Super-utility man Tommy Edman and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a five-year, $74 million contract extension that will keep the National League Championship Series MVP with the World Series champions through at least 2029.

The team announced the deal on Friday.

Edman, 29, was acquired by the Dodgers at the trade deadline this year and distinguished himself with his versatility. Playing center field and shortstop, the switch-hitting Edman thrived during the NLCS, driving in 11 runs, and followed with a .988 OPS and six runs in five World Series games.

The deal tears up the final season of a two-year contract Edman previously signed and replaces it with one that runs from 2025 through the 2029 season. The contract includes a sixth-year club option for $13 million with a $3 million buyout and will give Edman a $17 million signing bonus, sources said. About one-third of the overall value of the deal is deferred, according to sources.

Edman’s extension comes on the heels of Los Angeles’ five-year, $182 million agreement with left-hander Blake Snell. Following their championship, the Dodgers had targeted a front-of-the-rotation starter and hoped to extend Edman.

Doing so took new money that exceeded the deal the Dodgers had previously given to super-utility man Chris Taylor, also a center fielder and shortstop. In addition to the positional value, Edman’s power-speed combination appealed to the Dodgers, who received him from St. Louis in a three-way trade in which they gave up infielders Miguel Vargas, Alexander Albertus and Jeral Perez.

Edman, who had been sidelined while recovering from right wrist surgery and an ankle issue before debuting for the Dodgers in August, hit .237/.294/.417 with 6 home runs, 20 RBIs and 6 stolen bases in 37 games.

While he spent most of his postseason games hitting in the Nos. 8 and 9 holes, Edman batted cleanup twice — in Games 4 and 6 of the NLCS, against left-handed starters — and drove in seven runs. During the regular season, Edman hit .412/.418/.882 in 36 plate appearances as a right-handed hitter and .181/.256/.267 in 117 left-handed plate appearances. Over his career, Edman’s OPS as a right-handed hitter is nearly 140 points higher than his OPS batting left-handed.

With Mookie Betts set to move from the outfield to the infield in 2025, the Dodgers could opt to start Edman regularly in center field. If they choose to put Betts at second base, Edman also could play shortstop.

Michigan cornerback Will Johnson is not expected to play against Ohio State on Saturday, leaving the Wolverines without their top defensive back and the program’s highest-regarded NFL draft prospect.

Johnson has been battling a toe injury, and his absence had become expected as he continued to deal with the injury. ESPN reported Saturday that Johnson was unlikely to play this week, and that will come to fruition against No. 2 Ohio State.

Johnson hasn’t played since Oct. 19, when he left the Illinois game with the toe injury. He’s projected as the No. 2 overall player on Mel Kiper Jr.’s draft board, a rare high spot for a cornerback.

The loss of Johnson is not unexpected, but it still looms large. He returned two interceptions for touchdowns in 2024 before the injury, and his presence gave Michigan flexibility in their coverages because he’s such an effective defender.

Ohio State has the country’s No. 2 passing efficiency offense and No. 31 overall pass offense. It includes a talented wide receiver group, led by veteran Emeka Egbuka and star freshman Jeremiah Smith.

Johnson is a 6-foot-2, 202-pound corner who earned defensive MVP Honors in Michigan’s national title win against Washington last year. He finished 2023 with four interceptions and earned numerous All-American honors. He also was a consensus first-team All-Big Ten selection.

The possibility looms that not playing against the Buckeyes could mark the end of Johnson’s college career, if he elects to skip Michigan’s bowl game. Skipping bowl games is expected for elite prospects like Johnson, who is on track to be a Top-5 overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft.

Four-star 2026 Michigan quarterback pledge Brady Hart has flipped his commitment to Texas A&M and plans to reclassify into the 2025 cycle, he told ESPN Friday morning.

Hart, No. 89 in the ESPN Junior 300, intends to sign with the Aggies when the early signing period opens Dec. 4 and will enroll early next month, joining Texas A&M at just 16 years old.

The 6-foot-5, 185-pound passer from Cocoa, Florida, lands with the Aggies less than two weeks after former Texas A&M quarterback pledge Husan Longstreet flipped his commitment to USC on Nov. 17. On3 was first to report Hart’s move on Friday.

Hart’s decision to reclassify comes as he leads Florida’s Cocoa High School through the state playoffs at the end of his junior season. He first committed to Michigan on June 18 as the No. 8 pocket passer in the 2026 class and remained the Wolverines’ highest-rated 2026 pledge before his flip.

With his move, Hart becomes the latest addition to the quarterback shuffle atop the 2025 class, following the flips of five ESPN 300 passers over the past month.

The outlook for Michigan’s future quarterback depth changed significantly last week when top overall prospect Bryce Underwood flipped his pledge from LSU to the Wolverines on Nov. 21, while the Aggies have been searching for a quarterback in the 2025 class since Longstreet, ESPN’s No. 4 pocket passer, pulled his commitment to join Lincoln Riley’s incoming class at USC.

The shifting landscape just before the three-day early signing period opened an opportunity for Hart, who told ESPN he felt prepared to graduate early to kick-start his college career under Texas A&M coach Mike Elko and offensive coordinator Collin Klein.

“I’ve had a fair share of schools ask me to reclass these past couple of months,” Smith said. “I felt like I’m mentally ready to go to school and start the next step of all this. I just felt A&M was just the perfect place.”

Hart is the 12th ESPN 300 pledge in the Aggies’ 2025 class. He’ll land on campus next month alongside four-star tight Kiotti Armstrong (No. 160 in the ESPN 300) and athlete Kelshaun Johnson (No. 176), who is expected to play wide receiver at the next level.

Texas A&M is set to host a handful of high-profile recruits when it hosts Texas on Saturday, including five-star offensive Michael Fasusi and four-star wide receiver Jerome Myles, as the Aggies look to add to the nation’s 11th-ranked recruiting before the early signing period.

Texas A&M restores its rivalry with Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ABC.