12:50 PM ET ATLANTA – Ohio State isn’t often an underdog when it takes the field, and the Buckeyes seem to be embracing the fact that defending national champion Georgia is a betting favorite to beat them in Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The No. 1 Bulldogs opened as 6 ½-point
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10:01 PM ET Several Pitt football players and UTEP basketball coach Joe Golding and his family found themselves in a real-life version of the holiday classic “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” on Christmas Day after flight cancellations left them stranded in Dallas before embarking on a road trip more than 600 miles long. Pitt coach Pat
1:53 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Charlie Frye has agreed to become the next offensive coordinator at Florida Atlantic, sources told ESPN. Frye is a former NFL quarterback, former NFL quarterbacks coach and has extensive college experience. Frye spent the 2022 season with Penn State as offensive analyst and analytics coordinator. Frye is expected to be
7:00 AM ET WHEN IT CAME time for center Olu Oluwatimi to take the stage at the Michigan talent show last August, he grabbed the microphone with a clear plan in mind. It was time to let his new teammates really see him, the way his former Virginia teammates saw him for the bulk of
12:13 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Quarterback Kedon Slovis is transferring to BYU, he announced Saturday. Slovis, who played at Pitt last year, is one of the most accomplished collegiate quarterbacks in the NCAA transfer portal, as he has thrown for 9,973 yards over four seasons. It will be Slovis’ third collegiate destination and third different
Dec 23, 2022 Pete ThamelESPN Former Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei has committed to transfer to Oregon State, he announced Saturday. Uiagalelei, a former ESPN top-50 recruit who went 22-6 as a starter at Clemson, was one of the most talented players in the NCAA transfer portal. Uiagalelei hails from Southern California, and his decision to
Dec 23, 2022 Illinois junior running back Chase Brown is entering the 2023 NFL draft and will not play in the ReliaQuest Bowl against No. 22 Mississippi State on Jan. 2, the school announced Friday. Brown, ranked as the No. 9 running back in the draft by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., thanked his family, teammates,
Dec 22, 2022 Highly coveted cornerback Desmond Ricks signed with Alabama on Thursday. Ricks, who reclassified from the 2024 class into the 2023 class in October, is No. 17 in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the second-best cornerback in the class. LSU and Florida were the other finalists for the five-star corner, who was No.
Dec 22, 2022 Tony Grimes, a former five-star cornerback and All-ACC honorable mention player at North Carolina, announced Thursday that he will transfer to Texas A&M. Grimes reclassified from the 2021 class to 2020 to play early at UNC. He appeared in 37 games over the past three seasons. The 6-foot player from Virginia earned
10:37 PM ET Bowl season is finally upon us! Our reporters are breaking down the best of the games from notable performances, breakout players and so much more. Full schedule | Results Friday, Dec. 23 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Wake Forest Demon Deacons 27, Missouri Tigers 17 If this was Sam Hartman‘s last game
1:20 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Six months ago, North Carolina redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Maye wasn’t sure if he’d win the starting job at the school. Since then, he has emerged as a projected top NFL draft pick for 2024 and the unwitting face of the free market that has emerged in college football. In
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff With the College Football Playoff semifinals a little over a week away, it’s time to look at the four teams and their different paths to college football’s ultimate goal. Georgia and Ohio State will match up in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and Michigan and TCU will meet in the Vrbo
2:45 PM ET LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, who started all season for the Tigers after three years as Arizona State’s starter, will return for the 2023 season. Daniels has 2,774 passing yards with 16 touchdowns and three interceptions this season, while leading LSU in carries (180), rushing yards (818) and rushing touchdowns (11). He ranks
4:16 PM ET A day after flipping his commitment from Notre Dame to Oregon, five-star safety Peyton Bowen shocked the recruiting world by signing with Oklahoma on Thursday. Bowen, the No. 14 overall recruit and No. 2 safety in the 2023 ESPN 300, is the highest-ranked defensive player to sign with Oklahoma since ESPN began
11:28 PM ET Deion Sanders has his biggest acquisition since arriving at Colorado — and it’s a familiar face. Former five-star recruit Travis Hunter, who entered the transfer portal on Sunday, made the news official late Wednesday night that he’ll follow Sanders from Jackson State. “I committed to Coach Prime at Jackson State when he
9:11 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz is transferring to Florida, giving the Gators an experienced starter at a depleted position. Mertz announced his commitment on social media Wednesday. He is expected to enroll at the Southeastern Conference school in January. A three-year starter at Wisconsin, Mertz left the
6:05 PM ET Oregon made waves on the first day of the early signing period when five-star safety Peyton Bowen flipped his commitment from Notre Dame to the Ducks — but that wasn’t the only big splash Oregon had on Wednesday, as coach Dan Lanning and his staff moved from outside the top 10 in
1:00 PM ET ESPN staff National signing day is here, with college football‘s early signing period kicking off Wednesday and lasting through Friday. High school recruits are able to sign their national letters of intent to lock them into the colleges of their choice. It already has been a busy start to the week, with