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8:56 PM ET Mississippi State All-American offensive tackle Charles Cross announced on Friday that he is opting out of the bowl game to begin preparing for the NFL draft. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. lists Cross as the second highest-rated draft-eligible tackle behind Alabama’s Evan Neal. A redshirt sophomore, Cross was named to the All-SEC team

4:57 PM ET David Wilson Texas Longhorns quarterback Casey Thompson, who started 10 games in coach Steve Sarkisian’s first season, is in the transfer portal. Thompson began the season as the backup behind Hudson Card, eventually claiming the starting job. He threw for 2,113 yards and had 24 touchdown passes — tops in the Big

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff College football bowl season is here! Here are the key players and storylines you need to know for every team in every game, starting this week and running all the way through the College Football Playoff. Friday, Dec. 17 Bahamas BowlMiddle Tennessee vs. Toledo Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, BahamasNoon, ESPN

9:21 PM ET Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett said Thursday he will opt out of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and begin preparations for the NFL draft. In a message posted on social media, Pickett thanked the university, coach Pat Narduzzi and his teammates. Forever a Pitt Man #H2P pic.twitter.com/fq0Sw06dIa — Kenny Pickett (@kennypickett10) December 17, 2021

2:45 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Former UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel announced Thursday that he is transferring to UCLA. Gabriel entered the transfer portal on November 27. The junior missed the last nine games of the season after fracturing the left clavicle in his throwing arm on Sept. 17 against Louisville. In the three games he

10:44 AM ET Tom Brady is doling out name, image and likeness deals for college athletes with his new apparel line, Brady. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback announced on social media that he’s partnering with Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara; Jackson State quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who is the son of Tigers head coach Deion Sanders; Georgia

12:14 PM ET Cornerback Travis Hunter, the No. 2-ranked recruit in the country, flipped his commitment from Florida State to Jackson State on Wednesday to become the first five-star high school football prospect to sign with an FCS team since ESPN started its rankings in 2006. Jackson State coach Deion Sanders teased before the start

6:26 PM ET Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M were all jockeying for the No. 1 recruiting class on Wednesday, but it was the Aggies who were able to pull ahead to claim the top class after the first day of the early signing period. Texas A&M has steadily risen in the class rankings over the

7:00 AM ET National signing day is here. College football’s early signing period begins Wednesday and lasts until Friday. High school recruits are able to sign their national letters of intent to lock them into the colleges of their choice. This is the fifth year in which college football has held an early signing period,

4:22 PM ET Florida State coach Mike Norvell has verbally agreed to a one-year contract extension through 2026, the school announced Tuesday. Norvell just finished his second season at Florida State, going 5-7. When Norvell was hired in December 2019, he signed a six-year deal worth $26.5 million. The school did not disclose whether the

7:15 AM ET DENTON, Texas — Sarah Fuller walks toward the lobby at Ryan High School, a short drive from where she now plays college soccer, the University of North Texas. Ally Kolba giddily waits for her. She is nervous and excited and, when she sees Fuller come in the door, she whispers to her

7:00 AM ET “Mr. Madison, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I

9:49 PM ET South Carolina coach Shane Beamer leaned on his Oklahoma connections in gaining the commitments of a pair of former Sooners, quarterback Spencer Rattler and tight end Austin Stogner, on Monday. Beamer, who was an assistant at Oklahoma from 2018 to 2020, just wrapped up his first regular season as a head coach

7:00 AM ET This whole season went pretty much how we expected, right? AP preseason No. 1 Alabama is in the College Football Playoff, as is Georgia, who was No. 5. And then there’s … Michigan and Cincinnati. OK, so Cincy was No. 8 at the start of the season. Michigan was unranked. And that’s

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The college football regular season just ended, but before diving into bowl season, let’s look back at a memorable season that reminded us all why we love the sport. We saw a return to stadiums for fans across the country, and the action on the field matched the pageantry of

9:22 PM ET Former five-star recruit Quinn Ewers will transfer to Texas, the former Ohio State quarterback posted on social media Sunday night. Ewers spent one season with the Buckeyes but entered the transfer portal Dec. 3, and is now closing a loop on what was a unique journey to get to this point, even

2:36 PM ET ESPN Junior 300 safety Sonny Styles is reclassifying from the 2023 class to the 2022 class and will sign with Ohio State on Wednesday in the early signing period. Styles was a five-star recruit, ranked No. 9 overall, in the 2023 cycle and committed to the Buckeyes on November 13. He’s a

9:00 PM ET Although it took until the 14th week of the season for the Heisman race to truly come into focus, there ended up being little doubt about who the winner should be. Alabama quarterback Bryce Young won the 2021 Heisman Trophy, the first Crimson Tide QB to do so. Tua Tagovailoa and Mac