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J.J. Post, ESPNJul 16, 2024, 07:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After a decade-long wait for a new college football video game, College Football 25 made its early-access debut Monday afternoon. Once the clock struck 4 p.m. ET, fans, athletes, coaches and athletic administrators all rushed to their consoles to get their first reps in

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Texas arrives for its first appearance at SEC media days Wednesday, but an old Longhorns storyline preceded

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJul 16, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — As Oklahoma makes its entrance into the SEC, third-year coach Brent Venables has not wavered in his vision of having a dominant defense. But he admitted Tuesday

Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 05:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IOWA CITY, Iowa — Tim Lester has had nearly six months to come up with potential fixes for the moribund Iowa offense, but the key for the Hawkeyes’ new offensive coordinator might be just having a healthy starting quarterback. That should be Cade McNamara,

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Kirby Smart vigorously defended Georgia‘s approach to discipline and education amid his program’s issues with speeding and

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 02:28 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo Swinney used to say he’d be in favor of college football returning to the BCS era for the postseason, and while he’s changed his

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 16, 2024, 11:17 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Georgia offensive lineman Kelton Smith Jr. will no longer play football because of a pre-existing medical condition that he and his family, along with the sports medicine staff

Jul 16, 2024, 10:52 AM ET Troy wide receiver Chris Lewis will not play for the Trojans this season in the wake of his cancer diagnosis, treatment and surgery, he told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He will enroll in school and work as a student assistant coach. In March, Lewis opened up about his cancer diagnosis,

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions It’s top-heavy, it’s a geographical disaster and it’s basically the richest conference in college sports. The new-look, 18-team Big Ten, spanning from Los Angeles and Seattle to New York(ish) and Washington, D.C.(ish), will

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2024, 08:23 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Echoing what his coach Lane Kiffin has been saying since spring, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart said Monday that the Rebels‘ talent level compares to anyone’s in college

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Despite losing Heisman Trophy quarterback Jayden Daniels and two NFL first-round draft picks at receiver, LSU coach Brian Kelly isn’t bracing for a drop-off on offense.

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford, who battled health issues during two successful stints at the helm of his alma mater, is stepping down from his post. Tedford, 62, said in

ESPN News Services Jul 15, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference announced Monday that it will collaborate with Apple to bring iPad technology to the sidelines and coaching booths for the upcoming football season. The ACC said in a statement that all 17 football members — a

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey reiterated Monday that the league is focused on its 16 members and he is not recruiting any others, in his remarks to open

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern football coach David Braun has made bold calls late in games, but they usually come on a sideline somewhere, not across the dinner table from his

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2024, 01:46 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 Alabama landed its second top-20 commitment of the weekend when four-star offensive tackle Ty

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2024, 03:23 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 Kalen DeBoer secured the highest-rated commitment of his early tenure at Alabama on Saturday

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 12, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Former Northwestern offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian is suing the school for defamation and spreading false information for its actions during the hazing scandal that rocked the program last summer. Bajakian, who was fired