Formerly, sports projects reporter and editor for @usatodaysports.

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Personal news: Today is my last day working for @usatodaysports. Thankfully, this is by my choice. After 25-plus years with the company, there are waaay too many people to thank individually, but I am grateful to all. Next move: TBD -- but it doesn't involve a beach chair.
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Kennesaw State defeats UTEP to reach six wins for the season and become set for a bowl game in its first season of eligibility for such an accomplishment. This gives coach Jerry Mack -- in his first season with the Owls -- a $25,000 bonus. Kennesaw State has now won 6 in a row after opening with losses to Wake Forest and Indiana
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James Madison coach Bob Chesney picks up $25,000 bonus as Dukes get 7th regular season win (7-1), a 52-20 victory over Texas State. Chesney now has $50,000 in bonuses so far this season.
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This is an example of the types of buyouts that schools are facing in addition to the $169 million in buyouts that 10 FBS public schools currently owe fired head coaches, subject to mitigation and offset,
LSU fires offensive coordinator Joe Sloan after firing head coach Brian Kelly. Per Sloan's contract, he will be due a buyout of as much as $530,000, subject to a duty to mitigate and with LSU getting offset: theadvertiser.com/story/spor… via @theadvertiser
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Under Sloan's contract: If Kelly ceased to be HC for any reason, LSU has option to terminate deal, effective six months after Kelly's last day, or on an earlier date as mutually agreed between Sloan and LSU. Sloan making $1M thru 1/15/26, was set to make $1.1M next season.
LSU fires offensive coordinator Joe Sloan after firing head coach Brian Kelly. Per Sloan's contract, he will be due a buyout of as much as $530,000, subject to a duty to mitigate and with LSU getting offset: theadvertiser.com/story/spor… via @theadvertiser
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LSU fires offensive coordinator Joe Sloan after firing head coach Brian Kelly. Per Sloan's contract, he will be due a buyout of as much as $530,000, subject to a duty to mitigate and with LSU getting offset: theadvertiser.com/story/spor… via @theadvertiser
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Firings of football head coaches so far this season by 10 FBS public schools have those schools committed to buyouts totaling a little more than $169 million, subject to mitigation and offset, but NOT including amounts that also will be owed to assistant coaches and other staff
LSU fires football head coach Brian Kelly. Per his contract, he is owed a buyout of a little more than $54 million, subject to his duty mitigate and LSU entitled to offset from that future income. usatoday.com/story/sports/nc… via @usatoday
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Kelly is owed 90% of remaining annual compensation, thru end of remaining contract term (12/31/2031), plus portion of annual retention payment. Buyout is due to be paid in equal monthly installments thru 12/31/2031.
LSU fires football head coach Brian Kelly. Per his contract, he is owed a buyout of a little more than $54 million, subject to his duty mitigate and LSU entitled to offset from that future income. usatoday.com/story/sports/nc… via @usatoday
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LSU fires football head coach Brian Kelly. Per his contract, he is owed a buyout of a little more than $54 million, subject to his duty mitigate and LSU entitled to offset from that future income. usatoday.com/story/sports/nc… via @usatoday
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Football head coaches at FBS public schools have picked up nearly $2.4 million in bonuses so far this season, including nearly $1.3 million this past week. In addition, 1 coach is set for automatic contract extension scheduled to be worth $9 million ($7.2 million guaranteed).
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With this last TD, going to go ahead and say that Utah coach Kyle Whittingham is set for $150,000 bonus from Utes getting to 6 wins for the season and becoming eligible for a bowl game with this blowout of Colorado. Whittingham now has $165,000 in bonuses so far.
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Halftime score in Salt Lake City: Utah 43, Colorado 0. According to Colorado football records book, the largest halftime deficit the Buffaloes ever have faced is 48 points -- 48-0, vs. Texas in 1946 and 55-7, vs. Fresno State in 2012.
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Houston coach Willie Fritz adds a $100,000 bonus, as Cougars defeat Arizona State. Fritz gets this amount for team reaching 7 regular season wins overall, with at least 3 in conference play. UH is 7-1 overall (4-1 in Big 12). Fritz now has $150,000 in bonuses so far this season.
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Tennessee coach Josh Heupel set for $100,000 bonus as Vols become eligible for a bowl game, getting their 6th win of the season by beating Kentucky, 56-24.
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Michigan defeats Michigan State for 6th win, making Wolverines eligible for a bowl game. Coach Sherrone Moore needs team to reach Big Ten title game or get a CFP bid to get an initial on-field bonus.
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Texas A&M moves to 8-0 by routing LSU in Baton Rouge. To remind: Aggies coach Mike Elko will need team to reach SEC title game or get a CFP bid to get an initial on-field bonus.
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Louisville coach Jeff Brohm set for $100,000 bonus as Cardinals reach 6 wins for the season and become eligible for bowl game by defeating Boston College
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Troy coach Gerad Parker set for $50,000 bonus as Trojans get 6th win of season and become eligible for bowl game by defeating Louisiana-Lafayette.
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