The ferry is getting crowded on this week’s Buyout Island Index!

Mike Elko makes his debut in the Top 5 following Texas A&M’s loss to Missouri. Deion Sanders isn’t going anywhere, Greg Schiano’s buyout remains a major consideration, and Mike Locksley keeps sliding toward the ferry.

But at No. 1? Mike Norvell. Florida State blew a 14–0 lead against Louisville, and Miami is up next.

Five coaches. Five pressure situations. And Cecile’s keeping the ferry ready.

Agent Confidential with Mike Chaudron.

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What a weekend of college football.

Georgia beats Alabama in a slugfest, Oklahoma knocks off Texas, Bob Chesney proves he’s a ball coach, and Kentucky goes for two to beat LSU. Again!

South Carolina rises from the ashes, and things appear to be unraveling quickly in College Station, where Mike Elko has decided to pick a fight with TexAgs.

Plus, a look ahead to Notre Dame and BYU in Provo.

It’s What Happened / What Mattered, from Agent Confidential with Mike Chaudron.

Another Thursday, another edition of Whiners & Losers.

This week's Whiner gets his turn, and I've got three college football games on the board. Who's going home with an L?

Somebody's gotta lose!

Agent Confidential with Mike Chaudron.

Somebody new needs to start making travel arrangements.

The Buyout Island passenger list has changed after another Saturday of college football. We’ve got a newcomer, some familiar faces, and a couple of coaches getting awfully close to having their tickets punched.

Five coaches. One island.

Welcome aboard Air Sexton.

The scoreboard tells you who won. It doesn’t always tell you what mattered.

Three things from Saturday that caught my attention — including Alabama and Keelon Russell, an Arkansas program that has wandered into some very familiar territory, and one more story worth talking about.

It’s What Mattered This Weekend from Agent Confidential.

I joined Bob Baskerville on The Ultimate SEC Sports Show for a wide-ranging conversation about the business behind college football.

We get into CFP expansion and the possibility of a 24-team playoff, the money behind the SEC Championship Game, the future of college sports governance, coaching contracts and buyouts — and why Shane Beamer currently sits at No. 1 on the Buyout Island Index.

We also talk about where the SEC and Big Ten fit into the changing structure of college sports and what could come next.

This is the side of college football I love talking about: what happens behind the scenes, why it happens, and where the money fits in.

Thanks to Bob for having me on The Ultimate SEC Sports Show and letting us keep the conversation rolling.

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Somebody handed me a Whiner of the Week quote I simply couldn’t ignore.

Then it’s time to pick three losers: Auburn–Tennessee, Miami–Clemson and Alabama–Mississippi State.

And before we’re done, Air Sexton may need to be fueled up again.

It’s this week’s Whiners & Losers.

The Protect College Sports Act passed the Senate 77–22. But it isn’t law yet.

What actually passed? Which amendments failed? What does it mean for NIL, transfers, eligibility, athlete compensation and NCAA enforcement?

And now that the bill heads to the House, I’m watching something else closely: the SEC and Big Ten.

If Congress can’t deliver a national framework for college sports, what happens next?

A special edition of Agent Confidential.