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We are two weeks away from Selection Sunday. And I’ll be honest — I haven’t watched enough NCAA basketball to give you a clean, film-grind, analytics-heavy breakdown of who truly has it this year and who doesn’t. So instead of pretending, I built a model. This is a simple principles-based system built around NBA talent, experience, depth, and guard play. Let me walk you through it. Step 1: Start With NBA Talent I wanted a way to parse high-end talent, so I pulled the top 83 d

Reimagining the NBA Draft: Ending Tanking Through an Auction System From a league perspective, expansion always creates opportunity. More teams mean more markets, more fans, and ultimately more revenue. But expansion also creates risk. Each additional franchise brings the possibility of smaller markets, smaller fan bases, and weaker competitive foundations. If too many teams struggle to compete, the league itself suffers. For a league to thrive, competitive balance matters .

What Group 6 school has a head coach making 4 million dollars? What are the higher paying Group 6 conferences? Does any Big 4 Head coach make less than 2 million? You're one stop shop for FBS Coaching Salries: Sacramento State Alonzo Carter  (57) HC Since: 2026 Salary: $350,000 MAC Rank: 13 FBS Salary Rank: 138 North Dakota State Tim Polasek  (46) HC Since: 2024 Salary: $450,000 Mountain West Rank: 10 FBS Salary Rank: 137 Kent State Mark Carney  (45) HC Since: 2025 Salary: $

Mississippi State Bulldogs Head Coach: Jeff Lebby Age: 42 Head Coach at school since: 2024 Salary: $4,350,000 FBS Salary Rank: 56 SEC Salary Rank: 16   Vanderbilt Commodores Head Coach: Clark Lea Age: 44 Head Coach at school since: 2021 Salary: $5,000,000 FBS Salary Rank: 48 SEC Salary Rank: 15   Kentucky Wildcats Head Coach: Will Stein Age: 36 Head Coach at school since: 2026 Salary: $5,500,000 FBS Salary Rank: 45 SEC Salary Rank: 14   Arkansas Razorbacks Head Coach: Ryan Si

California Golden Bears Head Coach: Tosh Lupoi Age: 44 Head Coach at school since: 2026 Salary: $2,000,000 FBS Salary Rank: 78 ACC Salary Rank: 17   SMU Mustangs Head Coach: Rhett Lashlee Age: 42 Head Coach at school since: 2022 Salary: $2,500,000 FBS Salary Rank: 71 ACC Salary Rank: 16   Syracuse Orange Head Coach: Fran Brown Age: 43 Head Coach at school since: 2024 Salary: $3,500,000 FBS Salary Rank: 66 ACC Salary Rank: 15   Duke Blue Devils Head Coach: Manny Diaz Age: 51 H

Michigan State Spartans Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Age: 51 Head Coach at school since: 2026 Salary: $5,000,000 FBS Salary Rank: 50 Big 10 Salary Rank: 18   Minnesota Golden Gophers Head Coach: P.J. Fleck Age: 45 Head Coach at school since: 2017 Salary: $6,000,000 FBS Salary Rank: 43 Big 10 Salary Rank: 17   Maryland Terrapins Head Coach: Mike Locksley Age: 56 Head Coach at school since: 2019 Salary: $6,100,000 FBS Salary Rank: 42 Big 10 Salary Rank: 16   Rutgers Scarlet Knigh

Arizona Wildcats Head Coach: Brent Brennan Age: 52 Head Coach at School Since: 2024 Salary: $2,200,000 FBS Salary Rank: 75 Big 12 Salary Rank: 16     Iowa State Cyclones Head Coach: Jimmy Rogers Age: 38 Head Coach at School Since: 2026 Salary: $3,000,000 FBS Salary Rank: 68 Big 12 Salary Rank: 15     West Virginia Mountaineers Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez Age: 62 Head Coach at School Since: 2026 Salary: $3,600,000 FBS Salary Rank: 64 Big 12 Salary Rank: 14     Cincinnati Bearca

UConn Huskies Head Coach: Jason Candle Age: 46 Head Coach at School Since: 2026 Salary: $2,515,000 FBS Salary Rank: 70 Independent Salary Rank: 2     Notre Dame Fighting Irish Head Coach: Marcus Freeman Age: 40 Head Coach at School Since: 2021 Salary: $9,000,000 FBS Salary Rank: 16 Independent Salary Rank: 1

North Dakota State Bison Head Coach: Tim Polasek Age: 46 Head Coach at School Since: 2024 Salary: $450,000 FBS Salary Rank: 137 Mountain West Salary Rank: 10     New Mexico Lobos Head Coach: Tony Sanchez Age: 51 Head Coach at School Since: 2024 Salary: $650,000 FBS Salary Rank: 132 Mountain West Salary Rank: 9     Northern Illinois Huskies Head Coach: Thomas Hammock Age: 44 Head Coach at School Since: 2019 Salary: $650,000 FBS Salary Rank: 131 Mountain West Salary Rank: 8    

