Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 30, 2023, 06:44 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University IRVING, Texas — For the first time since the Pac-12 was gutted by realignment, the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick met Wednesday to discuss the future of the
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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 30, 2023, 04:49 PM ET Star Utah quarterback Cam Rising is doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Florida Gators and is not expected to play, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Rising is 18-6 as a starter — the fifth-most wins by any quarterback in Utah history — and has thrown for 5,572
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 11:43 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Share Open Extended Reactions For the third consecutive year, LSU will begin the season without talented running back John Emery, coach Brian Kelly said Wednesday. Kelly did not provide a reason during Wednesday’s
Brianna Williams, ESPNAug 30, 2023, 09:01 AM ET The first Saturday of the 2023 college football season is nearly here. Editor’s Picks 2 Related There are storylines aplenty as two-time reigning national champion Georgia looks to three-peat, Deion Sanders makes a fresh start at the helm for the Colorado Buffaloes, Caleb Williams looks to go
Aug 30, 2023, 07:00 AM ET By Kyle Bonagura, Adam Rittenberg and Andrea Adelson BOULDER, Colo. — In the midst of training camp, three weeks before the season opener, first-year Colorado coach Deion Sanders was in no mood to sing the virtues of building a strong team culture. In fact, he took exception to the
Associated Press Aug 29, 2023, 07:54 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State announced a self-imposed bowl ban over the weekend for alleged infractions under previous football coach Herm Edwards. The school defended the ban on Tuesday after taking criticism for the timing of the decision. The Sun Devils issued a statement highlighting five factors
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 04:41 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is questionable for Saturday’s season opener against Utah State despite returning to practice from a right leg injury. McNamara, the Michigan transfer projected to start for Iowa, sustained the
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Virginia starting defensive end Chico Bennett Jr. will miss the season opener against Tennessee on Saturday with a knee injury, coach Tony Elliott said Tuesday. Elliott told reporters during his weekly news
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 29, 2023, 12:29 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan After a lengthy quarterback battle this offseason, Ohio State coach Ryan Day announced Kyle McCord as the starting quarterback for the first game of the season against Indiana. McCord had been in a
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 10:33 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Nebraska tight end Arik Gilbert, a former five-star recruit awaiting an eligibility ruling from the NCAA, was arrested early Tuesday for suspicion of burglary in Lincoln, Nebraska. Gilbert was arrested without incident while
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Santa Ono’s phone pinged on Jan. 16 with intel that Jim Harbaugh would return to coach Michigan in 2023 and not bolt for the NFL, he did what
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATHENS, Georgia — Two-time defending national champion Georgia has an opportunity this season to become the first team in 87 years to win three titles in a
Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 05:50 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida is altering its travel plans for the team’s season opener at No. 14 Utah on Thursday night, hoping to avoid Tropical Storm Idalia. A team spokesman said Monday that the Gators will fly to Dallas on Tuesday, practice and spend the night there,
Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 04:34 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Brian Kelly sounds confident that Alabama transfer Aaron Anderson can transform the fifth-ranked Tigers’ return game from a turnover-prone liability into a game-breaking asset. “He’s pretty dynamic,” Kelly said Monday. “It’s just a different look back there.” Anderson, a receiver from
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2023, 01:42 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Not only did Alabama coach Nick Saban neglect to name a starting quarterback Monday, but he also neglected to release a depth chart in any form. It was the first
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said he was a little surprised by recent comments from Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, who
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2023, 02:06 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Jim Harbaugh opened his Monday news conference with a nearly 6-minute statement advocating for revenue sharing with student-athletes. This isn’t the first time the Michigan coach has shared the thought that student-athletes should
Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 03:22 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore will be suspended for this week’s season-opening game as part of the school’s self-imposed penalties for violating NCAA rules that also led to coach Jim Harbaugh’s punishment. Harbaugh said Monday an analyst will be elevated to fill Moore’s