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Rhett Lashlee and SMU are closing in on a new agreement that is expected to place him among the 10 highest-paid coaches in college football, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Texas quarterback Arch Manning was not listed on the SEC's injury report released Friday night after spending the week in the concussion protocol.

The NCAA informed Jacksonville State it could hire former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt as an analyst, the school announced on Friday.

A trio of Congressmen have asked NCAA president Charlie Baker in a letter to provide more information about the association's plans to allow college athletes to bet on professional sports.

Gov. Landry has made himself a hurdle to overcome in selecting LSU's new coach, Dan Wetzel writes.

Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt is expected to undergo season-ending surgery for a lingering foot injury suffered back in September, coach Kenny Dillingham said Friday.

LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry will have full authority to hire the Tigers' next football coach, and he told reporters Friday that a search committee has already been formed to identify Brian Kelly's replacement.

Prior to this season it had been over 75 years since the Vanderbilt Commodores were ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll.

No. 24 Utah is nearly double-digit favorites at home as it welcomes No. 17 Cincinnati to Salt Lake City.

No. 9 Vanderbilt is a small underdog as it hits the road to face a No. 20 Texas team that could be without QB Arch Manning.