Football

12/9/2025 |  Kentucky’s Stein set to make $28.5M in 5-year deal as new football coach; Stoops owed nearly $37.7M (Associated Press (AP)) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — New Kentucky football coach Will Stein’s deal will pay him $28.5 million over five years, while fired coach Mark Stoops will be paid nearly $37.7 million in severance paid out through the 2030-31 contract year.
The school released a term sheet outlining details of Stein’s deal and Stoops’ separation agreement Monday night. 

12/9/2025 |  Notre Dame’s Love, Indiana’s Mendoza, Vanderbilt’s Pavia, Ohio State’s Sayin named Heisman finalists (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy given to the top player in college football.
The Heisman Trophy Trust announced the four finalists Monday night who are invited to New York for the award presentation Saturday night.

12/9/2025 |  Indiana grabs top seed in College Football Playoff. Alabama and Miami make it, Notre Dame left out (Associated Press (AP)) Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff.
But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the only sure thing beyond the Hoosiers was that the playoff selection committee was destined to get picked apart when it released the pairings for this season’s 12-team bracket on Sunday.

12/9/2025 |  Bowl officials seek 5-7 teams to fill in after Irish, Iowa St, Kansas St say they’re done for year (Associated Press (AP)) In a matter of hours Sunday, what had appeared to be a year no teams with losing records would be needed to fill out the bowl schedule suddenly changed when Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State announced they would decline bids despite being eligible.

12/9/2025 |  Alabama High School Football Champs Spark Controversy by Smoking Victory Cigars (Athletic Business) At least two athletes on the Moody (Ala.) High School football roster smoked a victory cigar in the locker room after the Blue Devils won the Class 5A state championship Friday.
As reported by brobible, that was technically illegal. The minimum age to buy, possess or use cigars (and all other tobacco/nicotine products) is 21 years old, based on a federal law implemented in late 2019.