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How the spoils will get divided from NCAA settlement
After the NCAA settlement, ADs are on the front lines of implementation and will have to make this work.

NCAA athlete pay: Here's what's next
Schools will begin directly paying their athletes in less than a month, but the situation is far from settled.
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QUARTERBACKS IN FOCUS
Meet the QBs in the 2026 NFL draft class: Strengths, weaknesses for 22 intriguing prospects
Will Cade Klubnik, LaNorris Sellers or Drew Allar be QB1 in next year's draft? And who are the other names to know in the class?

LOOKING AHEAD
Mountain West Conference preview: Can Boise State do it again?
The Broncos, the Group of 5 standard-bearer, reached the CFP. They might be MWC favorites, but others in the league made big moves.

'LIKE JOHN WAYNE'
To succeed at Western Kentucky, Tyson Helton seeks gunslingers
The coach knows he's going to lose players each year to power conference programs. He's finding ways to win anyway.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL POWER INDEX
FPI release: Team projections for the 2025 season
Does the SEC remain on top? Will Boise State revisit the CFP? Here's what stands out from ESPN's latest data.
Reacting to the preseason FPI rankings: Who's overvalued, who's undervalued
The first FPI for the 2025 season is out, and ESPN's college football reporters are here to break it down.

NOW OR NEVER FOR AUBURN
'I'm not naïve': Hugh Freeze knows Auburn needs to start winning soon
The Tigers have scored recruiting and portal wins of late -- now they have to deliver where it matters most.
Top Headlines
- Stalions on hand as NCAA vs. U-M hearing closes
- Touted O-line prospect Smith opts to join UCLA
- Judge signs settlement; colleges to pay athletes
- MLB exec to lead new college enforcement arm
- Sources: Oregon WR Stewart suffers knee injury
- Twin sister of Alabama freshman QB Russell dies
- Day: Big Ten deserves 4 automatic spots in CFP
- Villanova football to exit CAA, join Patriot League
- ▶️ Finebaum: Texas is 'absolutely' CFP favorite
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