The rumor winds are swirling in the Windy City.

Just days after the Bears decided to move on from Matt Eberflus, Chicago is already in the market for their next head coach. Early returns indicate that the next coach will also bring a shift in philosophy, focusing more on the offensive side of the ball.

While the Bears have opted for offensive minds to run the team in their history, most recently with Matt Nagy, Eberflus fit the mold of what has typically been a defense-first organization.

While they’re a long way from the days of being the ‘Monsters of the Midway,’ the Bears appear to be in a good position to contend and contend soon.

Their next coach’s success will hinge on whether Caleb Williams reaches his potential. Here’s a look at some of the names connected to the job thus far.

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While plenty of names will eventually fill out the list, the Bears look ready to prioritize an offensive-minded coach. That doesn’t mean they won’t look at, or possibly hire, someone like Mike Vrabel, but Chicago’s early targets do have a common theme. Here’s a look at some:

Kliff Kingsbury

Kingsbury, who was mentioned as a potential candidate by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Sunday, might be the leader in the clubhouse to land this job when the dust settles. The current Washington Commanders offensive coordinator brings some important things to the table. He’s an offensive mind, has a track record of success in the NFL, and has a history with Williams. After stepping away from the NFL following his firing from the Cardinals, Kingsbury was a senior offensive analyst in 2023 with the USC Trojans, working with Williams during his final season in college.

As an encore, Kingsbury headed back east to Landover, Maryland, where he has coached 2024’s No. 2 overall pick, Jayden Daniels, to a likely Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign.

Kingsbury interviewed for the Bears offensive coordinator job last offseason, but Eberflus hired Shane Waldron instead.

The coach will likely have a second chance to be a head coach. All signs are pointing towards that coming in Chicago.

Marcus Freeman

A surprising entrant to the list of possible coaches, Freeman is one of the more prominent names in college football. On Sunday, Fox Sports’ Peter Schrager linked the Notre Dame coach to the Bears, suggesting he could profile as the leader Chicago could look for.

‘Another name that you haven’t heard anywhere else that I would keep your eye on – Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman,’ Schrager said. ‘Kevin Warren, former Big Ten commissioner, also is now running the Bears as the president. Familiar with the college game. They’re looking for a ‘leader of men’ type coach. Marcus Freeman a name to watch early on in that process.’

The Irish coach doesn’t have the NFL background the team would likely want in this situation, meaning Freeman would carry significant risk. This situation would be similar to the one current Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule found himself in when he took the Panthers job. While Rhule had journeyman signal caller Teddy Bridgewater as his quarterback, Freeman would be under tremendous pressure to deliver immediate success with Williams.

Regarding previous connections to the Bears, Freeman was drafted by the organization in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft but released before the regular season kicked off.

Thomas Brown

Brown has bounced around the football world, recently serving as the Panthers offensive coordinator in 2023. He is said to have a good working relationship with Williams. If Chicago strings some wins together to finish this season, it wouldn’t be difficult to imagine the Bears keeping him around. However, most teams don’t look to keep interim coaches; instead, they opt to start with a clean slate, so it’s an uphill battle for Brown.

Joe Brady

Another former Panthers OC, the current Bills OC, is another name connected to the job. Also mentioned by Pelissero, Brady has found success in Buffalo after a poor first NFL stint in Carolina. The former LSU playcaller has had the Bills’ offense humming ever since he took over for Ken Dorsey in 2023. He keeps with the theme of offensive-minded coaches, but he doesn’t profile as someone at the top of the list.

Ben Johnson

By far the most popular name on the coaching radar this season, Johnson has been extremely patient in seeking the right NFL head coach opening. While it’s unclear if the Lions’ OC would elect to remain in the NFC North and join the Bears, Chicago is in a good spot moving forward. They have a promising young quarterback, quality weapons on offense and a fairly stable foundation to build.

In a Rivalry Week that was rife with strife, Steve Sarkisian wasn’t having it for the Longhorns ahead of the SEC Championship Game.

Lest anyone wonder if college football players pay attention to proceedings around the country ahead of their games, Texas looked like it was ready to celebrate on Texas A&M’s logo following a 17-7 win in the first Lone Star Showdown since 2011. But unlike Michigan-Ohio State, NC State-North Carolina, or Florida-Florida State earlier Saturday, the Longhorns’ head coach stepped in to break up the party.

