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2:30 PM ET When former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy last year, a trio of former Ohio State Buckeyes called each other to celebrate. Former quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator Tim Beck was in Texas at the time, driving home from dinner with his wife and daughter, when Cardale Jones called him.

8:00 AM ET College football coaches know recruiting isn’t complete until the player signs his national letter of intent on the dotted line, and losing out on the star player they covet can come back and haunt them. Whether it was that quarterback who decommitted, the silent commit who never went public or that game-changing

8:46 AM ET CFB betting experts It’s only April, but with no major sports currently being played, oddsmakers have had more time on their hands. And college football bettors have more options as a result. Caesars Sportsbook has released 2020 Heisman Trophy odds, and our esteemed panel of college football experts — Doug Kezirian, David

9:06 PM ET Associated Press Five FBS conference commissioners have asked the NCAA to relax some requirements to compete in Division I for four years, including the minimum number of sports a school must sponsor. The letter from the commissioners of the American Athletic Conference, Mountain West, Mid-American Conference, Sun Belt and Conference USA to

3:55 PM ET Wake Forest football coach Dave Clawson will voluntarily take a 10% pay cut to help the university amid the financial fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the school announced Tuesday. Clawson made $2,189,063 in 2019, according to USA Today’s salary database. Clawson joins Wake Forest president Nathan Hatch, athletic director John Currie

8:22 PM ET Mississippi State defensive lineman Fabien Lovett, who entered the NCAA transfer portal after criticizing Bulldogs coach Mike Leach’s tweet that showed a meme of a woman knitting a noose for her husband during self-quarantine, announced Monday that he’s transferring to Florida State. Lovett, a redshirt freshman from Olive Branch, Mississippi, will have

7:17 PM ET Associated Press Nebraska fans can scratch their football itch Saturday when the school’s athletic department streams a virtual spring game on its social media platforms. All 39 spring games scheduled this week have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Nebraska spring game typically draws as many as 85,000 at Memorial

8:04 AM ET Just three months after losing the college football national championship, the Clemson Tigers are back on top. On top of our 2020 projections, anyway. Dabo Swinney will have a hard time spinning his Tigers as underdogs after this, because the numbers from our Football Power Index (FPI) and the Allstate Playoff Predictor

7:00 AM ET Rich Rodriguez was visiting an Alabama college football spring practice a couple of years ago and chatting on the sideline with one of the Crimson Tide’s big supporters. Gazing around at Alabama’s grandiose football digs, Rodriguez couldn’t help himself and quipped, “Where’s my statue?” The Alabama booster looked at him curiously and

7:00 AM ET College football is defined, in large part, by legendary coaches who become institutions at the schools they call home. But in many cases, those coaches came within an inch of never ending up at those schools in the first place. How different would the landscape of the game look if Bob Stoops

6:30 PM ET Defensive back Meiko Dotson, who tied for the nation’s lead in interceptions last season with nine, will transfer from Florida Atlantic to Florida State, he announced on social media Saturday night. Dotson, 23, as a graduate transfer, will be able to play immediately for the Seminoles and first-year coach Mike Norvell. 2

8:00 AM ET So many of our favorite college football games come down to one play — the Kick Six, the Bush Push, a late flag in Miami vs. Ohio State. And if those plays go the other way, not only does the outcome change, but the domino effect is almost impossible to measure. Legacies

Apr 13, 2020 Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha The

4:02 PM ET Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy on Saturday apologized for comments he made last week during a teleconference in which he talked about the national and state responses to the coronavirus pandemic. Gundy had said his goal is to return to the football building on May 1 because he hopes that tests for

8:18 PM ET As the NFL draft approaches and experts debate the best overall prospect, there is no doubt in Chase Young‘s mind as to who is at the top. On Instagram, ESPN’s Maria Taylor asked Young if he thought he was the best player in the draft and his answer was concise and confident.

1:04 PM ET Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith knows the resumption of college sporting events in venues without fans is an option amid the coronavirus pandemic, but he just doesn’t see how it would ensure the safety of those on the field or the court. Smith said Friday that he needs more information from

11:53 AM ET The NCAA could be set for a busy spring, with a vote expected on a one-time transfer waiver and proposals being discussed regarding name, image and likeness. According to a report by D1 Baseball, the NCAA Division I Council is expected to discuss a one-time transfer waiver on April 24 and then

9:17 AM ET Florida State offensive lineman Andrew Boselli revealed Friday that he has recovered from the coronavirus. In a first-person account on the Florida State football website, Boselli recounted how he initially dismissed any danger the coronavirus posed to himself, a healthy 22-year-old athlete. He figured only the elderly or those with underlying health