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Ohio State and Marshall set to go in first of at least 9 college football games today in which the home school is paying an appearance guarantee of at least $950,000, per documents obtained from the schools. Marshall is getting $1.6 million for game vs. Buckeyes

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James Madison -- getting a $500,000 guarantee from North Carolina -- now leads Tar Heels in Chapel Hill by 53-21 just before halftime. This despite JMU having 8 penalties for 85 yards.

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This is the most points JMU has scored in a half in its football history. It had 52 twice (vs. Robert Morris in 2018 and vs. Morehead State in 2016) and 51 vs. Morehead State in 2021 .

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James Madison -- getting a $700,000 guarantee from North Carolina -- now leads Tar Heels in Chapel Hill by 60-24 in middle of third quarter. UNC opened second half with FG. JMU responded with TD to end 75-yard drive.

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IU has scored 204 total points through four games this season. For context, they scored 207 points through the entirety of the 2021 season, and 266 across all of last season. #iufb

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James Madison -- getting a $700,000 guarantee from North Carolina -- defeats Tar Heels, 70-50, in Chapel Hill. The win over a Power 4 team gives Dukes coach Bob Chesney a $15,000 bonus. And each JMU assistant, and its head strength coach, will get $2,500.

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JMU did this despite 12 penalties for 105 yards and 1 turnover. UNC had 5 turnovers. Teams combined for just over 1,200 yards.

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This second consecutive week in which a G6 head coach has picked up bonus for win over P4 team. Last week, Georgia State's Dell McGee claimed $10,000 for Panthers' win over Vanderbilt.

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Re-correcting the guarantee for today's game: JMU getting $500,000 guarantee for today's game. UNC and JMU are currently scheduled to meet again in 2028 in Chapel Hill. For that game, JMU is currently set to get a $700,000 guarantee.

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Again, to set record correct on guarantee that James Madison is getting for today's game at North Carolina: $500,000: fayobserver.com/story/sports/c…

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Kent State goes to Penn State, gets $1.6 million guarantee and takes 56-0 loss. Golden Flashes' first four games included three against P4 opponents (also Pitt and Tennessee). They collected a total of $4.05 million, lost those games by average of 60-8.

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Tough night for FIU at Pitbull Stadium. Looking for their first homecoming victory since 2019, Panthers lost a fumble at Monmouth's 1-yard line with 32 seconds to play in the fourth quarter.

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Bowling Green -- getting a $1.6 million guarantee from Texas A&M -- goes to the fourth quarter in College Station trailing, 20-17.

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If you haven't already seen this investigative report from Jason Wolf🐺🌵 on azcentral, check it out: 'Kind of like Uber': Arizona Christian football players caught in migrant smuggling scheme usatoday.com/story/sports/2…

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Indiana University and AD Scott Dolson have signed new contract that increases his base salary by more than 80% to $950,000 and puts him over $1 million annually in total, according Zach Osterman, who has newly acquired docs and all the details: indystar.com/story/sports/c…