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9:00 AM ET ESPN staff It’s that time of year when everyone’s undefeated, every team got stronger and faster, and the coaches are smiling. That’s right, it’s time for spring games, when optimism reigns and we’re all happy to get a taste of college football before the transfer portal opens up again and reshapes all

4:49 PM ET The Division I Council approved changes to the recruiting calendar on Thursday, hoping to cater to more of a work-life balance for football coaches across all divisions. The new rules were proposed by the Oversight Committee in early April and will now go into effect for FBS teams on Aug. 1. Among

6:30 AM ET TWO OF THE most hectic months of Brian Kelly’s coaching career were this past November and December. On Dec. 3, LSU played in the SEC championship game. Two days later, the transfer portal opened. He had to prepare for the Tigers’ bowl game, create a strategy for the portal — between his

6:30 AM ET As accelerated as the college football recruiting process might be, it is still early, and many factors from coaching changes to transfer portal moves and further remaining player ranking updates will continue to shape the class rankings for the 2024 cycle. At this stage, defending national champion Georgia leads the pack with

7:18 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — The father of a former NFL player who fatally shot six people before killing himself two years ago is suing the alma mater where his son played football. An autopsy eventually diagnosed Phillip Adams with an unusually severe form of the degenerative brain disease commonly known as

7:00 AM ET Craig Haubert Close Craig Haubert 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 Tom Luginbill Close Tom Luginbill ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern

7:00 AM ET Tom Luginbill Close Tom Luginbill ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall Craig Haubert Close Craig Haubert ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from

7:00 AM ET OXFORD, Miss. — Lane Kiffin’s coffee looks like someone shoveled dirt in a pot and set it to boil. Mysterious clumps float on top. It’s best not wondering what’s sunk to the bottom. “It’s some digestive thing that’s supposed to make you lose weight,” Kiffin says, gesturing to the Styrofoam cup atop

6:30 AM ET Time for mock draft No. 4 ahead of the 2023 NFL draft, going through the first two rounds and finding prospect-to-team fits for the top 63 picks. Most of the top free agents found new teams weeks ago, though there are still a few left on the board and wideout Odell Beckham

6:25 AM ET Here we go with another shot at updated rankings for the 2023 NFL draft. April 27 is coming quickly, and I’ve adjusted my rankings based on on-field workouts and athletic testing at the combine, numbers we’ve gotten from pro day workouts and buzz I’ve heard from NFL scouts, coaches and execs. As

10:01 PM ET Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury is slated to join USC‘s football staff in a role working with quarterbacks, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Monday. The timeline of Kingsbury joining USC and his specific role is expected to come together in the upcoming weeks, sources told Thamel. Editor’s Picks Kingsbury

6:15 AM ET EVERY SO OFTEN, North Dakota State offensive tackle Cody Mauch will hear from Kendrick Lenzen, his childhood friend and former grade school teammate, via FaceTime. “He’ll be like, ‘Hey, give me a smile,'” Mauch said. “It’s like he’s admiring his work.” Lenzen is responsible for what might become the most recognizable gap-tooth

10:50 AM ET ESPN staff With an end in sight to spring practice and spring games on the horizon, it’s officially time to start forecasting the coming season. Our writers came together to cast their votes on the top 10 quarterbacks heading into the 2023 college football season. From a Heisman winner to fifth-year seniors

9:46 PM ET Ohio State has had no issues recruiting top-tier offensive players under Ryan Day, and the staff continued its success Saturday when quarterback Air Noland announced his commitment to the Buckeyes for the 2024 season. A 6-foot-3, 195-pound pocket passer from Fairburn, Georgia, Noland had a top seven of Alabama, Arkansas, Clemson, Miami,

6:28 PM ET Associated Press BOULDER, Colorado — New Colorado coach Deion Sanders can’t yet point to any on-field wins in Boulder, but signs of a massive shift in mood and expectation abound at this school and in this city around what has been a forlorn football program. Hired in December after a highly successful

8:19 PM ET Penn State recruiting has been picking up momentum since March, and the Nittany Lions coaches added to that success Friday with a commitment from ESPN 300 athlete Quinton Martin. Martin, the No. 27 prospect overall in the class of 2024 according to ESPN’s rankings, is an in-state recruit out of Belle Vernon

7:40 AM ET Appalachian State beat Texas A&M and hosted College GameDay for a game against Troy that it won via Hail Mary. Troy won 12 games and a conference title and finished ranked for the first time. South Alabama won 10 games for the first time. James Madison found itself ranked barely one month

5:25 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The timeline for the Pac-12’s upcoming television deal is coming into focus, and sources told ESPN on Thursday that there’s no deal expected for a few more months. With Pac-12 CEOs set to meet next week, sources told ESPN to not expect a deal to be announced. The timeline for