined with a calf strain.

Moment of Awe (…or Ow):
A look back at Joe Theisman’s infamous career-ending injury — 40 years ago today.