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11:20 AM ET A study out Thursday on the risk of heart damage to college athletes who have had COVID-19 contradicts other recent studies by suggesting symptoms are not the best indicator for possible heart problems and advocating for continued high-level cardiac monitoring, awareness and possible testing of athletes post-COVID. The study published in JAMA

7:00 AM ET College football coaching jobs are typically evaluated on a macro scale. Here at ESPN+, there have been rankings of every FBS job and, more recently, tiers for Power 5 and Group of 5 jobs. Rather than repeat those exercises, I thought it would be more fun to take two comparable jobs, ideally

1:16 AM ET Associated Press The president of Ohio State University asked athletic director Gene Smith if the Buckeyes could “go independent” in a text message sent the day after the Big Ten announced in August it would not play a fall football season. The text from Ohio State President Kristina Johnson to Smith, dated

11:39 AM ET Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — The former Penn State president who was forced out as the school’s top administrator when Jerry Sandusky was arrested a decade ago will soon have to report to jail, after a judge on Wednesday upheld a sentence issued four years ago. The judge ordered Graham Spanier to

7:00 AM ET Winning a national title in college football generally requires both greatness and a little bit of luck, and some of the greatest teams in the sport’s history haven’t gotten quite enough of the latter to emerge with a ring. As we slowly gear up for another season, let’s take a moment to

8:05 PM ET Associated Press The Big 12 Conference is distributing about $345 million of revenue to its 10 schools, the second year in a row that figure has been lower because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each school will get about $34.5 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year, down from $37.7 million announced at this

9:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors A perfect storm is brewing in college football that could fundamentally change the way recruiting works and affect thousands of high school players in the process. As coaching staffs are try to solve a roster management riddle that began with the COVID-19 pandemic and the return of “super seniors,” they’re

2:52 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Former LSU quarterback TJ Finley is transferring to SEC Western Division rival Auburn. Finley announced his decision Monday with a video posted on social media. Finley started five games last season as a freshman. Finley passed for 941 yards with five touchdowns against five interceptions. It’s unclear

1:18 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana Hoosiers announced Monday that Texas A&M wide receiver Camron Buckley is transferring into the program. Buckley graduated from Texas A&M in December and will be eligible immediately. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Texan played in 39 games, making four starts, and caught 62 passes for 877 yards

1:20 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A committee proposed that the University of Michigan remove Fielding Yost’s name from the campus ice arena after a review of his work, including his refusal to let a Black football player play a Southern school in 1934. Yost spent about 40 years in Ann Arbor

5:42 AM ET It was late December, not yet the end of the season, and already the wolves were circling. An assistant at a high-level Power 5 program knew two of his school’s best young players — one on offense and one on defense — were being actively recruited by other programs. In fact, he

12:55 PM ET The ACC distributed a record $497.2 million for the 2019-20 financial year, the highest gross revenue ever reported for the league, according to tax documents released Friday. The revenue increased more than $42 million over the previous year — thanks largely to its increased television and postseason bowl revenues. Television revenue increased

11:06 AM ET ESPN 300 running back Jaydon Blue, one of the top-ranked running backs in the 2022 class, said he will sit out his senior season of high school in 2021 to prepare for college. Blue is the No. 82 ranked recruit overall in the ESPN 300 out of Klein Cain High School in

11:48 AM ET Central Michigan quarterback John Keller has been released from the hospital nearly a month after he was shot in the chest near campus. Keller and another student, Tyler Bunting, were shot at a party on April 24 after a fight broke out at Deerfield Village apartment complex in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Keller

9:45 AM ET Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall 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 With

4:46 PM ET The Pac-12 released financial performance figures from the 2019-20 academic year on Thursday, showing modest gains in revenue and distribution to its member schools over the previous year. Nearly $403 million was distributed to the 12 schools – averaging $33.6 million – which was an increase from $387 million in the previous

7:00 AM ET At Virginia Tech, senior associate athletic director Brad Wurthman is so excited for the possibility of football fans returning to Lane Stadium this fall, he says jokingly that he’ll pay to put a roof on it “just so we can blow the damn thing off on Sept. 3.” At USC, athletic director

6:50 AM ET Who’s ready for 2022 NFL draft rankings? C’mon — it’s never too early to look ahead. I’m moving on quickly from the 2021 NFL draft with my first Big Board and position rankings for the 2022 class. These are my top 25 prospects overall, plus the top 10 prospects at every position,