Andrew Luck is paving a new road with supreme power over football as Stanford's GM, writes @usatodaysports.usatoday.com's Matt Hayes: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

College football is still sorting out how to manage new world of transfers, NIL, pay to players. So far, there's no consensus about how to build a front office to handle it. A look at some of the most interesting setups, with @mgiannotto.bsky.social and John Heasly: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The first @usatodaysports.usatoday.com survey of Power Four conference football GMs/front-office leaders is up and running. There are at least 13 such employees making $500,000 or more: sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salarie...

U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., is raising questions about — and demanding answers and documents from — College Sports Commission concerning its procedures for approving athletes’ NIL deals with entities other than their schools: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

University of California football GM, and former NFL coach, Ron Rivera is making $800,000 annually and can earn $800,000 in additional performance-based bonuses, according to information released today to @usatodaysports.usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Collegiate Commissioners Association has sent letter to members of U.S. House of Representatives saying commissioners of 31 Division I conferences back passage of SCORE Act, bill from Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) that has passed two committees and can be brought to floor

Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on Commerce Committee, announces she has sent letter to Big Ten school CEO's concerning possible private-capital deal.

Halfway through his team's regular season, a major-college football head coach is still working without a contract. A look at Ohio University's arrangement with Brian Smith: usatoday.com/story/sports... via @usatodaysports.usatoday.com

Inside Bill Belichick's 'first of its kind' escape hatch in North Carolina contract, from Blake Toppmeyer on Day 2 of content connected to @usatodaysports.usatoday.com annual college football head coaches' pay survey: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

During 2019 football season -- last one before the pandemic -- there were two college head coaches making over $8 million, none making over $9.5M. This season, nine coaches are making more than $10 million, with another now at an annualized total of $10M. sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salarie...

Colorado is paying big bucks for Deion Sanders and his players, but how? Answer is ‘TBD’ -- a special report from @schrotenboer.bsky.social, with me and John Heasly: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The 2025 @usatodaysports.usatoday.com college football head coaches' pay survey is up and running:

Firings so far this season by Arkansas, Oklahoma State, UCLA and Virginia Tech have those schools committed to buyouts totaling $37.1 million, subject to mitigation and offset, but not including amounts that also will be owed to assistant coaches

Arkansas fires football head coach Sam Pittman. Per contract, he will be due a buyout of about $9.3 million, subject to a duty to mitigate, with the school entitled to offset from future income: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

From earlier: Virginia Tech fires football coach Brent Pry. Per his contract -- which had been set to run thru 12/1/27 -- he is owed buyout of just over $6.8 million. He has no specified duty to mitigate, but school would get offset from his future income.

From earlier: UCLA fires football coach Deshaun Foster after 0-3 start to season. Per his contract -- which had been set to run thru 1/31/2029 -- he is owed buyout of nearly $6.1 million, subject to his duty to mitigate, with offset usatoday.com/story/sports... via @usatoday

This bonus will increase to $25,000 if Utes are listed in top 25 of College Football Playoff rankings any time prior to final rankings, or to $150,000 if Utes are in final CFP or AP top 25.

Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham picks up $15,000 bonus, as Utes are No. 25 in this week's AP media rankings. He gets this amount if team is in AP or US LBM Coaches Poll (in yrs when Whittingham isn't a voter, which is case this year) any time prior to end of regular season.

Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables taking $1 million pay cut for 2025 season, newly obtained contract shows usatoday.com/story/sports... via @usatoday

Rutgers -- paying $1.1 million guarantee to Ohio -- converts 4th down and 7 from Ohio 28 with just under 2 minutes to play while leading 34-31, then runs out clock to hang on for win by that margin. Scarlet Knights were 5 for 5 on 4th down tonight.

The week's top payouts: -Michigan: $1.8 million to New Mexico -Georgia: $1.7 million to Marshall -Wisconsin: $1.6 million to Miami (Ohio) -Penn State: $1.6 million to Nevada

This does not include multi-million-dollar payouts coming to Va Tech and South Carolina for game in Atlanta, or Cincinnati's multi-million-dollar payout for playing "home" game against Nebraska in Kansas City, Mo.

We're set for kickoff of Week 1 of college football season. The long weekend includes at least 16 games in which the home school will be paying its opponent an appearance guarantee of at least $1 million.

Per Hawaii's notes for tonight's game: UH’s last wins over a Power Conference team were against the then-Pac-12’s Arizona and Oregon State in back-to-back weeks to open the 2019 season.

College football head coach bonus payouts already are underway! Hawaii coach Timmy Chang gets $7,500 bonus as Rainbow Warriors defeat Stanford on FG as time expires. Chang gets this amount for a win at home over Power Five/Four team.

