10:00 AM ET High school yearbooks for 2021 graduates have been handed out, with many of them including a section on class superlatives. We thought we would get in on the fun but with college football’s 2021 recruiting class. As these players transiition from prospects to incoming freshmen, we found it fitting to recognize several
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8:00 AM ET We inevitably overreact to what we see in bowl season. It is the last real thing we see from teams for about eight months, and it’s really easy to get sucked into believing that whatever we saw then is what we’ll see for months on end when the next season begins. They
8:04 PM ET ESPN 300 linebacker Jaylen Sneed committed to Notre Dame on Monday. Sneed is a 6-foot-2, 210-pound linebacker from Hilton Head High School in Hilton Head, South Carolina. He’s the No. 97-ranked prospect overall, according to ESPN, and chose Notre Dame over Oregon. Sneed initially released a top five of Notre Dame, Oklahoma,
3:28 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates selected outfielder Lonnie White Jr. and pitcher Chandler Bubba in the MLB draft, both of whom are college football recruits from the 2021 class. White Jr. was taken in the competitive balance round B and taken No. 64 overall, out of Mavern Prep School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. White Jr.
10:25 AM ET ESPN News Services LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Arkansas defensive lineman Jake Bequette on Monday announced he’s challenging Arkansas Sen. John Boozman in next year’s Republican primary. Bequette, an Army veteran who also played eight games in the NFL with the New England Patriots after they selected him in the third round
7:30 AM ET June was the first time college football prospects could take visits in nearly a year because of the recruiting dead period from COVID-19, and it was as hectic as coaches thought it would be. With prospects visiting each week, the majority of coaches are now taking vacations during the dead period in
8:59 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — A former Kansas football player says the university offered him more than $50,000 in benefits if he left the program and stayed quiet about harassment he experienced from four other players on the team. Caperton Humphrey told The Kansas City Star that he received little help from
8:00 AM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — In Gary Patterson’s 21 years as head coach of TCU, his job has taken him to the biggest of stages, such as his 2011 Rose Bowl victory, when his little Mountain West-era Horned Frogs beat an undefeated Wisconsin team to make college football history. Patterson is a Hall
6:00 PM ET Alabama beat Clemson on the recruiting trail for five-star defensive end Jeremiah Alexander, who announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide on Thursday. Alexander is the No. 11-ranked recruit overall and the No. 1-ranked prospect in the state of Alabama. He’s a 6-foot-2, 230-pound defensive end, who could also play linebacker, from
6:01 PM ET Former LSU left tackle Dare Rosenthal announced Thursday that he will transfer to play football at Kentucky. “My decision was not based on my athleticism alone,” Rosenthal said as part of his announcement on Twitter. “It was based on me attending the University that I believe can help mold and shape me
2:37 PM ET Former Georgia receiver Demetris Robertson, whose career has been hampered by injuries, announced on Thursday that he’ll transfer to Auburn for his senior season. It marks the second time Robertson has changed schools. A former four-star prospect, Robertson started out at Cal on a promising note, catching 50 passes for 767 receiving
1:18 PM ET North Carolina coach Mack Brown said Thursday that during a team discussion about the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, his players were against the format and preferred six to eight teams. During a wide-ranging Zoom with reporters, Brown mentioned that ACC commissioner Jim Phillips had asked all coaches to get feedback from
10:00 AM ET Editor’s Note: We recently discovered that our previous preseason release of the Football Power Index in April contained data and modeling errors. We have remedied the issues and are re-releasing FPI here ahead of the 2021 season. ESPN Analytics regrets the error. In five of the past six seasons, the top spot
9:00 AM ET Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall The
RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 DE Milton, GAMilton High School 6’3” 265 93 2 QB-PP New Orleans, LAIsidore Newman School 6’3” 204 93 3 DT Thompson, ALThompson Public School 6’3” 275 90 4 CB Lakeland, FLLake Gibson High School 6’2” 165 89 5 OLB Denton, TXBilly Ryan High School 6’2”
6:49 PM ET Associated Press The Florida Panthers may soon be signing a quarterback. Or a center who plays basketball. Or a goalie who plays soccer. It all makes sense. The Panthers are the first NHL team, and they believe the first U.S. major pro sports team, to establish an opportunity for college athletes to
2:14 PM ET Former coach Tyrone Willingham has been reappointed to the College Football Playoff selection committee, and will serve a one-year term in place of former Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum, who is stepping down for health reasons after two years on the committee. Slocum, 76, was diagnosed last month with a form of
12:00 PM ET Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, a potential No. 1 pick in the 2022 NFL draft, has struck his first known NIL deal on a non-fungible token (NFT) with Nike founder Phil Knight and celebrated sneaker designer Tinker Hatfield. Thibodeaux revealed the NFT on social media on Tuesday night. “Life is filled with