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Mark SchlabachFeb 28, 2025, 05:10 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and is expected to make a full recovery after doctors detected the disease in its early stages, the school

Feb 28, 2025, 01:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi acknowledged that the program, under new coach Bill Belichick, is considering a behind-the-scenes look at the team amid a report that the Tar Heels could be the focus of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Offseason.” “There’s a lot of conversations going

Feb 28, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With spring football just around the corner, it’s time to look ahead toward next season and see who has the most to prove. After suffering an injury that took him out of the College Football Playoff, quarterback Carson Beck returns for another season, but in a

Jeff LegwoldFeb 27, 2025, 12:57 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold covers the Denver Broncos at ESPN. He has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years and also assists with NFL draft coverage, joining ESPN in 2013. He has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999, too.

Michael DiRoccoFeb 26, 2025, 01:07 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS —

Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 02:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley will return to the Nittany Lions as assistant quarterbacks coach. McSorley was a three-year starter for the Nittany Lions (2016-18) and a sixth-round pick by Baltimore in the 2019 NFL draft. He appeared in

Kyle BonaguraFeb 27, 2025, 12:41 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The Mountain West and Pac-12, along with Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State, have agreed to enter mediation related to the ongoing lawsuits related to school exit fees and a poaching penalty

Mike ReissFeb 26, 2025, 10:40 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Open Extended Reactions Nebraska is

Jake TrotterFeb 26, 2025, 12:14 PM ET Close Jake Trotter is a senior writer at ESPN. Trotter covers college football. He also writes about other college sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. Trotter resides in the Cleveland area with his wife and three kids and is a fan of his hometown Oklahoma City Thunder. He

Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Leaders of the College Football Playoff are asking for more information before they decide whether to change the way teams are seeded in the 12-team playoff this fall, CFP executive director Rich Clark said Tuesday following a day of meetings at the DFW Grand Hyatt. The 10 FBS commissioners and

Chris LowFeb 25, 2025, 07:40 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Coach Josh Heupel is adding former Oklahoma offensive coordinator Seth Littrell to his staff at Tennessee in what is expected to be an analyst’s role, sources confirmed to

Open Extended Reactions Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir is expected to resign from his position, sources told ESPN. Muir is closing out his 13th year at the school, which during his tenure has won more than 30 NCAA championships and eight Directors’ Cups for overall athletic department excellence. The move comes amid a transitional period

Feb 24, 2025, 12:27 PM ET Joe Fusco, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame after leading Westminster College to four NAIA Division II national championships over 19 seasons, died Saturday, the university announced. He was 87. Fusco was recognized by ESPN in 2019 as one of the 150 greatest coaches in

Bill ConnellyFeb 24, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Open Extended Reactions The lengthy 2024 season has been over for more than a month, the transfer portal has settled down for now, and we’re waiting

Andrea AdelsonFeb 21, 2025, 01:51 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions New Miami quarterback Carson Beck and his girlfriend, Miami basketball player Hanna Cavinder, had their cars stolen during a home burglary Thursday night. According to multiple media outlets, the Miami-Dade Sherriff’s Office

Eli LedermanFeb 21, 2025, 06:09 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Five-star Maryland commit Zion Elee, ESPN’s No. 1 defender in the 2026 class, has shut down his

Associated Press Feb 21, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOVER, Del. — Clinton Portis, who rushed for just under 10,000 yards over nine NFL seasons and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection, has been named DeSean Jackson’s running backs coach and run game coordinator at Delaware State. The Hornets announced Portis’ hiring on

Adam RittenbergFeb 21, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Nebraska–Tennessee football home-and-home football series scheduled for 2026 and 2027 will not be played after Nebraska opted out of the agreement. Tennessee athletic director Danny White posted on X that Nebraska called