8:18 PM ET The Big 12 conference doesn’t have a date yet for its sports to resume, but commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Tuesday the league needs to be “up and running” by mid-July if the college football season is going to start on time. “If we’re not, we’re looking at probably having to delay the
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3:44 PM ET Associated Press South Carolina‘s highest paid head coaches are taking 10% salary cuts amid the coronavirus pandemic. Football coach Will Muschamp, men’s basketball coach Frank Martin and women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley are taking the cuts. The university also said Tuesday that school president Robert Caslen and athletic director Ray Tanner are
8:00 AM ET The right head coach can change a program’s trajectory, and so can the right coordinator. Just ask national champion LSU, which got over the hump last season after reshaping its passing game under innovative assistant Joe Brady. Ed Orgeron’s brilliant hire of Brady, a little-known, 29-year-old offensive assistant for the New Orleans
10:07 PM ET Former USC quarterback Jack Sears has joined Boise State as a graduate transfer, Broncos coach Bryan Harsin announced Monday. Sears will be immediately eligible with two seasons remaining. He entered the transfer portal last August after finishing No. 4 on the depth chart in USC’s quarterback competition. He remained at USC for
5:18 PM ET A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Monday that will allow colleges to pay for any education-related expenses for student-athletes in the future. Judge Claudia Wilken decided in March 2019 that the NCAA rules that limit what athletes can receive from their schools violated antitrust law. Wilken limited her ruling to include
7:00 AM ET Hiring a college football coach is an inexact science, and the following list provides the proof. This collection features the top 25 college football coaching hires of the past 25 years, a group defined by variety as much as greatness. Nick Saban and Urban Meyer both were can’t-misses who hit the mark,
11:41 AM ET ESPN 300 quarterback Dematrius Davis, the fourth-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the 2021 class, announced Sunday morning that he is committing to Auburn. Davis, who has led North Shore High School in Houston to consecutive Texas 6A state championships — including a 2018 title which received national attention for ending on a Hail
2:55 PM ET UCLA is expected to finalize a deal to make Martin Jarmond its next athletic director, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Jarmond has served as Boston College’s AD since 2017. He will replace longtime Bruins AD Dan Guererro, who announced last year that he would be retiring effective this July. Guerrero,
8:36 PM ET Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa announced he is transferring to Maryland Terrapins on Friday. The former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback entered the transfer portal on May 8, and has found his new home with the Terps. Tagovailoa is the younger brother of former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was selected in the first round
5:05 PM ET Being named NFL MVP in 2018 and leading the Kansas City Chiefs to the Super Bowl championship last season did more than get Patrick Mahomes in the discussion as one of the great quarterbacks of his era. It also landed him a gig as the commencement speaker at Texas Tech‘s virtual graduation
2:59 PM ET Associated Press Troy and Army have scheduled a four-game series in football, spanning from 2022-2031. The schools announced Friday they will meet in Troy in 2022 and 2031. Army will host games in 2023 and 2030. Troy and Army have never met on the football field. It’s the Trojans’ second series against
8:00 AM ET Anthony Treash We reached the conclusion of PFF’s top-10 returning players at each position series last week, so now we are able to present to you the All-PFF College Team. Using a combination of PFF grades and PFF’s Wins Above Average (WAA) metric, we give you our team of the best players
8:00 AM ET Anthony Treash Over the past few months, Pro Football Focus has ranked the top 10 returning college football players at every position for 2020. A combination of Pro Football Focus grades and PFF’s wins above average (WAA) metric was used to come up with the rankings, presented below. Don’t miss the All-PFF
1:27 PM ET Former Stanford multi-sport start Zach Hoffpauir died on Thursday morning. He was 26. Hoffpauir was with his father, Doug, in Arizona during the coronavirus pandemic. His father confirmed the death to the Arizona Republic but did not provide a cause. The news hit Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey and his family
8:00 AM ET College football recruiting rankings are not an exact science, and while they often do a great job at projecting how players will develop throughout their careers, there are some players who slip through the cracks. Everyone loves an underdog, and the unheralded prospect who ends up as a first-round NFL draft pick
10:00 PM ET Associated Press California coach Justin Wilcox said his staff has looked at potentially conducting preseason training outside the Bay Area if the college football season starts on time and restrictions are in place that won’t allow the Golden Bears to hold camp on campus. Wilcox said Thursday it’s one of many contingencies
11:52 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Bill Connelly Close ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Whether you had a rooting interest or not, Miami-Florida State became appointment television in the 1980s, two ascendant programs that
May 13, 2020 These are turbulent times with more questions than answers, including when college football will resume. The future power rankings, which always appear in the spring, hopefully provide a reminder of normalcy. After examining quarterbacks, defenses and offenses, this list projects the top 25 teams for the next three seasons. The forecast covers