Another round: Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson was fined $13,611 for what the NFL said was his “imitation of shotgunning a beer” Sunday vs. Washington that “constituted an offensive demonstration and could reasonably could be construed as being in poor taste.”

NEW: The College Football Playoff committee will now consider a strength-of-conference metric in its selection process, @CFBHeather reports. The new metric will help determine the strength of each conference based on the schedule strength of each team in its league. on3.com/news/report-college-…

BREAKING: 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumps has hit 7.45%, per CNBC

Republicans have had full control of the federal government for 20 months. What have they done for you? Taxed you more. Tariffs cost the average household more than $1,500 in one year. Raised the price of gas by $1.36 a gallon and diesel by $2.88. If you drive an hour a day, that has cost you $300 over the past seven months. More if you drive an SUV or truck. Reduced wage gains from 3.9% to 3.1%, which is less than inflation that increased from 2.9% to 3.4%. Paychecks have been shrinking for 5 months straight. Started a new Middle East war with no plan for how to end it. Drove grocery prices higher through tariffs, wars, high fertilizer and potash prices, and expensive diesel used to operate farms. Slowed economic growth dramatically. Slowed job creation dramatically. Took actions that will increase the number of uninsured Americans by millions. If you have employer-sponsored healthcare, premiums reached a record high and are set to see the largest increase since 2003 next year. Existing home prices hit a record high this year. Household debt and credit card debt hit record highs. The top 1% hold as much wealth as the bottom 90%. Good thing billionaires were given more tax cuts. The deficit has grown, national debt has exploded, and we now pay over $1 trillion each year in interest on that debt. What have Republicans done for you? They made life more expensive and the economy worse.

NEW: Miami (OH), James Madison and UConn have contacted the American Conference about joining the league, @Brett_McMurphy and @PeteNakos report. Despite overtures from those three schools the conference is not expanding at this time. on3.com/news/miami-ohio-jame…

Sources: Colorado State starting quarterback Hauss Hejny (hamstring) is doubtful for the game at UTSA on Saturday. Hejny has thrived at Colorado State, throwing 10 touchdowns and one interception in leading the rams to a 2-1 start.

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Reminder: The bill increases the athlete rev-share cap of $21.3M to $48.8M. -$21.3M for HS/transfers -$22.5M to retain current players -$5M for non-rev players The bill intends to count all NIL deals with associated entities toward the cap - which isn't necessarily the case now.

While the bill’s existing text intends to count such school-affiliated NIL deals against the cap, Britt’s amendment “leaves no ambiguity,” she says in a statement. Here is the exact amendment language, obtained by @YahooSports.

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