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8:11 PM ET Bryce Young saved his best for last, and in doing so ran away with this year’s Heisman Trophy, winning the award in a ceremony in New York City on Saturday night. A sophomore and former five-star prospect from California, Young entered the season with sky-high expectations as the presumptive choice to replace

3:21 PM ET Florida State has promoted senior defensive analyst Randy Shannon, the former head coach at Miami, to co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Shannon spent the 2021 season in an off-field role for FSU, which went 5-7 under coach Mike Norvell. He served as UCF‘s defensive coordinator from 2018 to 2020 under Josh Heupel

7:00 AM ET In the hours leading up to last weekend’s SEC championship game, from the streets of Atlanta to the rows of the press box high atop Mercedes-Benz Stadium, there were two primary topics of conversation. First, who would win the game — Georgia or Alabama — and how would the outcome affect the

7:03 PM ET Duke has hired Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko as its next coach, the school announced Friday. Elko, 44, spent the past four seasons with Texas A&M after coordinator stints at Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Bowling Green and Hofstra. He had been a candidate for several Power 5 head-coaching opportunities in recent

1:14 PM ET The contract for new Oklahoma Sooners football coach Brent Venables is worth $43.5 million over six years, sources told ESPN on Friday, making it one of the richest contracts for a first-year head coach in college football history. The Oklahoma University Board of Regents still has to approve the deal, which averages

6:49 AM ET ESPN News Services The NCAA is stopping the fake slide that Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett used to score a touchdown in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday. According to a memo from NCAA national coordinator of officials Steve Shaw, referees should interpret a fake slide as a player surrendering himself and end

9:23 PM ET In what may have been a preview of Saturday’s Heisman Trophy ceremony, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young won the Maxwell Award Thursday night, given to the college football player of the year. Young beat out Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, and Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III for the award. Young was also

7:00 AM ET College football was able to get back to something closer to a normal season in 2021, but the individual standout performances we saw were anything but normal. The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) will celebrate these individuals, who helped bring us the joy and excitement of

10:02 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC‘s Drake London, widely considered one of the best wide receivers in college football this season, announced Wednesday that he would be foregoing his senior season and declaring for the 2022 NFL draft. “It’s been a true blessing to compete as a Trojan over the past three seasons,” London wrote

3:56 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Clemson Tigers offensive coordinator Tony Elliott has emerged as the top candidate to be the next

8:00 AM ET Alabama, Cincinnati, Georgia and Michigan will compete for the 2021 national championship in the College Football Playoff, and those teams are well represented on ESPN’s All-America team, as well. The Crimson Tide have four All-Americans, the Bulldogs have three and the Bearcats and Wolverines each have one. Of the 26 players included

8:10 PM ET A week after announcing Brian Kelly as its new coach, LSU is poised to lose starting quarterback Max Johnson along with his brother, Jake, a prized tight end recruit. Max Johnson announced Tuesday that he plans to enter the transfer portal. A sophomore and the son of former NFL quarterback Brad Johnson,

8:15 AM ET Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Ohio State and Utah will head to Pasadena, California, coming from opposite directions. The Buckeyes appeared destined for

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Conference championship weekend: when a quarterback threw for 577 yards and four touchdowns, and lost. When a historically good defense surrendered 41 points. When a fake slide led to a 58-yard touchdown run. When a freshman running back threw a 75-yard touchdown pass. And to think, the week started with

9:50 PM ET Star Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux is declaring for the NFL draft, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Thibodeaux will not play in the Ducks’ bowl game, a matchup against No. 16 Oklahoma in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29, and instead will start preparing for the draft, sources said.

6:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud were announced Monday as the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman will be presented Saturday in New York, returning to its usual routine and date after it was forced

12:29 PM ET So much for a complete transformation in the College Football Playoff. With CFP mainstays Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma not advancing to their respective conference championship games, and Alabama looking rather ordinary over the last month of the season, there seemed to be a good chance we would have four not-so-familiar participants

8:43 PM ET Oklahoma has finalized a deal with Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables to be the Sooners’ next football coach, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Venables has been a major part of Clemson’s championship run under Dabo Swinney and has a long history at Oklahoma. He was on the Sooners’ staff from 1999 to