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Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe pleaded guilty to murder charges on Monday, more than two years after police say he killed the cornerback outside a rowdy house party in Salt Lake City. Buk Mawut Buk,

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nearly two months since being hired at Alabama, Kalen DeBoer secured the biggest recruiting victory of his tenure on Monday. Four-star athlete Derick Smith (No. 29 in the 2025 ESPN 300), the third-best athlete in the cycle, became the highest-ranked prospect to

Paula Lavigne, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Open Extended Reactions A jury is scheduled to

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 10, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Arizona State and Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne is transferring to Missouri, he told ESPN in a phone interview on Sunday. Pyne told ESPN he committed on a trip to Columbia this weekend, the only place he’s visited. He will enroll after the

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMar 8, 2024, 12:09 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions College Football Playoff leaders are inching closer to a 14-team playoff for the 2026 season, but sources have indicated that the proposed idea of the SEC and Big Ten champions

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMar 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions KEY WEST, Fla. — I was running circles around the bar at Captain Tony’s and I was getting angrier with each lap

Mar 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We continue our college football top-10 lists by looking at running backs. There’s plenty of talent in this group, including some breakout stars from last season and some players looking to shine even brighter in different roles or a new school. And we have a pair

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMar 6, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Michigan State head coach Duffy Daugherty was for it. Tennessee athletic director Bob Woodruff was against it. Ohio State’s Woody Hayes was for it, then against it and Notre Dame’s (and CBS’) Ara

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