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Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel Senior College Sports Insider College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Max Olson Close Max Olson ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Jan 10, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Georgia transfer quarterback Carson Beck

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2025, 11:31 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Ohio State began Friday as a consensus 6-point favorite over Texas in the Capital One Cotton Bowl, a spread much larger than what was expected. Sportsbooks had Ohio State as only

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 10, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Ohio State‘s recruiting class of 2021 was among the best in the country, ranked No. 2 nationally with seven five-star prospects, and by the end of the 2023

Jan 10, 2025, 08:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Penn State All-American defensive end Abdul Carter is entering the NFL draft, where he is expected to go early in the first round, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Carter, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, recorded his 12th sack

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 10, 2025, 02:26 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — On Sept. 7, Notre Dame fell to Northern Illinois, a 28-point underdog, in one of the most stunning defeats in

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 10, 2025, 01:37 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tears welled in Drew Allar‘s eyes and began to fall down the Penn State quarterback’s face as he spoke about a game that was in his

Associated Press Jan 9, 2025, 11:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A diving interception off an ill-advised pass set up Notre Dame’s trip to play for the program’s 12th national title after a thrill-a-minute 27-24 victory over Penn State on Thursday night in the Orange Bowl. Defensive back Christian Gray snared

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 9, 2025, 09:51 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard started the second half of Thursday’s College Football Playoff semifinal against Penn State after clearing

Open Extended Reactions And then there were four. Editor’s Picks Over the next two days, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions, Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns will look to complete their quest to earn a bid into the College Football Playoff National Championship game. The semifinal round begins on Thursday, with

Jan 9, 2025, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday that quarterback Quinn Ewers, with the emergence of name, image and likeness and the transfer portal, has become the face of this “new era of college football.” Ewers initially committed to Texas, but he then opted to

Open Extended Reactions Quarterback Carson Beck‘s college career might not be over yet. The Georgia starter came into this past season as one of the top-rated passers available for the 2025 NFL draft, and an early favorite to go No. 1 overall. But after a season in which he threw nine interceptions during a four-game

Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel Senior College Sports Insider College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Max Olson Close Max Olson ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Jan 9, 2025, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Georgia quarterback Carson Beck plans

Associated Press Jan 9, 2025, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOISE, Idaho — Former Boise State offensive coordinator Zak Hill is returning to the school as quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator, coach Spencer Danielson said Thursday. Hill was an offensive assistant and quality control coach for the Seattle Seahawks this season, and his

Associated Press Jan 9, 2025, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona has promoted Danny Gonzales to defensive coordinator and hired former player Joe Salave’a as associate head coach and defensive line coach, the school announced Thursday. Gonzales served as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator last season, Brent Brennan’s first as

Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel Senior College Sports Insider College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Jake Trotter Close Jake Trotter ESPN Senior Writer Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The easiest way to understand why quarterback Riley Leonard has Notre Dame on the verge of its first national title game in more than a decade is to

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 9, 2025, 09:32 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions First-team All-SEC tight end Eli Stowers told ESPN that he plans to return to Vanderbilt for the 2025 season. Stowers said he thought “a lot” about the NFL, as he

Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 9, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions There’s no sugarcoating it: As Penn State‘s coach, James Franklin owns an abysmal 3-10 record against opponents ranked in the Associated Press Top 10. It’s a mark that saw