Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to adopt new rules designed to help athletes avoid unscrupulous agents and unfavorable terms in name, image
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Day and Ohio State struck again on the recruiting trail Wednesday as four-star defensive end Zahir Mathis committed for the 2025 class. Mathis (No. 47 overall in the 2025 ESPN 300), the seventh-best defensive end in the cycle, is the second
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 03:09 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Washington‘s national title hopes were already gone when Michael Penix Jr.’s final pass fell harmlessly to the turf at NRG Stadium on Monday night. As he held his
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 12:21 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions A day after announcing he would transfer to Georgia, former UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava flipped his decision and will instead join USC, his father, William Maiava-Pratt, told ESPN on Tuesday
Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 10:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The national champion Michigan Wolverines returned home Tuesday night to thunderous applause and screaming fans following their 34-13 victory over the Washington Huskies. “Thank you so much for being here,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. “We had lofty aspirations and high
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 9, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Alabama running back Jase McClellan, who led the Crimson Tide in rushing this season, announced Tuesday in an Instagram post that he plans to enter the 2024 NFL
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 9, 2024, 10:58 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Auburn‘s head coach Hugh Freeze will take over playcalling duties on offense in 2024, sources told ESPN. Freeze called his own plays during his first three head-coaching stops
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — As Jim Harbaugh exited the platform where he hoisted the College Football Playoff National Championship
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 9, 2024, 02:05 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 HOUSTON — The barrier between very good and truly great has always appeared thin. It is not. The distance that separates one’s
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 01:12 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Even after No. 2 Washington fell short in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship game, losing 34-13 to Michigan, Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer left convinced his team was
Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 03:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Michigan was voted a unanimous No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season after the Wolverines beat Washington in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday night to win their first national title in 26
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 12:11 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Ohio State added some star power in the run game on Monday night with Ole Miss transfer running back Quinshon Judkins, who announced his commitment to the Buckeyes. Judkins is
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 01:58 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — After leading Michigan to a national championship and 15-0 record amid a tumultuous season in
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 8, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The curtain fell on the four-team College Football Playoff in Houston on Monday night, and it more than delivered in its last season with
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 11:16 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Georgia enters the offseason as the consensus betting favorite to win next year’s national championship, the first to be decided by a 12-team playoff. The Bulldogs were listed with 17-4 odds
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJan 8, 2024, 11:19 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — In the end, the “Michigan vs. Everybody” mantra that inspired the Wolverines all season long was quite fitting. The Wolverines did indeed square off against everybody this season
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 8, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Veteran defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, who just finished his third stint at Alabama under Nick Saban, plans to retire from coaching, sources told ESPN. Steele, who turns 66
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava is transferring to Georgia, his father, William Maiava-Pratt, told ESPN on Monday, confirming a report. Maiava was a redshirt freshman this past season who threw for