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FILE - Colorado head coach Deion Sanders in the first half of the team's spring practice NCAA college football game Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. Scouting and recruiting players in the NCAA transfer portal has become a vital part of building a college football program. Sanders’ team has added 20 transfers since the portal window opened April 15. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
In transfer recruiting, NFL-style personnel departments try to get out in front of the portal

By Ralph D. Russo May. 25, 2023 04:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2015, file photo, Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs talks to reporters in Auburn, Ala. Longtime Auburn administrator Jay Jacobs is retiring after nearly four decades in college athletics. Jacobs is stepping down at the end of June after spending the last five years as Florida's associate AD for external affairs. (Todd J. Van Emst/Opelika-Auburn News via AP)
Former Auburn AD Jacobs retiring after nearly 4 decades in college athletics

By Mark Long May. 18, 2023 02:08 PM EDT

FILE - The Big 12 Conference logo is seen during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game between Missouri and the Western Illinois, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Columbia, Mo. The Big 12 will have 14 teams this fall, with BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF coming in a year before Oklahoma and Texas, the league's only current members with national titles, make their move to the Southeastern Conference. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Western Illinois-Missouri 9/17/2011

Apr. 27, 2023 12:31 PM EDT

FILE - Nebraska head football coach Frank Solich speak during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, in Lincoln, Neb. Frank Solich will make his first public appearance at Memorial Stadium in 20 years when Nebraska honors him at its spring game on April 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Lincoln Journal Star, William Lauer, File)
Nebraska to honor Solich 20 years after controversial firing

By Eric Olson Mar. 30, 2023 02:54 PM EDT

East wide receiver Joseph Ngata of Clemson catches a pass during football practice for the East West Shrine Bowl, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Clemson gives raises, contract extensions to football staff

Feb. 03, 2023 01:28 PM EST

FILE - Minnesota linebacker Mike Rallis (26) is shown at an NCAA college football game against Western Michigan, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, in Minneapolis. Better known as WWE star Madcap Moss, Mike Rallis is in the mix for Saturday's Royal Rumble. Younger brother Nick Rallis is a linebackers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia, File)
Western Michigan-Minnesota 9/15/2012

Jan. 27, 2023 03:11 PM EST

FILE - Former Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney speaks during his Ring of Honor induction ceremony during half time of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Indianapolis on Nov. 10, 2019. Freeney was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Monday, Jan. 9, 20923. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts 11/10/2019

Jan. 09, 2023 04:19 PM EST

FILE - San Francisco 49ers second-round draft pick LaMichael James, a running back from Oregon, smiles during a news conference at the NFL football team's training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. LaMichael James was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
49ers Rookies Football

Jan. 09, 2023 04:19 PM EST

FILE - Boston College's Milan Bolden-Morris (23) avoids a steal attempt by Providence's Kyra Spiwak (5) during an NCAA women's basketball game on Nov. 17, 2019 in Providence, R.I. Bolden-Morris is now a graduate assistant football coach at Michigan. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
Michigan graduate assistant a trailblazer for female coaches

By Larry Lage Dec. 29, 2022 03:59 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed displays his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during a halftime ceremony at an NFL football game between the Ravens and the New England Patriots in Baltimore. Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed has agreed to become the football coach at Bethune-Cookman and is leaving his job with the Miami Hurricanes, the schools announced Tuesday night, Dec. 27, 2022.(AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens 11/3/2019

Dec. 27, 2022 07:39 PM EST

FILE - NBC Sports commentator and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks from the field before an NFL football game between the Saints and the Buffalo Bills, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in New Orleans. Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski announced Brees would return to the campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, as an assistant coach to help the Boilermakers prepare for their Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl game against No. 17 LSU. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)
Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints 11/25/2021

Dec. 15, 2022 05:33 PM EST

FILE - Delaware head coach Danny Rocco, center, watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Rutgers, on Sept. 18, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. Danny Rocco knows the job he's taken as the football coach at Virginia Military Institute will be harder than any of his three previous head coaching positions. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP, File)
Virginia Military Institute at Cornell 9/18/2021

Dec. 14, 2022 01:39 PM EST

Mississippi State coach Mike Leach talks with Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin before an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 13, 2022 09:10 AM EST

Army defensive back Noah Short (47) blocks a punt return by Navy punter Riley Riethman (90) for a touchdown in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Philadelphia, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Army tops Navy 20-17 in first OT game in 123 rivalry games

By Dan Gelston Dec. 10, 2022 07:28 PM EST

Wisconsin running back Isaac Guerendo (20) is tackled by Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell (31) after catching a pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 24-10. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Iowa LB Campbell honored as college football's top scholar

Dec. 07, 2022 02:38 AM EST

Wisconsin interim head coach Jim Leonhard on the field before an NCAA football game between against Wisconsin and Minnesota Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Jim Leonhard says he won't return to Wisconsin staff

Dec. 06, 2022 10:55 PM EST

Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key speaks during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between Georgia Tech and Georgia on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)
Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 12/6/2022

Dec. 06, 2022 09:29 PM EST

Tulsa's new head football coach Kevin Wilson speaks during an introductory NCAA college football press conference at the University of Tulsa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Tulsa, Okla. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP)
Tulsa hires Ohio State coordinator Wilson as head coach

Dec. 06, 2022 07:52 PM EST

FILE - Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom yells to the team near the end of a 19-14 win over Auburn in an NCAA college football game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., Sept. 15, 2007. Croom had a Hall of Fame career as an offensive lineman at Alabama, and was among the first Black players to become a star and team leader under coach Bear Bryant. Three decades later, Croom became the Southeastern Conference's first Black head football coach with Mississippi State. That was 2004. Since then, there have only been four others and currently there are no Black head football coaches in the SEC. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
Hall of Famer Croom: 'Not enough progress' for Black coaches

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 06, 2022 06:52 PM EST

FILE - Missouri head coach Barry Odom watches in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt on Oct. 19, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Odom, former Missouri football coach, was hired by UNLV on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, for the same position. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
UNLV hires former Missouri coach Barry Odom to head program

By Mark Anderson Dec. 06, 2022 06:09 PM EST