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Colorado‘s board of regents has approved a contract extension for defensive coordinator Robert Livingston, who had an integral role in the team’s improvement last season.

The new two-year deal makes Livingston the highest-paid assistant in team history, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Livingston will earn $1.5 million in 2025 and $1.7 million in 2026, according to sources, and the new agreement includes performance incentives. He received interest from other college and NFL teams after the 2024 season, where Colorado improved from four wins to nine under coach Deion Sanders.

“Coach Prime and I have worked extensively to build on the incredible momentum that has been created with our football program over the last two years,” athletic director Rick George said Friday. “Robert Livingston is a top caliber coach, and this new contract illustrates the investment Colorado Athletics is making to ensure our program remains among the nation’s best. I’m thrilled that Coach Livingston will continue to mentor our student-athletes for years to come.”

Livingston came to Colorado last year from the Cincinnati Bengals, where he coached defensive backs from 2016 to 2023 after working as a scout and a quality control assistant with the team. He had not been a coordinator before joining the Buffs.

Colorado’s defense rose to 43rd nationally in points allowed after finishing 121st nationally in 2023. The unit allowed 11.7 points fewer and 101.4 yards fewer per game under Livingston. The Buffs also tied for 11th nationally in sacks, rising from 53rd in 2023, and had three first- or second-team All-Big 12 defenders, including two-way star Travis Hunter, who won the Heisman Trophy.

The (Boulder) Daily Camera first reported details of Livingston’s new deal. He earned $800,000 in 2024 and was set to earn $995,000 in 2025.

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Sources: ASU’s top WR Tyson expected back

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Sources: ASU's top WR Tyson expected back

Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State‘s leading receiver, is expected to return from a hamstring injury and play Saturday when the Sun Devils visit the Colorado Buffaloes, sources tell ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Tyson is expected to participate in pregame warmups, and barring any setbacks, he’ll be cleared to play against his former team.

Tyson suffered the injury Oct. 18 in Arizona State’s upset win over then-undefeated Texas Tech. He finished that game with 10 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown but has not played since.

Despite missing the past three games, Tyson leads the Sun Devils in catches (57) and yards receiving (628), and he is the team leader with eight touchdowns.

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UAB: Player arrested after stabbing 2 teammates

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UAB: Player arrested after stabbing 2 teammates

A UAB football player stabbed two of his teammates Saturday morning at the football facility ahead of the Blazers’ home game against USF, a university spokesperson told ESPN.

The suspect has been arrested, and both injured players are in stable condition after being taken to UAB hospital. The school has not released the names of any of the players involved.

UAB’s game against USF began as scheduled at 3 p.m. ET.

A UAB official said an investigation is ongoing.

“UAB’s top priority remains the safety and well-being of all of our students,” the school said in a statement.

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Sources: Ohio St. to be without WRs Tate, Smith

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Sources: Ohio St. to be without WRs Tate, Smith

Ohio State wide receivers Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith are not expected to play against Rutgers on Saturday due to lower-body injuries, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Tate will miss his third straight game. Smith played in last week’s win over UCLA but missed the second half after being seen limping before halftime. Both are considered day-to-day, sources said, ahead of a potential return next week against rival Michigan.

On Tuesday, coach Ryan Day would not rule out either wide receiver but also did not want to go into specifics on their availability.

“Our policy is we don’t discuss specifics on injuries, and once you start going down a little bit here, a little bit there, you can create a problem,” Day said. “So for a number of reasons, we don’t discuss those things.”

Smith leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the nation with 10 touchdown catches while ranking third in the conference in receiving yards per game (90.2) and second in catches per game (6.9). Tate is fifth in the Big Ten with 88.9 receiving yards per game.

Brandon Inniss started in place of Tate against UCLA and led No. 1 Ohio State with six catches for 30 yards during a 48-10 win.

The 5-5 Scarlet Knights are looking to beat Ohio State for the first time in their 11th try since joining the Big Ten in 2014.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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