While Sarkisian may have been taking a ‘cooler heads will prevail’ approach, he also had pragmatic reasons to ease tensions after the game. Ohio State, a team that is almost certainly playoff-bound despite Saturday’s loss, may find itself missing some players who were involved in the brawl. With plenty left to play for for the Longhorns, including a possible SEC championship next Saturday in Texas’ first season in the SEC, Sarkisian will want all hands on deck against the Georgia Bulldogs.

‘Good job by Sark,’ Kirk Herbstreit said on the broadcast. ‘Off the logo, here we go, (whistles), no need for that. We can celebrate in other areas. That’s how you handle that.’

‘Police are also protecting that logo,’ Chris Fowler said. ‘Yeah take your victory. And flip it forward. And play for bigger things now.’

‘Didn’t think it’s right,’ Sarkisian said of the flag plant, per The Statesman. ‘I mean rivalries are great, but there’s a way to win it with class. We shouldn’t be on their logo. We shouldn’t be planting any flags on their logo. And whenever that day comes, I hope we’d get the same respect in return.’

Sarkisian and the Longhorns (11-1, 7-1 SEC) will play in Atlanta against Georgia on Saturday, Dec. 7 for the SEC championship.

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Being an NFL official requires constant attention while on the field, even between plays.

Carl Paganelli, who had been serving as the game umpire for the Carolina Panthers’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, learned that the hard way. Paganelli needed to be carted off of the field after an accidental collision with a player ahead of a punt during the first quarter.

Paganelli, who’s been an NFL official since 1999, was receiving a football from the Panthers sideline ahead of a punt when Buccaneers linebacker Vi Jones ran into him, according to WCNC Charlotte’s Nick Carboni. Paganelli went down awkwardly after the inadvertent hit and needed medical assistance.

Paganelli appeared to be holding his lower leg, and a medical cart came out to take him off of the field for further medical attention.

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Ryan Walters was fired Sunday as head coach after a 1-11 season, a source confirmed to IndyStar. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was first to report. The Boilermakers were 5-19 in his two years as coach, with only three victories over Big Ten opponents. 

More than the losses, the nature of the losing pushed Walters out early. The season ended with a 66-0 loss at Indiana in the Old Oaken Bucket game. Not only was it the Boilermakers’ most lopsided loss in series history, they managed only 67 yards and five first downs against IU’s 66 points and nine touchdowns.

The Hoosiers are likely headed for the College Football Playoff with an 11-1 record. Purdue seeks its third coach in four seasons.

Purdue opened the season with a 49-0 victory over FCS program Indiana State. Then came a 66-7 home loss to Notre Dame, the largest margin of defeat in program history — which was later bested by what IU did to Purdue on Saturday. 

Walters fired offensive coordinator Graham Harrell after four games, but the performance remained poor. 

Walters, who started the year calling the defense, took over the offensive play calling himself following a 52-6 loss at Wisconsin. With backup quarterback Ryan Browne making his first career start at Illinois on Oct. 12, Purdue came back from a 24-point deficit to take the lead in the final minute of regulation. Illinois won 50-49 in overtime when it scored first and kicked a point after, then stopped the Boilermakers’ 2-point try after their touchdown. 

That performance created some optimism the team could build some momentum going into its second idle week of the season. However, it never threatened No. 2 Oregon in a 35-0 home loss. The beatdowns kept coming: 45-0 at Ohio State, 49-10 to Penn State.

Even in competitive losses to opponents in the lower half of the Big Ten — 26-20 in overtime to Northwestern, 24-17 at Michigan State — Purdue made too many mistakes at crucial moments. It never scored a first-quarter touchdown or took an offensive snap with the lead against an FBS opponent.

If fired without cause, Purdue owes Walters 75% of his base compensation through the end of the contract in 2027. That comes to $9.3375 million for the 2025-2027 seasons.  

