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Aug 14, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Warrick Dunn arrived at Florida State in 1993, he had just lost his mother, and worried about how he would care for his siblings back home in Louisiana. But there was something about the way coach Bobby Bowden made him feel at ease, and it had nothing to

1:35 PM ET Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan will be Notre Dame‘s starting quarterback for its season opener against Florida State, the school announced Saturday. Coan beat out freshman Tyler Buchner, a four-star recruit, and sophomore Drew Pyne, who played a handful of snaps for the Irish last season. Coach Brian Kelly said he had confidence

7:01 PM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Longtime Florida State assistant Chuck Amato left his home in Raleigh and drove all night to make it in time to pay his final respects to coach Bobby Bowden on Friday. Quite simply, he felt he had to be here to say one final goodbye. “I owe it to

7:00 AM ET Nick Saban won his sixth national title in 12 years at Alabama, and his seventh overall, this past January. He had already put together maybe the greatest run of sustained dominance the sport has seen — only Bobby Bowden’s 14 straight top-five finishes could compete — and it’s jarring to realize that

7:00 AM ET Nevada football coach Jay Norvell has been around big-time NFL draft quarterback prospects from big-time schools. As assistant offensive coordinator at Oklahoma, Norvell saw Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford win the Heisman Trophy in 2008 and become the No. 1 overall pick of the 2010 draft. As a first-year Indianapolis Colts assistant in

7:36 AM ET The race for college football’s top 2022 recruiting class has been shaken up with a new No. 1-ranked team. It’s still unclear how the fall will play out for Penn State on the field, but if its success on the recruiting trail is any indication, watch out. The Nittany Lions have picked

5:36 PM ET The BYU athletic department helped broker opportunities for every walk-on member of the football team to sign endorsement deals with a sponsor that would cover the cost of their tuition for at least one year. The arrangement — which is possible due to recent NCAA rule changes that allow college athletes to

4:06 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida cornerback and projected starter Jaydon Hill will miss the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee, an injury coach Dan Mullen called a “massive disappointment.” A junior from Huntsville, Alabama, Hill started five games last season and had been slotted to play opposite Kaiir

3:19 PM ET Oklahoma running back Kennedy Brooks maximized his time while sitting out last season due to COVID-19 concerns. Brooks, who rushed for 2,067 yards and 18 touchdowns his first two years with the Sooners, refined his game while Oklahoma compiled a 9-2 season that ended with a Cotton Bowl win over Florida. Now

12:56 PM ET Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — For the second straight year, the Utah Utes have entered camp undecided on who will be the starting quarterback. The competition to lead the offense has turned into a two-man race between Baylor transfer Charlie Brewer and redshirt sophomore Cameron Rising. No discernible gap exists between

6:21 AM ET The process for my annual preview series is pretty straightforward: set some early projections in February (check), embark on a conference-by-conference preview series (check), then update the projections in August to account for roster movement. With the preview series officially in the books, it’s time for step three. SP+ is my opponent-

6:15 AM ET IN NORMAL TIMES, Tony Grimes exudes a boisterous, outgoing personality. His dad, Deon Glover, operates a fleet of ferry boats that shuttle passengers between Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia, and Grimes and his twin brother, Tino, grew up working customer service, taking tickets and chatting up customers. Grimes’ dad knows everyone, and by

12:00 PM ET The start of the college football season is just a little more than two weeks away. All offseason, Bill Connelly has been providing ESPN+ previews of every division in every FBS conference, from the Sun Belt to the SEC. If you haven’t been following along, here’s your chance to catch up. In

9:00 AM ET Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei has partnered with Dr. Pepper and will appear in its popular “Fansville” ad campaign throughout the college football season, the company announced Wednesday. Uiagalelei will be the only active collegiate player featured in the “Fansville” commercials, which chronicle the lives of rival fans in a fictional college football

7:30 AM ET With a new college football season approaching, we will see new faces step into starting roles and new players make a name for themselves for their respective teams. The transfer portal has added a whole new element to the list of new players who could impact a team’s production, as some high-end

5:53 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia Union freshman football player has died after collapsing during football practice over the weekend. He was 19. Quandarius Wilburn’s death was announced by the Division II university. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound defensive end collapsed Sunday during a conditioning session, according to a letter the university’s president

3:09 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn defensive tackle Tyrone Truesdell is no longer with the team. Coach Bryan Harsin didn’t elaborate Tuesday on reasons for Truesdell’s absence from preseason camp. But he said, “as of right now, he is not part of this football team, and that’s where we stand at this

12:37 PM ET There might have been plenty of off-field changes in college football this offseason, from players profiting off their name, image and likeness for the first time to the impending moves of Oklahoma and Texas from the Big 12 to the SEC. But if you believe the 65 coaches who voted in the