10:36 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Louisiana-Monroe is set to hire former Auburn coach Terry Bowden as its
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6:43 AM ET When the Cotton Bowl matchup of Oklahoma and Florida was announced (Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN App), it was fun to think back to the meeting between these two teams in the 2009 Orange Bowl and the BCS National Championship Game. Dan Mullen was even on the sideline for
7:05 AM ET Two college football programs on the rise, two national championship-winning coaches, two top-15 teams: all a recipe for a quality bowl matchup. The Capital One Orange Bowl (8 p.m. ET on Jan. 2 on ESPN and the ESPN App) will pit two familiar names who have reached the pinnacle this century: North
10:46 PM ET College football bowl season is here. Despite several bowl games being canceled and many teams opting not to participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we bring you the best of the rest, from the Myrtle Beach Bowl through the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T on Jan. 11 (ESPN/ESPN App).
10:00 PM ET ESPN Stats & Information Bowl season, although very different this year, is upon us. From September-November, the over was 38-22 (.633) in games with a total of 45 or lower. However, December has been a very different story; the over is 6-18 (.250) as we close in on Christmas. Here are notes
6:11 PM ET Baylor is shaking up its offensive staff, parting ways with offensive coordinator Larry Fedora and passing game coordinator Jorge Munoz, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Bears finished next-to-last in the Big 12 in scoring this year, averaging 23.3 points per game. They were also ninth in the league in yards per play
7:21 PM ET Former Oklahoma quarterback Tanner Mordecai announced Tuesday that he is transferring to SMU. Mordecai, who spent the last two seasons as the Sooners’ backup quarterback, announced his commitment via Twitter. Let’s Ride! #PonyUp pic.twitter.com/jyR9TVYG8c — Tanner Mordecai (@t_mordecai) December 22, 2020 Mordecai, a redshirt sophomore this season, will have three years of
6:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Boise State‘s Bryan Harsin is set to become the next head football coach at Auburn, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. He replaces Gus Malzahn, who was fired earlier this month after eight seasons with the Tigers. The 44-year-old Harsin is 69-19 with three Mountain West titles in
5:09 PM ET Michigan has dismissed defensive coordinator Don Brown, a source confirmed to ESPN. The move was first reported by The Athletic. Michigan finished the season 2-4 and the defense ranked 87th in yards allowed per game, 59th in yards allowed per play, and was in the bottom tier in rush and pass yards
2:38 PM ET South Carolina will not play in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Saturday against UAB because of COVID-19 issues, the school announced Tuesday. There has yet to be a decision on the status of the game. “Between members of the coaching staff and student-athletes, COVID and contact tracing has taken a
12:20 PM ET Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Next year’s football game between service-academy rivals Air Force and Navy has been moved to Sept. 11 in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the academies announced Tuesday. The game was originally scheduled for Oct. 2. “We will use this nationally televised opportunity
1:50 PM ET LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger is expected to retire, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. The news comes amid an overhaul of the coaching staff under head coach Ed Orgeron. Passing game coordinator Scott Linehan is not expected to return next season, according to a source. On Monday, LSU announced that defensive
1:11 PM ET Florida has been placed on one-year probation and coach Dan Mullen has been given a one-year show-cause order after the NCAA determined that the program violated recruiting contact rules on two occasions in 2019. Mullen was found to have failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and will be banned from all
7:13 AM ET Welcome back to our weekly Heisman Watch for the 2020 college football season. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman Trophy candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 14 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place
7:20 AM ET Given what players all across the country had to weather and the sacrifices they made just to have a college football season, maybe we should hand out awards to everybody on a roster. But we’ve narrowed down the 2020 ESPN All-American team to 26 players, and the offense, not surprisingly has a
7:00 AM ET IT WASN’T EASY to get them all together for a weekend of golf and fundraising, but for their old coach, BYU legend LaVell Edwards, who was going to say no? This wasn’t an ordinary gathering of former players, though, because BYU has a specific type of notable alumni: quarterbacks. Edwards produced an
12:15 AM ET Associated Press No. 17 Iowa said it’s pausing football activities because of a COVID-19 outbreak but still hopes to play in next week’s TransPerfect Music City Bowl. Athletic director Gary Barta said in a statement Monday that the Hawkeyes will put all football activities on hold for at least five days because
11:10 PM ET Texas Tech named Sonny Cumbie its new offensive coordinator on Monday night. Cumbie, a former Texas Tech quarterback and assistant, has spent the past seven seasons as the offensive coordinator at TCU. He fills the vacancy left by former Texas Tech offensive coordinator David Yost, whom coach Matt Wells fired on Dec.