Walters becomes the shortest-tenured non-interim Purdue head coach since Elmer Burnham coached 18 games in 1942-43. (Ironically, Bunrham improved from 1-8 to 9-0 in Year 2.) With a .208 winning percentage he is one of only two Boilermaker coaches in the modern era to win less than 30% of his games, joining Darrell Hazell (.214) and Fred Akers (.284). 

Purdue went 4-8 in Walters’ first season. Its biggest losses, however, came after the season. Star edge rusher Nic Scourton (Texas A&M) and leading receiver Deion Burks (Oklahoma) transferred elsewhere and received bigger name, image and likeness income deals than Purdue could match. 

The Boilermakers responded with a large incoming transfer class. However, most of those additions have either been injured or have not been difference-makers on the field. 

Walters’ predecessor, Jeff Brohm, went 46-35 in six seasons, winning 17 of those games in his final two seasons. That included the program’s first appearance in the Big Ten championship game in 2022. In a move always considered an eventuality, Brohm left after that season to become head coach at Louisville, his alma mater. 

To succeed him, Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski hired a 36-year-old first time head coach. Walters had risen in the industry after successful defensive coordinator stints at Missouri and Illinois. Brohm’s own respect for Walters’ work had first put the young coach on Bobinski’s radar. 

The hire departed from historical Purdue norms, in that Walters came from a defensive background. Bobinski invested in Walters’ long-term potential. 

‘At the end of the day, it was about hiring the person we thought was the very best for us,’ Bobinski said. ‘I think we’ve hired the person with the absolute highest ceiling out of everybody we talked to.’ 

Less than two years later, Purdue must rebuild from the ground up. 

Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a puncture wound in her abdomen and severe muscle trauma Saturday after she crashed during a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont, U.S. Ski & Snowboard said on Sunday.

Shiffrin was chasing a milestone 100th win after setting the fastest time on her first run but, with the finish line in sight, she caught an edge that sent one ski flying as she tumbled and crashed into the safety netting.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist remained down for several minutes before being taken to a medical clinic.

‘Following her crash in yesterday’s giant slalom at the Stifel Killington Cup, Mikaela was taken down by sled and transferred by ambulance to be evaluated at Rutland Regional Medical Center,’ U.S. Ski & Snowboard said.

‘There was no ligament damage assessed. Bones and internal organs look OK. There is a puncture wound into the right side of her abdomen and severe muscle trauma.’

On Saturday, Shiffrin said she ‘just can’t move,’ adding that she had an abrasion and ‘something stabbed me.’

The 29-year-old won the slalom at Killington in six of the seven years it has been held there.

Colorado football star Travis Hunter left a lasting impression on Heisman Trophy voters in his final regular season game on Friday.

Hunter, the Heisman frontrunner, caught 10 passes for 116 yards with three touchdowns, also intercepting a pass defensively in the Buffaloes’ 52-0 win over Oklahoma State. It’s also his last game before the Heisman ceremony, as Colorado narrowly missed out on a Big 12 championship game berth.

The potential No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft ended his regular season with 92 receptions for 1,152 yards with 14 touchdowns, along with 31 total tackles and four interceptions at cornerback.

Other Heisman contenders like Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel will be in action in conference championship week, as they’re in the Mountain West and Big Ten championship games, respectively.

Here are the latest Heisman odds heading into conference championship week:

Heisman Trophy odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Sunday, Dec. 1

1. Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter -10000

Hunter’s odds for the 2024 Heisman Trophy skyrocketed after his outstanding performance in Colorado’s season finale. The two-way star essentially locked up the award, at least according to oddsmakers, as he has -10000 odds for the sport’s most prestigious award.

Travis Hunter stats: 92 receptions for 1,154 yards with 14 touchdowns, two rushes for five yards and a touchdown; 31 total tackles with four interceptions

2. Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty +2500

Jeanty, the nation’s leading rusher, is almost assuredly a lock to be a finalist for the award but might need to break the NCAA record for rushing to have a chance at winning over Hunter, according to oddsmakers. Jeanty has the second-best odds, but they’re set at +2500.

Jeanty is putting together one of the best running back seasons ever in 2024, but he’s up against one of the most impressive two-way seasons ever by Hunter.

