1:30 PM ET Clemson fell short in the national championship game, but for the second straight year, the Tigers enter the season as the top team, according to the first Football Power Index rankings of 2020. Clemson returns six starters on each side of the ball, including all four defensive linemen and one of the
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12:01 PM ET The Burrow name will remain in the LSU area beyond the school’s record books for a while, as the Baton Rouge Zoo announced Friday that its new male giraffe will be named “Burreaux.” You voted. We tallied. Meet Burreaux!!! Thanks to everyone who nominated and supported the cause. This little guy has
10:32 PM ET For the first time since Mel Tucker departed for Michigan State earlier this week, Colorado reached out Thursday night to Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy to gauge his interest in its head-coaching job, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “Nothing imminent,” the source said. “EB is doing his due diligence.”
5:40 PM ET Eastern Kentucky linebacker Michael Harris, a former four-star recruit who transferred from Auburn, was arrested on four different charges Monday morning in Grove City, Ohio after he hoisted a police officer over his head causing them both to fall to the ground. Harris has been suspended from all team and football-related activities,
12:15 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two former Ohio State football players pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they held a woman against her will and raped her this month. Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint — who were kicked off the team Wednesday after the charges came to light —
11:15 AM ET The Football Writers Association of America has created an annual award in memory of ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff, who died on Christmas Eve — his 34th birthday — from previously undetected Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in his lungs. The Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award, which was announced Thursday, will recognize one promising
7:00 AM ET Each offseason, after the recruiting season has been finalized and the first major wave of transfer portal entries has come and gone, I publish preliminary SP+ ratings for the coming season. I base these projections on three primary factors, weighted by their predictiveness: 1. Returning production. Last week we published my initial
1:38 PM ET After a slow start, the 2019-20 college football coaching cycle seemingly won’t end. Colorado is the latest school in the market for a new coach. Mel Tucker is off to Michigan State after only one year at CU, where he went 5-7, beat Washington and Nebraska, and signed a top-35 recruiting class.
11:42 AM ET The 2019 coaching carousel spun very slowly — and with the volume on low. This cycle projected to be quiet and ended up even quieter, as potentially landscape-shifting jobs like USC and Auburn remained filled. But there were still several strong hires made, which should pay off in the coming years. Unlike
1:52 AM ET Michigan State is set to hire Colorado‘s Mel Tucker as its next coach, sources told ESPN. Tucker, one of several candidates to seemingly turn down Michigan State’s initial overtures, became the focus of the school’s search late Sunday and throughout Monday, sources said. On Saturday, he tweeted that that he remained committed
1:17 AM ET FORT MYERS, FLA. — Willis May keeps reminders everywhere. A framed team photo sits behind his desk. So does a white mini helmet with an Eagles logo and the number 17 in the center, encased in a plastic cover. Resting on top, a black wristband with bold white letters spelling “Coach Feis.”
5:32 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Target admits a onesie it carried in some stores misidentified the mascot for the largest university in its home state. The Minneapolis-based retail giant apologized to University of Minnesota Golden Gophers fans Tuesday for carrying a maroon onesie with the words “Minnesota Badgers,” the nickname of Big Ten
7:43 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football teams are turning the page to the 2020 season. For several of the sport’s historic programs,
6:30 PM ET LSU is hiring longtime NFL coach Scott Linehan as passing game coordinator, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by The Athletic. Linehan replaces Joe Brady, who won the Broyles Award as the top assistant in college football during his lone season at LSU.
8:19 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football teams are turning the page to the 2020 season. For several of the sport’s historic programs,
8:00 AM ET It’s not too fair to judge new college football coaches on their first recruiting classes because most are hired with very little time to close out the class. The coaching carousel starts only weeks before the early signing period in December, and coaches can’t be expected to do much in those first
10:47 AM ET Coach Luke Fickell has decided to remain at Cincinnati after interviewing for the vacancy at Michigan State. “I had to make a selfish decision, but this selfish decision was what was right for my family — and that is to be here, to be with you guys, and continue to do what
8:00 AM ET The 2020 recruiting class is in the books, which means it’s time to start looking at which prospects can make an impact this season for their respective teams. Every season, we see more and more true freshman playing and adding value to their team. This year should be no different, with quite