Snyder, age 78, receives extension through ’22 season

So much for Kansas State coach Bill Snyder retiring anytime soon.

Just days after saying he felt energized heading into this season, the school announced Thursday it had signed Snyder to a new five-year contract that includes a pay bump to $3.45 million this season and could keep the 78-year-old coach with the Wildcats through the 2022 season.

Snyder already had a contract that essentially rolled over each year. But the new deal increases his salary immediately while adding an additional $300,000 each of the next two seasons.

“We felt that it was important to recognize his commitment to our football program, and we look forward to his continued leadership,” Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor said.

Snyder resurrected the Kansas State program when he arrived in 1988, taking a program that had been dubbed “Futility U” to national prominence. He stepped away in 2005, citing a desire to spend more time with his family, only to return in 2009 when the program had again fallen on hard times.

NORTH CAROLINA: Coach Larry Fedora isn’t deviating from the plan for early in preseason camp, even with 13 players facing suspensions for secondary NCAA violations for selling team-issued shoes.

The focus remains on installing basic schemes for at least a few more days, though the coaching staff will soon start adjusting the amount of reps for players facing suspensions as the Tar Heels prepare for the season opener at California on Sept. 1.

The school announced last month that it had reported the violations to the NCAA, then revealed Monday which players were being penalized and for how many games. Most notably, the list included four-game suspensions for QB Chazz Surratt — who had been expected to battle for the starting job.

LSU: Sophomore linebacker Tylor Taylor has been suspended apparently after the school learned he’d been arrested two months ago in connection with a firearms theft from a pawn shop in Cumming, Ga.

The 6-foot-2, 242-pound Taylor played in all 13 LSU games last season, starting five.

CFP: The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season will be released Oct. 30 and the four-team field will be set Dec. 2.