7:35 PM ET Jim Harbaugh called Michigan to inform the school that, despite interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, he will be returning to the school for the 2022 season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Michigan was, in the words of one source, “elated” to get Harbaugh’s decision. Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin
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1:54 PM ET Texas A&M added its fourth five-star commitment to its 2022 class when defensive end Shemar Stewart announced his commitment to the Aggies on Wednesday. Stewart is the No. 6 prospect overall and the top defensive end. He’s a 6-foot-5, 255-pound prospect from Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami. Stewart had a
7:00 AM ET College football’s February national signing day is here. The early signing period in December saw one of the biggest flips in college football recruiting history and took place amid a turbulent coaching carousel. While most ESPN 300 recruits committed in December, there are still 14 top prospects who are uncommitted and unsigned,
9:22 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama football coach Nick Saban took issue with the way recruiting has changed now that players are able to profit from their name, image and likeness. Speaking at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday, Saban said he’s in favor of players earning money but lamented the unintended consequences. “When we
6:17 PM ET After landing two of the most coveted transfers in college football, former USC quarterback Jaxson Dart and TCU running back Zach Evans, the Ole Miss Rebels have a Top 25 recruiting class heading into Wednesday’s national signing day. But because of the transfer portal and new rules that allow college players to
11:54 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Star quarterback Caleb Williams is transferring to USC, he told ESPN. The move reunites Williams with first-year USC head coach Lincoln Riley, for whom Williams played during his breakthrough true freshman year at Oklahoma in 2021. “I wanted to go somewhere I thought would provide me with the best development
11:16 PM ET Washington offensive tackle Jaxson Kirkland has opted out of the 2022 NFL draft and plans to return to college, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. A two-time, first-team All-Pac-12 selection, Kirkland made the decision after learning an ankle injury he suffered during the season was more significant than originally thought, sources said. He
2:11 PM ET Wide receiver Deandre Moore Jr. decommitted from Oklahoma on Monday. Moore is the No. 11 prospect in the 2023 class and was the highest ranked commitment in the Sooners class. A 5-foot-11, 190-pound receiver out of Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California, Moore is the No. 1 receiver overall. He
7:00 AM ET The good news for college football is that the 2021 season looked, more or less, like most seasons that came before, filled with big games, high drama and a satisfying conclusion, as Georgia won its first national championship in 41 years. Off the field, however, 2021 was a year of constant upheaval,
2:03 AM ET After just one season coaching at Kentucky, Eric Wolford has accepted the offensive line job at Alabama and will replace Doug Marrone, who’s expected to return to the NFL, sources told ESPN on Sunday. This will be Wolford’s third different SEC school. He also coached South Carolina‘s offensive line from 2017 to
3:37 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boston College is targeting Notre Dame tight ends coach John McNulty as the school’s new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. McNulty has a mix of NFL and college experience, as he spent 15 seasons on NFL staffs in a variety of roles, including coaching quarterbacks, tight ends and wide receivers.
4:44 PM ET Bobby Engram, the former NFL wide receiver who has been on the Baltimore Ravens‘ coaching staff for the past eight seasons, has bee hired as offensive coordinator for the Wisconsin Badgers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg on Saturday. The contract to join Paul Chryst’s coaching staff was approved by the Wisconsin
6:46 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The Minnesota Vikings have expressed interest in hiring Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh to be the franchise’s next coach. A source told ESPN that the Vikings have requested permission to interview Harbaugh for their open head-coaching job. Harbaugh has emerged as a candidate in part because of a strong relationship with
4:20 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former USC quarterback Jaxson Dart is transferring to Ole Miss, a source told ESPN. Dart chose Ole Miss over Oklahoma and BYU, the other two schools he had visited since entering the transfer portal Jan. 10. The allure of developing under Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin loomed large in Dart’s
4:07 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea has promoted Joey Lynch to offensive coordinator and hired Alex Bailey as wide receivers coach. Lea announced the changes Friday. Lynch spent last season as quarterbacks coach in Lea’s first year as head coach. Lynch helped the offense deal with an injury
11:56 AM ET Rutgers is adding wide receiver transfer Taj Harris, who ranks in the top 10 on Syracuse’s career receptions and receiving yards charts. Harris and Rutgers announced his addition Friday. After entering the transfer portal in early October, Harris initially committed to play for Kentucky before announcing Dec. 5 that he was reopening
6:42 PM ET Veteran defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, who has worked for some of the biggest names in the sport, is set to return to college football next season as Maryland’s defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Steele did not coach last season. He and Terps head coach Mike Locksley have a long-standing relationship, and the
8:20 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Pierce Clarkson, one of the country’s top high school quarterbacks in the Class of 2023, told ESPN he’s verbally committed to Louisville. Clarkson plays for national power St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif., and is the No. 89 recruit in the ESPN Junior 300. His commitment to Louisville went public