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Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. A proud, loud fan base never disappears. It just occasionally goes dormant. The college football universe went without the chestiness of fully confident, fully engaged Florida State fans for a few years. The Seminoles won the

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 05:59 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. The SEC won’t be moving to a 9-game conference schedule after all. But it will be going forward in 2024 without divisions. Commissioner Greg Sankey told reporters on Thursday that the league has

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 05:43 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said on Thursday that a mistake was made during the vetting process in the recent hire of Bo Schembechler’s son, who resigned last month following offensive social media activity.

With the SEC expanding to 16 teams for the 2024 season, when Texas and Oklahoma officially join the conference, there has been much debate over the schedule format, specifically whether to continue playing eight league games or instead play nine. The league finally made a decision at its spring meetings, sticking with an eight-game format

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 10:20 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa has named Beth Goetz, its deputy athletic director and chief operating officer, as interim athletics director beginning Aug. 1, when longtime AD Gary Barta will begin his retirement. Goetz, the former athletic

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. College football’s Great Realignment has been on pause in recent months. After the seismic moves we saw in recent summers — Oklahoma and Texas announcing they were joining the SEC in 2021, USC and UCLA announcing

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 08:39 PM ET DESTIN, Fla. — When Texas does join the Southeastern Conference next year, the Longhorns prefer to play as many league games as possible and Texas A&M every year. “For where we’re at, and having Oklahoma at a neutral site, I prefer more games,” Texas athletic director Chris

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 08:01 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The organization that runs the Holiday Bowl is suing the Pac-12 Conference and the University of California Regents because UCLA backed out of the 2021 game citing COVID-19 concerns. The San Diego Bowl Game Association is seeking a minimum of $3 million in compensatory

We’re less than 100 days away from the start of the 2023 college football season, and the full September schedule is being released. So we’re gearing up for what the first month of the campaign will have to offer. Our reporters break down must-see games for September, identify newcomers to watch and address questions that

Associated Press May 30, 2023, 09:41 PM ET DESTIN, Fla. — Kirby Smart sounded ready to be done with the Southeastern Conference’s great schedule debate. “The most overrated conversation in the world,” the Georgia coach said Tuesday. As is tradition, the Southeastern Conference took over a resort hotel on the Florida Gulf Coast for its

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 30, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Texas is hiring former Wisconsin and Pitt coach Paul Chryst as a special assistant to head coach Steve Sarkisian, a team official confirmed to ESPN. Chryst will work with the offense in a

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 30, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. CORVALLIS, Ore. — DJ Uiagalelei walked to the back of Oregon State’s media room, looking for an off-switch to stop the music still blaring from a photo shoot with visiting recruits. After a

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterMay 29, 2023, 08:27 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. DESTIN, Fla. — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey wouldn’t say for certain whether the league would vote at its spring meetings this week on whether to use an eight- or nine-game conference schedule in

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterMay 29, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close 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. ROUND ROCK, Texas — Sean Hill grew up following his heart like so many Texans, dreaming of coaching a high

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 27, 2023, 11:54 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Shilo Sanders‘ long-anticipated transfer to Colorado is set, as the Jackson State safety will join his father and brother with the Buffaloes. Sanders, the son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders and younger brother

Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 26, 2023, 11:05 AM ET Longtime University of Iowa athletic director Gary Barta announced his retirement Friday. He will officially step down on Aug. 1. Barta, 59, has been the athletic director at Iowa for 17 years, making him the second-longest tenured AD in the Big Ten conference behind Ohio State’s Gene

Associated Press May 26, 2023, 05:56 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — On the heels of a second straight national football championship, the University of Georgia has rewarded athletic director Josh Brooks with a contract extension that ties him to the Bulldogs through at least 2029. The athletic association board, wrapping up its annual spring meeting

Associated Press May 26, 2023, 04:51 PM ET EAST LANSING, Mich. — Denny Stolz, who was named football coach of the year in four conferences, has died. He was 89. Michigan State announced Stolz died on Thursday. The family informed the school of his death, and no cause was given. Stolz was 126-92-2 over 21