Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 07:56 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Five-star athlete K.J. Bolden announced his commitment to Florida State on Saturday, choosing the Seminoles over Georgia and Auburn. Bolden is the No. 16 prospect overall in the 2024 class and the No.
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In arguably the most historic day of conference realignment, Oregon and Washington began finalizing a move to join the Big Ten in 2024. And they may not be the only ones on the move. On the heels of those monumental decisions, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah are in discussions to join the Big 12, joining
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Alabama opened preseason camp on Thursday with coach Nick Saban telling reporters he thinks there’s “really good competition” among the quarterbacks. The Crimson Tide lost two-year starter and former Heisman Trophy winner Bryce
Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 04:39 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU has a new, more “transparent” injury reporting policy that football coach Brian Kelly described Thursday as a “proactive” response to the proliferation of legalized sports betting. For Kelly, one concern is the specter of gamblers hounding football staffs for insider information. “I’m
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Four former Northwestern football players filed lawsuits Thursday against the school alleging hazing and mistreatment, with two naming former athletic director and current Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy as a defendant for
Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 04:00 PM ET There are distinct forces threatening to pull apart the Pac-12, which is staring at the reality that the 2023-24 season may be its last after more than a century of existence. A few months ago, landing a stout television deal and banding together for the future would
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2023, 01:05 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University On July 21, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff took the stage for media day at a critical time for his conference. USC and UCLA were already on their way out, and Colorado was rumored
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Auburn first-year coach Hugh Freeze opened preseason camp Thursday with a lingering sense of doubt because of all the new players who weren’t with the team during the spring, including eight transfers. “It
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. We always think we know what’s coming at this point in the offseason. We know who’s going to be the preseason No. 1 (in this case, two-time defending national champion Georgia), and we know which blue
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 2, 2023, 10:21 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Former Northwestern assistant coach Mike Hankwitz is pushing back against allegations of hazing and racism in the program under former coach Pat Fitzgerald, outlining the many ways players could report abuse and mistreatment.
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. LSU will be without defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey when it opens preseason camp on Thursday. Tigers coach Brian Kelly announced on Wednesday that Lindsey is stepping away from the team to deal
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 2, 2023, 04:31 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State President Richard McCullough told his board of trustees during a meeting Wednesday that the university would have to “very seriously” consider leaving the ACC unless there is
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 01:01 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska defensive back Myles Farmer entered the transfer portal Wednesday after coach Matt Rhule suspended him for the start of preseason practice. Farmer was the team’s second-leading tackler last season and had been expected to be the anchor of the Cornhuskers’ secondary. A Nebraska
Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Aug 2, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Former Northwestern football player Ramon Diaz is
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. It’s fair to say the past year has not upended our perceptions of which schools produce the most football talent at each position. In fact, look back at last year’s Position U
ESPN News Services Aug 1, 2023, 08:26 PM ET AMES, Iowa — Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers has been accused of gambling on Cyclones sports, including a football game, and was charged Tuesday with tampering with records related to an Iowa Criminal Division investigation into sports gambling. The criminal complaint said Dekkers placed 366 online
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 01:07 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables said his wife, Julie, is fighting breast cancer and recently underwent surgery. Venables, speaking with reporters at the start of OU’s training camp, revealed that Julie was diagnosed
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 1, 2023, 12:50 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 Tuesday that while Big 12 teams might have revenge on their minds in the Longhorns’