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Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 14, 2023, 04:48 PM ET Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel took the coaching job in Knoxville in January 2021 with the uncertainty of the severity of NCAA sanctions hanging over the program. Two and a half years later, he called it a “huge relief” for the punishment to not include a bowl

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2023, 12:22 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Michigan added its 13th ESPN 300 commit on Thursday, when edge rusher Jacob Smith committed to the Wolverines. Smith is the No. 97 prospect overall, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound recruit out of Connecticut. He

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Aside from select ACC Atlantic members, there might not be anyone on the planet happier about the trend of ditching college football divisions than Penn State coach James Franklin. Over the last six full seasons (not

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:22 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Miami added a huge piece to its 2024 recruiting class on Thursday, when five-star wide receiver Joshisa Trader committed to the Hurricanes. Trader is the No. 11 recruit overall, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound receiver

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 05:32 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. This fall, the ACC will begin airing football and basketball events on the CW Network, a new addition to the league’s Saturday broadcast schedule. The CW has secured the rights to 50 ACC

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 13, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Northwestern defensive coordinator David Braun has been tabbed as the school’s interim head coach for the 2023 season, sources told ESPN. Braun will serve as the interim coach in the aftermath of the firing of coach Pat Fitzgerald amid allegations of hazing in the Northwestern program. Northwestern

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:50 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The first vacancy of the 2023-24 college coaching carousel opened Monday in stunning fashion and at one of the unlikeliest places. Northwestern fired longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald, three days after releasing the results

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The SEC needed only one team to reach the College Football Playoff last year to earn another national title, but there were moments — the SEC could get THREE teams in!?! — when

Associated Press Jul 12, 2023, 08:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — C.R. Roberts, whose record-setting performance helped Southern California beat Texas in a 1956 road game played in the segregated state, has died. He was 87. Roberts died of natural causes on Tuesday in suburban Norwalk, the university said Wednesday. Roberts, a fullback, set a

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 12, 2023, 05:33 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University ARLINGTON, Texas — Not since 2009 have expectations been so high for the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns are an overwhelming preseason favorite to win the Big 12, and coach Steve Sarkisian said he

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET MANHATTAN, Kan. — It’s a time of relentless change in college football. Schools flip leagues, players sprint to the portal and coaches change jobs at dizzying rates. The only constant in college football is the cycle of incessant change, and that has only amplified in the past

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 07:08 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern fired coach Pat Fitzgerald for cause, his attorney told ESPN on Tuesday, setting up a potential legal showdown between the College Football Hall of Famer and his alma mater.

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill. — Until Monday afternoon, Pat Fitzgerald had been the face of Northwestern football. He was the program’s most decorated player in the modern era, a key figure in the 1995 Rose

Bill Connelly Close Bill Connelly ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Dave Wilson Close Dave Wilson ESPN Staff Writer 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. Jul 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The

Jul 10, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Northwestern has fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Adam Rittenberg on Monday. Fitzgerald’s firing comes in the wake of a two-week unpaid suspension that was announced by the school on Friday, following a university-commissioned investigation into hazing allegations within the program that were made

Associated Press Jul 10, 2023, 07:31 PM ET MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has reinstated linebacker Jordan Turner less than two weeks after suspending him for a violation of the athletic department’s student-athlete discipline policy. Athletic director Chris McIntosh announced Turner’s reinstatement Monday, which followed an internal inquiry by a committee of university staff. Editor’s Picks

Associated Press Jul 10, 2023, 08:31 AM ET Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another incarcerated person at a federal prison in Florida. Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press the attack happened Sunday at United States

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 9, 2023, 09:49 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. A former Northwestern football player who came forward with allegations of widespread hazing within the program spoke Sunday with university president Michael Schill, who is considering harsher discipline for coach Pat Fitzgerald. The