NCAA Football

Apr 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When we asked our college football reporters to rank the sport’s top 10 coaches, we figured there wouldn’t be much debate about who is No. 1 — and there wasn’t. Georgia’s Kirby Smart, whose Bulldogs are 42-2 over the past three seasons, was the unanimous pick

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football got a verbal commitment from FCS All-American cornerback Cedarius Doss on Sunday afternoon. Doss announced his decision on social media. The move gives Indiana some added depth in the secondary with Nic Toomer moving over to safety. The Hoosiers have Kobee Minor, Jamari Sharpe, Jamier Johnson and JoJo Johnson in the mix

USATSI OXFORD, Miss. — Joey Chestnut scarfed down hot dogs. Monte Kiffin got pushed in a golf cart race. Sororities competed in a tug-of-war championship. On a beautiful, 80-degree day inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, this looked like the future of spring games: Show very little actual football, focus on the fun and try to escape without

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterApr 13, 2024, 08:55 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Kalen DeBoer called the entire day “special,” and as Alabama wrapped up its first spring practice with DeBoer as coach in its annual A-Day Game,

USATSI After the program went 20-27 between 2017 and 2020, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel has the Vols going in the right direction. They are 27-12 since he arrived in 2021 and 20-6 over the past two seasons as they’ve reemerged as title contenders. The SEC, however, isn’t a place to rest on laurels and

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterApr 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions COLLEGE PARK, Md. — For about two hours on a recent March morning, Maryland‘s indoor football facility was quiet enough to hear the smack of the ball hitting the receivers’

Joe Burrow became the Cincinnati Bengals‘ starting quarterback in 2020, but if Jason Kelce had his way, Burrow would have made his impact on the city several years earlier.  Kelce, the future Hall of Fame center and current co-host of the “New Heights” podcast with brother Travis Kelce, tried to recruit Burrow to his alma

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Kalen DeBoer taps on the glass coffee table before him. “This used to have rings on it, didn’t it?” he asks. Few items in Nick Saban’s former office at Alabama were more memorable than that coffee table — the centerpiece of a sitting area adjacent to his expansive wooden desk, the resting

Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith is joined by Josh Henscheke of MaizeAndBlueReview.com, Steve Marik of InsideNebraska.com and Doug Bucshon of OrangeAndBlueNews.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. ***** MORE FACT OR FICTION: USC should feel better about holding onto Julian Lewis CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS:

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterApr 10, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions A day after it was widely reported that USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander planned to enter the transfer portal, he announced he will remain with the Trojans. “I’m not crystal

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com There was so much news coming out of another busy weekend that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney: ***** RUMOR MILL: Busy weekend results in more buzz CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 9, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander, who started throughout last season after transferring in from Georgia, is set to enter the transfer portal again, a source confirmed to ESPN. Alexander had

USATSI Oregon State running back Damien Martinez intends to enter the college football transfer portal when it opens next week, 247Sports reports. Martinez ranked among the top 25 rushers in the nation in 2023 and posted 6.1 yards per carry. In the transfer portal, Martinez will be rated as the No. 2 running back, behind only Quinshon Judkins

USATSI Since parting ways with the New England Patriots in January, Bill Belichick has managed to keep a pretty low profile.  The six-time Super Bowl winning coach hasn’t been seen on a football field in nearly three months, but that changed over the weekend, when he showed up at the University of Washington for a

[embedded content] FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – One of the strongest groups on the field Sunday at the Rivals Camp Series stop in South Florida was at the game’s most important position: quarterback. Not only was there top class of 2025 talent, but passers in the 2026, 2027 and even 2028 classes made noise on the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 7, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Former Texas defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat, the 2023 Big 12 defensive player of the year and Outland Trophy winner, was booked into jail after an arrest for driving while intoxicated.

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 6, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Suspended LSU running back Trey Holly won’t face an attempted murder charge stemming from a February shooting in his hometown. A grand jury rejected the charge Friday, instead charging Holly

USATSI Clemson’s spring practice window culminates this Saturday with the program’s annual spring football game, providing an intriguing peek at a team with high hopes in 2024. The Tigers are trying to make it back to the top of the ACC mountain after finishing tied for sixth in the conference last year. It was a