Associated Press Dec 24, 2023, 08:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Ben Bryant passed for 222 yards and found Bryce Kirtz in the corner of the end zone midway through the fourth quarter, helping Northwestern beat Utah 14-7 on Saturday night in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. Bryant went 23-for-34 with
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 23, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two years into an unlikely resuscitation of New Mexico State’s football program, coach Jerry Kill is stepping down, sources told ESPN. Kill’s decision came in recent days, and the school has already found an internal replacement in wide receivers coach Tony Sanchez, sources told
ESPN News Services Dec 23, 2023, 01:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Missouri cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper will not play in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against Ohio State because of injuries, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Saturday. Rakestraw, who is considered a top-five cornerback prospect in the 2024
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 23, 2023, 01:18 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart dipped into the transfer portal for another wide receiver Saturday, adding Miami‘s Colbie Young. Young, a junior from Binghamton, New
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy has verbally committed to join Duke, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. A formal announcement is expected soon, the sources said. He’ll be immediately eligible with three years remaining, giving first-year coach Manny Diaz a key building block to start
After months of politicking, Florida State took its first official step toward leaving the ACC on Friday. Spurred into action by a College Football Playoff snub earlier this month, FSU voted to sue the ACC over the grant of rights. The school alleged restraint of trade, breach of contract and failure to perform over what
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 22, 2023, 10:59 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame is set to hire LSU offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, a former Fighting Irish assistant, to the same role, sources told ESPN. Denbrock has accepted the coordinator job, according
Scott Van Pelt, Host, SportsCenter with SVPDec 22, 2023, 11:10 AM ET Close Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network’s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a SportsCenter anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network’s coverage of golf’s
Kevin Pulsifer Dec 21, 2023, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions I love bowling. The inherent math behind the scoring system allows my overactive brain to constantly project my score for the entire game, there’s a perfectly even playing field with everyone in the same lane with the same pin setup, no defense, and playing
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 21, 2023, 09:04 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State has called a special board of trustees meeting for Friday morning. While no official reason was given for the meeting, sources indicated to ESPN
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 20, 2023, 07:11 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions North Carolina coach Mack Brown called NC State coach Dave Doeren “classless” on Wednesday following a postgame video celebration last month in which Doeren used derogatory language to describe
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2023, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star defensive end Armondo Blount‘s recruitment took another dramatic turn Wednesday, when he decided to sign with Miami after all. Blount (No. 28 in the 2024 ESPN 300) had originally committed to Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes on Sept. 14, only to
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 20, 2023, 04:47 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Michigan has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding alleged violations by the football staff during the COVID-19 recruiting dead period, two university officials told ESPN. According to
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2023, 01:39 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Georgia made a big move on the first day of the early recruiting signing period by flipping five-star safety K.J. Bolden from Florida State. Bolden is the No. 16 prospect
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 20, 2023, 01:55 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Alabama backup quarterback Tyler Buchner says he will transfer back to Notre Dame to play lacrosse following the Crimson Tide’s run in the College Football Playoff. Buchner, who began his
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2023, 11:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Oregon will welcome Ohio State to Eugene next October as it begins life in the Big Ten. And Dan Lanning’s team will be doing it with a former Buckeye recruit as four-star wide receiver Jeremiah McClellan flipped to the Ducks on Wednesday.
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 20, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson, a starter at Georgia the past two seasons, announced Wednesday that he’s transferring to Kentucky. Dumas-Johnson, from Hyattsville, Maryland, was a
Open Extended Reactions College football’s national signing day is here with the early signing period kicking off Wednesday and running through Friday. High school recruits are able to sign their national letters of intent to lock them into the colleges of their choice, for at least a year. While the buildup to signing day has