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FILE - In this July 21, 20121, file photo, Texas A & M head coach Jimbo Fisher speaks to reporters during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days in Hoover, Ala. Fisher enters the fourth season of his massive $75 million contract at Texas A&M having elevated the Aggies to among the top programs in the country. Now the challenge for Fisher and the Aggies is to take the next step and contend for their first national title since 1939. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Texas A&M votes to extend Fisher's contract through 2031

By Kristie Rieken Sep. 01, 2021 05:55 PM EDT

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

SEC takeover: Expansion would just mean more power, wealth

By Ralph D. Russo Jul. 25, 2021 03:55 PM EDT

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian speaks during the NCAA college football Big 12 media days Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

AP source: Texas, Oklahoma talk to SEC about joining league

By Ralph D. Russo Jul. 21, 2021 06:59 PM EDT

Kansas hires Northwestern administrator Goff as next AD

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 05, 2021 05:12 PM EDT
Kansas has hired Northwestern administrator Travis Goff, a Sunflower State native who graduated from the school, to be its next athletic director during a...

Quarterback Jared Goff #16 of the Los Angeles Rams against the Seattle Seahawks in the first half of a NFL football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, November 15, 2020. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)

The Latest: LA Rams player tests positive for coronavirus

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2020 10:55 PM EST

Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher runs off the field before the team's NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

No. 1 Alabama-LSU, No. 5 Texas A&M-Tennessee postponed

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 10, 2020 04:34 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2020, file photo, Florida head coach Dan Mullen yells to a referee about a call during an NCAA college football game against South Carolina in Gainesville, Fla. Mullen was given several more chances Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, to walk back bizarre comments about wanting to pack 90,000 screaming fans inside Florida Field during the coronavirus pandemic. He declined each of them, brushing aside criticism and insisting he's focused on defending national champion LSU. (Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun via AP, Pool, File)

Florida halts meetings, practices amid 19 new COVID cases

By Mark Long Oct. 13, 2020 04:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher talks with his team as wide receiver Ainias Smith (17) looks on as they play Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas. Texas A&M's football program was placed on probation and Fisher given a six-month show cause order by the NCAA on Thursday, July 2, 2020, after the Aggies were found to have violated recruiting and other rules beginning in January 2018. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)

Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher handed recruiting penalties by NCAA

Jul. 02, 2020 03:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2019, file photo, Alabama defensive backs Jared Mayden (21) and Patrick Surtain II (2) break up a pass intended for Duke wide receiver Jalon Calhoun (5) during the first half an NCAA college football game, in Atlanta. Around the country schools are taking the first cautious and detailed steps toward playing football through a pandemic, attempting to build COVID-19-free bubbles around their teams as players begin voluntary workouts throughout June. Thousands of athletes will be tested for COVID-19 _ though not all. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Building bubbles: Cautious 1st steps toward football season

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 08, 2020 01:49 PM EDT

In this Nov. 28, 2019 photo, Mississippi head coach Matt Luke removes his headset during an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, in Starkville, Miss. Mississippi has fired Luke, three days after his third non-winning season ended with an excruciating rivalry game loss. Athletic director Keith Carter said Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 the decision to change coaches was made after evaluating the trajectory of the program and not seeing enough “momentum on the field.” (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Ole Miss seeking charismatic coach to galvanize fan base

By Brian Rippee Dec. 02, 2019 04:50 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, Florida head coach Dan Mullen watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Miami in Orlando, Fla. This is the time of year when the Southeastern Conference usually validates its claim as the best league in college football by dominating neutral-site nonconference matchups. The SEC is 21-6 in regular-season nonconference games against Power Five opponents at neutral sites since 2012. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

SEC's early season neutral-sites games might be on the clock

By Steve Megargee Aug. 28, 2019 12:11 PM EDT

New Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork, left, addresses media and A&M athletic staff in the Hall of Champions in College Station, Texas, Monday, June 3, 2019, as interim athletic director R.C. Slocum, right, looks on. (Dave McDermand/College Station Eagle via AP)

Bjork introduced as Texas A&M's athletic director

By Kristie Rieken Jun. 03, 2019 05:51 PM EDT

Should the CFP expand? FBS athletic directors respond

By The Associated Press Jan. 02, 2019 04:23 PM EST
The Associated Press reached out to athletic directors around the country and asked three questions ahead of Monday's national championship game between Alabama and...