The highest-paid coach of them all—even after Day’s lucrative new deal—remains Georgia’s Kirby Smart. On the job since 2016, he signed a 10-year, $130 million extension prior to the 2024 campaign. The deal includes a $13 million base salary as well as the potential for $1.55 million in bonuses annually.

The AP Top 25 college football poll preseason rankings are now. Texas took the No. 1 spot for the first time in an opening poll, narrowly edging out Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998.

Indiana football is ranked No. 20 in the preseason top 25 AP Poll released on Monday afternoon. It's only the fourth time in program history that the Hoosiers made the top 25 in the AP's preseason rankings.