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Open Extended Reactions The college football postseason is nearly over, and you know what that means. It’s time to get ahead of ourselves and start thinking about next season. Which teams are doomed, and which teams are poised to take advantage of the new, expanded playoff format? Who should we expect to win the Heisman?

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brian Kelly and LSU named Missouri’s Blake Baker as their new defensive coordinator Friday. The three-year deal, expected to pay Baker $2.5 million per year, will make him the highest-paid assistant in college football, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Baker, who

ESPN Betting Jan 5, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff National Championship game features two of the best teams in the nation as J.J. McCarthy and the Michigan Wolverines take on Michael Penix Jr. and the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium in Houston. Who will win their first CFP title

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 4, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma is expected to hire Jacksonville State defensive coordinator Zac Alley for the same role, according to a source, as the team worked quickly to replace Ted Roof, who parted

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 4, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard told ESPN that he has verbally committed to transfer to Ohio State, linking one of the top portal quarterbacks with a high-wattage destination. Howard led Kansas State to the Big 12 title in 2022 and gives the Buckeyes

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 4, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions “I’m to my a– in bowls, bowls, all types bowls.Chips and mints and seashell bowls.My mom’s got bowls for everything.Potpourri and nuts

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJan 3, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff national championship game between No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington will be a sneak preview of two future Big Ten opponents, as the Huskies will

Open Extended Reactions The best player in college football is always an arbitrary choice. Is it the guy who won the Heisman Trophy? Jayden Daniels is surely deserving. Is it the player who’s carried his team to the highest point? Michael Penix Jr.’s performance in the Allstate Sugar Bowl was legendary. Or is it the

Open Extended Reactions With the 2023 college football season almost in the rearview mirror, we ranked the top 100 players for the year. But as with any ranking, there is plenty to debate. Our reporters break down what they think our list missed, from players ranked too high or too low to which players we

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2024, 08:54 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia junior Brock Bowers, the first two-time winner of the Mackey Award as the top tight end in college football, announced Tuesday that he’s

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2024, 01:02 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — There would be no doubting Washington by the time the final seconds ticked off the clock against Texas in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions All season, it was “Michigan vs. Everybody” within the walls of the Wolverines’ program. Now it’s down to Michigan vs. Washington. The No. 1 Wolverines (14-0) will face the No.

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 2, 2024, 02:59 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Michael Penix Jr. arrived in Seattle two years ago hoping to revive his career. He’ll leave as a Huskies legend. On the biggest stage of his career,

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 1, 2024, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PASADENA, Calif. — Top-seeded Michigan outmatched No. 4 Alabama in a 27-20 overtime win at the Rose Bowl on Monday that clinched the Wolverines’ first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff national championship game. Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterDec 30, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Open Extended Reactions Greg McElroy recalled waiting until after his freshman year in 2007 to ask Alabama coach Nick Saban for a favor. McElroy figured Saban didn’t need the whole backstory about his

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 31, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Steve Sarkisian said Sunday there was a moment in time when he thought he would never make it to the College Football Playoff, reflecting on his

Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 31, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Georgia junior right tackle Amarius Mims is leaving school early to declare for the NFL draft, he told ESPN on Sunday. Mims projects as one of the draft’s top tackles and a potential first-round pick. At a position that’s typically one of significant need

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 31, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Kalen DeBoer has been here before. Not in the same way Nick Saban has. But on the eve of the College Football Playoff semifinal, two wins away