7:30 AM ET The 2020 college football season might have been the oddest we’ve ever seen, but that doesn’t mean my offseason calendar has to change! Last week, I shared my returning production rankings for 2021, and now that the 2020-21 recruiting cycle is (mostly) complete, it’s time to share my annual SP+ projections. As
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6:36 PM ET Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State starting quarterback Jayden de Laura has been suspended from the team after his arrest in Pullman on suspicion of driving under the influence. The freshman started all four games for Washington State last fall. The Spokesman-Review reports that the 19-year-old de Laura was arrested on
5:59 PM ET Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a new contract through the 2028 season, the school announced Monday. The new deal expires Dec. 31, 2028, and adds three years onto Campbell’s current agreement with Iowa State. Campbell in 2020 won Big 12 Coach of the Year for the third time in
2:47 PM ET Maryland linebacker Chance Campbell announced on Monday that has committed to transferring to Ole Miss. Campbell was named All-Big Ten honorable mention last season after ranking second in the conference with 11 tackles per game. A junior, Campbell is on track to graduate in May and would be immediately eligible at Ole
7:25 AM ET The 2021 recruiting cycle is mostly finished with all but three ESPN 300 prospects committed. The player rankings are subjective, but they give us a good look at what these college football programs could be adding to their roster. The class rankings give us a look at the totality of a class
Feb 3, 2021 There were only 20 ESPN 300 recruits left uncommitted or unsigned in college football’s February signing period, so there wasn’t a big opportunity for many teams to make a big splash in the recruiting class rankings. That doesn’t mean teams didn’t add some big names and fill big holes on national signing
9:08 PM ET It’s the week of Super Bowl LV, and Penn State and other college football teams around the country are touting their history in the game. Using it as a recruiting tool, programs show off their ability to put players into the league and have their schools represented in the Super Bowl. It’s
9:27 PM ET Only two days after closing out the 2021 class, Oklahoma added a top-50 prospect in the 2022 class when ESPN Junior 300 running back Raleek Brown committed to the Sooners. Brown is the No. 43 ranked recruit overall and the No. 3 running back in the class. A 5-foot-7, 170-pound prospect out
5:18 PM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. A California Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a lower court’s order
2:30 PM ET The Big Ten released its schedule for the 2021 college football season, so it’s time to start breaking down your team’s slate and projecting wins and losses. Can Ohio State reach the College Football Playoffs again? And after extending coach Jim Harbaugh, what’s Michigan going to be up against this season? Let’s
1:58 PM ET The Ohio State–Michigan matchup, as well as the rest of the Big Ten’s traditional rivalry games, will return to the final week of the regular season in 2021, it was announced Friday as the conference released its revised 2021 football schedule. The schedule has some differences from the one originally released in
7:07 AM ET The 2020-21 college football coaching carousel revealed the ruthless side of the sport. After talk of COVID-19 passes for coaches and a get-through-it season, the hammer came down hard. Texas‘ Tom Herman and Auburn‘s Gus Malzahn were both fired despite winning seasons and massive guarantees left on their contracts. Marshall‘s Doc Holliday
Feb 3, 2021 College football’s 2021 recruiting cycle has been a unique and challenging one amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the recruiting dead period. National signing day on Feb. 3 means it is coming to a close. While roughly 80% of the class signed national letters of intent during December’s early signing period, there are
10:01 AM ET Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott will now make $2 million per year after receiving a contract extension and raise Thursday, giving the Tigers two of the three highest-paid assistants in the country. The Clemson board of trustees approved the three-year extension through Jan. 31, 2026, and a $300,000 raise for Elliott, which
3:23 PM ET Former South Carolina and Florida coach Will Muschamp is joining the Georgia staff as an analyst, coach Kirby Smart told reporters Wednesday. Smart and Muschamp were teammates at Georgia and colleagues on coaching staffs at Valdosta State and LSU. Muschamp’s role will be that of an off-field coach. Smart said Muschamp will
1:31 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football is planning for a “somewhat normal” string of spring practices starting next month and culminating in the return of the spring game in mid-April, coach Ryan Day said Wednesday. “It’s kind of a soft schedule based on a lot of things, but we’re hoping
9:34 AM ET On the first day of the final signing period for the 2021 class, Oregon added another ESPN 300 commitment in cornerback Avante Dickerson. The 6-foot, 170-pound corner from Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska, is the No. 49 ranked prospect overall and was one of only four recruits left uncommitted in February
7:00 AM ET College football’s February national signing day is here. Despite the NCAA enacting a dead period amid the COVID-19 pandemic since last March, meaning recruits haven’t been able to take official visits, recruiting has gone on as normal. The early signing period in December came and went, and now the regular signing period