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3:16 PM ET Texas A&M signed its first No. 1 class in the ESPN 300 era, and on the final day of the second signing period for the 2022 cycle, the Aggies strengthened that top ranking by adding a fifth five-star prospect. Defensive line anchors the Aggies’ class, and they added more firepower to that

12:11 PM ET The transfer portal is a bigger part of college football than ever. With the season winding down, potentially high-impact players have already announced their intentions to find a new home for next season. Whether a player has entered the portal and not yet chosen a destination or someone has committed to a

7:00 AM ET Yuliia Zhytelna woke her dad up with the phone call. Ten hours separate Sacramento, where the redshirt freshman tennis player at Cal State Northridge had just finished a match, and her native Ukraine. She was hoping he could debunk reports she had seen on social media of Russian missiles hitting the airport

6:43 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — NCAA president Mark Emmert said Thursday at the Final Four that the association needs to work with Congress to create a uniform name-image-likeness model across all 50 states in order to properly regulate it moving forward. Beginning last July 1, college athletes have had the opportunity to benefit from

9:00 AM ET Shane Beamer had an opportunity to transform South Carolina‘s roster this offseason, and he took it. Like most coaches, Beamer targeted the transfer portal and tried to find players with experience that could help his team win at a faster rate than just recruiting high school recruits. He signed former Oklahoma quarterback

9:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been named an honorary captain for Michigan‘s annual Maize and Blue spring game on Saturday, the school announced Wednesday. The school tweeted pictures of Kaepernick with coach Jim Harbaugh and players. Football Family. Excited to share the field with our honorary captain for

8:00 AM ET “An almost playoff game and you decide to turn down points because something called analytics says it’s smart,” Mike Lombardi, a writer, broadcaster and former NFL general manager, tweeted last December. “You deserved to lose last night — more proof each game is different and each situation is a stand-alone. No chart

8:36 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The acrimonious departure of Old Dominion, Marshall and Southern Miss from Conference USA to the Sun Belt has been finalized, the league announced on Tuesday in a joint statement with the three schools. The schools are officially headed to the Sun Belt for the 2022 football season, ending a spate

9:30 AM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — As Seth Rollins baited AJ Styles into a match for a spot on the WrestleMania 38 card (8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Peacock), Joe Spivak watched in awe from his ringside seat at Allstate Arena. Spivak, a Northwestern defensive lineman from 2017 to 2021 and a team captain last

8:38 AM ET After leading Pitt to its first ACC championship in 2021, Pat Narduzzi received a contract extension that could make him the longest-tenured Panthers coach in nearly a century, the school announced Monday. While Pitt didn’t announce financial terms of the new deal, Narduzzi’s contract would run through 2030. According to USA Today,

7:00 AM ET Michigan entered the 2021 season unranked, and the Wolverines ended the season as Big Ten champions and in the College Football Playoff. Iowa State and North Carolina were both top-10 teams in the preseason AP poll, and they finished 7-6 and 6-7, respectively. Which teams will overperform and underperform in 2022? Which

8:23 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN USC assistant football coach Dave Nichol died Friday at the age of 45, the school said. USC did not release a cause of death, but a source told ESPN that Nichol had cancer. Nichol was hired on Lincoln Riley’s new staff at USC as the associate head coach for offense

5:25 PM ET Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy, who led the Cowboys to just their fourth top-10 finish since 1914 last season, got a big raise on Friday. OSU announced that Gundy got a $1 million increase per season on his contract in addition to an annual retention bonus of $1 million over each

10:00 AM ET Johnny Manziel is returning for the second season of a professional league known as Fan Controlled Football, he told ESPN. The league, which plays a 7-on-7 format in an Atlanta indoor facility, is scheduled to resume games April 16. It incorporates fan engagement in a blend of traditional and esports environments and

12:39 PM ET Former coach David Cutcliffe is coming back to the SEC, but this time in an entirely different capacity, as he’ll be working for the conference as special assistant to the commissioner for football relations, it was announced Thursday. “David Cutcliffe has earned tremendous respect across the college football community and he adds

7:51 AM ET Members of Congress are planning to host a virtual summit with college athletes and advocates next week in hopes of stoking momentum for NCAA reform. The summit, scheduled to take place Wednesday in the lead-up to this year’s Final Four weekend, will include a trio of panels moderated by Democratic senators and

8:00 AM ET Malachi Nelson, the No. 2 prospect in the 2023 class, recently flipped his commitment from Oklahoma to USC. Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images The 2023 recruiting cycle is in full swing with 67 of the ESPN Junior 300 recruits already committed. Notre Dame has gotten off to the best start thus

5:45 PM ET COLUMBUS, Oh. — Ohio State‘s pro day offered a sneak peek at one of the best NFL draft prospects — for 2023. Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud made 55-yard throws look effortless inside the school’s indoor practice facility on Wednesday. With representatives from all 32 teams watching, including a few NFL head coaches,