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Head Coach: Ryan Carty Age: 42 Head Coach at School Since: 2022 Salary: $600,000 FBS Salary Rank: 135 Conference USA Salary Rank: 11     Missouri State Bears Head Coach: Casey Woods Age: 42 Head Coach at School Since: 2026 Salary: $725,000 FBS Salary Rank: 127 Conference USA Salary Rank: 10     Sam Houston Bearkats Head Coach: Phil Longo Age: 57 Head Coach at School Since: 2025 Salary: $750,000 FBS Salary Rank: 126 Conference USA Salary Rank: 9    

Texas State Bobcats Head Coach: G.J. Kinne Age: 37 Head Coach at School Since: 2023 Salary: $800,000 FBS Salary Rank: 120 PAC-12 Salary Rank: 8     Washington State Cougars Head Coach: Kirby Moore Age: 35 Head Coach at School Since: 2026 Salary: $1,000,000 FBS Salary Rank: 97 PAC-12 Salary Rank: 7     Fresno State Bulldogs Head Coach: Matt Entz Age: 53 Head Coach at School Since: 2025 Salary: $1,250,000 FBS Salary Rank: 87 PAC-12 Salary Rank: 6     Oregon State Beavers Head C

ULM Warhawks Head Coach: Bryant Vincent Age: 50 Head Coach at School Since: 2024 Salary: $750,000 FBS Salary Rank: 125 Sun Belt Salary Rank: 13     Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Head Coach: Micharl Desormeaux Age: 40 Head Coach at School Since: 2022 Salary: $775,000 FBS Salary Rank: 124 Sun Belt Salary Rank: 12     Arkansas State Red Wolves Head Coach: Butch Jones Age: 58 Head Coach at School Since: 2021 Salary: $835,000 FBS Salary Rank: 118 Sun Belt Salary Rank: 11     Southern Mi

Sacramento State Hornets Head Coach: Alonzo Carter Age: 57 Head Coach at School Since: 2026 Salary: $350,000 FBS Salary Rank: 138 MAC Salary Rank: 13 Kent State Golden Flashes Head Coach: Mark Carney Age: 45 Head Coach at School Since: 2025 Salary: $450,000 FBS Salary Rank: 136 MAC Salary Rank: 12 Akron Zips Head Coach: Joe Moorhead Age: 52 Head Coach at School Since: 2022 Salary: $620,000 FBS Salary Rank: 134 MAC Salary Rank: 11 Central Michigan Chippewas Head Coach: Matt Dr

From least expensive to most! Can you predict the 4 over $2,000,00!? Tulane Green Wave Head Coach: Will Hall Age: 45 Head Coach at School Since: 2026 Salary: $825,000 FBS Salary Rank: 119 American Conference Salary Rank: 14 Charlotte 49ers Head Coach: Tim Albin Age: 60 Head Coach at School Since: 2025 Salary: $900,000 FBS Salary Rank: 113 American Conference Salary Rank: 13 Memphis Tigers Head Coach: Charles Huff Age: 42 Head Coach at School Since: 2026 Salary: $1,000,000 FBS

We took a peek behind who are the famous names behind are beloved schools. Iowa State Stadium Name:  Jack Trice Full Name of Honoree:  Jack Trice Born:  May 12, 1902 Died:  October 8, 1923 Age at Death:  21 Connection Type:  Former Player Main Accomplishment/Why Notable:  First Black ISU athlete; died from injuries sustained in a 1923 game. Details on Honoree:  Jack Trice was Iowa State’s first Black athlete and one of the most historically significant figures in college foot

#138 Sacramento State Hornets Conference:  MAC Head Coach:  Alonzo Carter Coaching Start Year:  2026 Salary:  $350,000 Age:  57 Location:  Sacramento, California Stadium:  Hornet Stadium Capacity:  21,195 #137 North Dakota State Bison Conference:  Mountain West Head Coach:  Tim Polasek Coaching Start Year:  2024 Salary:  $450,000 Age:  46 Location:  Fargo, North Dakota Stadium:  Fargodome Stadium Capacity:  18,700   #136 Kent State Golden Flashes Conference:  MAC Head Coach:

Byrum Brown is one of the most exciting quarterbacks I have ever seen. I was watching him at USF, and an announcer called him a fullback who throws. It’s not an exaggeration. He’s listed at 6’3”, 230 pounds, and he looks for hits. He’s able to get his tall frame down low to gain leverage. He reminds me of Cam Newton. Alex Golesh, Auburn's new head coach who like Brown is coming over from sunny South Florida, utilizes screens, Brown’s running ability, and their willingness to