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Apr 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Who are the top 10 coaches in college football? A straightforward question, but one that generated a wide range of opinions. In asking our reporters for their top 10, we left the parameters open, allowing them to weigh the factors they thought were important — from

Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 03:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — NC State big man DJ Burns Jr. sees himself as a center on the basketball court, not a pulling guard on the football field. His interest in playing football when the season is over: “Zero,” he said Thursday. The 6-foot-9, 275-pounder’s

ESPN News Services Apr 4, 2024, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Eric Bieniemy’s focus is on evaluating UCLA‘s offense. Not on what brought him back to Westwood. Speaking to reporters for the first time since being hired as UCLA’s offensive coordinator and associate head coach, Bieniemy didn’t want to discuss what

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech is ending spring practice for quarterback Behren Morton, who was limited by a shoulder injury last season and has already been named the 2024 starter. Coach Joey McGuire said Wednesday the decision to shut down Morton was made in

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterApr 4, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Mecklenburg County judge on Thursday denied two motions by Florida State to dismiss or stay a lawsuit filed by the ACC that the league hopes

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterApr 3, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Former New York Giants coach Joe Judge has joined Ole Miss‘ football staff, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, as Lane Kiffin continues to make key staff additions this

Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterApr 3, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ON SEPT. 3, 2005, quarterback Brandon Cox was making his first start for the Auburn Tigers, who were coming off an undefeated season in which they finished No. 2 in the AP poll. “It’s still a game I have nightmares about,”

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 3, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Kirk Ferentz has an encyclopedic recall of Iowa players, the result of a quarter-century as Hawkeyes head coach, plus another nine years as an assistant. Mention a current Hawkeye, and

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 2, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Northwestern‘s motion to dismiss the $130 million wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former coach Pat Fitzgerald was denied Tuesday, setting up a potential trial in April 2025. Cook County Circuit

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 2, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The American Athletic Conference is targeting veteran college sports executive Tim Pernetti as the league’s next commissioner, sources told ESPN. Pernetti is the president of IMG Academy and has extensive experience in college space from his time as the former athletic director at Rutgers

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterApr 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The first day of spring practice opens like every other: Florida State coach Mike Norvell sprints down the field, end zone to end zone, racing other

Associated Press Apr 2, 2024, 01:30 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU and 10 former students who sued the school over alleged mishandling of sexual assault and domestic violence complaints against football players and others at Louisiana’s flagship state university have settled the case. “The Court has been advised that the parties in this

Associated Press Apr 1, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hall of Fame defensive lineman Warren Sapp is headed back to the classroom in order to be more of a hands-on coach for the Colorado Buffaloes. Deion Sanders added the 51-year-old Sapp to the staff as a graduate assistant, which paves the way for

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMar 30, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Ole Miss added a top running back to its 2025 class Saturday when ESPN 300 prospect Akylin Dear committed to the Rebels. Dear is the No. 58 recruit overall and

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions ESPN 300 defensive end London Merritt committed to Ohio State on Friday, giving the Buckeyes the No. 4 pass rusher in the class. Merritt is a 6-foot-3, 245-pound prospect out

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterMar 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. — When Kirby Smart returned to his alma mater in 2016, there was no ambiguity about his mission as Georgia‘s football coach. He wasn’t there to

Mar 29, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As we continue our top 10 rankings at various positions around college football, it seems our voters had as much trouble finding separation among the candidates at defensive back as receivers do when going against the defenders themselves. This was the tightest contest so far, with

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMar 28, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions While college athletics undergoes sweeping changes, Notre Dame‘s desire to remain independent is constant, as Notre Dame leadership feels “as secure as ever” in its football status, first-year athletic director