Day: December 4, 2024

ESPN News Services Dec 4, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions South Carolina is set to hire TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati as its new AD, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday. The university’s board of trustees scheduled a meeting for Thursday, when Donati’s hiring is set to become official. Donati will
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Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma starting quarterback Jackson Arnold is entering the NCAA transfer portal, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Arnold will have two seasons of eligibility remaining at his next
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Four-star quarterback Madden Iamaleava, No. 143 in the 2025 ESPN 300, flipped his pledge
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have waived RB Jonathan Ward, the team announced Wednesday. His release creates a spot for CB Cory Trice Jr. to be activated from IR and added to the 53-man roster by Thursday. Trice’s 21-day window to return closes tomorrow. By then, the Steelers will either need to add him to the 53-man
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC football coach Lincoln Riley brushed off the possibility of him taking a head-coaching position elsewhere during his signing day news conference Wednesday. “I tell them I’m a USC Trojan,” Riley said when asked about the potential of other schools being interested in him.
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Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Oklahoma State has fired offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn and defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo following the Cowboys‘ 3-9 season, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The Cowboys, who won 10
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Five-star defensive end Jahkeem Stewart, the No. 11 prospect in the 2025 ESPN 300,
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Turron Davenport, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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Dec 4, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Ravens suspended wide receiver Diontae Johnson for one game for conduct detrimental to the team, the team announced Wednesday. Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said the suspension comes after Johnson refused to enter Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Baltimore is on its bye
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As the Chicago Bears prepare for this week’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, both teams have released their first official injury report for week 14. Overall, the Bears’ injury report is pretty extensive this week. It includes the team’s top two running backs and top two wide receivers, which is certainly concerning. However, we
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Shams Charania, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns All-NBA forward Kevin Durant will be reevaluated in one week after suffering a left ankle sprain, sources told ESPN. Durant suffered the injury while landing on a San Antonio Spurs player’s foot in the Suns’ victory Tuesday night. The Suns will now
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t winning games by comfortable margins but Patrick Mahomes said there is a benefit to their weekly close games. Such
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants plan to start Drew Lock at quarterback for the second
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterDec 4, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Wednesday that, despite losing
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Associated Press Dec 4, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Trent Dilfer will remain as UAB‘s coach for a third season after two straight losing records. Blazers athletic director Mark Ingram said Tuesday that the school is retaining Dilfer for 2025, days after the team completed a 3-9 season that included
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma completed the flip of three-star Oklahoma State quarterback pledge Jett Niu on Wednesday
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Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara entered the NCAA transfer portal Wednesday and will look to play a seventh college season elsewhere in 2025. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound graduate transfer
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Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
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