3:16 PM ET A former Miami Hurricanes player accused in the long-unsolved killing of a teammate told a detective after his arrest last August that he understands why he was suspected, but he insisted he had nothing to do with the shooting death, according to evidence released to ESPN. The videotaped statement by Rashaun Jones,
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1:12 PM ET Art Briles, who was fired as Baylor‘s head coach in 2016 following the university’s investigation into campus-wide allegations of sexual assault, has been hired as Grambling State‘s offensive coordinator, an athletics department spokesman confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson was hired as Grambling State’s head coach in
1:37 PM ET NC State coach Dave Doeren has received a contract extension and raise through 2026, the school announced Thursday. The new deal will pay him $5 million annually, up from $3.5 million a year. All 10 assistants got new contracts as well. ESPN previously reported the school was working on a new contract
12:43 PM ET Marshall has filed a lawsuit against Conference USA to expedite its exit from the league so it can join the Sun Belt this summer, according to a copy of the case filed Tuesday. Earlier this month, Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss announced their plans to terminate their memberships in Conference USA
7:00 AM ET MIKE MINTER IMAGINED the headlines more than a year ago: Former NFL defensive back makes history by bringing elite recruits to FCS school. When the 2022 recruiting cycle officially drew to a close earlier this month, Minter’s prediction was nearly ubiquitous. The biggest story in recruiting came when Pro Football Hall of
11:47 AM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell has received a two-year contract extension through 2028 and a raise to $5 million per year after leading the Bearcats to the College Football Playoff. The university board of trustees approved the contract extension Tuesday, also increasing the football staff salary pool to $5.2
9:48 AM ET Georgia football signee E.J. Lightsey was shot multiple times in his hometown of Fitzgerald, Georgia, on Monday and is in stable condition, according to Fitzgerald Police Chief William Smallwood Jr. Smallwood told ESPN that his officers responded to reports of a shooting at a park in Fitzgerald around 6:30 p.m. Monday, where
7:00 AM ET You can generally distill the Mountain West Conference Mountain division race down to “Boise State vs. somebody.” Since divisional play began out west in 2013, the Broncos have reached the conference title game five times (winning three), tied for first in the Mountain once and finished one game back three times. The
6:13 PM ET Georgia offensive line coach Matt Luke is stepping down to spend more time with his family, coach Kirby Smart announced Monday. Luke was the Bulldogs’ offensive line coach and associate head coach the past two seasons, and was Ole Miss‘ head coach from 2017 to ’19. Luke, who played center at Ole
5:58 PM ET Associated Press A former college football player currently imprisoned on a drug conviction in Georgia has reached a plea agreement for a misdemeanor charge of violating North Carolina’s sports agent law. Christopher Jamel Hawkins, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted athlete-agent inducement via video conferencing, said Kimberly Overton Spahos, executive director of
7:00 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. When Mario Cristobal left Oregon for Miami on Dec. 6, a familiar feeling swept through the community of
10:43 PM ET Miami coach Mario Cristobal continues to add proven names to his staff, as former Texas, Louisville and South Florida head coach Charlie Strong is finalizing a deal to coach the Hurricanes’ linebackers, sources told ESPN on Friday. Strong was in the NFL this past season as inside linebackers coach and assistant to
11:00 AM ET After months of lengthy debates and multiple meetings about expansion, the College Football Playoff will remain at four teams through the end of its current 12-year contract, which expires following the 2025 season, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Friday. By choosing to remain at four teams for four more
6:31 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN After one season of college athletes being allowed to profit off their name, image and likeness, the NCAA announced Friday afternoon that it will begin a review of NIL policies. The Division I Board of Directors met virtually Friday and agreed to task the Division I Council with a review
4:30 PM ET A week after getting the green light to continue as Auburn‘s coach, Bryan Harsin has promoted two veteran assistants into coordinator roles. Eric Kiesau is Auburn’s new offensive coordinator after serving as the football program’s wide receivers coach for most of the 2021 season. Kiesau, who spent four seasons under Harsin at
4:45 PM ET For more than eight months, leaders of the College Football Playoff have been unable to unanimously agree on what the future format of the sport’s postseason should look like. This week, they finally agreed to disagree, recommitting to the four-team format for the next four years. Friday’s news ended all speculation about
7:00 AM ET College football makes itself hard to love sometimes. The money has primarily gone to all the wrong places — coaches’ salaries and expensive locker room features have increased sharply during an era of skyrocketing revenues, and players weren’t allowed to profit off anything until about eight months ago. (And in the meantime,
9:14 AM ET Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels has entered the transfer portal only a few months after declaring he would return to play for the Sun Devils in 2022. Daniels, who posted a video on social media on Dec. 2 to announce he would return for his fourth season, has not publicly announced his