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David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The easiest way to understand why quarterback Riley Leonard has Notre Dame on the verge of its first national title game in more than a decade is to

Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 9, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions There’s no sugarcoating it: As Penn State‘s coach, James Franklin owns an abysmal 3-10 record against opponents ranked in the Associated Press Top 10. It’s a mark that saw

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2025, 02:50 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions UConn defensive lineman Pryce Yates signed with North Carolina on Tuesday, sources told ESPN, joining the Tar Heels’ growing transfer portal class under new coach Bill Belichick.

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 8, 2025, 11:08 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions DANIA BEACH, Fla. — While discussing the opportunity that awaits Penn State in the College Football Playoff, coach James Franklin said Thursday night’s showdown against Notre Dame is about “representing

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 7, 2025, 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 Redemption. Retribution. Revenge. Whichever of these R-words you revere most, they all relate as the College Football Playoff rolls into the reckoning

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 7, 2025, 10:41 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Former Florida State and Alabama wide receiver Malik Benson, who was has an extra year thanks to the recent NCAA ruling on junior college players, told ESPN that he has

ESPN News Services Jan 6, 2025, 10:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Cam Miller ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more in his 54th consecutive start as North Dakota State’s quarterback, and the Bison won their record 10th Football Championship Subdivision title, beating top-seeded and previously undefeated Montana State 35-32

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 6, 2025, 09:49 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has fired defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin, Swinney announced Monday. The Tigers’ defense — particularly against the run — took a significant step back in the

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 5, 2025, 04:31 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Former USC wide receiver Zachariah Branch and safety Zion Branch have committed to Georgia, the brothers told ESPN on Sunday. The brothers are former top-100 recruits who loom as significant

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions On Dec. 15, 1984, Montana State completed a worst-to-first run for the ages. One season after going 1-10, Dave Arnold’s Bobcats began the season 2-2 but caught fire offensively, beat a top-10 Boise

Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterJan 5, 2025, 01:55 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions After failing to beat Texas during his four years at

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 4, 2025, 12:59 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman says his team has to “expedite the preparation” with fewer days than Penn State to get ready for the College Football Playoff semifinal at

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 4, 2025, 01:05 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Penn State All-American defensive end Abdul Carter is working back from an apparent left arm injury, and while coach James Franklin said it’s “too early” to determine Carter’s status for

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 4, 2025, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Georgia coach Kirby Smart’s father, Sonny, died early Saturday morning after suffering complications from hip surgery he underwent following a fall in New Orleans before the Allstate

Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 3, 2025, 09:46 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff will not flip the dates and times of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and the Capital One Orange Bowl after SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said

David Wilson Jan 3, 2025, 02:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said on Friday that Ohio State is “the best team in college football,” and the Longhorns will need their best performance in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 10 to beat the Buckeyes. “I need Longhorn Nation to show

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 3, 2025, 08:12 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The national championship drought has stretched nearly 20 years at Texas, not that anyone needs to tell quarterback Quinn Ewers. Somewhere in his childhood home, his mom

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2025, 10:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Notre Dame‘s 23-10 victory against Georgia in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday might