Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 03:25 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern promoted David Braun to its permanent football head coach in large part because of how he supported players after a tumultuous summer that put the team’s
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 03:39 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh have agreed to the Big Ten’s three-game suspension of the Wolverines’ coach, the school announced Thursday, which means Harbaugh will not coach on Saturday at
Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A law firm engaged by Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares on Wednesday sent a demand letter to the NCAA, obtained by ESPN, that threatens legal action if James Madison‘s “exclusion from bowl consideration in 2023” isn’t reversed. The letter was sent in advance of
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions WWE and the Big 12 have formed a new partnership around the Big 12 championship game that will include a custom-made championship title belt going to the game’s most outstanding
Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Defending champion Ferris State will play a Division II football playoff game Saturday without its coach because he has been suspended for players lighting cigars in the locker room after winning a national title last year. “Self-pity’s the greatest form
Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Pete Thamel Nov 16, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The extent of head coach Jim Harbaugh’s involvement in the rest of No. 3 Michigan’s regular season games will be determined
Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame‘s Sam Hartman has had two weeks to get past his two-interception performance in a loss at Clemson and the greater part of a year to prepare to face the team he spent four years leading. Hartman and the Fighting Irish will play host Saturday to Wake Forest — for which
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterNov 15, 2023, 07:26 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Even before the start of this season, which was anything but rousing for Alabama‘s football team, some of the players came up with an idea
Nov 15, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NCAA postseason waiver requests for James Madison, Jacksonville State and Tarleton State were rejected Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The NCAA Division I Board Administration Committee made the final decision, which echoed the conclusion of the three other committees that met on it. James
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterNov 15, 2023, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Iowa junior defensive back Cooper DeJean suffered a lower-leg injury in practice and is expected to miss significant time, a source confirmed to ESPN. DeJean has been pivotal to the Hawkeyes’ success both on defense and special teams over the last several
Nov 15, 2023, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Northwestern is expected to hire interim football coach David Braun as the school’s permanent head coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday. Braun has led the Wildcats to a 5-5 record in a season that began with Pat Fitzgerald’s firing in July amid allegations of
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterNov 15, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Michigan — There is a chance that Michigan gets its 1,000th win as a football program if the Wolverines can beat Maryland on the road Saturday. There is
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 15, 2023, 10:08 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer will return and start Saturday at No. 16 Iowa, coach Bret Bielema said Wednesday. Bielema told SiriusXM Big Ten radio that Altmyer, who suffered a head
Blake Baumgartner Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Nov 15, 2023, 06:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are just two weeks remaining in the 2023 college football regular season. After 11 weeks, we can assess which true freshmen have become instant
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 15, 2023, 06:45 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 Inspirational thought of the week: There he goesAnd he ain’t wearing no clothesOh yes, they call him the StreakFastest thing on two
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2023, 10:33 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The third set of rankings from the College Football Playoff committee arrived Tuesday, and there’s a new No. 1. Georgia took the top spot, and that would seem like
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 14, 2023, 09:04 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Georgia overtook Ohio State for the No. 1 spot in the newest College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night, after back-to-back wins over Top 25 opponents. The Bulldogs are
ESPN News Services Nov 14, 2023, 05:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts has received a new contract that will double his salary and keep him at the school through 2031, university president Ted Carter announced Tuesday. Alberts’ annual base salary will go from $800,000 to $1.7 million and increase to