{
  "id": 15602116,
  "title": "College Football’s Latest Innovation Is the Unfireable Coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/college-footballs-latest-innovation-is-the-unfireable-coach",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2026/college-football-coach-firings-buyouts-revenue-debt-1234952529/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After a search process that spanned nearly three months and numerous rumored rejections, Penn State hired Matt Campbell to be its football coach last December. The Big Ten school gave Campbell a rare fully guaranteed contract, worth at least $70.5 million over eight years. The deal is off to a rough start. With a 21-18 […]",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}