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Adam RittenbergFeb 28, 2025, 02:11 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions College football teams could soon be charged with a timeout or penalty for players faking injuries well after plays during games. The NCAA football rules committee has proposed a timeout to be charged

Feb 28, 2025, 01:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi acknowledged that the program, under new coach Bill Belichick, is considering a behind-the-scenes look at the team amid a report that the Tar Heels could be the focus of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Offseason.” “There’s a lot of conversations going

Mark SchlabachFeb 28, 2025, 05:10 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and is expected to make a full recovery after doctors detected the disease in its early stages, the school

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AMES, Iowa — Jamie Pollard, the Iowa State athletic director since 2005, has received a five-year contract extension through 2030, the university announced Friday. The Cyclones have had unprecedented success in the major sports in 2024-25. The football team had its first 11-win season

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will be raising football season ticket prices by $13 per game next season as the program, already one of the richest in the nation, tries to meet rising costs. Athletic director Chris Del Conte announced the price increase this week

Feb 28, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With spring football just around the corner, it’s time to look ahead toward next season and see who has the most to prove. After suffering an injury that took him out of the College Football Playoff, quarterback Carson Beck returns for another season, but in a

Kyle BonaguraFeb 27, 2025, 12:41 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The Mountain West said Thursday it has agreed to enter mediation with the Pac-12, along with Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State, in hopes of settling the ongoing lawsuits related to school

Chris LowFeb 25, 2025, 07:40 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Coach Josh Heupel is adding former Oklahoma offensive coordinator Seth Littrell to his staff at Tennessee in what is expected to be an analyst’s role, sources confirmed to

Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Leaders of the College Football Playoff are asking for more information before they decide whether to change the way teams are seeded in the 12-team playoff this fall, CFP executive director Rich Clark said Tuesday following a day of meetings at the DFW Grand Hyatt. The 10 FBS commissioners and

Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 02:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley will return to the Nittany Lions as assistant quarterbacks coach. McSorley was a three-year starter for the Nittany Lions (2016-18) and a sixth-round pick by Baltimore in the 2019 NFL draft. He appeared in

Jake TrotterFeb 26, 2025, 12:14 PM ET Close Jake Trotter is a senior writer at ESPN. Trotter covers college football. He also writes about other college sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. Trotter resides in the Cleveland area with his wife and three kids and is a fan of his hometown Oklahoma City Thunder. He

Open Extended Reactions Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir is expected to resign from his position, sources told ESPN. Muir is closing out his 13th year at the school, which during his tenure has won more than 30 NCAA championships and eight Directors’ Cups for overall athletic department excellence. The move comes amid a transitional period

Feb 24, 2025, 12:27 PM ET Joe Fusco, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame after leading Westminster College to four NAIA Division II national championships over 19 seasons, died Saturday, the university announced. He was 87. Fusco was recognized by ESPN in 2019 as one of the 150 greatest coaches in

Bill ConnellyFeb 24, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Open Extended Reactions The lengthy 2024 season has been over for more than a month, the transfer portal has settled down for now, and we’re waiting

Feb 24, 2025, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 2 of the 2025 college baseball season is in the books, and thanks to a few upsets, there’s been a shake-up to this week’s top 25 poll. After dropping two games over the weekend, Virginia slid down the rankings, paving the way for LSU to

Eli LedermanFeb 21, 2025, 06:09 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 Maryland commit Zion Elee, ESPN’s No. 1 defender in the 2026 class, has shut down his

Associated Press Feb 21, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOVER, Del. — Clinton Portis, who rushed for just under 10,000 yards over nine NFL seasons and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection, has been named DeSean Jackson’s running backs coach and run game coordinator at Delaware State. The Hornets announced Portis’ hiring on

Andrea AdelsonFeb 21, 2025, 01:51 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions New Miami quarterback Carson Beck and his girlfriend, Miami basketball player Hanna Cavinder, had their cars stolen during a home burglary Thursday night. According to multiple media outlets, the Miami-Dade Sherriff’s Office

Adam RittenbergFeb 21, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Nebraska–Tennessee home-and-home football series scheduled for 2026 and 2027 will not be played after Nebraska opted out of the agreement. Tennessee athletic director Danny White posted on X that Nebraska called off

D’Arcy Maine Feb 21, 2025, 10:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OLIVIA DUNNE KNOWS she hasn’t had a traditional college experience. But it was a conversation with four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski, at a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue party, that really made that clear. “He said, ‘I don’t know what I would’ve done if

Kiley McDanielFeb 21, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for three MLB teams. Co-author of Author of ‘Future Value’ Open Extended Reactions Now that we’ve seen college players in action over the first week of the

Open Extended Reactions The Florida Gators are expected to promote Russ Callaway to offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Callaway spent last season as Florida’s tight ends coach and co-coordinator. This move marks his third straight year with a promotion since joining the Gators in an off-field role in 2022. Florida coach Billy Napier

ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2025, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Texas System board of regents approved a raise and contract extension for football coach Steve Sarkisian on Thursday after the Longhorns advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals for the second consecutive season. The new deal extends Sarkisian’s contract by

Dave WilsonFeb 20, 2025, 02:21 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions In another sign of college football’s transformation, Texas and USC have joined Nebraska in canceling their spring games. “No, we’re not going

Associated Press Feb 19, 2025, 11:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Just a few years after sports at historically Black schools were thriving, many now are merely surviving. HBCUs are seeking help before things get worse. The commissioners of four major historically Black conferences have sent a letter to the Congressional Black Caucus requesting a

Associated Press Feb 19, 2025, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell is receiving a one-year extension on a contract that will now run through the 2031 season. The school’s athletic board approved the one-year extension recommendation Wednesday. Fickell originally agreed to a seven-year contract paying him an average

Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Following a joint meeting between athletic directors representing their respective conferences on Wednesday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said they agreed that the way teams are seeded in the 12-team College Football Playoff should change this fall. While the voices of the two wealthiest