Admin October 20, 2024
How coaches salaries and the NIL bill affects college football
Dan Wolken breaks down the annual college football coaches compensation package to discuss salaries and how the NIL bill affects them.
Sports Pulse
As one might expect given the weekend’s results in college football, there is a new No. 1 team atop the US LBM Coaches Poll. As one might also expect, that team is last week’s No. 2.
Oregon ascends to the top spot for the first time since Nov. 11, 2012. The Ducks were voted first on 51 of 53 coaches’ ballots submitted this week after their Friday night whitewash of Purdue. It was not unanimous, however, as Georgia claimed the remaining first-place nods and vaults back up to No. 2 after taking down previous No. 1 Texas on the road. The Longhorns fell five places to No. 6 with the loss.
Penn State, still unbeaten but having the week off, stays put at No. 3. No. 4 Ohio State, which was also in an open date, holds at No. 4. There was a bit more drama at the No. 5 spot, where Miami edges out Texas by five poll points. LSU climbs a notch to No. 7, followed by Tennessee, Clemson and Iowa State. The Volunteers improved two spots after their defeat of Alabama.
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Notre Dame remains at No. 11, and Brigham Young gains a position to No. 12. Indiana makes the big move of the week, vaulting five places to No. 13 after a decisive win against then-No. 25 Nebraska. Texas A&M is No. 14 , followed by Alabama.
Navy joins the poll at No. 24, its first appearance since the final poll of the 2019 season. It also marks the first time that the Midshipmen and academy rival Army, checking in at No. 23, are in the top 25 in the same week since USA TODAY began administering the coaches poll.
Also joining the ranking this week is No. 25 Vanderbilt, its first appearance since the final poll of the 2013 season. Nebraska drops out along with Michigan.
