7:00 AM ET There is no better season than 2020 — a pandemic season that saw shortened and staggered schedules affect the Heisman résumés of many top players — to hand the trophy to a wide receiver. Alabama star DeVonta Smith just won’t be the one to say it. Fresh off seven receptions for 130
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11:46 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson says he will enter the NCAA transfer portal for his final season of eligibility after leading the Wildcats to two bowl wins in three years. Wilson announced his intention to transfer in an Instagram post Monday night in which he thanked his Kentucky
9:38 PM ET Former Wisconsin starting quarterback Jack Coan is transferring to Notre Dame, he announced Monday night. “Extremely thankful for the opportunity. Let’s get to work! @NDFootball,” Coan wrote on Twitter. He will have one season of eligibility left. Coan, who started 18 games for Wisconsin in 2018 and 2019, suffered a foot injury
5:01 PM ET Oklahoma receiver Charleston Rambo, who started 24 games the past two years for the Sooners, announced on Monday that he is entering the transfer portal. “Thank you Sooner Nation, Coach Stoops, Coach Riley and Coach Simmons for believing in me,” Rambo wrote on Twitter. “Thank you OU football for the lifelong memories
4:06 PM ET Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah declared for the NFL draft on Monday after a standout season for the Fighting Irish. In a post on social media, Owusu-Koramoah thanked Notre Dame, his coaches, teammates and fans. This season, Owusu-Koramoah won the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker and was also selected as
2:30 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Monday that he expects quarterback Justin Fields to play in the national title game against Alabama next Monday night. Fields took a hit to his side late in the first half against Clemson in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, but stayed
10:23 AM ET Marshall coach Doc Holliday is out after 11 seasons at the school. Holliday tweeted Monday that university president Jerry Gilbert informed him that the school would not be extending his contract, which was set to expire at the end of June. He went 85-54 at Marshall (55-30 in league play) with a
9:43 AM ET Baylor football is hiring BYU‘s Jeff Grimes as its new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Yahoo Sports first reported the hiring. Grimes spent the past three seasons as offensive coordinator at BYU, which went 11-1 in 2020 and boasted the nation’s No. 3 scoring offense (43.5 PPG) and was the leader in
8:00 PM ET LSU linebacker Jabril Cox, a former All-American at North Dakota State, is turning pro after only one season with the Tigers. Cox, a 6-foot-4, 231-pound senior, is the No. 4 inside linebacker available in April’s NFL draft, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. Cox was named a finalist for the Butkus Award,
6:02 PM ET Texas senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger is bypassing his extra year of eligibility to enter the 2021 NFL draft, he announced Sunday. Ehlinger, who was a four-year starter for the Longhorns, made the announcement with a video on Twitter. Dear Longhorn Family pic.twitter.com/JPLIfN7dix — Sam Ehlinger (@sehlinger3) January 3, 2021 He leaves ranked
5:00 PM ET A day before Clemson took the field in what ultimately became its final game of a tumultuous season, Dabo Swinney tried to explain how his team fought to get to that point. The Tigers reached another College Football Playoff semifinal after players pushed for social justice reform and to play through a
10:36 PM ET Journalists, particularly those who work in television, often talk about “The Get,” an important, difficult-to-land and exclusive interview. ESPN’s “Backstory” was created with the idea that, through hard reporting, we could still tell important stories with new reporting and fresh insights when we don’t always get access to the principal subjects. The
8:38 PM ET Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Steve Sarkisian’s patience
7:02 PM ET TCU junior safety Trevon Moehrig is entering the 2021 NFL draft, he announced Saturday. Moehrig, a potential first-round pick, is a finalist for the Thorpe Award, which annually goes to the nation’s top defensive back. He’s a two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection and has nine takeaways over the past two seasons, tied
4:50 PM ET Alabama offensive coordinator has been named the new head football coach of the Texas Longhorns, the school announced Saturday. “This is a unique and compelling opportunity to lead this storied program to the next level, competing once again amongst the best in college football,” Sarkisian said in a statement Saturday. He will
5:09 PM ET Five-star defensive end Korey Foreman announced his commitment to USC, leading a group of six ESPN 300 prospects announcing commitments to various programs on Saturday. Foreman is the No. 3 ranked recruit overall, a 6-foot-4, 265-pound prospect from Corona, California. He’s the top-ranked prospect in the state of California and immediately elevates
11:22 AM ET Ohio State impressed oddsmakers with its upset of Clemson, but the Buckeyes are still listed as touchdown underdogs to Alabama for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 11. The Crimson Tide are consensus 7-point favorites over the Buckeyes in the national title game (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). Ahead of
12:42 PM ET LSU freshman tight end Arik Gilbert, ESPN’s No. 6 recruit in the 2020 class, says he’s entering the NCAA’s transfer portal. Gilbert announced his plans on Twitter. “After careful consideration and collaboration with my family I’ve decided to enter the transfer portal,” Gilbert tweeted. “I’d like to thank god for bestowing his