Here are Jeanty’s stats: 312 carries for 2,288 yards with 28 touchdowns; 18 receptions for 102 yards with a touchdown

3. Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel +25000

Gabriel isn’t winning the Heisman, according to oddsmakers. However, if he somehow puts together an all-time performance against Penn State Saturday, perhaps a bet on the Oregon quarterback could pay dividends.

Still, Gabriel’s chances are very slim, although he’s likely to be in New York for the ceremony representing the undefeated Ducks.

Gabriel stats: 275 of 374 passing (73.5%) for 3,275 yards with 24 touchdowns to six interceptions; 57 carries for 175 yards with seven touchdowns

4. Miami QB Cam Ward +25000

Ward was perhaps the Heisman favorite earlier in the season, but has fell in the oddsmakers’ minds after Miami’s two regular season losses.

Ward will also not be playing in conference championship week, as the Hurricanes’ loss to Syracuse knocked them out of the ACC championship game. He had a fantastic season, but likely won’t win the award.

Ward stats: 293 of 435 passing (67.4%) for 4,123 yards with 36 touchdowns to seven interceptions; 58 carries for 196 yards with four touchdowns

Hall of Fame men’s college basketball coach Lou Carnesecca, who won 526 games during a legendary career at St. John’s, died on Saturday. He was 99.

St. John’s announced the news of Carnesecca’s death, saying he died surrounded by his family.

Carnesecca coached St. John’s for 24 seasons, getting two stints with the school (1965-70, 1973-92).

None of Carnesecca’s teams ever recorded a losing season, with all 24 of them qualifying for a postseason tournament. St. John’s went to 18 NCAA Tournaments under Carnesecca.

Carnesecca was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, then landed in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 14 years later. He was a two-time National Coach of the Year, a three-time Big East Coach of the Year and a six-time Metropolitan Coach of the Year.

Hailing from New York, Carnesecca stayed local for college and attended St. John’s, but before doing so, he served in the United States Coast Guard for three years during World War II.

When he wasn’t coaching the St. John’s, Carnesecca was with the New York Nets of the ABA for three seasons (1971-73). During that time, New York never miss the playoffs and reached the ABA Finals in 1972.

Carnesecca leaves his wife of 73 years, Mary. In a news release, St. John’s said that details of memorial services will be released when they become available.

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With his team having set a program record for wins in a season with 10, Iowa State football Matt Campbell will head to this week’s Big 12 Conference championship game with $1.3 million in bonuses already headed his way.

That’s the greatest total so far among Bowl Subdivision public school head coaches, who have combined to claim nearly $10.2 million in bonuses, according to tracking by USA TODAY Sports based on contracts acquired through open-records requests.

But Campbell’s counterpart in Saturday afternoon’s conference title game, Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham, not only has $945,000 in bonuses so far, he also would more than double that amount with a victory.   

The combined figure for FBS head coaches does not include amounts that are all but assured for those whose teams seem certain to appear in the 12-team College Football Playoff, including No. 1-ranked and undefeated Oregon.

Campbell’s total so far is greater than the basic annual pay that at least 47 FBS coaches had been scheduled to receive from their respective schools this season.

However, if Arizona State defeats the Cyclones this week, Dillingham will get $395,000 for winning the Big 12 title (10% of his $3.95 million annual pay this season) and another $1.135 million for the CFP appearance that will accompany it (30% of his annual pay, minus the $50,000 bonus he already had secured for a non-CFP bowl appearance).

The combined amount Dillingham could get is greater than the $1.5 million that former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh had gotten when the Wolverines won the Big Ten championship and secured a CFP bid.

Dillingham and Campbell both have run up big numbers from contract provisions that provide them with huge amounts for individual regular-season victories. Campbell got $250,000 for each win, beginning with Iowa State’s seventh. Dillingham got $200,000 for Arizona State’s ninth win and $300,000 for its 10th.

A full, school-by-school list follows. It is alphabetical, by school and shows amounts coaches achieved prior to being fired. In that the amounts still may be owed to the coach. Bonuses for coaches at private schools are not available because those schools are not subject to open-records laws.

This does not include bonuses and/or pay increases for assistant coaches, staff and athletics directors that also may be resulting from these achievements. And those totals could be significant.

