11:52 AM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — The couple who own a massive Interstate 80 travel center in eastern Iowa have donated $10 million to fund the Iowa football program and other athletics projects, the school announced Monday. The Will and Renee Moon Excellence Fund will endow the head football coaching position in
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2:49 PM ET Georgia has gotten off to a fast start in the 2022 recruiting class and added another ESPN Junior 300 prospect on Saturday when linebacker Jalon Walker announced his commitment to the Dawgs. Walker is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker out of Salisbury High School in Salisbury, North Carolina, and is the No. 39
8:39 PM ET Longtime Wisconsin athletic director and former football coach Barry Alvarez is set to retire, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Alvarez, 74, who has led Wisconsin’s athletics department since April 2004, likely will make a formal announcement in the next few weeks. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported Saturday that Alvarez is planning
9:35 AM ET Howard Schnellenberger, who led Miami to its first national championship and in the process turned a once-floundering football program into a dynasty, died Saturday his family announced. He was 87. What Schnellenberger did at Miami remains one of the greatest transformations in college football history. Before his arrival in 1979, Miami administrators
7:21 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — A 74-year-old woman told state lawmakers Friday that she spoke directly to LSU football coach Ed Orgeron about sexual harassment she allegedly endured in 2017 from one of his star players, adding he did nothing to reprimand the running back. Gloria Scott, a security worker at
8:00 AM ET The universe tends to right itself on the field. For a few weeks in March, it looked like the top two college football teams in the Missouri Valley might end up being upstarts North Dakota and Southern Illinois. The Fighting Hawks and Salukis were a combined 7-1 in conference play, while heavyweights
8:00 AM ET With college football spring practices upon us and a new season in the forefront, the 2021 recruits are now starting their journey. As with every recruiting class, there are some prospects who will make an immediate impact and become stars right away, while for others, it might take a little more time
7:34 PM ET After finishing the 2021 recruiting cycle with the No. 3 ranked class overall, Georgia is off to a great start in the 2022 class. The Dawgs got a commitment from ESPN 300 athlete Malaki Starks on Thursday, giving the coaching staff seven ESPN 300 commitments overall. Starks is a 6-foot-1, 195-pound athlete
5:36 PM ET David Wilson Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said on Thursday that tight end Jalen Wydermyer, a Mackey Award finalist and key target for the Aggies last year as a sophomore, will miss this spring after cutting his hand in a “freak off-the-field accident.” Fisher said the injury required surgery on a tendon.
2:14 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes, through his 15 and the Mahomies Foundation, is partnering with the HBCU Legacy Bowl, which will begin play next year in New Orleans. Mahomes announced through the foundation a multiyear commitment to the bowl, a postseason all-star game for draft-eligible prospects from historically Black colleges and
7:00 AM ET As Nick Saban told ESPN’s Chris Low last fall, “Good defense doesn’t beat good offense anymore.” College football is increasingly becoming an offense-driven sport, and few have adjusted better than Saban and Alabama. The Crimson Tide had arguably the greatest offense in college football history in 2020, leading the nation in efficiency
12:36 AM ET The Texas Longhorns are pausing spring football practice because of COVID-19, it was announced on Wednesday. The school said in a statement the move was made out of an “abundance of caution” as a result of “student-athletes impacted by COVID-19 protocols.” The school said meetings on Thursday will be virtual and that
6:05 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn believes he’s the best defender in the NFL draft. He showed the pros he’s one of the fast with a sizzling performance at the school’s pro day Wednesday. Horn, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound defensive back from Alpharetta, Georgia, is projected as a first-rounder
2:55 PM ET Associated Press Kansas State and athletic director Gene Taylor agreed to a contract extension Wednesday that includes a significant jump in base salary to $925,000 per year and would keep him directing the Wildcats through June 2027. The 63-year-old Taylor, who has been praised for his fundraising but questioned over decisions on
1:15 PM ET Lincoln Riley confirmed Wednesday that Oklahoma has not released quarterback Chandler Morris, who has transferred to TCU, saying he and OU are opposed to transfers within the conference becoming eligible immediately. TCU coach Gary Patterson told local reporters Monday that Morris was competing with returning starter Max Duggan, but that “he still
12:19 PM ET Georgia star wide receiver George Pickens will require surgery on his right knee after suffering an ACL injury, the school announced Wednesday. Pickens, who suffered the injury Tuesday, is expected to make a full recovery, the school said. “The good news is that the MRI showed it to be an isolated injury
11:35 AM ET Associated Press The Big Ten has announced its schools will be allowed to set attendance policies the rest of the spring based on local health guidelines instead of by conference mandate. The decision is effective immediately and applies to spring football events and spring sports contests. The Big Ten Conference Directors of
10:18 AM ET Jay Graham is out at Alabama less than two months after he was introduced as special-teams and tight ends coach for Crimson Tide football. In a statement, Alabama announced that Graham has “resigned his position effective immediately.” No reason was given for Graham’s sudden departure, which comes hours before the Tide were