12:48 PM ET ATLANTA — As hard as Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud tried to avoid the negativity on social media and elsewhere after losing to Michigan last month, it was unavoidable. Stroud said during media day Thursday as the Buckeyes prepare for the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, “I don’t
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10:54 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — KJ Jefferson passed to Rashod Dubinion for a 2-point conversion in the third overtime and Arkansas held off a furious second-half rally by Kansas for a 55-53 win at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Wednesday night. The Jayhawks rallied from 25 points down in the second
1:05 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Since 2015, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan tenure has featured plenty of highs and lows. But as Michigan prepares for its second straight College Football Playoff appearance, not much has changed when it comes to Harbaugh’s coaching approach or his attire of choice. “His presence is kind of like an immovable object,”
8:00 AM ET ATHENS, Ga. — When defending national champion Georgia lost 15 starters to the NFL draft after winning its first title since 1980 last season, the Bulldogs weren’t expected to be nearly as good this year. Georgia had five defensive starters selected in the first round of the draft, so surely it couldn’t
11:29 PM ET ESPN News Services BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall, the three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year who entered the transfer portal this month but remained with the Chanticleers for the Birmingham Bowl, was injured Tuesday night in a 53-29 loss to East Carolina. On what will presumably be
7:02 PM ET Ed Reed, a Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowl selection with the Baltimore Ravens, has agreed to become the next head football coach at Bethune-Cookman, the university announced Tuesday. Reed, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019, becomes the latest high-profile former athlete to coach in
12:50 PM ET ATLANTA – Ohio State isn’t often an underdog when it takes the field, and the Buckeyes seem to be embracing the fact that defending national champion Georgia is a betting favorite to beat them in Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The No. 1 Bulldogs opened as 6 ½-point
10:01 PM ET Several Pitt football players and UTEP basketball coach Joe Golding and his family found themselves in a real-life version of the holiday classic “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” on Christmas Day after flight cancellations left them stranded in Dallas before embarking on a road trip more than 600 miles long. Pitt coach Pat
7:00 AM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. IT WAS FINALLY over. Staying on as Alabama’s defensive coordinator for a
7:00 AM ET WHEN IT CAME time for center Olu Oluwatimi to take the stage at the Michigan talent show last August, he grabbed the microphone with a clear plan in mind. It was time to let his new teammates really see him, the way his former Virginia teammates saw him for the bulk of
Dec 23, 2022 ESPN staff With the College Football Playoff semifinals a little over a week away, it’s time to look at the four teams and their different paths to college football’s ultimate goal. Georgia and Ohio State will match up in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and Michigan and TCU will meet in the Vrbo
12:13 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Quarterback Kedon Slovis is transferring to BYU, he announced Saturday. Slovis, who played at Pitt last year, is one of the most accomplished collegiate quarterbacks in the NCAA transfer portal, as he has thrown for 9,973 yards over four seasons. It will be Slovis’ third collegiate destination and third different
9:37 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei has committed to transfer to Oregon State, he announced Saturday. Uiagalelei, a former ESPN top-50 recruit who went 22-6 as a starter at Clemson, was one of the most talented players in the NCAA transfer portal. Uiagalelei hails from Southern California, and his decision to
Dec 23, 2022 Illinois junior running back Chase Brown is entering the 2023 NFL draft and will not play in the ReliaQuest Bowl against No. 22 Mississippi State on Jan. 2, the school announced Friday. Brown, ranked as the No. 9 running back in the draft by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., thanked his family, teammates,
Dec 22, 2022 Tony Grimes, a former five-star cornerback and All-ACC honorable mention player at North Carolina, announced Thursday that he will transfer to Texas A&M. Grimes reclassified from the 2021 class to 2020 to play early at UNC. He appeared in 37 games over the past three seasons. The 6-foot player from Virginia earned
10:37 PM ET Bowl season is finally upon us! Our reporters are breaking down the best of the games from notable performances, breakout players and so much more. Full schedule | Results Friday, Dec. 23 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Wake Forest Demon Deacons 27, Missouri Tigers 17 If this was Sam Hartman‘s last game
1:20 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Six months ago, North Carolina redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Maye wasn’t sure if he’d win the starting job at the school. Since then, he has emerged as a projected top NFL draft pick for 2024 and the unwitting face of the free market that has emerged in college football. In
6:47 PM ET Highly coveted cornerback Desmond Ricks signed with Alabama on Thursday. Ricks, who reclassified from the 2024 class into the 2023 class in October, is No. 17 in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the second-best cornerback in the class. LSU and Florida were the other finalists for the five-star corner, who was No.