6:17 PM ET Kendal Briles is leaving Arkansas to become the offensive coordinator at TCU, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. An official announcement is expected Thursday. Briles, 40, has been the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach the past three seasons at Arkansas, which experienced an offensive upheaval under Briles. The Hogs finished 15th nationally in total offense
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5:53 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier is transferring to Louisiana Tech, he told ESPN in a phone interview on Wednesday. Bachmeier won the starting job all four years he was at Boise State but left the team this season before playing in the Broncos’ fifth game. That leaves him with
10:31 AM ET Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa is returning for the 2023 season, the school announced Wednesday. Taulia, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2022 as the Terrapins won eight games, which marked the program’s most victories since 2010. He threw for 3,008 yards and
9:45 AM ET Freshman quarterback Walker Howard announced on Wednesday that he is transferring to Ole Miss. Howard was the No. 42-ranked prospect in the 2022 class and signed with LSU. He spent one season with the Tigers and entered the transfer portal Jan. 13. He was the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback in the class
10:32 PM ET ESPN News Services GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada requested a release from his national letter of intent Tuesday night after a $13 million name, imagine and likeness deal fell through, according to multiple reports. Rashada’s future had been in doubt since he failed to enroll at Florida last week,
8:13 PM ET Pete Thamel Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Michigan co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss has been placed on leave, according to an athletic department spokesman, as the school’s police department told ESPN it is investigating a
6:13 PM ET Associated Press Georgia football player Devin Willock was not wearing a seat belt when he was ejected from the vehicle in a weekend crash that killed him and a recruiting staff member, police said. A police report released Tuesday listed excessive speed on a road with a 40 mph (64 kph) limit
5:19 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Colorado quarterback J.T. Shrout intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Shrout started his career at Tennessee, where he played for the Volunteers from 2018 to 2020. All told, with the Buffaloes and the Volunteers, Shrout has 1,714 career passing yards and 12 touchdowns
4:20 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN University of Miami quarterback Jake Garcia intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. He’s informed the Miami coaches of his intentions, and his decision comes one day before the deadline to enter the NCAA transfer portal on Jan. 18. Garcia is a former Top 25
7:42 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, Miss. — A former University of Mississippi and NFL football player has been arrested in Mississippi on kidnapping charges. Jerrell Powe, 35, remained jailed Monday in the Jackson suburb of Ridgeland with no bail set. It’s unclear whether he has a lawyer to speak for him. Ridgeland Police Chief
4:38 PM ET TCU running back Kendre Miller, who started for the national runner-up this past season, is headed to the NFL draft. Miller, who announced his decision on Instagram, had 1,399 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns for TCU in 2022. The junior missed the team’s national championship loss to Georgia because of a sprained
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
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
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
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
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