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9:15 PM ET USC wide receiver Bru McCoy will not face criminal charges stemming from a felony domestic violence arrest on July 24. “Earlier this morning the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against Bru McCoy,” said Michael Goldstein, McCoy’s attorney, in a statement to ESPN. “We appreciate the care and concern

3:15 PM ET First-year Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week and remains in isolation, told reporters on Wednesday that he’s not against people getting vaccinated. “Let me be clear,” he said, “I am not anti-vaccine, and any narrative along those lines is misinformed.” Harsin, however, has declined to say

In 1981, Dennis Green became the first Black head coach of a Power 5 football program (Northwestern). Two years earlier, Willie Jeffries broke the same ground in Division I-A (now FBS) at Wichita State. Green and Jeffries were pioneers in a sport where Black men had increased representation on the field but not the sideline.

9:43 AM ET Haynes King will be Texas A&M’s starting quarterback, Jimbo Fisher said on Wednesday. Fisher told ESPN radio in Houston that King, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound redshirt freshman from Longview, Texas, will take over for four-year starter Kellen Mond, who led the Aggies to a No. 4 finish last year before being selected in

8:25 AM ET Earlier this month, when conference leaders across the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC began to discuss the possibility of a partnership — a concept that could ultimately provide some stability by preventing those leagues from poaching each other’s teams while adding a scheduling component — the Big 12 was excluded, another perceived

7:30 AM ET Let’s face it: College football has a bit of a chaos problem at the moment. As in, a lack thereof. The current ruling class is ruling a bit more than usual. Alabama has won six of the past 12 national titles and five of the past seven SEC titles and hasn’t finished

6:26 PM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. The commissioners of the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC made it official Tuesday, announcing an

6:49 PM ET Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse coach Dino Babers said Tuesday that when the season starts in less than two weeks the Orange will use two quarterbacks — two-year starter Tommy DeVito and dual-threat transfer Garrett Shrader. “We want to play both guys. We’re going to play both guys,” Babers said after

4:33 PM ET Former Oregon quarterback Tyler Shough, who transferred to Texas Tech this spring, has won the Red Raiders’ starting quarterback job, coach Matt Wells said Tuesday. “This is the most talented our quarterback room has been since we arrived here at Texas Tech,” said Wells, who is entering his third season as the

11:52 AM ET LSU will require anyone attending Tiger Stadium who is 12 years of age or older to provide proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within the last 72 hours, the school announced on Tuesday. LSU, which became the first school in the SEC to outline such a policy, cited a

11:07 AM ET Auburn defensive coordinator Derek Mason announced on Tuesday that he has recovered from a breakthrough case of Covid-19. Mason, who was previously the head coach at Vanderbilt, said he was looking forward to returning to the team and encouraged people to get vaccinated. Mason said he has lost two family members to

8:44 AM ET The alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 will be announced at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday, sources told ESPN. The three leagues are expected to emphasize “common values” and unanimous support impacting key topics affecting college athletes and schools in all sports. Sources say the Pac-12 has been the most aggressive

7:46 AM ET The moment his cleat got stuck in the turf, D’Eriq King felt his right knee cave in, then a sharp pain as he fell to the ground. Up in the stands at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, his mother, Cassandra, felt her heart drop. His brother, Keshon, prepared for the worst.

7:00 AM ET [Editor’s note: The 2021 college football season is upon us and it’s bringing the Bottom 10 with it, featuring a slew of old favorites like Kansas and UTEP, along with a Power 5 cameo from the entire Big 12.] Inspirational thought(s) of the week: Is this the way to normal?Show me the

6:00 AM ET The college football coaching hot seat for 2021 was supposed to be crowded. When the coronavirus pandemic hit last year, sources widely expected schools to be hesitant to make coaching changes, mindful of the cost for already-crunched athletic department budgets. Just wait for 2021, they said. It will be wild. Then, South

12:24 PM ET Associated Press Notre Dame and Iowa State each had three players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team, led Fighting Irish defensive back Kyle Hamilton and Cyclones running back Breece Hall. The preseason All-America team presented by Regions Bank was released Monday, five days before the first games of the season

12:44 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Fiesta Bowl Organization announced a multi-year partnership with Caesars Entertainment on Monday, pairing one of the biggest postseason college football games with legal sports gambling in Arizona. It’s the first partnership between a college bowl game and a company that specializes in sports betting. Caesars will host

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