Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 6, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Gunnar Gundy, an Oklahoma State quarterback and the son of coach Mike Gundy, is in the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. Gundy had interest from Toledo and Eastern Michigan
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 6, 2023, 10:39 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Former Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff announced Wednesday that he is transferring to Kentucky. Vandagriff entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer on Monday, the first day of the portal
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 6, 2023, 08:51 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Texas A&M is set to hire Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein for the same role under new coach Mike Elko, sources told ESPN. Klein, a former quarterback for Kansas
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 5, 2023, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough is transferring to Louisville, he posted on social media Tuesday night. Shough, 24, will be a seventh-year senior who turns 25 next September and has played at both Oregon and Texas Tech since starting his college career in
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 5, 2023, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Middle Tennessee is expected to hire Derek Mason as head coach, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. A deal is expected to come together soon, as the school has announced a 9 a.m. news conference for Wednesday. Mason has a long history of coaching in
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2023, 06:58 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Texas A&M defensive lineman Lebbeus Overton is planning to enter the transfer portal, he announced Tuesday on social media. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound defensive end from Milton, Georgia, will still have
ESPN News Services Dec 5, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis took the College Football Playoff committee to task on Tuesday, slamming its decision to exclude the undefeated Florida State football team from the four-team playoff. DeSantis, speaking at a news conference to detail his proposed $114.4
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 5, 2023, 04:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Mexico has targeted Bronco Mendenhall to be the school’s next football coach, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Mendenhall has been an FBS head coach for 17 seasons, with successful stints at Virginia and BYU. A deal is expected to be finalized in the
Associated Press Dec 5, 2023, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker has been named winner of the Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the top assistant coach in college football. The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation presented the award during a ceremony Tuesday. Parker had
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2023, 03:01 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year, will return to the team in 2024. Jeanty, who leads the FBS in scrimmage yards per
Associated Press Dec 5, 2023, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Missouri running back Cody Schrader has won the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the nation’s best player who started his Division I career as a walk-on. Schrader, who walked on two years ago after transferring from Division II Truman State, leads Division
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2023, 12:48 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson, a first-team All-Big Ten selection this season, is declaring for the NFL draft and will skip the team’s upcoming appearance in the Peach Bowl.
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 10:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts won the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation’s top defensive player on Monday night. The award was presented at the annual ceremony put on by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. “It means a lot, especially with
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterDec 4, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Tennessee All-SEC defensive end James Pearce Jr. was arrested Monday during a traffic stop after disobeying orders from police, according to a Knoxville Police Department incident report. Police said they clocked
Open Extended Reactions It was an incredibly busy first day of the college football transfer period. More than 1,000 players have entered the transfer portal. Some high-profile teams saw significant departures. The Oklahoma Sooners and Ohio State Buckeyes saw their starting quarterbacks elect to leave. Four Power 5 teams (Purdue, Vanderbilt, NC State and Cincinnati)
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., transfer quarterbacks who have all played at least five college seasons, and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday night. The Heisman has been given to
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL PASO, Texas — UTEP hired coach Scotty Walden away from Austin Peay on Monday, hoping the 34-year-old Texan’s return to his home state can revive the Miners’ moribund program. Walden led Austin Peay to the FCS team’s first undefeated conference record this season
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2023, 05:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With Alabama reveling in its SEC championship game victory over Georgia, which saw it leap from eighth to fourth in the final College Football Playoff rankings, its quarterback room received some movement Monday with the news that redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyler Buchner