10:49 AM ET Purdue has named Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters, who oversaw the nation’s No. 1 unit for much of the season, as its next head coach. Walters, 36, has spent the past two seasons at Illinois and was a finalist for the Broyles Award, which goes to the nation’s top assistant coach. He
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8:59 AM ET ESPN News Services Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach died Monday night after complications related to a heart condition, the school announced. He was 61. Leach suffered what the university initially described, in a news release, as a “personal health issue” at his home in Starkville on Sunday, which required him to
6:30 AM ET It wasn’t just any year in college football. We’re going to have a College Football Playoff for the first time that doesn’t include Alabama or Clemson and one that does include TCU. There are similar surprises on ESPN’s 2022 All-America team. Some of the players on everybody’s radar when the season began
9:20 PM ET Oklahoma is adding linebacker Dasan McCullough to its roster as a transfer from Indiana. He and his brother Daeh both committed to the Sooners on Monday. Daeh McCullough, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound safety, is an ESPN 300 recruit in the 2023 class and previously had committed to Cincinnati. the man himself!!🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/MvFXEDZuKJ —
10:17 PM ET Arizona State quarterback Emory Jones, who opened the 2022 season as the Sun Devils‘ starter, has entered the transfer portal as a graduate student. Jones started ASU’s first seven games before being replaced by Trenton Bourguet. He completed 62.8% of his passes and led the team in passing yards (1,533), while throwing
5:17 PM ET Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. — The last time Stanford‘s football program was searching for a coach to get it out of a rut, tapping the FCS ranks proved to be the right path. Sixteen years after Jim Harbaugh arrived and helped build the Cardinal from a one-win team into a national power,
2:38 PM ET Florida State added an offensive playmaker to the team Monday when South Carolina tight end Jaheim Bell announced he was transferring to play for the Seminoles. Bell is a 6-foot-3, 232-pound junior who has been with South Carolina for three seasons. He was limited in 2020 after undergoing surgery prior to the
6:20 PM ET Tennessee wide receiver Cedric Tillman, who had a promising start to the season before being limited by injury, declared his intention to enter the 2023 NFL draft Monday on social media. He will not play for Tennessee against Clemson in the Discover Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. Tillman had 230 receiving yards
5:36 PM ET ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo told ESPN on Monday he was sitting by himself at his locker following the Midshipmen’s 20-17 double-overtime loss to rival Army in Philadelphia on Saturday when Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk walked in and fired him. “First of all, we just got kicked in
2:49 PM ET Keon Keeley, the top remaining uncommitted defensive end in the 2023 class, announced Monday that he’s going to play at Alabama. Keeley, who decommitted from Notre Dame in August, is No. 20 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the top defensive end in the cycle. He becomes Alabama’s 19th ESPN 300
3:10 PM ET Coastal Carolina starting quarterback Grayson McCall entered the transfer portal on Monday. McCall started for the Chanticleers the past three seasons and has become a household name as one of the top quarterbacks in the country. He redshirted in his first season on campus in 2019 but burst onto the scene in
12:16 PM ET Associated Press Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday. Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more players on the first team than any other school. Williams, named last week
11:57 AM ET Mississippi State coach Mike Leach remains hospitalized and in critical condition, the university said in a statement Monday morning. Leach suffered what was called Sunday a “personal health issue” that occurred at home. According to a report by the Clarion Ledger, Leach had a massive heart attack. Leach, who is in his
11:49 PM ET ESPN News Services NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Will Anderson Jr. of Alabama won the Lott IMPACT Trophy on Sunday night as the college defensive player having the biggest influence on his team. The junior outside linebacker earned the honor a day after graduating. It’s the fourth trophy Anderson picked up in a
8:41 PM ET New Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has found his play-callers, as the school is set to hire Philip Montgomery as offensive coordinator and Ron Roberts as defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN. Montgomery served as Tulsa’s head coach for the past eight seasons before being fired Nov. 27. He previously served as offensive
8:16 PM ET Oregon has already been active in the transfer portal this offseason, getting two commitments from transfers on Sunday. Former Alabama wide receiver Traeshon Holden and Iowa linebacker Jestin Jacobs announced commitments to the Ducks, and both will have a shot at contributing early next season. Holden was an ESPN 300 receiver in
5:14 PM ET Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a “personal health issue” at home earlier in the day, the university said in a news release. Leach, according to the release, was transported by ambulance to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson after having the issue at home.
3:40 PM ET Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith has agreed to a new six-year contract, the school announced Sunday. Smith’s deal comes after leading the Beavers to a 9-3 record and will include guaranteed compensation of $4.85 million annually, beginning March 1. It will increase by $100,000 each year, eventually landing at $30.6 million for