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8:15 AM ET Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Ohio State and Utah will head to Pasadena, California, coming from opposite directions. The Buckeyes appeared destined for

6:00 PM ET Ohio State hired Jim Knowles as the football team’s defensive coordinator on Tuesday, head coach Ryan Day announced. Knowles had been the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State, where his defense ranked No. 3 in total yards per game. A finalist for the Broyles Award, which annually goes to college football’s top assistant

4:42 PM ET Count Alabama quarterback and Heisman Trophy favorite Bryce Young among those surprised that teammate Will Anderson Jr. wasn’t among the four finalists for the award. “I definitely think he was deserving,” Young told reporters Tuesday. “If you look at numbers, you look at production, I definitely think he deserves to be there.

3:49 PM ET Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Mark Whipple has resigned, the school announced Tuesday. Whipple, 64, just completed his third season as Pitt’s offensive coordinator and mentored quarterback Kenny Pickett, who on Monday was named a Heisman Trophy finalist. The 11-2 Panthers defeated Wake Forest on Saturday to win their first ACC championship. “During his

8:13 AM ET Congratulations, Miami. You finally decided to rejoin the world of big-time college football, with a financial outlay never before seen inside your own athletic department. You brought home native son Mario Cristobal, the coach your entire fan base wanted. You are on the verge of convincing well-respected Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Conference championship weekend: when a quarterback threw for 577 yards and four touchdowns, and lost. When a historically good defense surrendered 41 points. When a fake slide led to a 58-yard touchdown run. When a freshman running back threw a 75-yard touchdown pass. And to think, the week started with

9:16 PM ET Texas A&M flipped five-star defensive tackle Gabe Brownlow-Dindy from Oklahoma on Monday, giving the Aggies three five-star football commitments in the class. Brownlow-Dindy is the No. 4 recruit overall and had been committed to the Sooners since Oct. 12. He stayed committed when news broke that Lincoln Riley left to take the

8:01 PM ET Oregon lost three commitments on Monday after it was announced Mario Cristobal was no longer the Ducks’ head coach. ESPN 300 offensive tackle Kelvin Banks, quarterback Tanner Bailey and linebacker T.J. Dudley all announced they were no longer committed to Oregon. Banks is the highest ranked of the three at No. 33

6:51 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Saying he was “ready for this challenge,” Marcus Freeman was formally introduced Monday afternoon as Notre Dame‘s 30th head football coach. “I’m ready to lead this program to the greatest heights,” said the 35-year-old Freeman, never a head coach but an assistant at five schools, including

6:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud were announced Monday as the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman will be presented Saturday in New York, returning to its usual routine and date after it was forced

5:52 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Brent Venables already has received two Oklahoma welcomes fit for a king. Hundreds of Sooners fans who watched coach Lincoln Riley leave for Southern California last week flocked to Norman’s airport on Sunday night to cheer the arrival of Venables, Riley’s replacement. A day later, Oklahoma introduced

1:21 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Johnny Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, was in an Omaha hospital intensive care unit Monday with COVID-19. Rodgers’ business partner, Denny Drake, said the Cornhuskers football great was hospitalized Thanksgiving morning with the virus at Nebraska

11:29 AM ET Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec will return to the team for the 2022 season, he announced Monday. Jurkovec began the 2021 season as an NFL draft prospect but suffered a hand injury in Week 2 and underwent surgery. He returned from the injury earlier than expected in November and appeared in Boston

12:12 PM ET Nevada coach Jay Norvell will be the next football coach at Colorado State, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal was not finalized as of Monday morning but is expected be complete by the end of the day. Norvell was the lowest-paid coach in the Mountain West with Nevada at roughly $620,000

11:15 AM ET After weeks of speculation, Miami has fired head coach Manny Diaz on Monday after three years on the job. The decision comes after numerous reports indicated the school was making a significant offer to lure Oregon coach Mario Cristobal back to Miami, where he played and served as an assistant coach under

11:49 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Mario Cristobal is heading home to the U. Cristobal will leave Oregon to become Miami‘s head

10:28 AM ET Purdue Boilermakers standouts George Karlaftis and David Bell are heading to the NFL, but their status for the team’s upcoming bowl game is unclear, coach Jeff Brohm said Sunday. Karlaftis, a junior defensive end, is No. 21 on Mel Kiper’s ESPN Big Board for the 2022 draft. Kiper ranks Bell, a Biletnikoff

7:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — Luke Fickell does not recall getting much, if any sleep, Saturday night. First, there was the on-field celebration with his team — and seemingly the entire campus — after completing a perfect season that would end up making playoff history. Then there was the gathering back at his house, where