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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterMar 18, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions First-year Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer will make an average of $10.875 million per year, ranking him in the top five nationally among the highest-paid coaches in college football.

Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — Coach Matt Rhule spent the first 10 minutes of his pre-spring football practice news conference Monday giving a pep talk to a Nebraska fan base reeling from last week’s surprise departure of athletic director Trev Alberts. Rhule has been at the

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterMar 18, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions We’re finally up to 12 teams in the College Football Playoff, which means the expanded field in 2024 will feature some of the not-so-usual suspects. At ESPN, we

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions It has been nearly 32 years since Jerome Bettis played football for Notre Dame, but come 2025, a new Bettis will don the Fighting Irish uniform. The Pro Football Hall

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 15, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Blaise Taylor, a former college football star at Arkansas State who has worked as an analyst on college football staffs and as an NFL scout, has been arrested on suspicion in the poisoning

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 16, 2024, 02:13 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. New Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs, hired to the staff earlier this month, was arrested early Saturday for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. An Ann Arbor police spokesman confirmed Scruggs’ arrest at

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMar 15, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions In 1960, Northwestern athletic director Stu Holcomb got a wild idea: A playoff in college football! The former Purdue football coach was a fan of the tournaments that were taking root in sports

Mar 15, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL draft features a tremendous collection of talented receivers, including Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr., LSU’s Malik Nabers and Washington’s Rome Odunze, not to mention Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, all of whom could be top-10 picks. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be

Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Pete Thamel Mar 15, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions All 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame have agreed to the next College Football Playoff contract, which will begin in 2026 and bring the sport’s

Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Pete Thamel Mar 14, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff is on the brink of moving one important step closer to an expected 14-team playoff that would begin in 2026, as

Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gov. Jim Pillen said Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts’ sudden decision to take the same job at Texas A&M was disappointing, and he implored the university’s board of regents Thursday to act quickly to fill vacant leadership positions. Pillen, a former regent who played

Associated Press Mar 13, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With college basketball’s portal season about to tip off, athletes who have transferred multiple times can compete in the next academic year if they meet conditions while a lawsuit continues against the NCAA, the organization said Wednesday. The NCAA issued the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 13, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Texas A&M is expected to hire Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts for the same role, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Alberts, 53, a former All-American linebacker at Nebraska

Mar 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last week we took a look at season-defining matchups from the Way-Too-Early Top 25 teams ahead of the 2024 season. This week, our writers picked potential breakout stars from each of those top 25 teams to watch for this upcoming season. With former starting inside linebacker

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMar 12, 2024, 05:19 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions College Football Playoff leaders are “on target” to come to a resolution by the end of the week on a proposed revenue distribution and governance structure in the next contract,

Associated Press Mar 12, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday there is a 50-50 chance of Congress passing legislation that would provide antitrust protection and regulation to college athletics in the U.S. by the end of the year. Cruz (R-Texas) lowered his previous estimate of 60-40 from

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As Troy wide receiver Chris Lewis hauled in 735 receiving yards last season and emerged as one of the nation’s leaders in touchdown catches (10), something nagged at his left leg. He told Troy’s trainers the first few weeks of the season that he

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMar 11, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions The NAACP asked Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in the state of Florida, in response to the University of Florida and other