Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor will miss the rest of the season because of a foot injury that requires surgery. Taylor was one of the best players in the country during the first month of the season but injured a toe on Sept. 26 in a win over Missouri and couldn’t get back to full health. The school says he is expected to make a full recovery. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound sophomore threw for 1,460 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions over six games.

Purdue coach Matt Painter will begin the college basketball season with a contract extension. The 56-year-old Painter agreed to a deal that will keep him through 2030-31. School officials announced Painter will receive a pay raise and be eligible for enhanced performance bonuses but that other financial details will not be available until the deal is approved by the board of trustees. Painter has 501 wins in 21 seasons with the Boilermakers, and he needs 12 more to pass Gene Keady as the school’s career leader. Painter played for Keady and spent one season on Keady’s staff as the head coach-in-waiting before replacing him in 2005-06.

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