2021 season

Pages in History from July 2021 to June 2022, oldest first.

A football season runs from July to June, so a January bowl game or a spring rule change sits with the season before it.

Every game The 2021 season, game by game

Each dot is a page. The space between dots is drawn to the real calendar.

1. Jul 29, 2021From a Big 12 notice to an SEC vote: Texas and Oklahoma’s week

   Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 commissioner

   The meeting was cordial, and the executive committee expressed a willingness to discuss proposals that would strengthen the conference …

2. Sep 10, 2021The Big 12 adds BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF

   Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 commissioner

   Today’s vote solidifies the long-term trajectory of the Big 12 Conference …

3. Oct 9, 2021Oklahoma 55, Texas 48: Brooks runs 33 yards with 3 seconds left

   Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma head coach

   I was just going to kind of feel it out as we went, and honestly, I was just going to go with my feel on it …

4. Oct 9, 2021Texas A&M beats Alabama on a field goal as time expires

   Nick Saban, Alabama head coach

   Everyone needs to remember how they feel and not forget it …

5. Nov 27, 2021Alabama beats Auburn in four overtimes, the first overtime game in Iron Bowl history
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   Bryan Harsin, Auburn head coach

   I’m proud of our guys. I told them I was proud of their fight. ... Our guys played hard and put ourselves in a position to win the game. We just came up short.

6. Nov 27, 2021Michigan 42, Ohio State 27: Harbaugh’s first win against the Buckeyes
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   Jim Harbaugh, Michigan head coach

   It feels like the best one

7. Nov 28, 2021Lincoln Riley leaves Oklahoma for USC
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   Lincoln Riley, USC head coach

   USC has an unparalleled football tradition with tremendous resources and facilities, and the administration has made a deep commitment to winning …

8. Nov 30, 2021Brian Kelly leaves Notre Dame for LSU
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   Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame athletic director

   I was not surprised. There had been enough in weeks leading up, gave me the sense that there were other things attracting Brian.

9. Dec 6, 2021Oregon’s Mario Cristobal takes the Miami job on the day Miami fires Manny Diaz
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   Mario Cristobal, Oregon head coach, hired by Miami

   My family and I are excited to return home to the University of Miami

10. Dec 11, 2021Oregon hires Georgia’s Dan Lanning to replace Mario Cristobal
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    Dan Lanning, Oregon head coach

    Man it feels great to be a Duck

11. Jan 10, 2022Georgia beats Alabama for the national title, and its coach says he told the team they had burned the boats
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    Kirby Smart, Georgia head coach

    I told them we burned the boats. The only way home was through them

12. Jun 30, 2022USC and UCLA leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten
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    Martin Jarmond, UCLA athletic director

    We believe this is the right move for UCLA at the right time.

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