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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn agreed to a contract extension to remain with the program, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Thursday. Lynn, who just finished his first season as the Trojans’ defensive coordinator, received coordinator interest from other schools during this coaching cycle.

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State walk-on defensive end Caden Davis, a content creator who has a combined 300,000 followers on various social media platforms, is no longer part of the football team, a university spokesperson said. The sophomore from Mason, Ohio, has not been

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham is getting a big raise following the Sun Devils’ unexpected trip to the College Football Playoff. The Arizona Board of Regents approved on Thursday a contract extension for Dillingham through 2029 and a salary increase

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 03:18 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee LSU freshman quarterback Colin Hurley was found unresponsive but breathing by LSU police and the Baton Rouge Fire Department just before 3 a.m. on Thursday following a car crash near the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 11:13 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Tennessee defensive end James Pearce Jr., a standout pass rusher during the past two seasons, has declared for the 2025 NFL draft. Pearce, who had one year of eligibility left,

Jan 15, 2025, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran North Carolina quarterback Jacolby Criswell told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday that he is entering the NCAA transfer portal. Criswell started 11 games over two stints at UNC, separated by spending the 2023 season at Arkansas. He was the Tar Heels’ primary starter in 2024,

Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Urban Meyer will join Nick Saban in the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class, and Michael Vick and Michael Strahan are among the former players who will be inducted. The National Football Foundation announced Saban’s selection last week and the rest of the

Elizabeth Merrill, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 05:16 PM ET Close Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Jack Hoffman, the young Nebraska football fan who ran for a touchdown during the 2013 Cornhuskers’ spring game and became a catalyst for pediatric

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 15, 2025, 06:16 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Bill Belichick’s first coaching staff at North Carolina continues to come together. Longtime NFL special teams coach Mike Priefer and veteran SEC offensive line coach Will Friend are expected to

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 05:44 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions The Tennessee Volunteers and defensive coordinator Tim Banks have agreed to a contract extension, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Banks led one of the country’s top defenses in

Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 04:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Quarterback Matthew Sluka, who created a national conversation about the ramifications of name, image and likeness deals after departing UNLV, has transferred to James Madison. His new school posted a graphic of Sluka draped in a royal purple robe with a crown atop his

Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Oklahoma State quarterback Gunnar Gundy will join his father’s staff as an assistant coach. William Purnell/Icon Sportswire Gundy’s X account bio says he will be a quality control coach for Mike Gundy’s quarterbacks. An Oklahoma State spokesperson confirmed that Gunnar Gundy will be

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 15, 2025, 11:42 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is declaring for the NFL draft, he announced in a video on social media. The decision ends a career at Texas that saw him help revive

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions With schools playing as many as 16 games this season in the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff format, we waited a little longer than usual

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 14, 2025, 09:14 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Utah quarterback Cam Rising is no longer on the team’s roster, the latest indicator that the longtime Utes star will move on from the program. Rising, who began his college

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 14, 2025, 02:07 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Texas star right tackle Cameron Williams is leaving school early to enter the NFL draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. The 6-foot-5, 335-pound Williams, a true junior, projects as an

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJan 14, 2025, 01:19 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a unanimous show of support, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coaches voted Tuesday in favor of a proposal that would reduce college football’s transfer windows

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 14, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Of all the players gathered outside Notre Dame‘s locker room late Thursday night recapping a historic win, offensive lineman Charles Jagusah might have been the unlikeliest