Kevin Sumlin has agreed to a new six-year deal with Texas A&M.

Sumlin had been linked to the USC job, as well as a possible move to the NFL.

"I am humbled and very appreciative of the commitment that Texas A&M has extended not only to me and my family, but to our football program overall," Sumlin said in a statement. "We have only just begun to lay the foundation for sustained, long-term success here at Texas A&M, and we will work hard every day to make this great institution and the 12th Man proud."

Bo Pelini's job as head coach at Nebraska is not in jeopardy.

Nebraska lost 38-17 to Iowa to end the regular season.

Pelini came under scrutiny in September with the release of a two-year-old audio tape in which he criticized Nebraska's fans and talked of leaving the school.

"They want to fire me, go ahead," he said Friday. "I believe in what I've done. I don't apologize for what I've done. I don't apologize to you. I don't apologize to anybody." 

"My approach has always been not to comment publicly about our coaches until their full seasons are complete, as I strongly believe it is unfair and counter to best practices," Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst said in the statement. "However, given the volume of unfounded speculation and conjecture about our head football coach, I want to reaffirm what I have said many times since I arrived at the University of Nebraska -- that I positively respect, appreciate and support our football student-athletes, coaches and staff, as we do everyone in the Husker family."

Nick Saban is "happy" at Alabama, but is unsure how much longer he plans to continue coaching.

Saban is already 62 years of age and has led Alabama to three BCS titles over the past four years.

"I really don't know," Saban said during the interview. "I feel like as long as I enjoy what I'm doing.

"I'm happy with what I'm doing and I feel like I can make a contribution to the young people, and they respond to do things the right way and is actually benefiting them to help them be more successful in their life. As long as I'm healthy and can do that and I'm happy doing it, then I'm going to do it."

Kevin Sumlin is expected to be a viable college to NFL option this offseason.

Sumlin has built a strong program at Texas A&M and would presumably be attractive for teams wanting to run the spread and read-option.

USC is also believed to be interested in Sumlin.

David Shaw remains a coveted head coach for NFL teams, but sources close to the situation believe there is little chance of him leaving Stanford.

Shaw has a strong NFL background as he has been an assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens, but he reportedly loves his situation as Stanford.

Shaw played collegiately at Stanford under Dennis Green and Bill Walsh.

Alabama and Auburn will face off next Saturday collectively ranked higher than in any previous meeting in the history of the Iron Bowl.

Auburn is expected to jump into the top-5 of the BCS Standings due to losses by Baylor and Oregon.

Auburn is 10-1 and came into the weekend ranked No. 6.

Alabama is ranked No. 1 in the country.

The previous highest rated Iron Bowl came in 191 when No. 3 Alabama defeated No. 5 Auburn.

Jack Del Rio interviewed with USC for their head coaching vacancy during the bye week.

USC athletic director Pat Haden asked the Denver Broncos for permission to interview Del Rio.

Del Rio is the Broncos' defensive coordinator and attended USC.

The Trojans upset Stanford by a final score of 20-17 on Saturday.

The effectiveness of Chip Kelly's offense has been rather impressive this season.

Nick Foles and Marcus Mariota have combined for 38 touchdowns against zero interceptions this season.

Foles took over for Michael Vick after an injury.

Kelly left Oregon last season to become head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Johnny Manziel and Mike Evans are expected to declare for the 2014 NFL Draft by at least one teammate.

"We've created so many memories, but it's so much bigger than just those two," wide receiver Malcome Kennedy said. "It was fun watching them, and everybody would love to see them back here again, but you've got to make some decisions in life.

"And it was fun playing with them."

Manziel and Evans are third-year sophomores and are eligible to leave Texas A&M for the NFL.

Stanford upset Oregon 26-20 in a game that was made close by a frenetic series of special teams plays by the Ducks with the game seemingly out of reach late in the fourth quarter.

Stanford's gameplan was to run the ball frequently and keep Oregon's offense off the field.

Tyler Gaffney had 45 carries for 157 yards, while quarterback Kevin Hogan ran eight times for 57 yards and a touchdown.

As the fourth quarter began, David Shaw informed his offense that Stanford would stop throwing the ball for the rest of the game.

"We're not going to pass it anymore," said Shaw. "We're done. We're going to run the ball and we're going to run them out of the stadium."