Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2023, 04:07 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. CHICAGO — Former Northwestern football player Lloyd Yates filed a lawsuit Monday against the university, outlining what he alleged was a “brainwashing culture” of hazing and abuse that became “normalized.” Yates, a former
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 04:52 PM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M athletic director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes said Monday the football team will be allowed to resume using its facilities while the university investigates the unauthorized filming of a rap video, featuring some Rattlers players, in the team’s locker room. All team activities were suspended
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 03:44 PM ET DURHAM, N.C. — Duke has extended football coach Mike Elko’s contract through 2029 after he led the Blue Devils to nine wins and was named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year in his first season. Athletic director Nina King also announced Monday that the salary pool
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. STANFORD, Calif. — It’s not hard for Troy Taylor to envision a parallel universe in which he would be home, outside of Sacramento, a high school teacher enjoying summer break. He would probably
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2023, 02:53 PM ET Nick Saban and Alabama added four-star wide receiver Jaime Ffrench Jr. to its 2025 recruiting class Saturday. Ffrench, No. 15 overall in the 2025 ESPN 300, is the second highly touted receiver to pledge to the Crimson Tide in the 2025 class, following Saraland (Ala.)
Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 01:43 PM ET CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A freshman football player at Austin Peay died Friday night in a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, officials said. Jeremiah Collins, an 18-year-old defensive back, was driving too fast while exiting a highway and his pickup truck rolled several times before
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 22, 2023, 12:48 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Florida A&M has suspended all football-related activities following the release of an unauthorized rap video filmed in the team locker room that contained explicit lyrics. Coach Willie Simmons announced the decision Friday night,
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. LAS VEGAS — Colorado coach Deion Sanders underwent successful surgery Thursday to remove a blood clot in his right leg. “Everything’s good,” Colorado defensive coordinator Charles Kelly told ESPN at Pac-12 media day.
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 21, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University LAS VEGAS — USC quarterback Caleb Williams said last year’s loss to Utah in the Pac-12 conference championship game still “burns,” and he predicted the Trojans will be in the College Football Playoff
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 05:02 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. LAS VEGAS — UCLA‘s final season in the Pac-12 will be a bittersweet one for coach Chip Kelly. “I’m so affectionate towards the conference and have so many good friends here,” Kelly told
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 21, 2023, 01:42 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University LAS VEGAS — Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff said Friday that he’s not concerned about the Big 12 trying to poach any teams, and that he hasn’t engaged in any public debate over the
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 01:03 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Georgia is the clear favorite to win the SEC once again according to the conference media poll, which was released Friday. The Bulldogs, who are coming off back-to-back national championships, received 62.2% of
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 12:59 PM ET Four-star running back Taylor Tatum, the No. 38 recruit in the 2024 ESPN 300, committed to the Oklahoma Sooners on Friday. Tatum, out of Longview High School (Texas), is ranked as the second-best running back in the class and becomes the highest-ranked member of Brent
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 21, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Courtesy Washington State University Athletics Ben Arbuckle isn’t the nervous type. He takes a straightforward approach to football and its outcomes. Either it’s going to work, or it won’t. Call the next play.
Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Paolo Uggetti Jul 21, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Pac-12 heads to the desert Friday in its new, unofficial home — Las Vegas — for media day to kick off the 2023 season. It’s a pivotal
Jordan Reid, NFL draft analystJul 21, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation’s top pro prospects. Jordan joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. He played quarterback at North Carolina Central University and then went on to
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 20, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee players at SEC media days on Thursday weren’t shy about voicing their goal for the 2023 season, a year removed from the Vols winning 11 games
Associated Press Jul 20, 2023, 07:46 PM ET Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips says he never “condoned or tolerated inappropriate conduct” against athletes as Northwestern’s athletic director in the wake of allegations of hazing at that school, which have led to at least three lawsuits and the firing of football coach Pat Fitzgerald. Phillips