1. Arizona State coach Todd Graham is going to hang in his new office, if he hasn’t already, a portrait of late Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry. “He’s a guy that I looked up to, growing up in Dallas,” Graham said. Landry wore a coat and tie on the sideline. Graham’s players will dress for success, too. “When we get on the bus, I want to put a blazer on them,” he said. “I want to teach these guys looking like a champion is the first step to being one. Isn’t that part of getting an education?”

2. A study released earlier this year by Winthrop Intelligence, a firm that performs research for athletic administrators, surveyed the salaries of 472 assistant coaches in the six AQ conferences. Linebacker coaches had the highest average salary ($256,143). Lowest: wide receivers/tight ends ($199,314). Of the 20 assistant coaches making more than $500,000, nine of them worked in the SEC. That’s past tense because former Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn now is the head coach at Arkansas State.

3. Here’s one thing to think about regarding Florida State and its frustration with the Atlantic Coast Conference. The basis of any television rights fees is going to be based on past performance and what both sides project for the future. The Seminoles dominated the ACC for their first decade in the league. They dropped the reins in their second decade, when football muscled out basketball as the driving force behind collegiate rights fees. If the ACC fell behind other leagues, it’s because Florida State fell behind, too.