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Paula Lavigne Close Paula Lavigne ESPN Investigative Reporter Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter.

Open Extended Reactions There are eight spring games being played on Saturday, each by high-profile programs surrounded by questions. Oklahoma transfer quarterback Dillon Gabriel arrives in Eugene coming off a 30-touchdown season last year with the Sooners. The question is, can he do even more with Oregon this coming season? Nineteen Colorado players have entered

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Reggie Bush is overjoyed to have his Heisman Trophy once again. Now he wants his reputation back, as well. The former USC tailback says the return of his Heisman is the biggest step yet in what he sees as his fight

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s attorney general sued the Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday in an attempt to receive the media rights contracts with Florida State University as part of an ongoing dispute as FSU seeks to leave the conference. Attorney General Ashley Moody said

Apr 25, 2024, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Quarterback Jaden Rashada is committing to play for Georgia after spending one season at Arizona State, according to his agent Henry Organ of Disruptive Sports. Rashada will join the Bulldogs after appearing in three games for the Sun Devils last season, passing for 485 yards with

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 24, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Auburn‘s passing game received a big boost Wednesday when wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith, who led Penn State in receiving last season, signed with the Tigers. Lambert-Smith entered the transfer portal

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterApr 24, 2024, 09:01 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions IRVING, Texas — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday dismissed any interest in engaging in conversations about a “super league” in college athletics, instead emphasizing his belief that “there’s a

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 24, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Reggie Bush is getting his 2005 Heisman Trophy back, as ESPN has learned that the Heisman Trust will announce Wednesday the formal “reinstatement” of the trophy to Bush amid what it calls “enormous changes in the college football landscape.” The Heisman Trust’s decision comes

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 23, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions LSU running back John Emery Jr., a former top-15 recruit who saw the field in spurts with the Tigers, entered the transfer portal Tuesday as a graduate student. Emery, ESPN’s

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterApr 23, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions It’s inevitable that a coaching change will cause transfers, and Michigan State is seeing that play out during the spring transfer window. Defensive tackle Derrick Harmon entered the portal Tuesday,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 23, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill, who started most of last season after Cade McNamara‘s knee injury, entered the transfer portal Tuesday. Hill started Iowa’s final nine games of 2023, including the

Associated Press Apr 22, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Tallahassee judge has ordered Florida State and the Atlantic Coast Conference to enter mediation in hopes of settling a high-profile lawsuit that could dramatically impact the future of the league. Judge John C. Cooper technically approved the ACC’s motion to

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterApr 22, 2024, 03:14 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, after losing starter Quinshon Judkins via transfer to Ohio State, has added yet another option to the running backs room with Miami Hurricanes‘ Henry Parrish

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 22, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell is a Rocket by school and a moon shot by career arc. In an NFL draft green room Thursday night filled with players from time-tested brands such as LSU, Alabama and Ohio State, Mitchell is the lone player among

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterApr 21, 2024, 09:49 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Alabama needed a new kicker for the 2024 season and was able to land the most recent winner of the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation’s best kicker. Graham

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 19, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Hours after Arizona State quarterback Jaden Rashada entered the transfer portal Friday, the team is set to lose another key offensive player as leading wide receiver Elijhah Badger is set

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterApr 21, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Former Pittsburgh defensive end Dayon Hayes announced Sunday that he is transferring to Colorado. Hayes led Pitt in tackles for loss this past season with 10.5, and also had 45

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterApr 20, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — In his most extensive action since arriving at Texas, Arch Manning put on a