9:00 AM ET For the most part, ESPN’s Football Power Index and Bill Connelly’s SP+ agree on the top 10 preseason teams, and while the coaching staffs and returning production help decipher that, the scheduling will also determine which teams emerge as contenders. The past six seasons have taught us that strength of schedule plays
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8:00 AM ET With 2020’s college football recruiting classes now in the rearview mirror, the 2021 group is on the clock. While it’s still very much in its early stages, here is a look at 10 programs off to a fast start at the recruiting trail. 1. Ohio State Buckeyes The Buckeyes’ top-five class for
9:03 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was edgy and antsy after his second national championship game, something he hasn’t felt too often. But six weeks ago, the spectacular sophomore who hadn’t lost a game in college had his worst performance as Clemson’s starter in a 42-25 loss to LSU
8:00 AM ET The college football offseason is largely about looking ahead, to both the near and the distant future. The future power rankings cover both. Everyone’s favorite ESPN+ offseason franchise is back, beginning with the quarterback position. In the coming weeks and months, I’ll examine offenses, defenses and overall team projections for the next
10:11 AM ET LSU is promoting Kevin Faulk to running backs coach, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. Faulk, an All-America running back for LSU who played 13 seasons for the New England Patriots, has been serving as the team’s director of player development since 2018. He replaces Tommie Robinson, who is leaving for the
9:42 AM ET Ohio State football coach Ryan Day will receive a three-year contract extension pending approval by the Board of Trustees, the school announced. Day, 40, was named head coach in December, 2018, replacing Urban Meyer. At the time, he was given a five-year contract worth $4.5 million per year. Days compensation for his
7:21 AM ET Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines will not be traveling abroad in what has become an annual spring trip due to fears over the coronavirus, the school said Monday. “The football team will not be taking an international trip this spring due to health concerns around the world, most notably coronavirus,” team
9:55 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State hired Ross Els as special teams coordinator and William Peagler as running backs coach. The Spartans announced the moves Monday. Els, 54, has spent the last three seasons as the inside linebackers coach at Colorado, and he was the special teams coordinator there in
7:50 AM ET The junior campaign is over for college football’s Class of 2021, and the camp circuit is fully underway. The class is taking shape with positions of strength emerging at quarterback, offensive tackle and all along the defensive line. Ohio State defensive end commit Jack Sawyer holds onto the top spot in the
12:48 PM ET Indiana tight end Peyton Hendershot was arrested Saturday following an altercation with his ex-girlfriend, Bloomington (Indiana) Police told the Bloomington Herald-Times. Police said in a release that Hendershot entered the woman’s apartment without permission, took her cellphone and grabbed her by the neck and shoved her against the wall when she tried
Feb 22, 2020 Colorado officially named former Miami Dolphins assistant coach Karl Dorrell as their next coach on Sunday. The five-year, $18 million deal is pending approval from Colorado’s Board of Regents, according to a statement released by the school. Dorrell, who coached the Dolphins’ receivers, will succeed Mel Tucker, who left the Buffaloes to
1:44 PM ET Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — A University of Utah Utes football player accused of raping a 17-year-old girl is facing additional charges after prosecutors say he also raped two women. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that 20-year-old Terrell Perriman is now charged with eight felonies, including three counts of rape. He
8:00 AM ET The NCAA Division I transfer waiver working group is considering a concept that would allow athletes in all sports to transfer once without sitting out a year of competition. If adopted by the Division I council, the new waiver criteria would allow athletes in all sports to compete immediately if they are
7:31 AM ET Navy offensive lineman David Forney died late Thursday night after he was found unresponsive in his dorm room, Naval Academy officials announced Saturday morning. Forney, from Walkersville, Maryland, was found by a fellow Midshipman. He was transported to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:28 p.m. ET. He
8:00 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,
7:40 PM ET Associated Press AMHERST, N.Y. — Buffalo coach Lance Leipold has agreed to a new five-year contract for the second consecutive offseason, this time after leading the Bulls to their first bowl victory in school history. Leipold’s new contract runs through the 2024 season, extending his previous deal by one year. The deal
5:21 PM ET Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State and the family of the late head football coach Joe Paterno announced Friday they have resolved “outstanding issues” that had divided them, eight years after he was fired following Jerry Sandusky’s child molestation arrest. The university issued a statement, read by the chairman of the
3:57 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — A former Rice football player pleaded guilty to selling the drugs that a player fatally overdosed on in 2018. Stuart Mouchantaf, 26, admitted Thursday to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, causing death, and possession with the intent to distribute, causing death, The Beaumont Enterprise reported.