College Football Roundup

Western Kentucky heads to San Antonio today to face off with UTSA in the Conference USA championship game tomorrow night. Pregame coverage from the Alamodome begins at 5 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor won’t be playing in the Vols’ bowl game. Taylor announced Wednesday that he will declare for the 2022 NFL Draft. The Manchester, TN native finished the season with two interceptions and 41 tackles. He plans to use the time to recover from a late season foot injury.

Notre Dame is reportedly expected to announce that defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman will take over the program from Brian Kelly, who left the school earlier this week to fill the vacant head coaching role at LSU. The 35-year-old Freeman joined Notre Dame prior to this season after spending the preceding three years at Cincinnati. Notre Dame is at number-six in the latest CFP rankings.