Associated Press Feb 12, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Harvard hired Rutgers assistant Andrew Aurich as its football coach on Monday, the school announced. Aurich, 39, replaces Tim Murphy, who retired last month, ending three decades on the Crimson sideline in which he became the winningest coach in Ivy League history.
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Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 12, 2024, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Syracuse‘s leading receiver, Damien Alford, will not return to the program in 2024, sources told ESPN on Monday. Alford, who caught 33 passes for a team-high 610 yards and three touchdowns during his junior season, plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal as a
Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 12, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions UCLA hired DeShaun Foster as the school’s next head coach on Monday. Foster, who had taken a job as the Las Vegas Raiders‘ running backs coach in recent weeks, is in the UCLA Hall of Fame as a player, is a longtime assistant coach
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 10, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Elijah Burress, the son of former Michigan State and NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress, committed to Notre Dame on Saturday. The product of DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, N.J.) adds to a 2025 Fighting Irish class that already has seven ESPN 300
Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 10, 2024, 02:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kentucky is targeting Boise State offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan to become the school’s next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN, with a deal expected to come together in the upcoming days. Hamdan is a veteran offensive coach who brings SEC experience from his time at
Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders rounded out his Colorado coaching staff by bringing in Robert Livingston as defensive coordinator and sticking with Pat Shurmur to oversee the offense. In addition, Sanders added Phil Loadholt to revamp a shaky offensive line and Jason Phillips to
Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 05:52 PM ET GREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman defensive tackle Bryce Stanfield died Friday, two days after collapsing during a workout at the school’s football stadium. Furman President Elizabeth Davis said in a letter to the university community that the 21-year-old Stanfield died while “surrounded by his family and his Furman
Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UCLA coach Chip Kelly was named the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio State, the school announced Friday night. Kelly replaces Bill O’Brien, who was named coach at Boston College earlier Friday. Ohio State had hired O’Brien in mid-January as part of
Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UCLA coach Chip Kelly is expected to become the next offensive coordinator at Ohio State, sources told ESPN on Friday. UCLA has been made aware of his expected departure, per sources, and has begun to plan for a national search. Kelly is expected to
Pete Thamel Feb 9, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston College is working toward a deal to hire Bill O’Brien as the school’s next head coach, sources told ESPN, giving the Massachusetts native a homecoming and the Eagles a hire with both extensive NFL experience and strong local ties. O’Brien, who took the Ohio
Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Stanford star Benjamin Yurosek, one of the top tight ends in the NCAA transfer portal, has committed to play at Georgia for the 2024 season, he told ESPN. Yurosek caught 108 balls for 1,342 yards while starting the last three years at Stanford,
Feb 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 college football season will be full of changes, including new coaches, big-name transfers who have switched schools and the expanded, 12-team playoff. Perhaps the most sweeping changes of all will be in the makeup of the remaining power conferences: the SEC, Big Ten, Big
Feb 9, 2024, 06:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan is planning to hire former New York Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale as its defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal is still being finalized, but there are not expected to be any hurdles in the hiring, per sources. Editor’s Picks 1 Related
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 8, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Following a tumultuous but successful season that culminated with a national championship, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel has been named the chair of the College Football Playoff selection committee for
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 8, 2024, 09:52 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions The Florida State Board of Trustees filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss the lawsuit the ACC filed against it in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. In the motion, Florida State
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 7, 2024, 07:56 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Wednesday that the new strategic partnership between his conference and the Big Ten is a response to a need for leadership that can “introduce
Feb 7, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Saban, who retired last month as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide after 17 seasons, is ready to go back to work. One of the most accomplished coaches in college football history with seven national championships, Saban will be joining ESPN, it was announced
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADISON, Wis. — Alex Grinch says his disappointing tenure as USC‘s defensive coordinator the last two seasons has given him even more incentive as he begins his new job as Wisconsin‘s safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator. Grinch was fired at USC with two games