Appalachian State: Shawn Clark

►$20,000: Competitive scheduling – play guarantee game at home stadium of Power Five opponent (Clemson)

Arizona State: Kenny Dillingham

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-College Football Playoff bowl game

►$200,000: Ninth regular season win

►$300,000: 10th regular season win

►$395,000: Play in Big 12 Conference title game

Arkansas: Sam Pittman

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Arkansas State: Butch Jones

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Army: Jeff Monken

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$25,000: Seventh regular season win

►$75,000: Win over Air Force

►$25,000: Eighth regular season win

►$25,000: Ninth regular season win

►$50,000: 10th regular season win

Boise State: Spencer Danielson

►$11,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$11,000: Sixth Mountain West Conference win

►$22,000: American Football Coaches Association regional coach of the year

►$11,000: Seventh Mountain West win

►$44,000: Play in Mountain West title game

Bowling Green: Scot Loeffler

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$7,500: Fifth Mid-American Conference win

►$25,000: Sixth MAC win

Buffalo: Pete Lembo

►$35,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$15,000: Eighth regular season win

California: Justin Wilcox

►$25,000: Win over Stanford

►$25,000: Sixth regular season win

►$40,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Clemson: Dabo Swinney

►$75,000: Eligible for non-CFP bowl game with at least eight wins

►$50,000: Play in Atlantic Coast Conference title game

Coastal Carolina: Tim Beck

►$150,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Colorado: Deion Sanders

►$150,000: Sixth win

►$150,000: Eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$100,000: Seventh regular season win

►$100,000: Eighth regular season win

►$100,000: Ninth regular season win

Colorado State: Jay Norvell

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$25,000: Fourth Mountain West win

►$50,000: Seventh win

►$25,000: Fifth Mountain West win

►$50,000: Eighth win

►$50,000: Sixth Mountain West win

Connecticut: Jim Mora

►$25,000: Sixth regular season win

►$50,000: Eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$10,000: Seventh regular season win

►$10,000: Eighth regular season win

East Carolina: Blake Harrell

(Note: Harrell had been serving as interim head coach, and his bonus total is based on the terms of his interim head coaching agreement. East Carolina has since removed Harrell’s interim tag and named him head coach.)

►$45,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Florida: Billy Napier

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Fresno State interim: Tim Skipper

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Georgia: Kirby Smart

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$25,000: Eighth win, sets up team for Southeastern Conference Pool of Six bowl

►$100,000: Play in SEC title game

Georgia Southern: Clay Helton

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$30,000: Eighth regular win

Georgia State: Dell McGee

►$10,000: Win over Power Four team (Vanderbilt)

Georgia Tech: Brent Key

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Illinois: Bret Bielema

►One-year contract extension; $25,000 bonus this season: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game (Agreement set to run through Jan. 31, 2030. Scheduled total pay for that season would be $7.25 million, all guaranteed.)

►$150,000 increase in scheduled total and guaranteed pay for season added under automatic contract extension, making it worth $7.4 million: Seventh win

►$50,000: Eighth regular season win

►$50,000: Ninth regular season win

►$75,000: Ninth win, sets up team for what contract terms ‘Tier 1’ bowl, which includes ReliaQuest and Citrus

Indiana: Curt Cignetti

►One-year contract extension; $250,000 raise, beginning next season; $200,000 bonus this season: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game (Agreement set to run through Nov. 30, 2030. Scheduled total pay for that season would be $5.1 million, with $3.3 million guaranteed.)

►$100,000: Fifth Big Ten Conference win

►$50,000: Sixth Big Ten win

►$500,000: Finish among top two in final Big Ten regular season standings

Iowa: Kirk Ferentz

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Iowa State: Matt Campbell

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$250,000: Seventh regular season win

►$250,000: Eighth regular season win

►$250,000: Ninth regular season win

►$250,000: 10th regular season win

►$250,000: Play in Big 12 Conference title game with team tied for first place in regular season conference standings

Jacksonville State: Rich Rodriguez

►$10,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$10,000: Sixth regular season win

►$10,000: Seventh regular season win

►$10,000: Eighth regular season win

James Madison: Bob Chesney

►$15,000: Win over Power Four team (North Carolina)

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$25,000: Seventh win over FBS opponents

Kansas State: Chris Klieman

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►One-year contract extension: Eighth regular seaon win (Contract now set to run through Dec. 31, 2032. Extension now scheduled to pay $6.5 million with at least $3.75 million guaranteed.)

