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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 08:54 PM ET The Big 12 is rapidly getting bigger, as the school’s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to formally add Utah and Arizona State on Friday night. They are expected to be introduced soon along with Arizona, which was approved on Friday. The only obstacle remaining is a University

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 4, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The Big Ten added Oregon and Washington as new members Friday, strengthening the Western flank of the rapidly growing conference while dealing a major blow to the Pac-12. The league’s presidents and chancellors

Aug 4, 2023, 05:57 PM ET Both Utah and Arizona State have applied for formal membership to the Big 12 Conference, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Friday. The Big 12’s presidents and chancellors will discuss their membership during a Friday night conference call. Arizona applied to and was admitted to the Big 12 on

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 12:56 PM ET Oregon and Washington finalized a deal to join the Big Ten beginning in the 2024-25 season on Friday, a move that continues to dwindle the Pac-12 and puts that conference’s future in the crosshairs. The schools formally applied for membership Friday and were accepted after a Big

Aug 4, 2023, 12:56 PM ET The Big Ten is expected to move ahead with formal offer letters for Oregon and Washington, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Friday. Sources said a vote by the conference — which is expected to be unanimous — would take place later Friday to formalize the two schools’ admission,

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 10:21 PM ET Arizona is in deep discussions about joining the Big 12, sources told ESPN, with a deal expected to be finalized in the near future. The school is amid the final steps, sources said, including detailing the move in an Arizona Board of Regents meeting Thursday night. Big

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2023, 06:52 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham took exception Thursday to the way Florida State has publicized its willingness to leave the ACC. In an interview with 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh, N.C.,

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 04:26 PM ET Big Ten presidents and chancellors met early Thursday morning and authorized commissioner Tony Petitti to explore adding Oregon and Washington in expansion as potential conference members, sources told ESPN. Petitti was tasked with narrowing his focus to those schools, which are amid the uncertainty of the future

Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 03:33 PM ET One of the state agencies involved in the ongoing investigation of alleged sports wagering violations by Iowa and Iowa State athletes announced Thursday no evidence had been discovered to suggest the outcome of any contest involving the schools was affected by gambling interests. A total of seven

Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 11:45 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Drexel men’s basketball player Terrence Butler was found dead in his on-campus apartment on Wednesday, the school said. No other details were provided. Butler, a rising junior from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was a reserve on the team and appeared in eight games in two seasons

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 06:05 PM ET The NCAA on Wednesday announced that it was crafting detailed rules for name, image and likeness compensation and that all college athletes soon would be eligible for injury insurance after they leave school. The NCAA Division I Board of Directors directed The Division I Council to deliver

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 05:05 PM ET Gambling investigations at Iowa and Iowa State have now resulted in criminal charges filed against seven current or former athletes, with ex-Hawkeyes basketball player Ahron Ulis and Cyclones quarterback Hunter Dekkers the ones with the highest profiles. Each is accused in the complaints of tampering with records

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 2, 2023, 04:42 PM ET The Big Ten’s exploration of potential expansion, which the league generally acknowledged Wednesday, underscores the fragility of the overall collegiate landscape and casts a pall over the future of the Pac-12. In the wake of a Yahoo Sports report on Wednesday that the Big Ten has begun

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 02:35 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Former New Mexico State basketball coach Greg Heiar said he did not know about hazing allegations within his program when was fired with cause in February and accused the school of

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 11:39 AM ET LAWRENCE, Kan. — Longtime college basketball coach Doc Sadler, who spent last year as a special advisor at Oklahoma, was hired Wednesday as an analyst at Kansas, where he served as the director of basketball operations a decade ago. Sadler was a successful head coach in his

Associated Press Aug 1, 2023, 10:50 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Desmon Farmer and Kurt Karis have been promoted to assistants on coach Andy Enfield’s basketball staff at Southern California. Farmer spent the last two seasons as the team’s director of scouting after serving as a graduate assistant for one season. He previously worked with

Associated Press Aug 1, 2023, 07:28 PM ET EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern star guard Boo Buie is recovering from surgery after injuring his right hand during a practice, the school said Tuesday. Buie is wearing a plastic brace. He is expected to be recovered by the time practices start in the fall. Buie was first-team,

Pete Thamel Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Aug 1, 2023, 04:29 PM ET After months of negotiations and uncertainty, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff on Tuesday presented the conference’s presidents and chancellors with a primarily subscription-based Apple streaming deal for its potential