7:08 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney said this week he thinks a lack of uniformity will lead to a complete restructuring in college athletics at some point. In particular, he sees the larger, more prominent Power 5 schools forming their own division in football. “I think there’s going to
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10:09 PM ET Blake Baumgartner A couple months after winning a national title at Georgia, new Oregon head coach Dan Lanning just hit a home run late in the recruiting cycle. Josh Conerly Jr., a 6-foot-5 and 280-pound offensive tackle out of Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, won’t have to move too far to
1:25 PM ET Blake Baumgartner Purdue coach Jeff Brohm has received an extension through the 2027 season, it was announced Friday. Brohm, entering his sixth season at Purdue, led the Boilermakers to a 9-4 season capped by an overtime victory over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. “We are excited about the progress we have
7:00 AM ET When Georgia concludes spring football practices on April 16 with its annual G-Day game, the Bulldogs will unveil a lineup that has lost more starters from last year’s historic national title team (14) than it returns (13). Gone are defensive linemen Jordan Davis and Devonte Wyatt, who anchored the best defense in
1:27 PM ET Less than one-quarter of the nation’s wealthiest college athletic departments say they have a plan in place to maximize the amount of money they can give to athletes this year by providing cash rewards for getting good grades. For many athletes, the academic year was a revolutionary one for their bank accounts.
7:58 PM ET Alabama wide receiver Agiye Hall has been suspended for violation of team rules, coach Nick Saban told reporters on Wednesday. “Whether they’re academic or whatever, it doesn’t matter,” Saban said. “Everyone has a responsibility and obligation to respect the principles and values and do what they need to do. They’re all there
8:00 AM ET The 2023 recruiting cycle is fully underway, but much is still to be determined. While a few big names have made commitments, over 200 prospects in the ESPN 300 remain undeclared, including nine of the 10 five-stars. While this talent race is far from over, several schools have gotten off to strong
7:00 AM ET Georgia broke the mold in two ways last season. The Bulldogs showed they could win a national championship after four decades without one. They also proved that defense could go the distance in the College Football Playoff. Before Georgia, every other CFP winner had been propelled mainly by its offense and/or quarterback
4:45 PM ET Bob Bowlsby, who has led the Big 12 since 2012, and most recently steered it through the tumultuous announcement of the departures of Texas and Oklahoma, will “step away from the Commissioner’s chair” later this year, the league announced on Tuesday. Bowlsby will remain at the conference helm until a new commissioner
4:07 PM ET Notre Dame has added a 2023 home game against Tennessee State, which will mark its first ever against a historically Black college and university. The Fighting Irish will host Tennessee State, currently coached by Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame selection Eddie George, on Sept. 2, 2023. Notre Dame
7:00 AM ET The ESPN 300 has been released for the 2023 class, and the recruiting cycle has gotten off to a quick start. Among the top 300 recruits, 66 have already made a commitment. That includes five of the top 20, 10 of the top 50 and 20 of the top 100. With the
7:07 PM ET Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades has received a new 10-year contract designed so he can complete his career at the school. The school’s board of regents approved the new agreement Monday for Rhoades, 56, who has led Baylor’s athletic department since July 2016. Rhoades also had received a 10-year contract with the
7:00 AM ET Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall We
RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 QB-PP New Orleans, LAIsidore Newman School 6’3” 204 93 2 QB-PP Los Alamitos, CALos Alamitos High School 6’3” 185 91 USCCommitted11/30/2021 3 CB Lakeland, FLLake Gibson High School 6’2” 165 91 4 OLB Denton, TXBilly Ryan High School 6’2” 230 90 5 OT Bradenton, FLIMG
8:05 AM ET ONE DAY DURING a recent college football bowl season, Las Vegas-based analysts tasked with monitoring for suspicious activity in sports betting noticed a sudden, dramatic change in the line for one of the next day’s games. The odds for a team that had been a significant favorite were dropping rapidly, and money
3:16 PM ET Texas A&M signed its first No. 1 class in the ESPN 300 era, and on the final day of the second signing period for the 2022 cycle, the Aggies strengthened that top ranking by adding a fifth five-star prospect. Defensive line anchors the Aggies’ class, and they added more firepower to that
12:11 PM ET The transfer portal is a bigger part of college football than ever. With the season winding down, potentially high-impact players have already announced their intentions to find a new home for next season. Whether a player has entered the portal and not yet chosen a destination or someone has committed to a
6:43 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — NCAA president Mark Emmert said Thursday at the Final Four that the association needs to work with Congress to create a uniform name-image-likeness model across all 50 states in order to properly regulate it moving forward. Beginning last July 1, college athletes have had the opportunity to benefit from