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Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Over the past 20 years, three of its teams have combined to win 10 national titles. It has boasted one of the best dynasties the sport has ever seen (Bama) and almost no actual bad teams

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 10:35 PM ET San Diego State’s standing with the Mountain West has been crystallized. A source told ESPN on Tuesday night that the conference informed San Diego State that they’re a member in good standing. According to a source, this step in the recently complicated relationship between the Mountain West

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Florida won it for the first five years, then Tennessee and Florida split the next five. Georgia won three of four, then Florida did the same. Georgia won two of three, then Missouri came out of

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 08:00 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If they issued Vegas odds on coaches most likely to dish a viral media day quote, Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea wouldn’t exactly be among the favorites. Lea is so defiantly pragmatic and generally thoughtful that his players have joked with him over the years that

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2023, 06:52 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Northwestern freshman linebacker Nigel Glover entered the transfer portal Monday, the first Wildcats player to do so since the school fired coach Pat Fitzgerald on July 10. Glover, an Ohio native, was an

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterJul 17, 2023, 03:57 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — LSU defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo and running back Josh Williams both delivered the same pointed message about the Tigers entering this season: “We’re coming.” But LSU coach Brian Kelly tamped

Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Alex Scarborough Close Alex Scarborough ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Jul 17, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The SEC enters media days with its talk of

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2023, 05:44 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Tennessee’s football program must vacate all 11 wins from the 2019 and 2020 seasons under former coach Jeremy Pruitt as part of the penalties handed down by the NCAA stemming from

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 14, 2023, 04:48 PM ET Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel took the coaching job in Knoxville in January 2021 with the uncertainty of the severity of NCAA sanctions hanging over the program. Two and a half years later, he called it a “huge relief” for the punishment to not include a bowl

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 13, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Northwestern defensive coordinator David Braun has been tabbed as the school’s interim head coach for the 2023 season, sources told ESPN. Braun will serve as the interim coach in the aftermath of the firing of coach Pat Fitzgerald amid allegations of hazing in the Northwestern program. Northwestern

Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Pete Thamel Jul 14, 2023, 11:06 AM ET The Tennessee football program avoided a bowl ban but was fined more than $8 million by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions, which announced its

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2023, 12:22 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Michigan added its 13th ESPN 300 commit on Thursday, when edge rusher Jacob Smith committed to the Wolverines. Smith is the No. 97 prospect overall, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound recruit out of Connecticut. He

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:22 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Miami added a huge piece to its 2024 recruiting class on Thursday, when five-star wide receiver Joshisa Trader committed to the Hurricanes. Trader is the No. 11 recruit overall, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound receiver

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Aside from select ACC Atlantic members, there might not be anyone on the planet happier about the trend of ditching college football divisions than Penn State coach James Franklin. Over the last six full seasons (not

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 05:32 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. This fall, the ACC will begin airing football and basketball events on the CW Network, a new addition to the league’s Saturday broadcast schedule. The CW has secured the rights to 50 ACC

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:50 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The first vacancy of the 2023-24 college coaching carousel opened Monday in stunning fashion and at one of the unlikeliest places. Northwestern fired longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald, three days after releasing the results

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The SEC needed only one team to reach the College Football Playoff last year to earn another national title, but there were moments — the SEC could get THREE teams in!?! — when

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 12, 2023, 05:33 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University ARLINGTON, Texas — Not since 2009 have expectations been so high for the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns are an overwhelming preseason favorite to win the Big 12, and coach Steve Sarkisian said he