12:51 PM ET Northwestern is hiring North Dakota State defensive coordinator David Braun to the same position, sources told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Braun, who had been the Bison’s defensive coordinator since 2019, replaces Jim O’Neil, who spent the past two seasons in Evanston. The Wildcats ended the 2022 season on an 11-game losing streak following
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7:00 AM ET STETSON BENNETT WAS — shall we say — not himself when he sat down for an interview with “Good Morning America” just hours after beating Alabama and winning the national championship a year ago. The conquering hero of Georgia football, who was the game’s MVP and led the program to its first
7:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After all the anxiety-inducing finishes, after the Fiesta Bowl upset of Michigan, after making history as the longest of long shots to make the College Football Playoff National Championship, TCU has just one thing left to do. Its job. “Do your job” is the unsexy, unflashy mantra that coach
8:45 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Michigan’s Luke Schoonmaker, one of the top tight ends in college football, told ESPN that he’s leaving school to declare for the 2023 NFL draft. Schoonmaker is a fifth-year senior with one year of eligibility remaining. Multiple NFL scouts told ESPN that he projects as a second-round pick, as his
5:36 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Mark Gronowski threw three touchdown passes and ran 51 yards for another score as South Dakota State won its first national championship with a 45-21 win Sunday over North Dakota State, which lost for the first time in its 10 FCS title game appearances. As a true
5:24 PM ET ESPN News Services EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The College Football Playoff championship on Monday night is the biggest game of TCU coach Sonny Dykes’ career. But it didn’t have his full attention this week. “Look, we were preparing this week for a national championship game and we had six transfers on campus
2:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Two recent high-profile coaching hires in the SEC have received public backlash and raised questions about the optics they present, but SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Sunday the conference played a limited role in the processes, and the hiring decisions were made at the campus level. Auburn hired Hugh
1:01 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Washington State is finalizing a deal to make veteran coach Jeff Schmedding the school’s next defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Schmedding worked with Bryan Harsin at Auburn the past two years, including as the coordinator in 2022. He’s a veteran of the Pacific Northwest footprint, as he’s a graduate of
9:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN LOS ANGELES — Former Texas coach Tom Herman vividly remembers the muggy night back in the summer of 2019. A quiet wide receiver from nearby Temple, Texas, strolled onto an outdoor court at a slam dunk contest during the program’s Friday Night Lights recruiting event. Quentin Johnston had a big
9:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — There is no feeling in this world quite like reaching the pinnacle of your profession, whether that means hoisting a 35-pound College Football Playoff championship trophy on the floor of a Los Angeles stadium or being handed an 8½-pound Oscar in a nearby Hollywood auditorium. But no sooner has
8:00 AM ET Another 4-3-week last week and we are 24 over .500 sitting at 58% or so. This week really tests your faith in the approach because I gotta tell you — I don’t know who is playing for teams and I don’t care. The old something-to-play-for vs nothing-to-play-for… add in a little “this
4:44 PM ET After losing quarterback Devin Leary to transfer, NC State has found a replacement in Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong. The Wolfpack got a commitment on Saturday from Armstrong, who entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer Dec. 1. Leary decided to transfer after the 2022 season where he threw for 1,265 yards,
2:40 PM ET Junior safety Peyton Woodyard committed to Georgia on Saturday. Woodyard, No. 43 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and the safety ranked third highest in the cycle, made the announcement during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio. He was one of two 2024 prospects to commit during the game and
2:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Georgia tight end Darnell Washington hasn’t practiced this week as he recovers from an ankle injury, and he’ll be a game-time decision to play against No. 3 TCU in Monday’s CFP National Championship presented by AT&T. Washington, a potential first-round pick in April’s NFL draft, told ESPN on Saturday
3:37 PM ET Highly coveted junior outside linebacker T.J. Capers committed to Louisville on Saturday. The product of Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School made the announcement during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio. He was one of two class of 2024 prospects to commit at the game. Safety Peyton Woodyard, ranked No. 43
1:57 PM ET LOS ANGELES — TCU starting running back Kendre Miller told ESPN on Saturday that he has a sprained MCL in his right knee, which is about half-healed and is giving him a 50-50 chance to play Monday against Georgia in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Sofi Stadium. Miller, who
11:22 AM ET Florida State defensive end Jared Verse made a pros and cons list as he weighed his future over the past two weeks, trying to determine whether to leave school and become a potential first-round NFL pick or stay for one more year and improve. Ultimately, Verse decided he wanted another year with
6:40 PM ET Associated Press CONWAY, S.C. — New Coastal Carolina coach Tim Beck has named Travis Trickett to lead the Chants’ offense and Craig Naivar and Dan Carrel to direct the defense. Beck, North Carolina State’s offensive coordinator the previous three seasons, took over the program in December after Chants coach Jamey Chadwell left