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Craig Haubert Close Craig Haubert 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 Tom Luginbill Close Tom Luginbill ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJun 25, 2024, 08:36 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The NCAA Division I Council on Tuesday approved a rule change that will allow all football staff members to provide coaching instruction during practice and games, a change that removes

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 08:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star defensive end Isaiah Gibson, the 28th-ranked prospect in the 2025 ESPN 300, committed to Georgia on Monday, six days after pulling his pledge from Lincoln Riley’s recruiting class at USC. Gibson is the No. 3 defensive end in the 2025 class, per ESPN

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma landed its latest high-profile quarterback Monday when class of 2026 pocket passer Jaden O’Neal, No. 31 in the ESPN Junior 300, announced his commitment to the Sooners. O’Neal, the third-ranked quarterback in his class, picked Oklahoma over finalists Ohio State, Miami, Florida State

Associated Press Jun 24, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern held a formal groundbreaking Monday for a new Ryan Field on the site of the demolished football stadium. The new Ryan Field is part of a $480 million donation from the family of Patrick and Shirley Ryan that was the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 24, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa wide receiver Kaleb Brown, a starter for part of last season, was arrested early Sunday for operating while under the influence and possession of fictitious identification. Brown, 20, is a transfer from

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 23, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LSU’s talent-rich 2025 recruiting class took a hit Sunday night after four-star, in-state cornerback Jaboree Antoine, No. 47 in the ESPN 300 and the second-ranked prospect in the state of Louisiana in the 2025 cycle, pulled his verbal pledge from coach Brian Kelly’s Tigers.

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 22, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The top remaining uncommitted quarterback in the 2025 class came off the board Saturday when four-star prospect Antwann Hill, ESPN’s No. 3-ranked pocket passer in the 2025 cycle, announced his pledge to the University of Memphis. Hill, a one-time Colorado commit from Warner Robins,

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 22, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star quarterback Brady Smigiel, the sixth-ranked pocket passer in the 2026 class and the No. 55 prospect in the ESPN Junior 300, announced his commitment to Florida State on Saturday. “God is good,” Smigiel wrote in a post on X. “I’m home.” Smigiel, a

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 21, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma has agreed to a new six-year contract with football coach Brent Venables that includes a significant raise and adds two additional seasons, sources told ESPN. Venables is coming off a 10-3 season at Oklahoma, and the commitment by the school is part of

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Darren Lewis, the Texas A&M star who broke Eric Dickerson’s Southwest Conference rushing record before addiction derailed his football career

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 21, 2024, 01:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auburn gained a major in-state flip and its highest-rated prospect in the 2025 class when running back Alvin Henderson, No. 55 in the ESPN 300, decommitted from Penn State and gave his verbal pledge to the Tigers on Friday. “#WAREAGLE. I’m staying home,” Henderson

Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southwestern Athletic Conference commissioner Charles McClelland has received a contract extension through the 2032 academic year. The SWAC’s council of presidents and chancellors announced the extension Friday. McClelland was named the SWAC’s sixth commissioner during the summer of 2018. SWAC officials

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Age of the Sun Belt is upon us. Following the AAC’s trade of quality (three of its best programs leaving for the Big 12) for quantity (six Conference USA schools coming in

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 college football season promises to be exciting and filled with a lot of change. There’s a new 12-team College Football Playoff. There are new teams in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC (as well as a few Group of 5 realignments). The season begins on Aug. 24 and

Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Houston is moving on from athletic director Chris Pezman after seven years, the school announced on Thursday. Raymond Bartlett, Houston’s senior vice president for administration and finance, will serve as the interim athletic director. In a statement, university

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 20, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions College commissioners passed on taking a formal vote on the addition of a June high school signing period during Collegiate Commissioners Association meetings this week, veering away from a potentially seismic shift in the college football recruiting calendar. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, commissioners voted

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJun 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions When the College Football Playoff was introduced more than a decade ago, and the sport’s championship evolved from two to four teams, even the system’s creators couldn’t answer some of