Louisville: Jeff Brohm

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

LSU: Brian Kelly

►$500,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Louisiana-Lafayette: Michael Desormeaux

►$25,000: Eligible for non-CFP bowl game with at least seven wins

►One-year contract extension: 10th win (Contract now set to run through Dec. 31, 2027. Extension now scheduled to pay $772,800 with $443,680 million guaranteed.)

►$25,000: 10th regular season win

►$25,000: Win Sun Belt Conference division title

Marshall: Charles Huff

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$30,000: Seventh win

Memphis: Ryan Silverfield

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$75,000: Eighth regular season win

►One-year contract extension and $25,000 bonus: Ninth regular season win (Contract now set to run through Dec. 31, 2029. Extension now scheduled to pay $2.8 million with $1.68 million guaranteed.)

►$25,000: 10th regular season win

Miami (Ohio): Chuck Martin

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$25,000: Play in MAC title game

Minnesota: P.J. Fleck

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$50,000: Fifth Big Ten win

Mississippi: Lane Kiffin

►$100,000: Regular season win over non-conference Power Five team (Wake Forest)

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►One-year contract extension: Seventh win (Contract with Ole Miss Athletics Foundation now set to run through Dec. 31, 2030; contract with university through Dec. 31, 2028. Extension now scheduled to pay $9,000,000, with $7.2 million guaranteed.)

►$50,000: Eighth win, sets up team for SEC Pool of Six bowl

►$150,000: Fifth SEC win

Missouri: Eliah Drinkwitz

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Nebraska: Matt Rhule

►$150,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Nevada-Las Vegas: Barry Odom

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$25,000: Play in Mountain West title game

North Carolina: Mack Brown

►$75,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

North Carolina State: Dave Doeren

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

North Texas: Eric Morris

►$35,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Northern Illinois: Thomas Hammock

►$15,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Ohio: Tim Albin

►$5,000: Eighth regular season win

►$5,000: Ninth regular season win

►$30,753: Play in MAC title game

Oregon: Dan Lanning

►One-year contract extension: 10th regular season win (Contract now set to run through Jan. 31, 2031. Extension now scheduled to pay $9,400,000, all guaranteed.)

►$200,000: 11th regular season win

►$100,000: Play in Big Ten championship game

►$200,000: 12th regular season win

Penn State: James Franklin

(Note: Penn State announced Friday that Franklin’s bonus package has been revised to address a 12-team CFP. The university made no details available. The bonuses listed here are from a term sheet the university previously had released rather than a full-form contract.)

►$200,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$200,000: Play in Big Ten title game

Rutgers: Greg Schiano

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Sam Houston State: K.C. Keeler

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

San Jose State: Ken Niumatalolo

►$30,000: Seventh regular season win

South Alabama: Major Applewhite

►$15,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

South Carolina: Shane Beamer

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

South Florida: Alex Golesh

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Tennessee: Josh Heupel

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Texas: Steve Sarkisian

►$100,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$150,000: Play in SEC title game

Texas-San Antonio: Jeff Traylor

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Texas State: G.J. Kinne

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Texas Tech: Joey McGuire

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$100,000: Eighth regular season win

Toledo: Jason Candle

►$75,000: Sixth regular season win

►$20,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

►$60,000: Seventh regular season win

Utah: Kyle Whittingham

►$15,000: Team ranked in top 25 at any time during season (AP preseason top 25, No. 12)

Virginia Tech: Brent Pry

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Washington: Jedd Fisch

►$75,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Washington State: Jake Dickert

►$25,000: Eligible for non-CFP bowl game with at least seven wins

West Virginia: Neal Brown

►$50,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game

Western Kentucky: Tyson Helton

►$50,000: Play in Conference USA title game

►$50,000: 8th win assures team will finish with winning record

Western Michigan: Lance Taylor

►$25,000: Sixth win, eligible for non-CFP bowl game