2:52 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With Tennessee coming off its best season in more than two decades, football coach Josh Heupel has been rewarded with a contract extension that will pay him $9 million per year. The raise of $4 million will take Heupel to fifth among SEC head football coaches. The only four
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2:36 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan All-America running back Blake Corum reported his car stolen earlier this month in Ann Arbor. Corum’s camouflage-wrapped 2017 Camaro adorned with his BC2 logo was stolen from a parking garage between Jan. 13 and Jan. 16, according to Ann Arbor Police Department records. Corum tweeted
6:39 PM ET Michigan is removing 45 seats near the Michigan Stadium tunnel to create a wider area for players, coaches and others to safely pass through on game days, an athletic department spokesman told ESPN on Monday. The seats are all portable, and ticket holders, who have been informed of the change, will be
8:41 AM ET Georgia wide receiver Rodarius Thomas was arrested early Monday morning on a felony charge of false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery-family violence, according to an Athens-Clarke County Jail official. Thomas, a junior from Eufaula, Alabama, recently transferred to Georgia from Mississippi State. He was being held at the Athens-Clarke County Jail without bond.
10:25 AM ET Defensive lineman Trajan Jeffcoat, a former All-SEC selection at Missouri, announced Sunday night that he will transfer to Arkansas. The 6-foot-4, 269-pound redshirt senior has one year of eligibility remaining. Jeffcoat, who is from South Carolina, started 29 games during the past three seasons. Editor’s Picks 1 Related He played four total
2:37 PM ET Four-star offensive tackle Kam Pringle, the top-ranked player in South Carolina for the 2024 cycle, is staying at home after choosing the Gamecocks on Sunday. The 6-foot-8, 335-pound Pringle, No. 32 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and the cycle’s top offensive tackle, also looked at Clemson, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and NC
12:04 PM ET Ed Reed, a Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowl selection with the Baltimore Ravens, announced Saturday he will no longer be the head coach at Bethune-Cookman. Reed tweeted an announcement that detailed, “After weeks of negotiations I’ve been informed that the University won’t be ratifying my contract and won’t make good
1:25 PM ET Georgia Bulldogs center Sedrick Van Pran is returning to the two-time defending national champions for the 2023 season. “One more year in Athens!” Van Pran posted to Twitter on Friday, as the NFL released the list of underclassmen granted special eligibility for the draft. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Van Pran completed his third
11:58 AM ET Jaden Rashada, a top quarterback prospect in the 2023 class, has been released from his national letter of intent by Florida and is now free to sign with another team, a source told ESPN. Rashada, who was the highest-rated signee in the Gators’ 2023 class in December, asked for his release after
9:00 AM ET ESPN staff Quarterback Jaden Rashada has been the talk of the recruiting world because of the scenario that has played out between him and Florida. Rashada, the No. 27 recruit in the 2023 class, signed with Florida in December but is now reportedly asking for a release from his national letter of
7:00 AM ET Talk of Georgia three-peating as national champion has become the topic du jour in college football. Seems like just yesterday the Dawgs had gone four decades without a national title. Now they’ve won two in a row, and it’s never too early to look ahead in a sport that never sleeps. We’ve
11:11 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Miami Hurricanes quarterback Jake Garcia has committed to Missouri, sources told ESPN. Garcia is a former top-25 recruit in the Class of 2021 who entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday. He chose Missouri after a shotgun courtship, and sources said he’s expected to enroll there by the end
8:29 PM ET Deion Sanders and Colorado flipped five-star cornerback Cormani McClain from Miami on Thursday, giving Sanders his first five-star as the Buffaloes’ coach. McClain, ESPN’s No. 4 prospect overall, is the highest-ranked recruit Colorado has brought in since ESPN began ranking players in 2006. He had been committed to the Hurricanes since October
6:02 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN South Dakota State head coach John Stiegelmeier, one of the most accomplished coaches in FCS football, announced his retirement on Thursday. Stiegelmeier will exit on top, as South Dakota State won the school’s first-ever national title in Stiegelmeier’s 26th and final season as head coach. He’ll be replaced as head
6:02 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN South Dakota State head coach John Stiegelmeier, one of the most accomplished coaches in FCS football, is set to retire, sources told ESPN. Stiegelmeier will exit on top, as South Dakota State won the school’s first-ever national title in Stiegelmeier’s 26th and final season as head coach. He’ll be replaced
5:27 PM ET LSU has bolstered its defense for the 2023 season by adding Oregon State transfer linebacker Omar Speights, a first-team All-Pac-12 selection last fall, sources told ESPN. Speights, who led a much-improved Beavers defense with 83 tackles in 2022, entered the transfer portal last week. The Philadelphia native recorded 308 career tackles with
2:40 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Michigan‘s NCAA infractions case projects a prolonged path to resolution after football coach Jim Harbaugh’s refusal to acknowledge he lied to NCAA investigators during multiple meetings with the NCAA this week, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. During an attempt to expedite the case and achieve a “negotiated resolution,”
1:03 PM ET Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin scored big again in the transfer portal