9:11 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz is transferring to Florida, giving the Gators an experienced starter at a depleted position. Mertz announced his commitment on social media Wednesday. He is expected to enroll at the Southeastern Conference school in January. A three-year starter at Wisconsin, Mertz left the
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6:05 PM ET Oregon made waves on the first day of the early signing period when five-star safety Peyton Bowen flipped his commitment from Notre Dame to the Ducks — but that wasn’t the only big splash Oregon had on Wednesday, as coach Dan Lanning and his staff moved from outside the top 10 in
5:17 PM ET Cal quarterback Jack Plummer, who started all 12 games for the Golden Bears this season, has entered the transfer portal as a graduate student. Plummer, who transferred to Cal last December from Purdue, had 3,095 passing yards with 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions. His passing total marked the sixth highest in team
5:55 PM ET Deion Sanders’ first recruiting class at Colorado includes two 2023 ESPN 300 recruits, the Buffaloes’ first ESPN 300 signees since 2020, but it was a commitment from a transfer quarterback that was the biggest news of Sanders’ day. His son Shedeur Sanders officially announced Wednesday the move to follow his father to
4:06 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC wide receiver Jordan Addison has likely played his last college snap. On a day when USC added two of the top wide receivers in the 2023 recruiting class (Zachariah Branch and Makai Lemon), coach Lincoln Riley announced that the 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner will not play in the Trojans’
2:29 PM ET It’s rare to see package deals — where teammates commit to the same school — work out in college football recruiting, but Alabama pulled it off Wednesday, landing five-star teammates Jaquavious Russaw and James Smith. The 2023 recruits had the same top list of schools, including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State
12:33 PM ET Five-star safety Peyton Bowen flipped from Notre Dame to Oregon on Wednesday, becoming the third five-star recruit to flip in as many days. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Bowen, No. 14 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the cycle’s second-best safety, gives Dan Lanning’s staff one heck of a response to five-star QB
8:51 AM ET Texas hooked its biggest recruit of the Steve Sarkisian era when quarterback Arch Manning, the No. 2 overall prospect in the ESPN 300, signed with the Longhorns on Wednesday. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound star from Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans is the nephew of Eli and Peyton Manning. His father, Cooper
8:30 AM ET ESPN staff National signing day is here, with college football‘s early signing period kicking off Wednesday and lasting through Friday. High school recruits are able to sign their national letters of intent to lock them into the colleges of their choice. It already has been a busy start to the week, with
10:42 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Well-traveled quarterback JT Daniels has committed to transfer to Rice, sources told ESPN. Daniels, a former national high school player of the year, will move to his fourth college home. He has played at USC, Georgia and West Virginia, going a combined 17-12 as a starter. The appeal of playing
12:11 PM ET Former NC State quarterback Devin Leary is transferring to Kentucky, the school announced on Tuesday night. Leary will give the Wildcats an experienced and successful option to run the offense next season. Current starter Will Levis has declared for the 2023 NFL draft, which left the coaches looking for a new option.
4:45 PM ET STARKVILLE, MS. — Former Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was a luminary and a larger-than-life character in college football. On Tuesday, his impact was spelled out in detail as friends, coaches and players shared personal stories of Leach’s humanity, his sense of humor and the deep curiosity that drove him to the
4:55 PM ET Tom Van Haaren One day before the early signing period starts, Alabama flipped five-star offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor from in-state Iowa. Proctor made the announcement on social media, tweeting: “Home away from home. Roll Tide” Proctor is a 6-foot-6, 315-pound tackle from Southeast Polk High in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. He had been
11:31 AM ET Illinois coach Bret Bielema, who this season guided the team to its highest wins total since 2007, has agreed to a new contract through the 2028 season. Bielema, who is 13-11 in his second season at Illinois, will receive an annual salary increase from $4.3 million this season to $6 million in
12:11 PM ET NC State quarterback Devin Leary is expected to transfer to Kentucky, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. On3 was first to report the news and Leary will give the Wildcats an experienced and successful option to run the offense next season. Current starter Will Levis has declared for the 2023 NFL
6:30 AM ET It has already been an exciting week in college football recruiting as we lead up to the early signing period for 2023 that starts Wednesday. Five-star quarterback Dante Moore flipped his commitment from Oregon to UCLA on Monday, and a number of transfer players have picked new schools to compete for a
9:43 PM ET Ohio State offensive lineman Avery Henry has been diagnosed with a form of bone cancer, he announced Monday. Henry, a freshman from St. Clairsville, Ohio, said he recently was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer most commonly found in teenagers and young adults. “I will fight this!” Henry wrote on Twitter. “I
5:16 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Drew Pyne, one of the top available quarterbacks in the NCAA transfer portal, is transferring to Arizona State from Notre Dame, he announced on Monday. Pyne visited ASU over the weekend, according to sources, and clicked with first-year head coach Kenny Dillingham. Pyne appreciated Dillingham’s work in developing Bo Nix