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12:38 PM ET Virginia running back Mike Hollins made his return to the practice field Tuesday, four months after he survived a shooting that took the lives of three of his teammates. Hollins was a full participant as the Cavaliers opened spring practice, a remarkable recovery after he was shot in the back in November

3:47 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will each make $1.9 million next season. The two were among 11 Alabama football staffers to have new contracts approved by the compensation committee of the university’s board of trustees on Monday. Rees and Steele both received

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff We’re getting closer and closer to seeing major changes in college football. Houston, Cincinnati, UCF and BYU are all set to enter the Big 12 on July 1. And in the summer of 2024, we’ll see Oklahoma and Texas join the SEC and UCLA and USC will head to the

7:00 AM ET Eleven of the MAC’s 12 current teams have reached the conference championship game at some point. Nine have won it. If you are a fan of raw and ridiculous parity, the Mid-American Conference is the league for you. While FBS non-independents played an average of 3.6 conference games that were decided by

7:00 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David Hale Close David Hale ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. The biggest conference storyline that has dominated the headlines (aside from the

6:35 PM ET Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland has hired Josh Gattis as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Gattis joins the Terrapins after one season as Miami’s offensive coordinator. He was fired after the team went 5-7. Before that, Gattis was an offensive coordinator at Michigan. He won the Broyles Award as

11:53 AM ET Iowa‘s athletics department will pay the entire settlement of more than $4 million to a group of Black former football players who sued the university for alleged racial discrimination. University president Barbara Wilson on Thursday said the athletic department will reimburse $2 million to the state’s general fund for the settlement. Iowa’s

8:00 AM ET Many of college football‘s top performers from 2022 are preparing for next month’s NFL draft. Others have arrived at their new campuses after entering the transfer portal and changing schools. Schools have various holes they need to address. Alabama lost Heisman Trophy quarterback Bryce Young and two-time Nagurski Trophy winner Will Anderson

8:00 AM ET 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. It’s a big year

8:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN INDIANAPOLIS — At the NFL combine last week, new Purdue coach Ryan Walters sat down with ESPN to discuss the energy jolt, challenges and changes inherent to taking over a new job. He’s living in Jeff Brohm’s old house — renting it from the school, which bought it — while

8:00 AM ET Blake Baumgartner Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan For the first time in the College Football Playoff era, the Big Ten had multiple teams selected, with Michigan and Ohio State making it in 2022. This fall, Michigan and Ohio

6:45 PM ET The college football transfer portal was open from Dec. 5 to Jan. 18, and many difference-makers entered, from starting quarterbacks to top rushers and leading tacklers. For the second straight year, more than 3,000 players entered the portal. Last year saw quarterbacks like Caleb Williams and Bo Nix, offensive playmakers such as

6:50 AM ET The 2023 combine is in the rear-view mirror, and we’re officially inside two months from the 2023 NFL draft. And after a week of prospect measurements, 40-yard dashes and on-field workout drills in Indianapolis, I’m resetting the first round with another mock draft. This edition of predictions begins with a pair of

8:00 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Paolo Uggetti While the conference deals with its impending search for a new media deal and potential expansion in the wake of USC’s and UCLA’s 2024 departure to the Big Ten, this spring

6:50 AM ET Top 2023 NFL draft prospects have put together their final season college tape, participated in all-star events and worked out in Indianapolis at the combine. Pro-day workouts and interviews with pro teams lie ahead. As we continue to get more clarity on the class, I re-ranked my top 32 prospects for this

1:10 PM ET After the Texas Longhorns‘ first spring practice, coach Steve Sarkisian said on Monday that all positions are up for grabs, including quarterback, where sophomore Quinn Ewers and freshman Arch Manning will compete for the starting job. “I’m not worried about who’s going to be on the cover of what magazine next week,”

1:11 PM ET ESPN News Services An Iowa state appeals board has approved a settlement for more than $4 million in a lawsuit brought by former Iowa football players who alleged racial discrimination in coach Kirk Ferentz’s program. The office of State Auditor Rob Sand disclosed the proposal Monday, and he said he would oppose

1:15 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN As the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament begins in Las Vegas this week, there’s hope throughout the league that commissioner George Kliavkoff will be able to offer school leaders some clarity on the finances of the upcoming television deal. There will not be an in-person board meeting in Vegas, but there