7:00 AM ET College football was able to get back to something closer to a normal season in 2021, but the individual standout performances we saw were anything but normal. The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) will celebrate these individuals, who helped bring us the joy and excitement of
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7:46 AM ET Florida International football has hired Memphis defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre as its coach, sources told ESPN. MacIntyre, the former coach at Colorado and San Jose State, emerged Wednesday in FIU’s search, as ESPN first reported, and an agreement was finalized early Thursday. He replaces Butch Davis, who went 24-32 at Florida International
10:02 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC‘s Drake London, widely considered one of the best wide receivers in college football this season, announced Wednesday that he would be foregoing his senior season and declaring for the 2022 NFL draft. “It’s been a true blessing to compete as a Trojan over the past three seasons,” London wrote
6:36 PM ET Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday there have been preliminary discussions with the NCAA’s football oversight committee and in coaching circles about possibly changing the early signing period for recruiting. Bowlsby, a former chair of the oversight committee, said the American Football Coaches Association also has started talking about shifting the
3:56 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Clemson Tigers offensive coordinator Tony Elliott has emerged as the top candidate to be the next
3:58 PM ET Only 23 days before Michigan takes on Georgia in the College Football Playoff, the Wolverines beat the Dawgs on the recruiting trail when ESPN Junior 300 linebacker Raylen Wilson committed on Wednesday. Wilson, the No. 57-ranked recruit in the 2023 class, chose the Wolverines over the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker from
3:49 PM ET Arkansas All-SEC receiver Treylon Burks announced Wednesday that he is opting out of the Razorbacks’ upcoming bowl game to begin preparing for the NFL draft. God’s Plan❤️ pic.twitter.com/W3IsS4ValL — Treylon Burks (@TreylonBurks) December 8, 2021 ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. lists Burks as the sixth-highest-rated receiver in the draft. A 6-foot-3, 225-pound junior
11:33 AM ET The Texas Tech Red Raiders are expected to hire veteran defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter to the same role, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The deal with DeRuyter is not yet finalized, but it is expected soon, a source said. DeRuyter, 58, spent the past two seasons at Oregon under head coach
12:49 PM ET Oklahoma has finalized a deal with Jeff Lebby to be the Sooners‘ new offensive coordinator and will make him one of the highest-paid coordinators in college football, sources told ESPN. Lebby has been Ole Miss‘ offensive coordinator the past two seasons under Lane Kiffin and is scheduled to be in Norman, Oklahoma
12:16 PM ET Oklahoma fans haven’t taken former football coach Lincoln Riley’s abrupt departure to USC very well, and that includes at least one state senator. Republican Senator Bill Coleman of Ponca City proposed a bill on Tuesday that would rename 3 inches of a westbound lane of State Highway 325 in the panhandle as
10:44 AM ET Just one day after resigning as offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh, Mark Whipple has resurfaced at Nebraska in the same role under head football coach Scott Frost, it was announced Wednesday. Whipple, 64, stepped down Tuesday after his third season at Pitt, where he had mentored Heisman Trophy finalist Kenny Pickett. The Panthers
8:00 AM ET Alabama, Cincinnati, Georgia and Michigan will compete for the 2021 national championship in the College Football Playoff, and those teams are well represented on ESPN’s All-America team, as well. The Crimson Tide have four All-Americans, the Bulldogs have three and the Bearcats and Wolverines each have one. Of the 26 players included
8:15 AM ET Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Oklahoma State and Notre Dame
8:47 PM ET Associated Press Mario Cristobal scrawled notes in pencil on a yellow legal pad during the private flight that brought him to Miami. He carried the pad into the Hurricanes‘ football building Tuesday, his first full day as the program’s head coach. The list of things he’d jotted down wasn’t short. “It’s time
11:22 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar won the Williams V. Campbell Trophy on Tuesday night as the top scholar-athlete in college football. The senior receives a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship. He is the first Iowa State player to win the award since it was established in 1990. Kolar
5:07 PM ET Michigan offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Josh Gattis on Tuesday was named the winner of the Broyles Award, which annually goes to college football’s top assistant coach. The No. 2 Wolverines ranked second in the Big Ten and 13th nationally with 37.7 points per game behind a balanced attack that averaged
8:10 PM ET A week after announcing Brian Kelly as its new coach, LSU is poised to lose starting quarterback Max Johnson along with his brother, Jake, a prized tight end recruit. Max Johnson announced Tuesday that he plans to enter the transfer portal. A sophomore and the son of former NFL quarterback Brad Johnson,
7:39 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Fresno State is nearing an agreement to hire Jeff Tedford as its next football coach, sources told ESPN