Summer Sports Series

Alabama gave a big contract to its GM. Why college football teams are operating more like pros

College Football

By JOHN ZENOR and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers Alabama has given one of Kalen DeBoer’s key behind-the-scenes staffers, general manager Courtney Morgan, a three-year contract worth nearly $2.5 million — a notable investment by one of the top football programs in the country at a time when colleges teams are increasingly operating like professional franchises. The compensation committee of…