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2:49 PM ET Georgia has gotten off to a fast start in the 2022 recruiting class and added another ESPN Junior 300 prospect on Saturday when linebacker Jalon Walker announced his commitment to the Dawgs. Walker is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker out of Salisbury High School in Salisbury, North Carolina, and is the No. 39

8:39 PM ET Longtime Wisconsin athletic director and former football coach Barry Alvarez is set to retire, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Alvarez, 74, who has led Wisconsin’s athletics department since April 2004, likely will make a formal announcement in the next few weeks. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported Saturday that Alvarez is planning

9:35 AM ET Howard Schnellenberger, who led Miami to its first national championship and in the process turned a once-floundering football program into a dynasty, died Saturday his family announced. He was 87. What Schnellenberger did at Miami remains one of the greatest transformations in college football history. Before his arrival in 1979, Miami administrators

7:21 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — A 74-year-old woman told state lawmakers Friday that she spoke directly to LSU football coach Ed Orgeron about sexual harassment she allegedly endured in 2017 from one of his star players, adding he did nothing to reprimand the running back. Gloria Scott, a security worker at

8:00 AM ET With college football spring practices upon us and a new season in the forefront, the 2021 recruits are now starting their journey. As with every recruiting class, there are some prospects who will make an immediate impact and become stars right away, while for others, it might take a little more time

8:00 AM ET The universe tends to right itself on the field. For a few weeks in March, it looked like the top two college football teams in the Missouri Valley might end up being upstarts North Dakota and Southern Illinois. The Fighting Hawks and Salukis were a combined 7-1 in conference play, while heavyweights

7:34 PM ET After finishing the 2021 recruiting cycle with the No. 3 ranked class overall, Georgia is off to a great start in the 2022 class. The Dawgs got a commitment from ESPN 300 athlete Malaki Starks on Thursday, giving the coaching staff seven ESPN 300 commitments overall. Starks is a 6-foot-1, 195-pound athlete

5:36 PM ET David Wilson Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said on Thursday that tight end Jalen Wydermyer, a Mackey Award finalist and key target for the Aggies last year as a sophomore, will miss this spring after cutting his hand in a “freak off-the-field accident.” Fisher said the injury required surgery on a tendon.

2:14 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes, through his 15 and the Mahomies Foundation, is partnering with the HBCU Legacy Bowl, which will begin play next year in New Orleans. Mahomes announced through the foundation a multiyear commitment to the bowl, a postseason all-star game for draft-eligible prospects from historically Black colleges and

7:00 AM ET As Nick Saban told ESPN’s Chris Low last fall, “Good defense doesn’t beat good offense anymore.” College football is increasingly becoming an offense-driven sport, and few have adjusted better than Saban and Alabama. The Crimson Tide had arguably the greatest offense in college football history in 2020, leading the nation in efficiency

12:36 AM ET The Texas Longhorns are pausing spring football practice because of COVID-19, it was announced on Wednesday. The school said in a statement the move was made out of an “abundance of caution” as a result of “student-athletes impacted by COVID-19 protocols.” The school said meetings on Thursday will be virtual and that

6:05 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn believes he’s the best defender in the NFL draft. He showed the pros he’s one of the fast with a sizzling performance at the school’s pro day Wednesday. Horn, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound defensive back from Alpharetta, Georgia, is projected as a first-rounder

7:00 AM ET Quarterbacks may get all the glory, but in an era of exploding offensive numbers, dominant defensive players create a unique level of exhilaration. From lockdown corners, to big-hitting safeties, to sideline-to-sideline linebackers, to triple-team-worthy tackles, to unstoppable edge rushers, we have seen plenty of dominant forces in college football this century. Let’s

1:00 PM ET Oregon State University president F. King Alexander has submitted his resignation amid backlash related to his role in the sexual misconduct scandal at Louisiana State University, where he previously served as president. The decision was announced during a session of the OSU Board of Trustees on Tuesday and would be effective as

7:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Ga. — Two weeks ago, Michael “Nub” Nelson climbed out of his Toyota Corolla in a parking lot off Interstate 75 and approached. Nelson, the 65-year-old former executive director of the Valdosta Touchdown Club, smiled and said, “Hey, I’m Nub. Shake my nub!” Nelson turned to a rather imposing assistant coach

9:00 AM ET On paper, the MWC Mountain football race should play out as it has in recent years: with Boise State the victor. The Broncos have won four titles in a row and five of the past seven, and SP+ projects them far ahead of the field. There’s been just enough change to make

7:18 AM ET Greatness can sometimes come in second. We’ve had some unbelievable college football talents land at our No. 2 ranking in the ESPN 300, a few who would challenge for the all-time No. 1 spot. We’ve also had some underperformers who, if ranked now, wouldn’t land in the top 10 for their respective

10:28 AM ET North Carolina has extended head coach Mack Brown’s contract through the 2025 season, putting the Hall of Fame coach on pace to still be on the sideline at age 74. UNC also extended the contracts of all 10 of Brown’s on-field assistants, the school announced Monday, with all getting three-year deals. “We’re