11:18 AM ET USC wide receiver Jordan Addison, who won the Biletnikoff Award at Pitt before transferring last spring, is headed to the NFL draft. Addison announced his decision on Instagram, writing: “To all my Pitt boys and my West coast men thank you for making this journey memorable forever.. See you on Sundays.” His
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10:01 PM ET Michigan wide receiver Cornelius Johnson, who led the team in touchdown receptions in 2022, will return for his final season this coming fall. Johnson, who announced his return Sunday night on social media, had six touchdowns on 32 receptions for 499 yards, ranking as Michigan’s No. 2 wide receiver. Michigan will lose
9:22 AM ET ATHENS, Georgia — Georgia football player Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member were killed in a car wreck in Athens early Sunday morning, the university confirmed in a statement. Willock, a redshirt sophomore from New Milford, New Jersey, started two games on the offensive line this past season. Recruiting staff member
4:34 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia football coach Kirby Smart had a good-natured complaint to fans when celebrating the Bulldogs’ back-to-back national championships with a parade and ceremony for the second straight year on Saturday. “You didn’t tell me last year we were going back-to-back. Wow!” said a smiling Smart. Smart referenced
4:27 PM ET Pete Golding is leaving his job as Alabama defensive coordinator for the same position at Ole Miss, sources told ESPN on Friday. Golding has been at Alabama under Nick Saban since 2018 and has served as the Crimson Tide’s defensive coordinator for the past four seasons. Golding will replace Chris Partridge as
3:06 PM ET Less than a week after winning a second straight national championship, Kirby Smart’s chops on the recruiting trail for Georgia haven’t let up. Four-star junior safety Jaylen Heyward is the latest to come on board after committing on Friday. Heyward, from Rockledge High School (Florida), is No. 40 in the 2024 ESPN
10:19 AM ET ESPN News Services Two Georgia players, cornerback Kelee Ringo and tight end Darnell Washington, are headed to the NFL draft after helping the Bulldogs win their second straight national title. Both made the expected announcements on their Instagram accounts Thursday. Ringo will long be remembered for a pick-six interception that sealed Georgia’s
10:00 AM ET ESPN staff After a second consecutive three-loss season, Dabo Swinney is remaking the Clemson program. Last year, the Tigers head coach promoted from within when former coordinators Brent Venables (Oklahoma) and Tony Elliott (Virginia) got head-coaching jobs. But after firing offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter on Thursday, ESPN sources say Swinney will name
10:19 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith was sentenced to 12 months of probation Thursday for a misdemeanor charge of possessing a gun in his pickup truck without a concealed-weapon permit. Washtenaw County Judge Karen Valvo also sentenced Smith to 40 hours of community service and ordered him
5:24 PM ET Clemson fired offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter, the school announced on Thursday, and will hire TCU offensive coordinator Garrett Riley, sources told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and Chris Low. Streeter served just one season as the Tigers’ full-time playcaller, though he’d been with Clemson as an assistant coach since 2015, and he played quarterback
10:56 AM ET Mississippi State hired Kevin Barbay as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the school announced Thursday. Barbay spent the 2022 season in the same role at Appalachian State, after three years at Central Michigan, the last as offensive coordinator. Appalachian State ranked 23rd nationally in scoring offense in 2022. Barbay, 40, has SEC
2:30 PM ET Associated Press AMES, Iowa — Former Wisconsin cornerbacks coach Hank Poteat has been hired to coach the same position at Iowa State, and the Cyclones went to the small-college ranks to bring in Jordan Langs as running backs coach and special teams coordinator. ISU coach Matt Campbell announced the additions Thursday, leaving
1:19 PM ET Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Derek Mason announced Thursday that he was taking a “sabbatical from coaching in college” after one season with the Cowboys. Mason wrote in a Twitter post that after 30 consecutive seasons in football, he looked forward to spending time with his family to rest and “reflect on opportunities
10:56 AM ET Mississippi State is set to hire Kevin Barbay as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Barbay spent the 2022 season in the same role at Appalachian State, after three years at Central Michigan, the last as offensive coordinator. Appalachian State ranked 23rd nationally in scoring offense in 2022.
10:22 AM ET The Chicago Bears are expected to hire Big Ten president Kevin Warren as their new president and CEO, multiple sources told ESPN. Warren will replace Ted Phillips, who announced his retirement this past September after 40 years with the Bears, who could announce the hiring as early as Thursday, according to sources.
10:50 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Charles White, the legendary USC tailback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1979, died Wednesday. He was 64. USC announced the death of White, who is still the Trojans’ career rushing leader with 6,245 yards. The nine-year NFL veteran died of cancer in Newport Beach, California,
7:02 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago State is considering adding a Division I football team. A predominantly Black institution with an enrollment of about 2,300, the South Side school announced Wednesday a committee of faculty, staff, students, partners, community leaders and “long-standing stakeholders across all levels of football in and around Chicago” will
7:42 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan LSU freshman quarterback Walker Howard is planning to enter the transfer portal, sources have