8:05 PM ET Alabama opened spring practice Friday afternoon without a key offensive lineman and receiver because of injuries, but coach Nick Saban was nonetheless optimistic about the team and its additions. The Crimson Tide, who won the SEC but lost to Georgia in the national championship game, will be without center Darrian Dalcourt and
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7:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The ballrooms that flank the hotel lobbies here at the NFL Scouting Combine have long marked the intersection of college football and the NFL, a collision of ambition and entrepreneurialism that comes at players’ professional crossroads. Last week, a trading card company had nightclub smoke and oversized televisions
7:00 AM ET Kenneth Walker III went from back-to-back 579-yard seasons at Wake Forest to finishing second in FBS in rushing with Michigan State. Kenny Pickett threw more touchdowns in 2021 (42) than he had in four previous years combined (39). Aidan Hutchinson tallied 4.5 sacks in his first three years, then exploded for 14
4:15 PM ET Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller announced he is medically retiring from football on Thursday, and shared he had intentions to take his own life prior to the 2021 season. Miller, a fourth-year player for the Buckeyes, said that he notified head coach Ryan Day of his suicidal thoughts and Day immediately
8:00 AM ET In what is being billed as the first deal of its kind in the NCAA, the Mid-American Conference has signed a statistical data partnership and sponsorship agreement with Genius Sports, the league announced Wednesday. The five-year agreement gives Genius Sports the rights to manage and market the stats for all sports in
8:58 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN LSU has received a notice of allegations related to potential violations in the men’s basketball and football programs, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. The notice comes from the Complex Case Unit, which is part of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process that’s handling this and other cases for the NCAA.
Mar 8, 2022 Associated Press Deion Sanders had two toes on his left foot amputated because of blood clots stemming from a previous surgery. The Jackson State coach and NFL Hall of Famer revealed the severity of his foot injury in an episode of his “Coach Prime” documentary series that aired Tuesday night on Barstool
5:53 PM ET Associated Press A survey of more than 20,000 Nebraska fans showed nearly three-fourths want or would have no problem with alcohol sales in Memorial Stadium, and more than half would be OK with sports wagering on-site. The athletic department in January sent surveys to more than 220,000 season-ticket holders, single-game ticket buyers
Mar 8, 2022 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh spoke to reporters on Tuesday for the first time since his flirtation with the Minnesota Vikings in January and February. Harbaugh ultimately signed a new contract with the Wolverines, but the process brought about questions of whether or not this would be a recurring theme and
5:56 PM ET ESPN News Services NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma will dedicate a statue of 2017 Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield on April 23 following its spring game, the university announced Monday. “I’m a Sooner for life and incredibly grateful for all of the success my teammates and I had at OU,” Mayfield said in
7:00 AM ET After false alarms at Michigan and Auburn, the 2021-22 college football coaching carousel has stopped spinning for good. The end to a wild cycle provides the opportunity to examine the coaching hires from the recent past. Borrowing an NFL idea from colleague Bill Barnwell, I will rank the top 10 college coaching
5:50 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels has committed to play at LSU, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The decision delivers LSU one of the most accomplished quarterbacks to enter the NCAA transfer portal this off-season, as Daniels threw for 6,025 yards and 32 touchdowns during his three seasons as Arizona
5:13 PM ET A proposed rule change would allow conferences to appeal targeting fouls that were called in the second half of games in order to avoid the carryover penalty of sitting out the first half of the next game, the NCAA Football Rules Committee announced on Friday. The committee, which began meeting on Wednesday,
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff On Aug. 24, the commissioners of the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 held a joint video conference to announce the Alliance, a new partnership between three of the five most powerful conferences in college athletics. The launch generated immediate reaction — and memes from “The Office” — and set expectations
7:00 AM ET Bryce Young finished his first season as Alabama‘s full-time starting quarterback with the second-most passing touchdowns (47) and yards (4,872) in the FBS en route to the 2021 Heisman Trophy. But will he repeat? Not if Ohio State standout C.J. Stroud has anything to say about it. Stroud is coming off a
10:36 PM ET MIAMI — A judge ruled Wednesday to grant bond and allow the release of former Miami player Rashaun Jones from custody pending his trial on charges that he murdered teammate Bryan Pata in 2006. Florida 11th Circuit Court Judge Cristina Miranda stated that after three days of witness testimony the state proved
5:09 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Spencer Rattler is not sure how things went sideways when he was Oklahoma‘s quarterback, he just knows it was time for a reset and believes he’s found it at South Carolina. “I feel totally refreshed to be at a new university, a great university like this,” Rattler
6:11 PM ET Highly touted quarterback Cade Klubnik, the No. 28 recruit in the country in 2022, took his first official snaps for Clemson on Wednesday, as the Tigers opened spring practice with a potential quarterback battle looming. But head coach Dabo Swinney said incumbent D.J. Uiagalelei begins spring in far better shape — mentally