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Associated Press Jul 12, 2023, 08:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — C.R. Roberts, whose record-setting performance helped Southern California beat Texas in a 1956 road game played in the segregated state, has died. He was 87. Roberts died of natural causes on Tuesday in suburban Norwalk, the university said Wednesday. Roberts, a fullback, set a

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET MANHATTAN, Kan. — It’s a time of relentless change in college football. Schools flip leagues, players sprint to the portal and coaches change jobs at dizzying rates. The only constant in college football is the cycle of incessant change, and that has only amplified in the past

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 07:08 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern fired coach Pat Fitzgerald for cause, his attorney told ESPN on Tuesday, setting up a potential legal showdown between the College Football Hall of Famer and his alma mater.

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill. — Until Monday afternoon, Pat Fitzgerald had been the face of Northwestern football. He was the program’s most decorated player in the modern era, a key figure in the 1995 Rose

Bill Connelly Close Bill Connelly ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Dave Wilson Close Dave Wilson ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Jul 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The

Jul 10, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Northwestern has fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Adam Rittenberg on Monday. Fitzgerald’s firing comes in the wake of a two-week unpaid suspension that was announced by the school on Friday, following a university-commissioned investigation into hazing allegations within the program that were made

Associated Press Jul 10, 2023, 07:31 PM ET MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has reinstated linebacker Jordan Turner less than two weeks after suspending him for a violation of the athletic department’s student-athlete discipline policy. Athletic director Chris McIntosh announced Turner’s reinstatement Monday, which followed an internal inquiry by a committee of university staff. Editor’s Picks

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 9, 2023, 09:49 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. A former Northwestern football player who came forward with allegations of widespread hazing within the program spoke Sunday with university president Michael Schill, who is considering harsher discipline for coach Pat Fitzgerald. The

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 8, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. A former Northwestern football player on Saturday detailed several hazing incidents within the program to The Daily Northwestern, with some involving sexualized acts led by upperclassmen to punish younger players for making mistakes

RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 QB-PP Belleville, MIBelleville High School 6’4” 205 92 2 OT Charlotte, NCProvidence Day School 6’6” 250 91 3 WR Saraland, ALSaraland High School 6’0” 175 91 AlabamaCommitted10/08/2022 4 DE Miami, FLMiami Central High School 6’4” 250 90 5 DT Savannah, GASavannah Christian Preparatory School 6’4”

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Tight end Davon Mitchell, the No. 19 overall recruit in the 2025 ESPN Junior 300, committed to play football at Oklahoma on Saturday. Mitchell, a four-star prospect and the top-ranked tight end in the class, picked the Sooners over Alabama and Miami. The OU coaching

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 7, 2023, 11:17 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee The Georgia football team’s spate of speeding-related incidents continued this week when freshman outside linebacker Samuel M’Pemba was ticketed Wednesday morning for going 88 miles per hour in a 55 mph

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 7, 2023, 09:51 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Northwestern is implementing several measures to curb hazing within its football program, including a two-week suspension of coach Pat Fitzgerald after an investigation found evidence to support a claim of problematic conduct. Fitzgerald,

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Next year, everything changes. College football begins the era of a 12-team playoff and 16-team megaconferences. The Big Ten will be responsible for the most jarring of all changes, the additions of USC and UCLA. Soon

Jul 7, 2023, 12:51 AM ET Johnie Cooks, a linebacker who starred at Mississippi State before going on to a 10-year NFL career, died on Thursday. He was 64. “When you think of Mississippi State Football, you think of legends like Johnie Cooks,” Mississippi State head coach Zach Arnett wrote on Twitter. “The Bulldog Family

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2023, 11:21 PM ET Joseph Jonah-Ajonye is the latest addition to Georgia‘s stellar recruiting class, committing to the two-time defending national champion on Thursday night. Jonah-Ajonye is ranked No. 21 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300. The four-star defensive tackle from Oak Ridge High School in Texas becomes the

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2023, 05:57 PM ET Top 20 prospect Elijah Rushing committed to Arizona on Thursday. Rushing (No. 20 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300), a four-star defensive end from Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona, becomes the highest-ranked player to commit to Arizona since ESPN began ranking players in

Jordan Reid, NFL draft analystJul 6, 2023, 06:55 AM ET Close Jordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation’s top pro prospects. Jordan joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. He played quarterback at North Carolina Central University and then went on to