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BREAKING: Kamario Taylor is finalizing a $7.5M deal to return to Mississippi State in 2027, making him college football's highest-paid QB, @PeteNakos and @Clowfb report.

With incentives, the deal could potentially climb above $9 million.

https://t.co/LnYzUBfCLY

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NEW: Oregon's Dan Lanning on Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham's "outbid everybody" comment:

"They’re spending more of their money on their coaches that they’re letting go, so maybe it makes it hard to sign players. But I know they’ve signed a couple of guys that we weren’t able to compete with what they decided to do, and maybe a lot of that money is tied up for them in another player. I don’t know. But Coach Whittingham is an unbelievable coach."

(h/t @zacharycneel)

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NEW: Michigan's Kyle Whittingham on Oregon head coach Dan Lanning:

"Outstanding football coach, defensive-minded coach.. He really does a great job recruiting. It doesn't hurt that you have $50+ million at your disposal to, in essence, outbid everybody. Not everybody, but a lot of people. But that's not his fault. That's a credit. I mean, that's a credit to their program and their dedication and desire to win and the support they have."

(h/t @TheWolverineOn3)

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NEW: Multi-time transfer athletes graduate at significantly lower rates than those who don’t transfer or transfer just once, per the NCAA.

"Among student-athletes who entered school in 2018-19, 88% of those who did not transfer graduated within six years, compared with 71% of those who transferred more than once."

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NEW: Baylor head coaching search update🐻

On3's @PeteNakos lists a big-swing name, Jeff Traylor as a serious candidate and several others.

Details: https://t.co/0NY4qoJgY0

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NEW: LSU is the favorite against Texas🐯

Will Lane Kiffin pick up his first top-10 win as a Tiger?👀

Odds, via Polymarket:

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NEW: Oklahoma Board of Regents chair Rick Nagel on head football coach Brent Venables after a 5-4 start:

"Our head coach, Brent Venables, is not on the hot seat. There is no hot seat. We just extended his contract."

(via @joe_mussatto)

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NEW: Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz on the elimination of conference championships:

"My question is why are we associated with conferences anymore if we’re not playing for a conference championship? If the point now is just to be playing into a sea of 24, are we just doing it for scheduling affiliation? If we’re just doing it for scheduling affiliation, is there a reason to be flying all the way across the country to play games from a national perspective?"

(via @MizzouToday)

https://t.co/2QpKYaluhH

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BREAKING: The 24-team College Football Playoff will eliminate P4 conference championships starting in 2027, @PeteNakos reports❌

https://t.co/1RwJ1xUWkP

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NEW: Memphis head coach Charles Huff on coaches recruiting against him:

"Every time a coach says, 'Coach Huff ain’t going to be there,' it actually works in my favor. Because if I’m leaving Memphis, I ain’t going to high school. I’m going to something bigger. So I tell the kids, 'you're going with me,' just like the 31 did at the other place."

(h/t @TheJonahDylan)

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NEW: Hypothetical 24-team College Football Playoff bracket based on the 2027 expansion👀

https://t.co/3s1firIC6u

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BREAKING: College Football Playoff Ranking🚨

https://t.co/IwvEyiwuX9

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IF the College Football Playoff started today🏆

Thoughts?🤔

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BREAKING: College Football Playoff Ranking🚨

https://t.co/IwvEyiwuX9

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BREAKING: College Football Playoff Ranking🚨

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NEW: Most-watched College Football games of Week 10📺

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NEW: CFP executive director Rich Clark tells @AndyAriOn3 the committee took fans' sentiment toward a 24-team playoff into account:

"We also listened to what they did like about the playoffs, and we tried to add more of those things that the fans wanted into the format that we have. Ultimately we have to make it so spectacular that fans are just going to love it."

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NEW: CFP executive director Rich Clark on fans against the 24-team College Football Playoff:

"We’re aware of the fan sentiment, and that many fans aren’t in favor of expansion. That was certainly weighed into the decision and it was considered. But ultimately, we just need to make a spectacular Playoff."

https://t.co/Dew5VZRMIT

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NEW: Florida has canceled its home-and-home series with Notre Dame in 2031 and 2032, @Brett_McMurphy reports.

https://t.co/qqjELWaKme

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NEW: Michigan will start QB Tommy Carr over Bryce Underwood against Oregon on Saturday, @PeteNakos reports.

https://t.co/3YROIyWZJ4

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NEW: Michigan's starting QB job is open again between Bryce Underwood and Tommy Carr, Kyle Whittingham announced.

(via @TheWolverineOn3)

https://t.co/7odAGOJgoZ

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NEW: Michigan's Kyle Whittingham on Oregon head coach Dan Lanning:

"Outstanding football coach, defensive-minded coach.. He really does a great job recruiting. It doesn't hurt that you have $50+ million at your disposal to, in essence, outbid everybody. Not everybody, but a lot of people. But that's not his fault. That's a credit. I mean, that's a credit to their program and their dedication and desire to win and the support they have."

(h/t @TheWolverineOn3)

https://t.co/Dyk4HUzhC1

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NEW: Best chances to make the College Football Playoff after Week 10📈

Odds, via Polymarket:

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NEW: Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano will return to coach the Scarlet Knights in 2027, @PeteNakos reports.

https://t.co/zm7h5Glw3t

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NEW: Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert on the elimination of conference championship games with a 24-team CFP:

"But to not say we’re going to have conference champions, why do we have conferences?"

(h/t @chanelcporter)

https://t.co/GAqyoVKzGy

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BREAKING: The 24-team College Football Playoff will eliminate P4 conference championships starting in 2027, @PeteNakos reports❌

https://t.co/1RwJ1xUWkP

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NEW: Oregon State QB Braden Atkinson has re-signed with the Beavers for the 2027 season, @PeteNakos and @Hayesfawcett3 report.

https://t.co/K3w8g60xrZ