Here are the most important things you need to know in and around college athletics, in 5 minutes or less, for Wednesday, July 28, including Cal AD Jim Knowlton's extension, Missouri's AD search firm, the roadmap for the next Winthrop AD, Pac-12 leaders on realignment and more.

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