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Adam RittenbergJan 23, 2025, 01:49 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison, a freshman All-America selection in 2022 who became a team captain before an October hip injury ended his 2024 season, is headed to the NFL draft. Morrison announced

We watched from start to finish Monday night as Ohio State beat Notre Dame for the national championship, bringing an end to the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. All in all, I’d call the new format a success. Way more teams got their chance than in the past, four-team playoff, and that made everyone

Max OlsonJan 21, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown has signed with Cal, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. After winning a national championship with the Buckeyes on Monday night, Ohio State’s No. 2 quarterback

Members of the 1969 University of Texas offense pose for a group shot during a practice ahead of the Cotton Bowl. Former UT offensive lineman Bobby Wuensch, who is second-from-right on the front row, passed away this weekend. Bobby Wuensch, who earned All-American honors on the Texas football team’s 1969 and 1970 national championship squads,

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 21, 2025, 01:54 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 ATLANTA — The 2025 edition of the College Football Playoff National Championship game was not about vengeance. It wasn’t about proving people

This embedded content is not available in your region. The Ohio State Buckeyes are the first-ever College Football Playoff National Champions of the 12-team era. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman react to the biggest game of the season as Ohio State beats Notre Dame 34-23. Buckeye QB Will Howard led his team to

Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 19, 2025, 03:50 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA, Ga. — No major decisions were made regarding the future format of the 12-team College Football Playoff on Sunday, but “tweaks” to the 2025 season haven’t been ruled

The College Football Playoff national championship game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Ohio State Buckeyes will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame won the CFP semifinal Sugar Bowl against Penn State with a game-winning field goal with 12 seconds left.

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 19, 2025, 09:00 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 ATLANTA — “Think traditionally, but without traditional thinking.” Those were the words of Ross Bjork, the still-new Ohio State athletic director during

MADISON – Up until Saturday the discourse in the ongoing battle between Xavier Lucas and the University of Wisconsin has been one-sided with Lucas and his attorney offering their side of the story. That changed Saturday. Wisconsin issued a statement on the situation involving the freshman’s departure from the school, and it offered some interesting

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 18, 2025, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — After being limited to one catch in Ohio State‘s Cotton Bowl semifinal victory over Texas, freshman phenom Jeremiah Smith gave a warning Saturday in advance of the Buckeyes’ national championship matchup against Notre Dame. “If you are going to play man [to-man

Jan. 17—New Mexico’s backfield got a significant boost on Friday. Sam Houston State transfer running back DJ McKinney has signed with New Mexico, the program announced via social media. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound redshirt freshman earned Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors last season after rushing for three touchdowns and 481 yards, the third-best mark

Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — It would have been reasonable to worry that the prolonged 12-team College Football Playoff would have exhausted fans’ spending money before the final costs of reaching the championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Instead, the first 12-team playoff has only fed ticket prices

Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams (13) goes in for a sack on Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) during the second half of the SEC championship game against Texas in Atlanta, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. The NFL made an important announcement about the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday. It announced that 55 underclassmen were granted

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 15, 2025, 06:16 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Bill Belichick’s first coaching staff at North Carolina continues to come together. Longtime NFL special teams coach Mike Priefer and veteran SEC offensive line coach Will Friend are expected to

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Rivals.com, the leader in college football and basketball recruiting coverage. Be the first to know and follow your teams by signing up here. Class of 2026 four-star safety Jireh Edwards has revealed his top-five schools list to Rivals.com on Wednesday. Edwards is not only one of the top safety prospects

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 15, 2025, 11:42 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is declaring for the NFL draft, he announced in a video on social media. The decision ends a career at Texas that saw him help revive

Was it two months ago when doom and gloom were set to meet in Manoa ? After an 18-month tenure, Craig Angelos was not retained as the University of Hawaii’s athletic director. Nineteen UH football players had entered the NCAA transfer portal. And an independent auditing firm went through the UH athletic department’s self-submitted budget