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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions It has been nearly 32 years since Jerome Bettis played football for Notre Dame, but come 2025, a new Bettis will don the Fighting Irish uniform. The Pro Football Hall

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 16, 2024, 02:13 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. New Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs, hired to the staff earlier this month, was arrested early Saturday for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. An Ann Arbor police spokesman confirmed Scruggs’ arrest at

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMar 15, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions In 1960, Northwestern athletic director Stu Holcomb got a wild idea: A playoff in college football! The former Purdue football coach was a fan of the tournaments that were taking root in sports

Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Pete Thamel Mar 15, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions All 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame have agreed to the next College Football Playoff contract, which will begin in 2026 and bring the sport’s

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 15, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Blaise Taylor, a former college football star at Arkansas State who has worked as an analyst on college football staffs and as an NFL scout, has been arrested on suspicion in the poisoning

Mar 15, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL draft features a tremendous collection of talented receivers, including Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr., LSU’s Malik Nabers and Washington’s Rome Odunze, not to mention Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, all of whom could be top-10 picks. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be

Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Pete Thamel Mar 14, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff is on the brink of moving one important step closer to an expected 14-team playoff that would begin in 2026, as

Mar 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last week we took a look at season-defining matchups from the Way-Too-Early Top 25 teams ahead of the 2024 season. This week, our writers picked potential breakout stars from each of those top 25 teams to watch for this upcoming season. With former starting inside linebacker

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMar 12, 2024, 05:19 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions College Football Playoff leaders are “on target” to come to a resolution by the end of the week on a proposed revenue distribution and governance structure in the next contract,

Associated Press Mar 12, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday there is a 50-50 chance of Congress passing legislation that would provide antitrust protection and regulation to college athletics in the U.S. by the end of the year. Cruz (R-Texas) lowered his previous estimate of 60-40 from

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As Troy wide receiver Chris Lewis hauled in 735 receiving yards last season and emerged as one of the nation’s leaders in touchdown catches (10), something nagged at his left leg. He told Troy’s trainers the first few weeks of the season that he

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A distillation of what’s necessary for new Indiana coach Curt Cignetti to reverse the tortured fortunes of Indiana football the past few generations can be found on the bathroom sink in his office. His toothpaste is a brand called Tom’s Of

Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe pleaded guilty to murder charges on Monday, more than two years after police say he killed the cornerback outside a rowdy house party in Salt Lake City. Buk Mawut Buk,

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMar 11, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions The NAACP asked Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in the state of Florida, in response to the University of Florida and other

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nearly two months since being hired at Alabama, Kalen DeBoer secured the biggest recruiting victory of his tenure on Monday. Four-star athlete Derick Smith (No. 29 in the 2025 ESPN 300), the third-best athlete in the cycle, became the highest-ranked prospect to

Paula Lavigne, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Open Extended Reactions A jury is scheduled to

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 10, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Arizona State and Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne is transferring to Missouri, he told ESPN in a phone interview on Sunday. Pyne told ESPN he committed on a trip to Columbia this weekend, the only place he’s visited. He will enroll after the

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMar 8, 2024, 12:09 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions College Football Playoff leaders are inching closer to a 14-team playoff for the 2026 season, but sources have indicated that the proposed idea of the SEC and Big Ten champions