2:23 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Amid an investigation into football coach Bryan Harsin, Auburn University has implemented a new policy stating that employees can be fired for not cooperating with an investigation or review. The new policy, which went into effect on Tuesday, states that violations “may result in disciplinary action up
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1:23 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule is adding a ton of NFL experience to his defensive staff in new pass game coordinator secondary coach Steve Wilks, who was with the organization for six year under Ron Rivera. The team agreed to terms with Wilks, a Charlotte native, on Wednesday. Wilks
4:31 PM ET After offensive coordinator Josh Gattis’ departure to Miami, Michigan will turn over play-calling duties to assistants Matt Weiss and Sherrone Moore. Weiss, who spent last season as Michigan’s quarterbacks coach, has been promoted to co-offensive coordinator following Gattis’ departure. Moore, who served as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, will remain in
2:15 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams‘ first week on campus includes some of the typical trappings of college life. He has papers due on art history, ageism and cultural dance. He’s introducing himself to new teammates, hunting for a new apartment and got cleared to work out in time for a
7:00 AM ET In the year since Jim Phillips became ACC commissioner, he has made it his mission to prioritize football. That is a big reason why football will take up the bulk of the agenda when the league holds in-person winter meetings in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, starting Wednesday. At the top of that agenda:
4:30 PM ET A college athletes advocacy group filed a labor complaint Tuesday afternoon asserting that the federal government should view all FBS-level football players and Division I men’s and women’s basketball players as employees of their schools. The National College Players Association submitted its claims to the Los Angeles-based regional office of the National
5:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Vanderbilt is elevating Nick Howell to become the football team’s new defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Howell was recently hired as the school’s defensive backs coach and brings nine seasons of coordinating experience to his new role at Vanderbilt. He’ll replace Jesse Minter, who agreed to become the new defensive
4:22 PM ET Pete Thamel Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is set to hire former Vanderbilt defensive coordinator Jesse Minter for the same position with the Wolverines, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The two sides are in
3:57 PM ET Caitlin Murray Sarah Fuller made history as a Vanderbilt placekicker in 2020. Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Sarah Fuller, the former Vanderbilt kicker who made history as the first woman to play and score in a Power 5 college football game, has signed her first professional contract in soccer. Fuller will join
8:24 AM ET Talmage Gunther wasn’t expecting an ordinary Thursday in August, amid the often painful monotony of preseason camp, to become the most emotional day of his college football career. The BYU walk-on wide receiver knew something strange was afoot when he walked into the Cougars’ team facility after practice to find boxes of
3:09 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Auburn University acknowledged on Monday that the school is making expanded inquiries into the tenure of football coach Bryan Harsin. In a statement that doesn’t mention Harsin by name, the university said it is “collecting information from a variety of perspectives, including our student-athletes.” This extends the awkward limbo of
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Recently our college football reporters examined the biggest strength for every team in our 2022 Way-Too-Early top 25, breaking down what makes the best teams so good. Now we’ll turn the tables and look at each team’s biggest question mark. What could keep them from reaching their preseason aspirations? What
11:35 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Mario Cristobal’s deliberate methodology in putting together his first staff at the University of Miami is delivering another bold-faced name for a hire. Miami has finalized a deal to hire Michigan offensive coordinator Josh Gattis as the new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Gattis won the Broyles Award as the
6:00 PM ET The future of Auburn coach Bryan Harsin remains in flux, as the school’s outgoing president has indicated it is “moving quickly” to make the “appropriate decision” on Harsin’s future. Harsin has come under scrutiny by the university amid the exit of 20 players and five assistant coaches. Auburn’s first-year head coach went
6:02 PM ET Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. — Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown passes and the National team had eight sacks in a 20-10 victory over the American team in the Senior Bowl on Saturday. Ridder helped finish off a job started by Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett, a Heisman Trophy finalist who was 6-of-6 passing
7:00 AM ET When Calvin Austin found out last Sunday what the Senior Bowl was giving players as gifts, he was shocked: Each player would be able to make his own unique NFT — of which there would be only one copy — to keep or sell. He had only just started to research NFTs,
11:35 AM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Pete Thamel As university leaders scrutinize the struggles of first-year Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin amid an exodus of players and coaches, he told ESPN he’s committed to the school for the long
1:04 PM ET NC State is working on a contract extension and raise for football coach Dave Doeren, athletic director Boo Corrigan told ESPN on Friday. “I really like what Dave’s done going into his 10th year here and the way he’s grown the program,” Corrigan said. “I’d be really happy to have him here