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Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 2, 2023, 09:38 AM ET Army has emerged as the American Athletic Conference’s top expansion target, sources said. After a call with AAC presidents and ADs on Friday morning, it was clear that Army was the league’s top choice to replace SMU, according to sources. Commissioner Mike Aresco has begun informally exploring

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2024 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. A pair of top-five cornerbacks — Ohio State-bound Bryce West (No. 29 overall in 2024) and Florida

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 05:34 PM ET A day before his team begins its 2023 football season against New Mexico, coach Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M secured a key victory off the field Friday, courtesy of four-star defensive tackle Dominick McKinley‘s commitment. McKinley (No. 30 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300), a

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2023, 05:25 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. North Carolina receiver Tez Walker will not play against South Carolina on Saturday, as the Tar Heels await an NCAA ruling on his eligibility for this season. The school expects the committee

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2023, 01:20 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University You don’t have to wait until the Camping World Kickoff between Florida State and LSU on Sunday to see a game that will impact the College Football Playoff. In addition to the matchup

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2023, 12:40 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Jalen Milroe will start at quarterback for Alabama in Saturday’s season opener against Middle Tennessee, sources told ESPN on Friday. Milroe, a redshirt sophomore, had been competing for the job this

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia coach Tony Elliott came to kicker Will Bettridge with a simple, but meaningful, request. “Do you want to wear No. 41 this season?” Elliott asked. Bettridge was close

After nearly a month of conversations, the ACC presidents and chancellors voted Friday morning to add Stanford, Cal and SMU, giving the league 18 schools — 17 in football — starting with the 2024-25 season. The protracted conversations gained steam over the past week, as financial models that projected more of a windfall for existing

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. In the middle of the night of Monday, Aug. 7, Hawai’i football coach Timmy Chang woke to the sound of loud noises. His wife, Sherry, was already awake and asked, “Do you hear

Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 08:06 AM ET ATLANTA — GEORGIA TECH football coach Brent Key’s office looks out onto Bobby Dodd Stadium, with part of the Atlanta skyline in view as well. One of the buildings visible is the old Equitable building, now owned and operated by Georgia’s Own Credit Union,

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 1, 2023, 01:11 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Cam Rising jogged off the field at Rice Eccles Stadium with a broad smile and not a drop of sweat on his head. Rising, Utah‘s starting quarterback, didn’t see the field Thursday night as he continues to recover from an offseason ACL surgery,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2023, 10:45 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. NC State safety Rakeim Ashford was taken to a Connecticut hospital for evaluation after absorbing a late hit during Thursday night’s season opener against UConn. Ashford had sensation and movement in his extremities,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2023, 05:57 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Marshall safety Jahsen Wint, a former Ohio State player who was acquitted of rape and kidnapping charges in February, was declared eligible to play by the NCAA on Thursday. Wint, who transferred to

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 03:56 PM ET Anquon Fegans, who is ranked No. 16 in the 2025 ESPN 300, decommitted from USC on Thursday. Fegans, a four-star safety from Thompson High School (Alabama) who is the rated as the second-best safety in the junior class, had been the first 2025 commitment for

Aug 31, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Week 1 of the 2023 college football season is finally here, featuring five consecutive days of action from across the nation and plenty of intriguing nonconference matchups. The slate begins on Thursday with a marquee matchup between No. 14 Utah and Florida on ESPN. On Saturday, Colorado begins a

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 08:22 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 It has been eight years since oddsmakers anointed a team other than Alabama or Clemson as the preseason favorite. That streak is over, as Georgia is firmly the consensus betting favorite to win the

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year “Execute, play with class and sportsmanship, but when we get them between the pines, they’re ours.” The bronze plaque mounted on the green, wooden frame

Week 1 is here and we’re as ready as ever for the college football season to kick off. Florida is traveling to Salt Lake City to face No. 14 Utah (8 p.m. ET on ESPN) in a must-watch game Thursday night. On Saturday, we have Deion Sanders’ debut as Colorado’s head coach as the Buffs