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FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette (7) before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Fournette was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)

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Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud smiles during a news conference before attending the Heisman Trophy award ceremony, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Pittsburgh wide receiver Jordan Addison, right, catches a touchdown pass while covered by Syracuse defensive back Aman Greenwood (26) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

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Louisville defensive back Kenderick Duncan (27) hits Syracuse quarterback Justin Lamson (10) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) walks with a towel on his head during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Lamar Jackson addresses the crowd during a halftime ceremony retiring his number by the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. Left of Jackson is University of Louisville President Neeli Bendapudi, and right is Louisville Athletic Director Vince Tyra. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Jackson reflective as Louisville retires his No. 8 jersey

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Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham (3) avoids the grasp of Clemson safety Nolan Turner (24) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2017, file photo, Louisville's Lamar Jackson (8) looks to pass against Wake Forest during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Louisville will retire the No. 8 jersey number of former Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson, who in 2016 became the school’s first Heisman Trophy winner and finished his college football career as one of its most decorated players. Jackson’s jersey number will be retired during a ceremony at Louisville’s Nov. 13, 2021 home game against Syracuse.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) celebrates with fans after an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Louisville to retire Heisman winner Jackson's No. 8 jersey

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Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman looks to pass against Louisville during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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North Carolina coach Mack Brown applauds during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Virginia in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2021, file photo, Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin speaks with his players during NCAA college football practice in Oxford, Miss., Monday,. Mississippi takes on Louisville in Monday night’s Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game that wraps up college football’s first full weekend. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2013, file photo, UAB coach Garrick McGee watches the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern State at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. Florida promoted McGee from analyst to quarterbacks coach Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, filling a vacancy created by Brian Johnson's departure to the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. McGee spent the 2020 season working behind the scenes at Florida after a two-year stint at Missouri. The former Alabama-Birmingham head coach has bounced from job to job for most of the past decade. (Mark Almond/The Birmingham News via AP, File)

Florida promotes McGee to QBs coach to replace Johnson

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