The Auburn Tigers are paying out an astounding $1.5 million to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks for a 2026 non-conference college football matchup.
The Alabama Crimson Tide has famously refused to play in-state teams, instead choosing to outsource the money to seemingly any state but the Yellowhammer State.
JSU athletic director Greg Zeitz revealed the generous payout from AU to JSU during a football media day.
"... It cost more money to be FBS, but you're generating much more money, your guaranteed games, the year we were fortunate to go down and beat Florida State we got $400,000 for that.