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Ryan McGee Dec 11, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bill Belichick as the head Tar Heel. Something’s gotta give. The Chapel Hill hiring that no one saw coming is the football equivalent to one of those old black-and-white films of two locomotives crashing head on. Or some reality stretching experiment set up by

Dec 11, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions North Carolina has sent shock waves across both the NFL and college football landscapes as it is finalizing a deal with six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick to replace Mack Brown as its next football coach. Needless to say, we have questions. Just last year, when

Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Dec 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE STEEP CLIMB up Stony Lonesome

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 10, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Michigan is targeting North Carolina‘s Chip Lindsey to be its next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Max Olson on Tuesday. A deal is not finalized, but Lindsey

Dec 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 bowl season is right around the corner, kicking off with the Cricket Celebration Bowl (Jackson State vs. South Carolina State) on Dec. 14. In a span of 19 days, 36 bowl games will be played — on top of the College Football Playoff. Our

Dec 10, 2024, 08:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan junior defensive tackle Mason Graham has declared for the NFL draft and hired agents Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha to represent him. “We expect Mason to get drafted in the top five picks,” Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Graham

Associated Press Dec 9, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Miami’s Cam Ward were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists Monday night. The Heisman has been given to the nation’s most outstanding college football player since 1935. This year’s winner will be announced

Dec 9, 2024, 07:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions College football’s winter transfer portal window is open and players have until Dec. 28 to enter the portal. It doesn’t mean they have to find their new schools by then — or that they can’t return to their previous schools — but they have 30 days

Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel ESPN College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Dec 9, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Talks between North Carolina and Bill Belichick for the

Dec 8, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff is upon us, and after the field was finalized Sunday, we are now just days away from arguably the best part of this new format: the first-round games. If one were to hand pick four locations for the

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 8, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Undefeated Oregon earned the No. 1 overall seed in the first 12-team College Football Playoff field announced Sunday, while SMU — despite a loss in the ACC championship game

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 8, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said it would be “criminal” if his team is left out of the College Football Playoff after a last-second 34-31 loss to

Associated Press Dec 8, 2024, 12:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Dillon Gabriel threw four touchdown passes and No. 1 Oregon outlasted No. 3 Penn State 45-37 on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship, giving the Ducks a first-round bye and almost certainly the top seed in the College Football Playoff. The

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — No. 15 Arizona State made its case for a top four seed in the College Football

ESPN News Services Dec 6, 2024, 11:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOISE, Idaho — Ashton Jeanty ran for 209 yards and a touchdown and No. 10 Boise State earned a College Football Playoff spot, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 on Friday night for its second straight Mountain West title. Boise State (12-1, No. 10

Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 6, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Mike Gundy is in a standoff with Oklahoma State over his contract, sources told ESPN, which is putting his future at the school in flux after 20 seasons as head football coach. The

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions SMU COACH RHETT Lashlee might have a sleepless first week on the job to thank for this historic Mustangs

Dec 5, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Champ week is just around the corner, and the stakes are high as teams look to gain one of the College Football Playoff’s first-round byes. No. 2 Texas and No. 5 Georgia will meet again for a second time this season in a rematch at the