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The bill would allow schools to pay players from any sport, though football is the most lucrative, for their name, image and likeness rights, otherwise known as NIL.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says Mike McCarthy will not return as the team's coach. Jones said Monday that the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. A person with knowledge of the conversation says Jones has spoken about the job with University of Colorado coach Deion Sanders, who played on the Cowboys' last Super Bowl-winning team.

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84. McCartney died "after a courageous journey with dementia," according to a family statement. His family announced in 2016 that he had been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's.

With two dynamic stars playing their final college game, the 20th-ranked Buffaloes were blown out 36-14 by No. 17 BYU in the Alamo Bowl. Travis Hunter, the Heisman Trophy winner and two-way sensation, caught four passes for a game-high 106 yards and a touchdown. Shedeur Sanders, the son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders, was 16-of-23 passing for 208 yards with two TDs and two interceptions.

The Buffaloes will take on Brigham Young University on Saturday night in San Antonio.

Colorado secured what it said was record insurance coverage for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter as the star duo opted to complete their college careers in the Alamo Bowl rather than sit out and prepare for the NFL draft. Colorado wouldn't disclose the amount of insurance coverage each received, citing privacy laws.

Colorado colleges and universities have seen a boost in enrollment this year. And Black and Hispanic students are accounting for a large part of that enrollment. Hear about what Colorado colleges have done to make completing a degree easier and how they are focusing more on supporting students of color on today’s In the NoCo.

It seems fitting that homecoming weekend in Boulder on Saturday coincides with the Buffaloes making their return to Big 12 play. Colorado left the conference following the 2010 season to join the Pac-12 and came back this season. The last time Colorado faced Baylor on the football field was Oct. 16, 2010.

There were high hopes for Colorado State fans as Colorado came to Fort Collins for the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Saturday. But it was Colorado who prevailed, 28-9. Rams fans will have to wait until 2029 for revenge.

Colorado and Nebraska close out their four-game home-and-home nonconference series on Saturday night in Lincoln. Colorado's Deion Sanders and Nebraska's Matt Rhule both are in their second seasons and both are tasked with bringing their programs back to prominence. Both teams are 1-0 this season.