College football coaches bank on big bonuses

How big bonuses for winning coaches became a tradition in college football [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 21 December 2018 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair Editor's note College football is not just about touchdowns and quarterback sacks. It’s also about lucrative sports merchandising and TV broadcasting deals. Coaches get a cut of the money, which they often do through contracts that award them hefty bonuses. But as college sports scholar Jasmine Harris points out, the [history of those big bonuses]( stretches back much further than some may think. At a time when vaping by teens is increasing, Altria, which makes Marlboro brand cigarettes, just bought a 35 percent stake in the leading vaping company, Juul Labs. Juul has been sharply criticized for its flavored vaping products. 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