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BREAKING: Texas A&M is among the programs under investigation for potential NIL and revenue-sharing violations, per sources.

Investigators reportedly became suspicious after QB Marcel Reed’s $2.8 million NIL package was filed under the athletic department’s “agricultural equipment” budget.

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REPORT: Bryce Underwood’s reported $12 million Michigan NIL deal is heavily incentive-based, per sources.

Underwood is eligible for roughly $3 million annually, but only if he remains Michigan’s starting quarterback, with additional bonuses tied to team wins.

Following Michigan’s 3-2 start and growing questions about the QB situation, sources say a significant portion of that money is now “very much in jeopardy.”

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BREAKING: Georgia has asked the SEC to relocate Saturday’s game if Hurricane Isaias reaches Tuscaloosa.

Alabama has countered by offering Kirby Smart and the entire Georgia coaching staff complimentary ponchos.

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Michigan TE Zack Marshall will not be suspended following his leaked criticism of the Wolverines’ offense.

Instead, Kyle Whittingham has ordered Marshall to watch all 60 minutes of Michigan’s 20-14 loss to Minnesota.

The program considers the matter resolved.

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NEWS: Kalen DeBoer on Alabama adding Mercer in 2027 and Gardner-Webb in 2029:

“We want to challenge ourselves nationally.”

When asked about playing one of Alabama’s numerous in-state programs, DeBoer responded, “I said nationally.”

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BREAKING: Michigan has banned football players from using traditional group chats following the leak of TE Zack Marshall’s messages criticizing the Wolverines’ offense.

The program has instead launched its own encrypted messaging app, WolverineWire.

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Junior Julian Sayin has been elected as Ohio State's Turning Point USA chapter president.

Such an impressive young man on and off the field.

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BREAKING: Indiana and UMass have mutually agreed to cancel their scheduled 2027 matchup.

Curt Cignetti reportedly told administrators the Hoosiers are “trying to get the strength of schedule back under control.”

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BREAKING: Texas QB Arch Manning has informed the coaching staff he will sit out Saturday’s game against Oklahoma.

Manning reportedly told teammates he “doesn’t see the value in risking anything against a team Texas should beat without him.”

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REPORT: Nebraska has requested that Matt Rhule be permitted to wear a Green Lantern ring on the sideline Saturday against Indiana.

The Big Ten denied the request after determining it would constitute “an artificial competitive advantage.”

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JUST IN: Oklahoma QB John Mateer appears to have removed all mention of the Sooners from his Instagram bio, fueling speculation that he has entered the transfer portal or moved on from the program.

Mateer has not announced a decision.

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REPORT: Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham on the Wolverines beginning Big Ten play 0-2:

“There’s still a lot of football left.”

Moore added that the program is “very encouraged by how little conference football remains.”

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SOURCES: Kansas State has agreed to pay Jerome Tang $12 million after previously determining he was owed $0.

School officials reportedly arrived at the figure using a new accounting method known internally as “meeting in the middle.”

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BREAKING: Lane Kiffin on LSU potentially introducing black uniforms:

“I love tradition. LSU has worn the same uniforms forever. But I also think Darth Vader had a pretty good thing going.”

Kiffin says the Tigers are “evaluating all options.”

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REPORT: Texas A&M has informed Mike Elko he will remain head coach following Saturday’s 31-21 loss to Kentucky, per sources.

Elko’s contract reportedly contains a clause making him legally impossible to fire until the university discovers another $76 million.

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Among the quarterbacks projected to lead the nation's offenses this fall: Ole Miss's Chad Kelly, coming off a 4,042-yard season that broke Eli Manning's school record; Notre Dame's DeShone Kizer; Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes; and Ohio State's J.T. Barrett.

Which one puts himself in the first-round conversation?

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Louisville's win total is set at 9. The Cardinals return sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson, who split time as a freshman under Bobby Petrino.

Petrino's offense enters the year as a projected top-25 unit.

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Vegas win totals for 2016 are set. Clemson, Florida State, Tennessee, and Oklahoma top the board at 10 apiece; LSU, Michigan, and Alabama follow at 9.5.

Defending Big Ten champion Michigan State opens at 8. Ohio State sits at 8.5.

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Preseason magazines have Clemson at or near No. 1 nationally. Deshaun Watson returns after a 47-touchdown, 5,000-yard 2015 and the Davey O'Brien Award, with running back Wayne Gallman and receiver Mike Williams back alongside him.

Williams returns from the neck injury that ended his 2015 in the opener.

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The Heisman board entering the season: Clemson's Deshaun Watson leads at 5/1, followed by LSU's Leonard Fournette at 6/1 and Stanford's Christian McCaffrey at 7/1. Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield sits at 10/1, with Ohio State's J.T. Barrett and Florida State's Dalvin Cook at 12/1.

Louisville sophomore Lamar Jackson is not listed among the favorites.