8:56 PM ET Mark Richt, the former Georgia and Miami head football coach, revealed on his Twitter account Thursday that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “Truthfully, I look at it as a momentary light affliction compared to the future glory in heaven. Thank you Jesus for promising us a future blessing of a glorified
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1:15 PM ET BYU athletes seeking to profit off of their name, image and likeness still must follow the university’s honor code standards, which prohibit alcohol, tobacco and even coffee. Athletic director Tom Holmoe outlined the school’s NIL policies Tuesday night in a letter to all athletes, coaches and staff. Along with standard items such
11:31 AM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com On Thursday, for the first time, college athletes can begin making money off their names, images and likenesses without the threat of losing eligibility. That comes after the NCAA decided to suspend rules prohibiting athletes from selling their likenesses. It follows years of debate, a United States Supreme Court opinion,
12:10 PM ET Ball State football coach Mike Neu has received a new five-year deal through the 2025 season, the university announced Thursday. Athletic director Beth Goetz also received a new deal through 2027. In addition, contract extensions were announced for baseball coach Rich Maloney, women’s basketball coach Brady Sallee and men’s basketball coach James
8:00 AM ET The NCAA’s lifting of the long-imposed recruiting period led to a busy June for college football programs and prospects, as expected. As a result, there was an uptick in commitments and decommitments, leading to changes throughout the class rankings. While Ohio State maintains the top spot, there is a new No. 2
11:36 PM ET The doors to a new era of college sports officially opened Thursday. For the first time, all NCAA athletes are now able to make money from a wide variety of business ventures without losing their eligibility. A mixture of state laws and NCAA rule changes have removed prohibitions that prevented athletes from
7:32 AM ET As the opportunity for college athletes to profit off of their name, image and likeness fast approaches, football programs have been working diligently to partner with creative agencies and implement strategies that will help them stand out among recruits within the space. We’ve seen arms races with facilities, weight rooms, jerseys, photo
4:27 PM ET Wisconsin has become synonymous with talented offensive linemen and the Badgers added another top tackle to its 2022 class on Tuesday when ESPN 300 prospect Joe Brunner announced his commitment. A 6-foot-5, 285-pound offensive lineman from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, Brunner is the No. 35 ranked prospect overall and the No. 6 tackle
10:05 AM ET LSU head coach Ed Orgeron said Tuesday the team will miss Dare Rosenthal after the starting left tackle entered the transfer portal. Orgeron had previously said that Rosenthal had the potential to be a first-round NFL draft pick. But the offensive lineman struggled to stay on the field during his time in
6:27 AM ET How much is returning production worth when you only played a few games last year? The answer will determine how good the Pac-12 is in 2021. In February’s returning production rankings, the conference boasted eight of the top 15 teams, which would generally hint at massive forthcoming improvement. But Arizona State’s 11th-ranked
2:43 PM ET Associated Press PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The victim of a fatal shooting in Pawtucket over the weekend was identified Monday as a former college football star. Keshaudas Spence, 29, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was found in the passenger seat of a car suffering from a gunshot wound at about 4:45 a.m. Saturday, Pawtucket police
11:48 AM ET Stephanie Rempe and a small group of staff members at LSU have spent several hours each day in June diving down a seemingly endless series of rabbit holes. Rempe, who serves as the executive deputy director of athletics/chief operating officer of the LSU athletic department, pieced together a task force more than
7:00 AM ET Let’s face it: The 2020 season was not college football’s finest. There were empty or partial crowds, no tailgating and no atmosphere. In the run-up to the season, all of the sport’s cracks and flaws — the lack of centralized leadership, the outdated model for treatment of athletes, even the limitations of
9:29 PM ET An amended Title IX lawsuit against LSU adds coach Ed Orgeron as a defendant for failing to properly report an allegation of rape, according to a copy of the updated lawsuit obtained by ESPN. Ashlyn Robertson is one of three additional women to have joined the lawsuit, which states that in the
11:21 AM ET Bill Moos will retire as Nebraska’s athletic director at the end of the month, the school announced Friday. “I step away completely content, knowing that our athletic program is reborn and rebuilt and that it has a solid, stable foundation,” Moos said in a statement. Moos, 70, had led Nebraska’s athletic department
6:14 AM ET Bret Bielema believes there’s a specific moment on every recruiting visit in which something said or done shapes the prospect’s future path. When Russell Wilson visited Wisconsin in June 2011, he faced a decision not only between schools (Wisconsin vs. Auburn) but sports (football vs. baseball). He had produced a good career
Jun 25, 2021 College sports is in the midst of its most significant changes in a generation. Current athletes, the NCAA, state legislators and members of Congress have all proposed rules that would provide athletes with varying degrees of new protections and opportunities to make money by selling their name, image and likeness (NIL) rights
8:00 AM ET A “re-energized” Gus Malzahn already felt like he was taking over UCF’s football program at the perfect time, and then the news dropped last week that the College Football Playoff was likely expanding from four to 12 teams. “This expansion benefits us as much as anybody in college football,” Malzahn told ESPN.