12:07 PM ET New guidelines are giving college coaches more leeway in recruiting, with Ole Miss‘ Lane Kiffin already taking advantage of one new rule. As the NCAA attempts to modernize Division I rules, coaches are now allowed to mention high school teams publicly or geotag the schools while recruiting off campus. Kiffin tweeted Friday
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10:36 PM ET William E. Ricks In Week 12 of college football, there’s a lot to watch in the season’s final stretch. Some teams are playing for bowl eligibility, while others battle for one of four spots in the College Football Playoff. Unfortunately, some schools don’t have a postseason to look forward to and are
8:00 AM ET IOWA CITY, Iowa — As an Iowa defensive lineman from 2004 to ’06, Ettore Ewen kept a low profile. But last month, Kinnick Stadium gave him a reception reserved for the greatest Hawkeye football heroes. Twelve years after departing for a surprise opportunity in wrestling, Ewen returned to campus as WWE champion
7:00 AM ET Every Tuesday as the College Football Playoff rankings are released, one virtually unprecedented decision has stood out: where Oregon has been placed. The Ducks sit at No. 3 in the current rankings, an honor bestowed upon them seemingly for a win over Ohio State, and one that presumably puts them in strong
5:37 PM ET Associated Press Virginia Tech’s J.C. Price never expected to be the Virginia Tech head football coach at his alma mater. Then the opportunity came when athletic director Whit Babcock was told by Justin Fuente that he would move on rather remain at Virginia Tech with his future unclear. Bobcock then placed a
3:50 PM ET Ohio State announced backup quarterback Jack Miller has been reinstated to the team after a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired was reduced to a misdemeanor. Miller was pulled over by Ohio State Highway Patrol the morning of Nov. 5 for driving in marked lanes. At the time, Miller refused a
11:12 AM ET Michigan State coach Mel Tucker, who could soon receive a significant new contract with the school, said MSU is a destination job and that he never intended to “just pass through.” Speaking on The Draymond Green Show with Green, a former basketball star at Michigan State now with the Golden State Warriors,
6:50 AM 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. When it came time for the 2001 Miami Hurricanes to do their summer workouts, they
8:00 AM ET As the 2001 Miami Hurricanes celebrated a fifth national championship in the Rose Bowl locker room 20 years ago, not one person screamed, ‘GOAT!’ or thought they had just unlocked legendary status. Truthfully, the players and coaches felt relief that they had reached the goal they set for themselves 12 months earlier.
6:37 AM ET ESPN staff Michigan State defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton begins each game plan by studying the opposing offense’s explosive plays. “It took a little bit more time this week,” Hazelton told ESPN. Hazelton’s defense on Saturday faces an Ohio State offense that leads the nation in yards per play (8.03), scoring (46.3 points
9:09 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Georgia outside linebacker Adam Anderson was released from the Athens-Clarke County jail on $25,000 bond Wednesday, one week after being charged with rape. Anderson’s attorney, Steve Sadow, told The Associated Press that Athens-Clarke County Superior Court judge Eric Norris “decided that bond was appropriate and that puts
9:12 PM ET The Big 12 on Wednesday issued a public reprimand of the Texas Tech radio announcers for their call of Saturday’s 41-38 win over Iowa State. Play-by-play host Brian Jensen and analyst John Harris were critical of the officials during the game, going so far as to list off individual names. As a
8:50 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said leading receiver Justyn Ross will have surgery to fix the stress fracture in his foot then get ready for the NFL draft. Ross will miss Saturday’s game against Wake Forest and the season-ending rivalry contest at South Carolina on Nov. 27. Swinney
7:16 PM ET North Carolina got a big recruiting win on Wednesday when ESPN 300 wide receiver Andre Greene Jr. announced his commitment to the Tar Heels. Greene, the No. 100 prospect in the 2022 class, chose North Carolina over Clemson and Georgia. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound receiver from St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Virginia, held
6:51 PM ET Oregon Ducks wide receiver and returner Mycah Pittman is leaving the team, he announced Wednesday. Pittman had 12 receptions this season and only 38 for his career, after coming to Oregon as ESPN’s No. 144 overall recruit in the 2019 class. He didn’t record a catch in Oregon’s last two games after
5:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Growing up in northern Utah, Jaxson Dart obviously couldn’t acquire a full appreciation of what makes Southern California’s rivalry with UCLA so good. The Trojans’ 18-year-old freshman quarterback realizes he’s about to get a crash course in the emotions and excitement of Los Angeles’ crosstown showdown. Dart
4:36 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Manny Diaz’s long-term future at Miami is uncertain, given that the Hurricanes are in the process of hiring a new athletic director whose first task almost certainly will be deciding if the football program needs a change in direction. That’s why the short-term matters are of
7:00 AM ET [Editor’s note: The No. 1 Bottom 10 team beat Texas, while UConn and New Mexico State provided a few seconds of hope. Meanwhile, the Horns and Gators have to share the Coveted Fifth Spot.] Inspirational thought of the week: When we’re underneath the lightsMy heart’s no longer brokenFor a momentJust for a