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Jan 24, 2025, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Two-time All-America safety Xavier Watts will enter the NFL draft rather than return to Notre Dame for a sixth season. Watts made the announcement on social media Friday, four days after the Irish lost to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff

Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 11:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OMAHA, Neb. — Calvin Jones, who rushed for more than 3,000 yards in three seasons at Nebraska and was with the Green Bay Packers when they won the Super Bowl after the 1996 season, has died. He was 54. Police said Jones’ body was

Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas will host the College Football Playoff national championship game at Allegiant Stadium on Jan. 25, 2027, the CFP announced Friday. “Las Vegas has shown the world they have amazing venues and boundless energy to host an event like the College Football Playoff National Championship in spectacular fashion,” CFP executive director

Open Extended Reactions Ohio State star running back Quinshon Judkins is leaving school early and will declare for the NFL draft, he told ESPN. His addition to the 2025 draft highlights another high-end tailback, as Judkins is projected to be a Top 50 pick, according to NFL scouts, and ranks as the No. 5 overall

Mark SchlabachJan 24, 2025, 10:11 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Coming off one of the best seasons in school history, South Carolina has rewarded football coach Shane Beamer with a new contract that will run through the

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has promoted Danny Collins to defensive coordinator after the departure of Corey Hetherman to Miami, the school said Thursday. Collins has been with the Golden Gophers since the arrival of head coach P.J. Fleck in 2017 and most recently served as

Adam RittenbergJan 23, 2025, 01:49 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison, a freshman All-America selection in 2022 who became a team captain before an October hip injury ended his 2024 season, is headed to the NFL draft. Morrison announced

Open Extended Reactions ESPN’s college football postseason player rank is here, and it’s time to analyze the list. With the caliber of talent on Ohio State’s roster, it comes as no surprise that the Buckeyes claimed 10% of the spots on this postseason list. The question: Should the Buckeyes have had more players on the

Associated Press Jan 22, 2025, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State‘s 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship game was the most-watched game of the season. However, it was a double-digit drop in viewers from last year. ESPN announced Wednesday that the Buckeyes’ second national championship in

Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — As Monday night hurtled toward Tuesday morning, Ryan Day hustled into the head coach enclave in the Ohio State locker room at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Day opened his office fridge, cracked a 16-ounce Garage beer, poured it into a to-go cup festooned with smiling Buckeyes faces and bounded toward the team

Ben BabyJan 22, 2025, 04:46 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 for ESPN.com, while

Ohio State won the national championship. Ohio State had the most talented roster in the country. The first is an incontrovertible fact. The second is, technically, an opinion — one shared by everyone on ESPN’s committee selecting the top 100 players of the 2024-25 season — but it’d be tough to come up with a

Eli LedermanJan 21, 2025, 06:01 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 Class of 2025 quarterback Au’Tori Newkirk has committed to North Carolina, he told ESPN on Tuesday, continuing

Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 04:28 PM ET Pete Medhurst, a longtime radio broadcaster for Navy athletics, has died. He was 55. Navy’s athletic department spoke with Medhurst’s family and announced his death on social media Tuesday. The Capital Gazette reported in late October that Medhurst was having surgery for a brain tumor. Medhurst was

Max OlsonJan 21, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown has signed with Cal, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. After winning a national championship with the Buckeyes on Monday night, Ohio State’s No. 2 quarterback

Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season Tuesday after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014. The Buckeyes (14-2) received every first-place vote following their mostly dominant run through the

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 21, 2025, 01:54 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The 2025 edition of the College Football Playoff National Championship game was not about vengeance. It wasn’t about proving people

Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 21, 2025, 01:29 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Following his team’s 34-23 loss to Ohio State in Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship game, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman sat in the middle of