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Mar 6, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last week, we looked at the biggest strengths of every Way-Too-Early Top 25 team. This week, we’ll break down the most defining matchups of the 2024 season, from Texas vs. Oklahoma in Week 7 to, of course, Michigan vs. Ohio State in Week 14. Any regular-season

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 6, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Ole Miss is hiring former Mississippi State coach Zach Arnett as a defensive analyst, a team spokesman told ESPN on Wednesday. Arnett, 37, spent the 2023 season as Mississippi State

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMar 6, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Colorado offensive lineman Jack Bailey has entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer after just one season with the Buffs. Bailey transferred to Colorado prior to the 2022 season

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterMar 6, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The text messages on Greg Byrne’s cellphone were pouring in, more than 1,000 and counting. Like most around the college football world, Alabama’s athletic director

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 5, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions More than 10,000 college football players have already opted in for EA Sports College Football 25, which will launch this summer, but fans will

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 5, 2024, 10:37 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions West Virginia has extended the contract of football coach Neal Brown through 2027. Brown had been under contract through the 2026 season. He led West Virginia to a 9-4 record

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 4, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions More than 10,000 college football players have already opted in for EA Sports College Football 25, the new EA Sports video game set to launch this summer, which will feature

ESPN News Services Mar 4, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Attorneys for four Iowa State athletes who had been charged in a sports wagering case said Monday it was alarming that the Iowa Department of Public Safety commissioner expressed disappointment that prosecutors decided to drop the case. A Story County judge granted the

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterMar 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Who were the best players of the four-team playoff era (2014-23) in college football? It’s a simple premise and yet a near-impossible challenge. The story of the past decade

Mar 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With spring practices about to kick off, we’re taking stock of college football’s top returning players at several positions. First off is the most important position on the field: quarterback. We polled our college football reporters, asking them to rank their top 10 QBs entering the

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMar 1, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Technology in college football is finally starting to catch up to the NFL, as the NCAA Football Rules Committee on Friday proposed rules that would allow schools to use coach-to-player

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterMar 2, 2024, 01:45 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. Open Extended Reactions Johnny Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, said Saturday that he will not attend the annual Heisman

Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterMar 2, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterMar 1, 2024, 07:27 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. Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff hasn’t unveiled its first 12-team field yet, but discussions on a 14-team competition

Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After another courtroom loss, the NCAA has told its enforcement staff to halt investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties making name, image and likeness compensation deals with Division I athletes. In a letter to member schools on Friday, NCAA President Charlie Baker

ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The prosecutor handling the sports wagering case against four former or suspended Iowa State athletes has asked a judge to dismiss all charges. In a motion filed Friday in Story County District Court, assistant county attorney Benjamin Matchan wrote that the Division of

Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterMar 1, 2024, 08:48 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 29, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions A day before she is set to begin a two-year commitment as the new commissioner of the Pac-12 conference, Teresa Gould said the most important part of her job will