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11:42 AM ET Nick Saban is once again the highest-paid football coach at a public university. Alabama’s board of trustees approved a one-year extension and a raise for Saban during a meeting on Tuesday. The amended deal runs through February 2030 and will pay him an average of $11.7 million per year. The raise edges

11:32 AM ET Marshall running back Rasheen Ali, who tied for the FBS lead in rushing touchdowns last season, is taking some time away from the team and will miss the start of the upcoming season. Coach Charles Huff said in a statement that there’s no timetable on Ali’s return. The redshirt sophomore from Cleveland

9:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN SICKLERVILLE, N.J. — After starting one career game in which he threw two interceptions and completed 37% of his passes, NC State quarterback Devin Leary bounded into the office of coach Dave Doeren in the fall of 2019. Leary, then a redshirt freshman, made a simple declaration that proved equal

8:32 AM ET High-profile quarterbacks top the odds to win the Heisman Trophy entering the college football season, but an Alabama defender is attracting plenty of interest from bettors at sportsbooks around the nation. Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, at +200, is the consensus favorite to win the Heisman, followed by last year’s winner, Alabama

7:00 AM ET Preseason projections are a difficult task. We can review last season’s results, but that only gets us so far. In an era in which the transfer portal allows for massive roster overhauls in a single offseason (hello, USC), there aren’t many constants from year to year. And yet, the job of ranking

7:00 AM ET Alabama heads into the 2022 season on top of the college football world, as the Crimson Tide not only sit at the pinnacle of the preseason AP Top 25 but now also occupy the No. 1 spot in the 2023 class rankings. Several additions to their trenches, along with the decommitment of

11:39 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family said in a statement that the former coach died Monday in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gaines

1:22 PM ET Charlie Brewer, who passed for 9,700 yards and 65 touchdowns at Baylor, will be Liberty’s starting quarterback this season, coach Hugh Freeze announced Monday. Brewer, who will be in his sixth year of eligibility, started 39 career games for Baylor from 2017-20 and quarterbacked the Bears to the Big 12 conference championship

12:39 PM ET Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Two freshman members of the Indiana State football team were among the three students who were killed in a weekend crash, officials said Monday. Two other football team members who were injured in the crash were out of intensive care but remained hospitalized in serious condition,

12:18 PM ET Associated Press Alabama stars Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. are among four players from the top-ranked Crimson Tide selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team. Joining Young, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, and Anderson, the star pass rusher, were Alabama defensive backs Jordan Battle and Eli Ricks as first-team selections. The

10:13 AM ET Restaurant chain Hooters announced on Monday that it has signed 51 college football offensive linemen to name, image and likeness deals from teams across the country. The chain said it wanted to sign offensive line groups, rather than individual athletes, and is now working with players from Auburn, LSU, Oklahoma, Miami, Georgia

11:50 AM ET North Carolina will start Drake Maye at quarterback on Saturday against Florida A&M, coach Mack Brown announced Monday. Maye and Jacolby Criswell had been competing for the starting job to replace the departed Sam Howell. Brown repeatedly stressed during his press conference that the competition between the two players was close and

10:39 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN New Mexico has found a starting quarterback. A source told ESPN on Monday that the school will start Kansas transfer Miles Kendrick. The Lobos open the season against Maine on Sept. 3 and then have a high-profile home date with Boise State the following Friday night. Kendrick, a senior transfer,

8:35 AM ET Louisiana Tech has informed Matthew Downing that he’ll be the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback this season, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Downing is entering his first season at Louisiana Tech after transferring from TCU this past December. The redshirt junior will quarterback what is expected to be a fast-paced offense under first-year coach

8:00 AM ET When Virginia coach Tony Elliott walked into ACC media day last month, his shoes commanded immediate attention. On one side of his personalized Nikes, Elliott has the names of his wife, Tamika, and their children, A.J. and Ace. On the other side, he has a Clemson jersey, where he played from 1999

7:00 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The 2022 college football season kicks off Saturday with 11 FBS games

10:53 PM ET USC says it is not standing in the way of former wide receiver Bru McCoy‘s quest to become eligible for the 2022 season at Tennessee. In a statement released Sunday, USC said it has promptly responded to every request from Tennessee related to McCoy’s eligibility. McCoy, an ESPN top-30 recruit in 2019,

7:15 PM ET Texas Tech has named senior Tyler Shough its starting quarterback for the Red Raiders’ season opener on Sept. 3 against Murray State, coach Joey McGuire announced on Sunday. Shough won the job last season after transferring from Oregon, but broke his collarbone in the fourth game of the year, the Big 12