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
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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
5:21 PM ET Northwestern has initiated an investigation into an allegation of hazing within its football program, the school said in a statement to ESPN on Wednesday. The school was made aware of the allegation after the 2022 season, according to the statement. The university has hired an independent attorney, Maggie Hickey of the law
2:13 PM ET When Dieunerst Collin was 9 years old, he inadvertently became a meme. As a young boy, he was holding a Popeyes drink cup looking suspiciously at the camera as the cameraman teased him about his resemblance to the viral star Lil Terrio. The video took off, and Collin’s likeness appeared in memes
2:16 PM ET North Carolina and cornerbacks coach Dre Bly have “mutually agreed to part ways,” according to a release from the school Wednesday. Bly is one of UNC’s all-time greats, a two-time All-American cornerback for the Tar Heels from 1995 through 1998. He had served as one of coach Mack Brown’s top recruiters, particularly
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff From the early heroics of the Fun Belt to Tennessee‘s resurgence to a 200-1 long shot making the College Football Playoff National Championship, this college football season had it all. USC reemerged as a threat from the West Coast behind Caleb Williams‘ Heisman-worthy season before falling to upstart Tulane in
9:16 PM ET Associated Press AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Air Force Academy said offensive lineman Hunter Brown died after experiencing a medical emergency as he left his dormitory for class Monday. He was 21. Brown was from Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Cadet 3rd Class played in games against Northern Iowa and Nevada during
9:41 PM ET Quarterback Spencer Rattler announced Tuesday on a social media video that he plans to return to South Carolina for the 2023 season. Rattler transferred to South Carolina last season from Oklahoma and played his best football at the end of the year. He passed for 792 yards, eight touchdowns and just two
6:12 PM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A strong consensus of FBS coaches signaled support for several key rules changes