Lane Kiffin’s Jet Gate, Franklin to Virginia Tech, and the Steelers’ Reality Check

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.