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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 24, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN — For a school that churns out astronauts and engineers with numbing efficiency, spontaneous moments of joy are easily traced to meticulous preparation. And that’s why the bruising hugs, violent fist pumps and relentless excitement that Georgia Tech unleashed on Aviva Stadium after

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 24, 2024, 08:11 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Jonah Williams, the top outside linebacker in the 2025 class, committed to Texas on

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN — Aidan Birr made a 44-yard field goal as time expired and Georgia Tech upset No. 10 Florida State 24-21 on Saturday in the first major college football game of the season. Coming off an undefeated regular season, but with a remade roster,

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Virginia named Anthony Colandrea its starting quarterback on Saturday, selecting the sophomore over veteran Tony Muskett. Colandrea played in eight games last season as a true freshman, setting the

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Colorado has banned Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler from asking questions of football coach Deion Sanders or other members of the football program, the school confirmed Friday. “After a series

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The over/under total on Michigan State‘s opener against Florida Atlantic moved Thursday at sportsbooks and the market turned after the Spartans’ starting quarterback gave reporters a betting recommendation. Michigan State sophomore

Tisha Thompson, ESPNAug 23, 2024, 01:08 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Bucknell University has told the parents of a freshman football player who died in July that it is investigating his death, but the player’s

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin has accused Alabama of “illegally” recruiting All-American placekicker Graham Nicholson, a charge that Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer denies. Martin made the accusation after being asked in a video for the school website about “losing” his star kicker through

It’s his first first day of fall practice at Florida State. But his college career has not gone according to plan. His; those of the recruiting prognosticators who lavished him with four and five stars; any of the sport’s talking heads who foretold his ascendance. So it’s also his last first day of fall practice

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Forty years ago, the floodgates officially opened. In June 1984, the Supreme Court ruled in NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma that the NCAA couldn’t control all college football

Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida State and the Atlantic Coast Conference completed mediation mandated by a Florida judge, according to a court filing posted Thursday, as the legal battle between the school and the league it has been a member of for 32 years appears poised to drag

Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield on Thursday named Indiana transfer Brendan Sorsby as the Bearcats‘ starting quarterback for the Aug. 31 season opener against Towson. The third-year player beat out Brady Lichtenberg and freshman Samaj Jones, a four-star recruit. Editor’s Picks 1 Related

Aug 22, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pete Carroll said earlier this week that part of his life after being coach of the Seattle Seahawks will include teaching a class at USC this spring. Trojans coach Lincoln Riley said Wednesday he’d welcome any assistance Carroll can give his football program while in Los

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr are suspended for the Hawkeyes’ season opener as part of a school-imposed penalty for a recruiting violation in late 2022. Ferentz,

Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Mid-American Conference will require teams to provide player availability reports to the league at least three hours before football games this season, following a similar policy implemented last year by the Big Ten. The league announced the new policy Thursday, saying the council

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions In the lead-up to Saturday’s kickoff between Florida State and Georgia Tech, both schools spent 17 months making spreadsheets, filling out documents and triple-checking customs regulations to make sure

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2024, 01:20 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr will be suspended one game for a violation related to the recruitment of transfer quarterback Cade McNamara, according to multiple reports. Ferentz

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions The SEC has announced its set of tiebreakers for the 2024 football season with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas and the elimination of divisions in the newly