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Pac-12 Media Day is underway on Tuesday in Los Angeles, and along with the preseason predicted order of finish, the league got the day started early with the release of the preseason all-conference team.  It should be a fascinating day with the Pac-12 not only getting an update from new commissioner George Kliavkoff on playoff

11:45 AM ET Teams change conferences. It’s a fact of college football life. The more football-obsessed members of the Southern Conference left to form the Southeastern Conference in the 1930s. Conference USA has had almost as many different members at one point or another (24) as years of existence (25). Forty-two schools have called themselves

Getty Images Following ACC Media Days, the conference released its 2021 preseason poll as voted on by media covering the league. Among the nearly 150 votes cast, Clemson is picked to win its seventh straight conference title. The Tigers, a preseason College Football Playoff favorite as well, received all but one vote to win the

Associated Press Bryant, Rizzo, Bote homer as Cubs beat Diamondbacks 5-1 Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and David Bote homered, Trevor Williams pitched effectively into the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Sunday. Bryant and Bote each hit two-run shots as Chicago took two of three in the series. Williams

8:25 PM ET The Big 12 executive committee met with the presidents of Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday amid speculation that the two schools intend to depart for the SEC. Texas’ Jay Hartzell and Oklahoma’s Joe Harroz met via videoconference with the committee, which includes Big 12 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Texas

The saga continues for the Big 12-SEC pursuit of the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns. Recently four lawmakers in Texas with ties to Baylor, Texas Christian, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M have presented a bill to preview the Longhorns from leaving for the SEC. That isn’t the only potential idea to keep both Oklahoma and

Getty Images Big 12 officials have discussed a structure in which Texas and Oklahoma would receive additional revenue shares as a way of enticing the two schools to remain in the conference rather than pursue a future in the SEC, conference sources have told CBS Sports. Such a structure would grant the Longhorns and Sooners

Getty Images Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve already heard about the ongoing drama involving Texas and Oklahoma’s flirtation with the SEC. Barring some last-minute changes, it seems likely that the Longhorns and Sooners will bail out of the Big 12 and head to greener pastures in the near future. So where does that

11:07 PM ET ESPN staff The news this week that Texas and Oklahoma have expressed interest in joining the SEC shook the foundation of the Big 12 conference and caught many high-ranking officials in college athletics off guard. Now, it has their full attention, as commissioners and athletic directors from coast to coast are preparing

The historic and axis-shifting move of Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for the SEC is expected to begin next week, sources told Yahoo Sports. While the drama over whether they are leaving has ended, the pettiness, nastiness and clawing over the details of the exit are just beginning. Around the Big 12, SEC

1:22 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State coach Ryan Day thinks that while college football’s highest-profile players will have immense earning opportunities through name, image and likeness, there should be consideration to sharing money among other players. Day, speaking Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium, was asked about Alabama coach Nick Saban’s recent comment that Crimson

10:01 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia While Big 12 officials search for answers from Oklahoma and Texas about

Getty Images Legendary Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, that his son, Terry, said Thursday is pancreatic cancer. Bowden, 91, coached the Seminoles from 1976-2009, building the program into a national power by amassing a 304-97-4 record over that span. He won 12 ACC titles and two

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In the wake of the bombshell news drop that Texas and Oklahoma are exploring joining the SEC, the billion-dollar college sports industry is bracing for the potential fallout. Interviews with athletics directors, politicians and industry sources reveal myriad ramifications from such a move. From the political fallout in the Midwest to the

Reuters Videos Oregon’s Bootleg fire caused by lightning: officials A wildfire in Oregon that has been burning for weeks was found to have been ignited by lightning, and smoldered for days before it was detected.That’s according to forest officials on Wednesday.The so-called Bootleg fire is the largest of dozens of wildfires currently burning across the

Getty Images With College Football Playoff expansion coming and the sport as a whole undergoing radical change, another round of conference realignment may be on the horizon. Texas and Oklahoma have both reached out to the SEC about joining the nation’s most powerful conference should the two Big 12 powerhouses choose to leave their home league,

4:42 PM ET HOOVER, Ala. — Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork is standing up for his school after a Houston Chronicle report that Texas and Oklahoma have reached out to the SEC about joining the conference. The newspaper cited an unnamed college official and said an announcement could come within a couple of weeks.

USATSI HOOVER, Ala. — If you wanted the latest answer to an age-old question — Does Nick Saban still have his fastball? — the 69-year-old Alabama coach zipped a 98-mph heater underneath everyone’s chin this week. His proclamation Tuesday that quarterback Bryce Young has made “almost seven figures” to date in name, image and likeness