Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 15, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. The theme of the 2010s and 2020s in college football has been power concentration. Things have grown pretty predictable, with Alabama winning six national titles in 12 years under Nick Saban; Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma
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The SEC releasing its yearly schedule is always big offseason news. When the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns are joining the conference, it’s paramount. On Wednesday night, the SEC released its schedule for the 2024 season, the first year the Sooners and Longhorns will be playing alongside Alabama, Georgia and the rest of the teams
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 01:08 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Every SEC team will play conference newcomers Oklahoma or Texas in 2024, and the Longhorns will renew their contentious rivalry with Texas A&M for the first time since 2011. The SEC released its
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 02:51 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 Tech will recognize Mike Leach, the winningest coach in Red Raiders history, with a spot in its hall of
Paula Lavigne, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Close Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Georgia football players and their cars were involved
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2023, 01:08 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Alabama and Georgia will meet during the 2024 regular season in Tuscaloosa, which will be only their fifth regular-season matchup in the past 20 years, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. With
Jun 14, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Arkansas defensive tackle recruit Dion Stutts died Tuesday in an apparent ATV crash, according to police. He was 18. Panola County Sheriff Shane Phelps told multiple outlets that Stutts crashed on his family’s property in Batesville, Mississippi. “We are heartbroken over the passing of Dion Stutts,” the Arkansas football
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 11:44 AM ET Four-star running back Gideon Davidson became the first member of Clemson‘s 2025 recruiting class Wednesday. Davidson, No. 51 in the 2025 ESPN 300, is the cycle’s fifth-ranked running back and would be the first ESPN 300 running back to sign with the program since Will
Matt Miller, ESPNJun 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET There is generally very little time off for NFL scouts and evaluators. The summer months following an NFL draft are typically spent already studying the next class — and the 2024 group looks promising. We’ve all heard about USC quarterback Caleb Williams, Ohio State wide receiver Marvin
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — THE stifling heat is just beginning to show its teeth on a sun-splashed June morning when Nick Saban sees something he doesn’t like on the Alabama practice fields.
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 12:35 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. The University of South Florida Board of Trustees approved a $340 million budget Tuesday to build a 35,000-seat on-campus football stadium. The board authorized $200 million in debt spending to fund the
Tom Luginbill, ESPN AnalystJun 13, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall The future of college football is in good hands (or arms) with the collection of quarterback talent in the 2024 class. While the 2023 recruiting cycle featured
Jun 12, 2023, 07:00 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Colorado football program hasn’t won a league title since 2001, sputtered to a 1-11 mark last season and has hibernated on the south side of mediocrity for the better part of two decades. Despite that, Colorado has somehow managed to become the most compelling program
Stephania Bell, ESPN Senior WriterJun 12, 2023, 03:23 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Certified orthopedic clinical specialist and strength and conditioning specialist Clinician, author and teacher A group of prominent medical organizations says it’s growing concerned about what they consider to be a threat to medical care for top-level athletes: increasing liability risks
The spring has been spent breaking down which offenses (quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers) will define the upcoming college football season, so it’s now time to look at what ultimately wins championships: the defenses. The Georgia Bulldogs broke their 41-year title drought, then followed it up by becoming the first back-to-back champion in a
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJun 10, 2023, 06:29 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Michigan running back Donovan Edwards revealed on Saturday that he played the majority of last season with a partially torn patella. Edwards injured his hand in a 34-3 win over Nebraska Nov. 12,
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 9, 2023, 07:42 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tyler Shough will enter his third consecutive season as Texas Tech’s starting quarterback, a role he has thrived in when healthy. The team on Friday announced Shough, who is 8-0 in games he
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2023, 08:46 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Give the Pac-12 credit: Be it hiring coaches willing to test all logical boundaries when it comes to the transfer portal … or taking a very, very long time to figure out a new media rights