6:25 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — At some point during the whirlwind of the past few days, Kalen DeBoer grabbed the phone and for the first time in his coaching career had a conversation with Chris Petersen. One of DeBoer’s big questions for the highly successful former coach and someone he admired from afar:
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4:31 PM ET Former UCF running back Otis Anderson Jr. was shot and killed at his parents’ home in Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday evening, and his father has been charged in his death, shocking former teammates, coaches and those who knew him best in his Central and North Florida communities. According to an arrest report
1:28 PM ET Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops has agreed to a new contract with the school through the 2027 season. Stoops’ new agreement would end June 30, 2028, and includes a guaranteed one-year extension for any season of seven to nine wins and a guaranteed two-year extension for any season of 10 or more
11:28 AM ET Brian Kelly informed Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick on Monday night that he would be leaving to become LSU’s coach, but Swarbrick had been sensing that Kelly was ready to make a move. Swarbrick, on Tuesday, said he was “not surprised” by Kelly’s decision to depart Notre Dame after 12 seasons
9:12 AM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Virginia Tech is zeroing in on Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry
11:00 PM ET Just when you thought the college football coaching carousel couldn’t get any wilder than Lincoln Riley leaving Oklahoma for USC, LSU stuns everyone by landing Brian Kelly from Notre Dame. Is this a smart move for the Tigers? What does this mean for an Irish team that could still make the playoff?
7:00 AM ET Imagine the shock around in Oklahoma — in the entire country, even — following a move so bold and seemingly out of nowhere, yet obviously in the works for some time and impossibly kept under wraps. That was four months ago, when we learned Oklahoma and Texas were bolting the Big 12
7:02 AM ET The most exciting weekend of what was perhaps the greatest season in recent college football history brought us to this: 10 conference championship games that will decide as many as three spots in the College Football Playoff. If we can assume No. 1 Georgia will make the playoffs whether it wins or
8:05 PM ET Auburn offensive coordinator Mike Bobo is out after just one season with the Tigers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg on Monday, confirming an earlier report. Bobo was brought in by first-year coach Bryan Harsin, and the Tigers showed flashes of offensive efficiency during the season, but they ultimately ended 6-6 and way
9:44 PM ET Five-star wide receiver Evan Stewart committed to Texas A&M on Monday, giving the Aggies two five-star commitments in the 2022 class. Stewart is the No. 12 ranked recruit overall and the No. 2 receiver in the class. He’s a 6-foot, 175-pound prospect from Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas, and he chose
8:37 PM ET In a shocking move, LSU is set to hire Notre Dame‘s Brian Kelly as its next head football coach, sources told ESPN. An agreement likely will be finalized in the next 24 hours. Kelly, in his 12th season at Notre Dame, will replace Ed Orgeron, whom LSU announced on Oct. 17 would
8:51 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN All Lincoln Riley had to do was say yes, take a three-hour flight, change the shade on his red tie — from crimson to cardinal — and he was suddenly in sunny, 75-degree late November weather, standing inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Monday afternoon being introduced as the 18th
9:10 PM ET Jim Harbaugh will donate any bonus money earned from his contract this season to University of Michigan athletic department employees who had their pay reduced due to COVID-19 issues. Harbaugh said on the “Inside Michigan Football” radio show that he and his wife, Sarah, would give the money back no matter the
6:26 PM ET A day after being shocked by Lincoln Riley’s abrupt departure for the USC job, Oklahoma president Joe Harroz and athletic director Joe Castiglione held a news conference to discuss Riley’s exit and reintroduce a familiar face in interim coach Bob Stoops. “We’re here today, surprised by yesterday, but with unlimited excitement for
6:15 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Georgia Tech running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who finished third in the nation in all-purpose yards, announced plans on Monday to enter the transfer portal. Gibbs made the announcement on his Twitter account. “After a long and hard process and talks with my family, I have decided to
5:28 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Fresno State football coach Kalen DeBoer has been named the new head coach at Washington, the school announced
3:07 PM ET Jacksonville State is set to hire UL Monroe offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez as its next head football coach, sources told ESPN on Monday. An agreement is being finalized and an announcement is expected soon. Rodriguez, the former coach at West Virginia, Michigan and Arizona, completed his first season at ULM under coach
2:48 PM ET TCU running back Zach Evans, a former five-star recruit, is planning to enter the transfer portal, a source told ESPN. Evans was the No. 16 recruit in the 2020 class as a 6-foot, 200-pound back out of North Shore High School in Houston, Texas. His recruitment went back and forth, with interest