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Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 31, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Nearly two months ago in Washington, D.C., University of Arizona president Bobby Robbins sat on a panel with NCAA president Charlie Baker at an event Arizona organized about the future of college sports. Little did Robbins know that within a few weeks, he’d be a central figure

The most powerful person in college athletics at the moment is a cardiac surgeon turned hospital administrator turned president of the University of Arizona. Dr. Robert Robbins is his name and in the conference realignment game his opinion on the future for Wildcat athletics will shape the look of college sports in the future. Last

247Sports Four-star linebacker Kristopher Jones committed to Georgia on Sunday, marking the 26th commitment for the Bulldogs’ top-ranked 2024 recruiting class. The Fairfax (Virginia) High School star committed to Georgia over Florida, Michigan State, Auburn and Louisville among others.  The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Jones ranks as the No. 102 player in the 2024 recruiting class by

One moment stood out to Kobe Savage last season, and it happened when he wasn’t even on the field. The closing minutes of Kansas State’s Big 12 championship victory over TCU were at once a source of immense pride but also frustration for Savage, Kansas State’s preseason all-conference safety. “I remember the Big 12 championship

Craig Haubert Close Craig Haubert ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Billy Tucker Close Billy Tucker Scouts, Football Recruiting • Recruiting coordinator for ESPN RecruitingNation.• Nearly a decade of college coaching experience. • Has been evaluating

Getty Images The Big 12’s preference, for now, is to add only one more school to get to 14 members in this round of conference realignment, sources close to the situation tell CBS Sports. While adding up to three more schools and expanding to 16 remains a possibility, the league intends to wait at least

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 28, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Training camps kick off this week for select teams (many more follow next week), which means position competitions are resuming in earnest. As always, no group of players will capture more attention than

CBS Sports graphic The Pac-12 school with the best options finally exercised them. Turns out Colorado had the ability, motivation, history and level of impatience to keep this conference realignment train rolling. Colorado is back in the league it once called home for more than six decades. The CU Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 27, 2023, 09:00 AM ET With Colorado initiating the process to leave the Pac-12 and join the Big 12 for the 2024-25 season, it marks a significant ripple in college athletics as the next phase in realignment. Here’s a look at the biggest questions for both leagues and what’s next on the

Remember when then-LSU basketball coach Will Wade was caught on an FBI wiretap discussing a “strong-ass offer” he made to a recruiting middleman? And then remember when it was later played on HBO in the documentary “The Scheme” for all to hear? Well, the NCAA system of justice is so weak, so disorganized, so ridiculous

USATSI With all eyes on Drew Allar to be Penn State’s starting quarterback, coach James Franklin made sure to mention Beau Pribula as the position battle moves on into preseason camp. With a successor to Sean Clifford yet to be named, Franklin maintained things were  “competition phase” with the 2023 season just a month away. 

Lloyd Yates wasn’t the first former Northwestern athlete to file a lawsuit against the school, and it’s expected that he won’t be the last, according to his attorney. But Yates is the first of now four former Northwestern football players to put his name on a lawsuit and thus put a face to the alleged

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 25, 2023, 01:26 PM ET Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and the NCAA are in discussions about a so-called negotiated resolution for a four-game suspension in the 2023 season, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The looming suspension is tied to an NCAA recruiting investigation into Michigan in which Harbaugh faces a Level

Jim Harbaugh is facing a four-game suspension for breaking NCAA rules, according to a person with knowledge of a proposed settlement between the school and NCAA enforcement. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images) East Carolina. UNLV. Bowling Green. Rutgers. Give the 2023 Michigan schedule maker a bonus because the Wolverines’ soft opening of a much-anticipated campaign may prove

247Sports Georgia added to its top-ranked and star-studded 2024 recruiting class on Monday with the commitment of five-star linebacker Justin Williams, who committed to the Bulldogs over Oregon. Georgia offered Williams in late March, and he took an unofficial visit to the school in May before taking an official visit to the campus last month. 

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. STANFORD, Calif. — It’s not hard for Troy Taylor to envision a parallel universe in which he would be home, outside of Sacramento, a high school teacher enjoying summer break. He would probably

Getty Images Austin Peay freshman football player Jeremiah Collins died Friday night in what the Associated Press is reporting was a single-car crash in Clarksville, Tenn. Collins, per the officials, was driving a pickup truck before the vehicle flipped several time after Collins lost control while exiting a highway. Collins received treatment at the crash

Getty Images Heading into Friday’s Pac-12 Media Day, the long-term future of the conference remains uncertain amid ongoing media rights negotiations. But the conference won’t be announcing a new media rights deal at Pac-12 Media Day because, well, there is no deal to announce. That won’t be the only thing missing in the first Pac-12