The GIST: While we wait for the single-elimination women’s volleyball championship tournament to begin, the college football coaching carousel is serving up all the drama.

🏐Volleyball: The 64-team hunt for the NCAA volleyball title begins tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. ET, with a handful of first-round matchups on deck. No. 1-seed undefeated Louisville and defending champs No. 7 Kentucky aren’t in action until Friday, but we’ll be hooked on No. 2 Texas vs. Sacred Heart tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET. Baby let the games begin.

🏈Football: The penultimate College Football Playoff (CFP) poll was released yesterday and No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati grabbed the coveted top four CFP spots (the final four who’ll advance to the December 31st CFP semifinals will be announced on Sunday), but the biggest news is coming off the field.

• Two big-name head coaches took new jobs this week: former Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley is headed west for USC, while Brian Kelly left Notre Dame for LSU, notably notifying his players via text message. Talk about an Irish Goodbye.