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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 1, 2023, 11:36 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan South Carolina coach Shane Beamer got one of his biggest recruiting wins on Tuesday, when five-star edge Dylan Stewart announced his commitment to the Gamecocks. Stewart is the No. 15 recruit overall in

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 10:59 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Northwestern has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead investigations into the athletic department’s culture and its accountability mechanisms after allegations of hazing and mistreatment that have impacted several of the

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Even Alabama coach Nick Saban will concede that right now, Georgia is at the top of college football. That doesn’t mean Alabama can’t change that narrative. Or Tennessee. Or LSU. Or Ohio State.

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 31, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Nearly two months ago in Washington, D.C., University of Arizona president Bobby Robbins sat on a panel with NCAA president Charlie Baker at an event Arizona organized about the future of college sports. Little did Robbins know that within a few weeks, he’d be a central figure

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 31, 2023, 04:26 PM ET Northwestern is expected to hire veteran coach Skip Holtz as the special assistant to the head coach for the 2023 season, sources told ESPN on Monday. Holtz’s assignment is temporary for the upcoming months and won’t interfere with his USFL job as the head coach of the

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJul 31, 2023, 03:59 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Oregon got a commitment from 2025 quarterback Akili Smith Jr. on Monday, the No. 82 prospect overall in his class. That name should sound familiar to Ducks fans, as his father, Akili Smith,

Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 01:53 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska defensive back Myles Farmer, the team’s second-leading tackler last season, was not on the 120-man roster when the Cornhuskers opened practice Monday and his return is uncertain. First-year coach Matt Rhule said he suspended Farmer indefinitely. Rhule didn’t disclose the reason other than

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 31, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Wilson Alexander of The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was named the winner of the 2023 Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award, the Football Writers Association of America announced Monday. Alexander is the fourth person to win the annual honor named for Aschoff, an ESPN college

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 31, 2023, 01:39 PM ET Four-star quarterback Demond Williams Jr., who had been previously committed to Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss, committed to Arizona on Monday morning. Williams, ranked 219th overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and a product of Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona, was in Tucson this

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 10, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee We know all schedules aren’t created equal. Another truism in college football is the perceived difficulty of a schedule can vary wildly depending on your vantage point. Let’s just say Alabama’s

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 31, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Give Colorado credit for one thing: While its football prowess has diminished dramatically in the 2000s, it remains one of college sports’ key realignment weather vanes. Wherever the winds are blowing, that’s where you’ll find the

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 30, 2023, 06:50 PM ET Four-star cornerback Aaron Scott committed to Ohio State on Sunday. Scott (No. 49 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300) becomes the sixth top-50 prospect for Ohio State’s class, which ESPN has ranked third — just ahead of Michigan. “I feel like whoever I see myself

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJul 30, 2023, 05:32 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Texas quarterback Arch Manning sold his first trading card at auction Saturday through Panini America’s website and broke a record doing so. Manning’s one-of-one Prizm Black autographed card, produced by Panini, was auctioned

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2023, 05:48 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Hugh Freeze added an important commitment to his 2024 recruiting class Saturday when wide receiver Perry Thompson flipped from Alabama to Auburn. Thompson is the No. 40 recruit overall and the No. 4

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2023, 01:58 PM ET Chris Henry Jr., the son of the late NFL wide receiver and the adopted son of former NFL cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones, committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday. Henry, a Class of 2026 wide receiver from Withrow University High School in Cincinnati, received

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 01:54 AM ET HARTFORD, Conn. — The troubled brother of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez was charged Friday, now in federal court, with new counts of threatening and stalking after authorities say he threatened to shoot up the University of Connecticut and kill three people in another state. Dennis

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 11:39 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Georgia defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins was cited for speeding earlier this week as at least a dozen Bulldogs players now have been charged with moving violations since the team won the national championship

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 09:13 PM ET Cornerback Charles Lester III committed to Mike Norvell and Florida State on Friday night. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Lester (No. 33 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and No. 5 CB), a four-star prospect who transferred to Venice High School (Florida) from Riverview High School (Florida)