The SCORE Act, the college-sports bill that has been backed by several GOP leaders and advanced to the U.S. House floor, has picked up a third Democratic co-sponsor: Henry Cuellar of Texas.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on Senate Commerce Committee, sends letter asking that leaders of House subcommittee that is set to take up college-sports bill tomorrow delay consideration and change bill in 6 ways.

Commerce Committee has been focal point on Senate side for long-running negotiations among senators concerning a college-sports bill.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on Senate Commerce Committee, blasts college-sports bill that is set for markup in House subcommittee tomorrow. “If you thought the dissolution of the Pac-12 was a heist, the SCORE Act is the National Championship of all heists. ... "

Plaintiff lawyers in NCAA House settlement set to receive more than $750 million in legal fees usatoday.com/story/sports... via @USATODAY

Bipartisan group of lawmakers in U.S. House of Representatives intriduces new college-sports bill. This rises from discussion draft by Reps. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and it's already set for subcommittee markup on Tuesday, July 15: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Plaintiffs in the Johnson case concerning whether college athletes should be considered school employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act tonight filed their response to motions to dismiss the case at district-court level.

As House-NCAA settlement takes effect today, a lead lawyer for plaintiffs says his side is exercising its right to audit school financial figures that are basis for revenue-sharing cap. Steve Berman: "We have questions about the information we’ve gotten." www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Nebraska AD Troy Dannen will get $180,000 bonus for Cornhuskers finishing No. 21 in final Learfield Directors' Cup standings (he gets this amount for finish from No. 25 through No. 21).

Texas A&M AD Trev Alberts will get $50,000 bonus for Aggies finishing No. 15 in final Learfield Directors' Cup standings (he gets this amount for finish from No. 15 through No. 11).

Georgia AD Josh Brooks will get $50,000 bonus for Bulldogs finishing No. 14 in final Learfield Directors' Cup standings (he gets this amount for finish from No. 20 through No. 11).

Florida AD Scott Stricklin will get $75,000 bonus for Gators finishing No. 7 in final Learfield Directors' Cup standings (he gets this amount for finish from No. 10 through No. 6).

UCLA AD Martin Jarmond will get $72,610 bonus for Bruins finishing No. 5 in final Learfield Directors' Cup standings (he gets this amount for top-5 finish).

North Carolina AD Bubba Cunningham will get $40,000 bonus for Tar Heels finishing No. 4 in final Learfield Directors' Cup standings (he gets this amount for top-10 finish).

Former NCAA president Mark Emmert received a little more than $1.4 million in base salary and more than $600,000 in other benefits during final months with association in 2023. Emmert also got nearly $4.3M in severance in 2023, an amount disclosed on tax records NCAA filed last year.

NCAA's new fdeeral tax records provide first look at Charlie Baker's compensation as association president. He started on March 1, 2023. For that calendar year, he was credited with just over $3.4 million in total pay: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Baker's pay for calendar 2023 includes: -Just over $2.6 million base, after starting March 1. -$400,000 bonus pay -Nearly $360,000 "other reportable compensation"

NCAA's new fdeeral tax records provide first look at Charlie Baker's compensation as association president. He started on March 1, 2023. For that calendar year, he was credited with just over $3.4 million in total pay: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Many college coaches and AD's currently have language in their contracts that prohibits gambling and related activities. See below for example from Alabama's agreement with football coach Kalen DeBoer, which says he can be terminated for cause for ...

NCAA Division I Council votes to recommend allowing college athletes and staff members to bet on pro sports: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Will Trump cuts to universities affect college sports? It's a 'touchy topic' @schrotenboer.bsky.social reports. As universities face financial cuts from the Administration, athletics departments try to find a way to fund huge new expenses: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Michigan athletics budget document also shows that its projected Big Ten revenue share for rapidly closing FY25 is just over $76.7 million. In FY24, Big Ten's basic per-school revenue shares were just over $63 million, according to B1G federal tax records.

Univ of Michigan athletics projects balanced budget in 2025-26, thanks to $15M assist from school, per @realtonygarcia.bsky.social, who also reports that U-M is budgeting for $82.6 million in revenue share from Big Ten Conference: freep.com/story/sports... via @freep

With House-NCAA settlement having gotten final approval, members of U.S. House of Representatives have moved into action with two new legislative proposals regarding national rules for college sports: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The House-NCAA settlement getting final approval from a federal district judge last night answers one question about the future of college sports, but raises many more. A look at those -- and some answers, at least as of now: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...