Week 12 of the 2025 college football season has concluded. Auburn and Vanderbilt had an open date in Week 12 from the SEC. No. 20 Tennessee (6-3, 3-3 SEC) defeated New Mexico State (3-6, 1-5 CUSA), 42-9, on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Saturday marked the Vols' 101st homecoming game.

Back in January on the heels of a torrid close to the 2024 football season, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer signed an extension through 2030. His name was mentioned in the early stages of the Virginia Tech coaching search as one to possibly return to Blacksburg where his father was a legendary coach.

A pair of two-loss SEC teams clinging to College Football Playoff hopes will hit the road to face top-five opponents in critical Week 12 showdowns. Those games -- along with several other high-profile matchups -- should help thin out the CFP bubble as the regular season enters its home stretch.

A new report emerges on where things stand between Jon Gruden and an SEC college football program in the coaching carousel.