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Texas is set to approve a new four-year contract extension for head football coach Steve Sarkisian that will run through the 2030 season. The University of Texas System board of regents still needs to OK the extension, which would double Sarkisian’s pay to over $10 million per season. There is a meeting scheduled for Feb.

Open Extended Reactions Kalen DeBoer has a tough act to follow. Alabama will name DeBoer its next head coach, sources told ESPN on Friday, replacing Nick Saban and his more than 200 wins and six national titles at the school. DeBoer, 49, is 105-12 as a head coach and was named AP Coach of the

USATSI Alabama’s decision to hire Kalen DeBoer marks a significant paradigm shift in one of college football’s most storied programs. The Crimson Tide go from Nick Saban — as close to a sure thing as you can get in this sport — to a relatively young up-and-comer with just two years of head coaching experience

Yahoo Sports Wild Card Weekend viewer’s guide + Matchmaking the head coaching vacancies What a wild week it’s been in the NFL (and football in general). We saw titans of the game in Pete Carroll and Nick Saban retiring from coaching while the Patriots parted ways with Bill Belichick after a 24-year marriage. Matt Harmon

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 11, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions On the first day of his retirement in the wake of a legendary coaching career, Nick Saban was still thinking team first. He wasn’t playing golf, planning a

Getty Images Nick Saban is college football’s all-time leader in national championships with seven, giving him a strong trump card as the greatest college football coach of all time. Six of them came during his legendary 17-year run as Alabama’s coach, which came to an end Tuesday when he announced his retirement. From his first

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 08:44 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions For an entire era, Nick Saban completely broke the definition of success in college football. Mark Richt won at least nine games in 11 of 15 years at Georgia, with two conference titles

Yahoo Sports 2024 Wild Card preview + Carroll and Belichick departures with Frank Schwab | Zero Blitz Jason Fitz is joined by his trusty sidekick Frank Schwab as the dynamic duo get ready for the first round of NFL playoff games this weekend. Fitz and Frank start off by reacting to the big news of

Yahoo Sports Wild Card Weekend viewer’s guide + Matchmaking the head coaching vacancies What a wild week it’s been in the NFL (and football in general). We saw titans of the game in Pete Carroll and Nick Saban retiring from coaching while the Patriots parted ways with Bill Belichick after a 24-year marriage. Matt Harmon

USATSI Texas wide receiver Adonai Mitchell has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced Tuesday. Mitchell was one of the most impactful transfer portal additions of the 2023 cycle, regardless of position, for the Longhorns after two seasons at Georgia. He immediately grabbed a starting spot despite stepping into a loaded room that included the

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 9, 2024, 02:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — The barrier between very good and truly great has always appeared thin. It is not. The distance that separates one’s

HOUSTON — Nine years ago, Jim Harbaugh left the NFL and returned to college football with a single focus — to restore a then-struggling Michigan program. He immediately began throwing elbows and inviting controversies. He set up satellite recruiting camps. He accused the SEC of cheating. He held sleepovers at prospects’ houses. He feuded with

Yahoo Sports 2023 year-end fantasy awards + Week 18 and Black Monday recap The playoff field is set and Wild Card Weekend is going to be must watch television. Or in the case of Dolphins- Chiefs, a must stream on Peacock. But before we dive into the postseason later this week, Matt Harmon and Andy

Getty Images There is one more world for No. 1 Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh to conquer. The Wolverines have overcome Ohio State and ended their Big Ten title drought in the process. This season, not only did they make the College Football Playoff, but they beat No. 4 Alabama to win their first playoff

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJan 7, 2024, 07:54 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON, Texas — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey told ESPN he was “disappointed in the acrimony” that ensued following the College Football Playoff selection committee’s controversial final ranking last month, which

USATSI Former USC signal caller Malachi Nelson committed to Boise State Saturday, giving the Broncos a major talent infusion in their quarterback room. The former-five star prospect was the No. 24 overall available player in the portal, according to 247Sports.  Nelson was in the running to be the No. 1 quarterback a loaded 2023 class.

HOUSTON — On Saturday morning, Michigan’s football team paraded into the George R. Brown Convention Center for its turn at the annual College Football Playoff media day. From raised platforms and aluminum benches, the Wolverines spoke to a hoard of reporters for an hour before exiting out of a backdoor, loading onto charter buses and

Open Extended Reactions The college football postseason is nearly over, and you know what that means. It’s time to get ahead of ourselves and start thinking about next season. Which teams are doomed, and which teams are poised to take advantage of the new, expanded playoff format? Who should we expect to win the Heisman?