4:49 PM ET Colorado running back Jarek Broussard, the 2020 Pac-12 offensive player of the year, on Thursday has entered the transfer portal as a graduate. He had 661 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the 2021 season. During the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Broussard had 895 rushing yards and five touchdowns while averaging 162.6 yards
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3:54 PM ET Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is bringing in his younger brother, Chris, to join the Rebels’ staff as co-defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Chris Kiffin, expected to coach linebackers, will team with co-coordinator Chris Partridge to head up the defense. Partridge has been a member of the Rebels’ staff
2:36 PM ET Alabama star wide receiver Jameson Williams will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft, he announced on Thursday. A speedy All-American who transferred to Alabama from Ohio State, Williams led the SEC in receiving yards (1.572) and touchdowns (15) this season. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. lists Williams as the No.
11:44 AM ET Former Louisiana running back and Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Montrell Johnson announced Thursday that he will transfer to Florida. The move reunites him with Billy Napier, who won a Sun Belt championship at Louisiana this season and was introduced as Florida’s next head coach on Dec. 5. Johnson ran for
12:26 PM ET Virginia is set to hire Air Force defensive coordinator John Rudzinski for the same role, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Rudzinski, a former Air Force linebacker, has spent almost his entire career at his alma mater, including the past four seasons as defensive coordinator. He has been on Air Force’s staff
9:32 AM ET Alabama‘s most productive defensive lineman, Phidarian Mathis, announced Wednesday that he will enter the NFL draft. The senior from Louisiana could have played one more year in college by using the free year of eligibility afforded to athletes because of COVID-19 disruptions in 2020, but he chose instead to declare for the
7:12 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN Some Academy Award winners aren’t that much different from the rest of college football fans. Barry Jenkins, the screenwriter and director of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” needed an outlet for his frustrations, commentary and hot takes each Saturday. Plus, like he told ESPN, you “don’t just walk
10:14 PM ET Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd will enter the NFL draft, he announced in a social media post Wednesday. U n i t e dT o g e t h e rE t e r n a lS o l d i e r s pic.twitter.com/NANd09u3TE — devin lloyd (@DevinLloyd_) January 13, 2022 The
5:10 PM ET Iowa junior linebacker Jack Campbell, the FBS leader in tackles last season, will return for the Hawkeyes’ 2022 campaign. Campbell recorded 143 tackles, two interceptions, a forced fumble, six pass breakups and six quarterback hurries for the Hawkeyes, who finished 10-4 and ranked No. 23. ESPN’s Mel Kiper rated him as the
4:46 PM ET Penn State running back Noah Cain entered the transfer portal on Monday. Cain set a team freshman record with eight rushing touchdowns in 2019, and led the team with four rushing touchdowns this past season. The 5-foot-10, 220-pound junior suffered a season-ending injury on the opening drive of the 2020 season. He
2:04 PM ET The Big Ten released its revised 2022 football schedule Wednesday, adding a pair of cross-divisional games and shifting around other notable games — including Penn State‘s matchups against Michigan and Ohio State — on the calendar. The changes were done to accommodate adjustments that were made due to COVID-19 in 2020, when
2:31 PM ET TCU starting defensive end Ochaun Mathis, a two-time All-Big 12 selection, has entered the transfer portal. Mathis, who announced his decision Wednesday morning on Twitter, started 34 games for the Horned Frogs. He recorded 45 tackles, including seven for loss and four sacks this season, after a breakout season in 2020 when
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The college football season finally concluded Monday night with the Georgia Bulldogs ending a 41-year national championship drought. Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs cleared the Alabama hurdle in the College Football Playoff title game, 33-18, and reclaimed their top spot in the final edition of this season’s power rankings. Georgia’s emphatic win
7:07 PM ET Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams tore the ACL in his left knee in Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Doctors believe that, after surgery within the next 10 days, Williams will retain his sub 4.3 speed, and they expect a full recovery, the
5:42 PM ET Alabama had seven players enter the NCAA’s transfer portal a day after the team’s loss in the College Football Playoff National Championship, including reserve tight end Jahleel Billingsley. The group of Alabama players appeared in the portal late Tuesday afternoon. Billingsley, a junior from Chicago, had 35 receptions for 543 yards and
2:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Along Highway 15, on a small patch of red clay near Sandersville, Georgia, sits an 84-year-old wooden barn with a rusted tin roof and weathered pine boards. The barn belongs to the Hitchcock family, which has operated a 2,500-acre farm for more than a century. Over the years, the barn
2:13 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young shouldered much of the blame following Monday night’s 33-18 loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T. “We had a lot of opportunities, moved the ball relatively well. We did some stuff well. We didn’t execute, and at the end of
9:26 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama star receiver Jameson Williams injured his left knee early in the second quarter of Monday night’s 33-18 loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T. Williams, a junior from St. Louis, was hurt on a 40-yard catch on a pass from Heisman Trophy winner