Kirby Smart tells @YahooSports that collectives are striking deals with high school recruits to keep and gain their commitments – paying them as much as $20,000 a month in this unregulated market. If they de-commit, they are being asked to return the compensation, he says. https://t.co/o4GZv0MG7d
LSU coach Brian Kelly says officials this week did discuss a regular season scheduling arrangement with the Big Ten, including adding a ninth SEC game. Would be 9 SEC games + B1G game + 2 others.
Greg Sankey says the timeframe by which the SEC must decide on moving to nine conference games for 2026 will arrive sooner, he suggests, than the deadline to decide a future CFP format.
"I’m not sure we can work through our (CFP) obligations," by that deadline.