Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Inspirational thought of the week: I wonder when I wander home If I’ll be fit to drink alone.Sleep with my memories, pictures, apologies.For every minute
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Aug 23, 2023, 10:22 PM ET Standout defensive tackle Maason Smith will not play in No. 5 LSU‘s season opener Sept. 3 against No. 8 Florida State, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday. Smith’s absence is due to a one-game suspension by the NCAA over an improper benefit, according to The (Baton Rouge)
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 23, 2023, 08:58 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Despite a disappointing 5-7 season a year ago, Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork dismissed any talk Wednesday that coach Jimbo Fisher was on the hot seat
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2023, 07:00 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 earlier this month that his message to his team this year was “embrace the hate.”
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 23, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern interim coach David Braun thinks the Wildcats are “worthy of doing something great” during the upcoming season after a challenging summer punctuated by coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing on July
Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Paolo Uggetti Aug 23, 2023, 02:43 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Former USC running back Reggie Bush filed a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, seeking to “hold the NCAA accountable for maliciously attacking” his
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2023, 12:58 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Georgia running back Branson Robinson, the former No. 1-ranked back in the 2022 class who rushed for 341 yards as a freshman, will miss the season with a ruptured patella tendon, coach Kirby
Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 01:20 PM ET Iowa defensive tackle Noah Shannon, who has acknowledged his involvement in sports wagering, has been suspended for the season, coach Kirk Ferentz announced Wednesday. Ferentz told reporters in Iowa City that the school would appeal the NCAA’s decision. Shannon, who has not been charged in the state’s
Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 23, 2023, 09:00 AM ET USC star quarterback Caleb Williams has long viewed his path through college football in the same way as most five-star prospects — a three-and-done track to the NFL. While being recruited, Williams’ father, Carl, asked schools for specific plans to illustrate how his son could become the
Bill Connelly Close Bill Connelly ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Dave Wilson Close Dave Wilson ESPN Staff Writer 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. Aug 23, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 11:03 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Former USC running back Reggie Bush will file a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, according to his lawyers. “The lawsuit is based on the NCAA maliciously attacking his character through a
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 07:36 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. North Carolina receiver Devontez Walker said Tuesday he is frustrated he still has no answer about whether he will be able to play this season as he awaits an NCAA decision on
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 07:39 PM ET Ohio State‘s defense is undergoing quite the change in defensive coordinator Jim Knowles’ second season, as the focus on learning from a second straight lopsided loss to Michigan and one-point loss in the College Football Playoff has translated to the recruiting trail. Four-star defensive end
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 04:56 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Georgia Tech has named Haynes King, the Texas A&M transfer, as its starting quarterback to open the 2023 season. King, who opened each of the past two seasons as Texas A&M’s starter before
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 05:57 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Oregon State has named DJ Uiagalelei, the Clemson transfer, as its starting quarterback to open the 2023 season, a source confirmed to ESPN. Uiagalelei, who started the past two seasons at Clemson, had
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 04:05 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Arizona State is set to name true freshman Jaden Rashada its starting quarterback to open the season, a source told ESPN. Rashada, who initially signed with Florida before a lucrative NIL deal fell
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 04:21 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Washington sophomore running back Cameron Davis will miss the upcoming season for the No. 10 Huskies due to a lower body injury suffered in practice last week, coach Kalen DeBoer announced Tuesday. “Cam
Billy Tucker Close Billy Tucker Scouts, Football Recruiting • Recruiting coordinator for ESPN RecruitingNation.• Nearly a decade of college coaching experience. • Has been evaluating prospects at ESPN since 2006. Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Aug 22, 2023, 10:32 AM ET