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AP Updated 8:07 PM EDT Nov 3, 2018 CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Travis Etienne ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns and 350-pound defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence added a 2-yard scoring burst in No. 2 Clemson's 77-16 victory over Louisville on Saturday. The Tigers (6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 2 CFP) improved to 9-0 for the third time in four seasons and can wrap up their fourth ACC Atlantic Division title next week at Boston College. Trevor Lawrence threw a pair of early touchdown passes. Etienne went over the 1,000-yard rushing mark and scored his ACC-leading 15th touchdown. Tavien Feaster added 101 yards rushing. Freshman Lyn-J Dixon ran for 116 yards, the second time this season Clemson has had three runners with 100 or more yards. They finished with a season high 492 yards rushing. Linebacker Isaiah Simmons had a pick-six, the Tigers collected five sacks, coach Dabo Swinney's eldest son Will caught a TD pass and even "Big Dex," a junior defensive tackle projected as a … [Read more...] about College football: No. 2 Clemson routs Louisville 77-16

Steve Berkowitz USA TODAY Published 7:53 AM EDT Oct 28, 2018 Big bonuses aren’t the only rewards major-college football head coaches can attain at this time of year. Automatic contract extensions also are in play — often accompanied by bonuses for the current season. On Saturday night, Kentucky’s Mark Stoops and Fresno State’s Jeff Tedford both pulled off that exacta, as their teams’ seventh wins of the season meant cash for both the current campaign and one in the future, according to contracts obtained by USA TODAY Sports as part of its annual survey of coaches’ pay. Those achievements came not long after Utah’s Kyle Whittingham got set up for at least $172,500 and Penn State’s James Franklin at least $200,000 by wins that qualified their respective teams for bowl appearances. (Utah’s came late Friday night at UCLA, Penn State’s on Saturday at home against Iowa.) More: College football's winners and losers for Week 9 … [Read more...] about College football: These coaches cash in big bonuses with Saturday wins

Steve Berkowitz USA TODAY Published 10:11 AM EDT Oct 21, 2018 Everywhere you turn in mid-October, college football teams are getting the wins they need to become eligible for a bowl game. That means, everywhere you turn, coaches are getting set up for bonuses. On Saturday, the season total for head coaches cruised past $1.6 million as a dozen public-school teams recorded their sixth win of the season — the number normally needed to reach postseason play. Assuming they all end up there, the accomplishment will allow head coaches to collect amounts ranging from $5,000 for Georgia Southern’s Chad Lunsford to $200,000 for Fresno State’s Jeff Tedford, according to contracts obtained by USA TODAY Sports as part of its annual survey of coaches’ pay. Kentucky’s Mark Stoops is now set for the minimum of $50,000 he gets if the Wildcats play in a bowl game, but at 6-1 with plenty of season left, he’s in position to do much, much better:  — If … [Read more...] about College football coach bonuses: Total rising, especially for Stoops

Paul Myerberg USA TODAY Published 9:13 PM EDT Oct 6, 2018 Florida’s first-year coach beat rival Tennessee in September and a top-six opponent to open October. The Florida coach could be Dan Mullen, who has the surprising Gators at 5-1 following Saturday’s 27-19 win against No. 6 LSU. The Florida coach could also be Mullen’s predecessor, Jim McElwain, who worked a similar number in his debut season, 2015, with wins against the Volunteers and then-No. 5 Mississippi in leading the Gators to an SEC East Division title and spot in the final Amway Coaches Poll. In other words, we’ve seen this act before. Why is 2018 any different? It was with cautious optimism that Mullen’s tenure began, and for good reason. He helped Urban Meyer lead the Gators to a pair of national championships as Meyer’s top assistant. He worked a lesser miracle in turning Mississippi State into a real national contender, even earning the Bulldogs the top spot in the College … [Read more...] about College football winners and losers from Week 6 topped by Florida

Steve Berkowitz, Randy Peterson, Amanda Caffey USA TODAY Network Published 6:43 p.m. UTC Aug 29, 2018 College football’s version of the gig economy gets rolling Thursday, as teams across the country begin the annual ritual of playing one-time, non-conference games in exchange for huge payouts. This season, well over $175 million will change hands just for teams getting on the field for these so-called “guarantee” games, according to an analysis of more than 275 contracts for matchups involving teams in the NCAA’s top-level Bowl Subdivision. While some of these agreements involve series of games on equal and relatively modest terms, the real money is elsewhere. It’s in about a dozen contests at off-campus sites, like the weekend’s featured matchups: No. 6-ranked Washington vs. No. 10 Auburn on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, and No. 8 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 24 LSU at AT&T Stadium on Sunday night in Arlington, Texas. Those … [Read more...] about College football guarantee games: A gig economy worth more than $175 million this season