ESPN News Services Dec 1, 2023, 11:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LYNCHBURG, Va. — Kaidon Salter threw two touchdowns and ran for another, and undefeated No. 20 Liberty maintained its hopes of a New Year’s Six bowl bid, beating New Mexico State 49-35 in the Conference USA championship game on Friday night. Salter was
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNDec 1, 2023, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC is finalizing a deal to hire UCLA defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn to be the Trojans’ new defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Friday. Lynn, who was in his first season as the Bruins’ defensive coordinator, led a unit that was the
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 1, 2023, 09:07 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions James Madison quarterback Jordan McCloud announced Friday on social media that he will enter the transfer portal. McCloud helped lead James Madison to an 11-1 record this season and No.
Open Extended Reactions Conference championship weekend is here, and it’s loaded with stakes. Seven of the top eight teams in the College Football Playoff rankings will play for titles this weekend. With four undefeated teams and four highly ranked one-loss teams, every game will impact who reaches the semifinals. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The No.
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 1, 2023, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The circuitous playing career of Rice quarterback JT Daniels has come to an end. Daniels told ESPN on Friday that he has been advised to medically retire from football after suffering multiple concussions. He suffered a concussion against SMU in early November and did
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 1, 2023, 05:15 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Five-star wide receiver Cameron Coleman flipped his commitment from Texas A&M to Auburn on Friday, and is now the Tigers’ highest-ranked commitment in the 2024 class. Coleman had been committed
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. On a sticky South Florida afternoon last month, Oscar Brohm waited for his son Jeff to finish his on-field interview after Louisville‘s history-making win over Miami. Then, he moved in for a
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 1, 2023, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame received a huge boost to the 2025 recruiting cycle Friday with the commitment of four-star cornerback Ivan Taylor. Taylor (No. 30 overall in the 2025 ESPN 300) — the son of former NFL cornerback Ike — is
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 1, 2023, 02:51 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford is stepping away from his duties and will miss the team’s upcoming bowl game because of health issues. Tedford, 62, stepped down as Fresno State’s
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterDec 1, 2023, 02:15 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Florida State could be without another quarterback as it gets set to take on Louisville on Saturday with an ACC championship and a possible berth in
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 1, 2023, 01:06 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The Mountain West Conference has agreed to a scheduling agreement with Oregon State and Washington State that will see its football teams play seven conference games plus an additional contest
Associated Press Dec 1, 2023, 12:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White has gotten a $600,000 raise and will earn a salary of $1.6 million a year for the final two seasons of his contract. The school said Friday that White, a nominee for the Broyles Award in
Dec 1, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions If you were under the impression that Rivalry Week would somehow clear up the College Football Playoff picture, you were only a week off. With all but the top teams in each conference watching from home this weekend, Champ Week is sure to settle the issue
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNNov 30, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions “DO PEOPLE THINK Oregon and think tough?” An animated Dan Lanning stands in the front of the Oregon team room asking his entire team the rhetorical question. It’s the fifth week of the season and a 4-0 Ducks team is headed to Salt Lake
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 30, 2023, 04:08 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Florida quarterback Graham Mertz announced Thursday he will return to the Gators for his sixth and final season of eligibility. Mertz’s social media post cited “unfinished business.” One more
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 30, 2023, 04:46 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Penn State is set to hire Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki for the same role, a source confirmed to ESPN. Kotelnicki has played a key role in Kansas’ turnaround under
Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said Thursday his hiring of Bobby Petrino as offensive coordinator was an easy decision once he realized the former Razorbacks coach was truly interested in returning and once the university’s upper administration signed off on the decision. At that point, Pittman said he was unfazed about any scrutiny he might face
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterNov 30, 2023, 03:51 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions UCLA freshman quarterback Dante Moore plans to enter the transfer portal, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Moore was the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2023 class out