GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida receiver Eugene Wilson III was surprised he wasn’t on any of the All-Southeastern Conference preseason teams. Wilson had 61 catches for 538 yards and six touchdowns last year. It was by far the most by any freshman in the league. But his debut season wasn’t enough to garner any love from league media heading into Year 2. He plans to use that as motivation. Wilson should have chances to prove he’s one of the SEC’s elite since he’s expected to be the centerpiece of coach Billy Napier’s offense this season.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Tradition-rich college football programs Nebraska, Ohio State and Alabama are capitalizing on the passion of their fans to generate funds for their NIL collectives. Nebraska is charging $25 for an open practice Saturday. Ohio State is charging $50 to attend one of four open practices. Alabama will let fans in for free to their open practice but charge for an autograph session afterward. Thilo Kunkel researches NIL’s impact on college sports as a faculty member at Temple. He said charging admission to watch practice is a creative and smart way to raise NIL funds at brand-name programs.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky and the NCAA have reached a settlement over infractions that included 11 football players getting paid for work they did not perform in 2021 and ’22. The negotiated resolution was announced Friday. It says the school agreed with the NCAA Committee on Infractions that some football players received impermissible benefits and that rules violations took place in the school’s swimming program. Kentucky agreed to spend two years on probation, pay an undisclosed fine and vacate records of any games in which ineligible football players competed. The swimming infractions involved excessive practice and athletes not being given required days off.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has opened practice without wide receiver Rara Thomas, who has been dismissed from the team following his arrest on charges of cruelty to children and battery. Coach Kirby Smart says he met with Thomas on Tuesday and informed the junior of the decision. Thomas was arrested early Friday on felony charges of cruelty to children and misdemeanor battery charges. Georgia announced after the arrest Thomas was indefinitely suspended. Thursday’s announcement made the removal of Thomas from the team permanent. Thomas was released on $3,500 bond Tuesday. Georgia was picked to win the league at SEC media days.

UNDATED (AP) — College sports leaders believe they have found a way through a massive antitrust settlement to finally separate “true NIL” for athletes from what they say is booster-funded pay-for-play. If the settlement is approved by a judge, mandatory disclosure rules, an outside clearinghouse to assess deals and an enforcement process that includes neutral arbitrators will be used to scrutinize transactions between college athletes and third parties for fair-market value. The plan is targeting so-called NIL collectives. For some, it looks like an overstep by the NCAA. Others see ample precedent in professional leagues to support regulating NIL.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina freshman LaNorris Sellers believes he’s ready to take over the offense after learning from one of the most productive quarterbacks ever to lead the Gamecocks in Spencer Rattler. Sellers is a redshirt freshman who came to the Gamecocks knowing he would have to sit behind Rattler, the established starter. Sellers welcomed the chance to learn from Rattler and plans to show the results of that choice this fall. Sellers and the Gamecocks start fall camp Friday. Sellers was named starter by coach Shane Beamer after spring workouts.

BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) — LSU projected starting cornerback Javien Toviano has been reinstated to the football program while he navigates legal issues stemming from his arrest on charges of video voyeurism. Toviano was present at the Tigers’ opening practice on Thursday for the upcoming season, after which coach Brian Kelly provided an update on the defensive back from Arlington, Texas. The 19-year-old sophomore was arrested July 21 when he surrendered to authorities. He’s accused of recording himself having sex with a woman without her consent.  East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore said the case remains under review.

UNDATED (AP) — Alabama opened fall camp with a morning practice, for anybody keeping track of every little change from Nick Saban to Kalen DeBoer. It’s going to be a hot topic for a while, after all. The Crimson Tide’s first practice came a month to the day before DeBoer’s debut Aug. 31 against Western Kentucky. And it was completed before lunch, a departure from Saban’s normal afternoon practices. The expectations for quarterback Jalen Milroe and the defending Southeastern Conference champions won’t change.