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8:23 PM ET USC added a big piece to its future defense Sunday, when Georgia defensive line transfer Bear Alexander committed to the Trojans. USC coach Lincoln Riley and defensive coordinator Alex Grinch were after Alexander as soon as they could be within the rules of the transfer portal, and it didn’t take long for

3:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes is hospitalized in stable condition Sunday after experiencing what the school called a medical event while attending an awards ceremony at Fresno State the night before. Barnes, 60, was being treated at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California. Oregon State provided no

3:25 AM ET Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was hospitalized Saturday night following a “medical event” while attending an awards ceremony at Fresno State, his alma mater, the Beavers announced. Barnes, who played basketball at Fresno State, was at the school to receive an award. Oregon State in a statement did not specify Barnes’

6:33 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN A year after having fewer than 2,000 people in attendance for the annual Colorado spring game, the Deion Sanders era began in earnest Saturday as over 45,000 people packed into Folsom Field for this year’s version of the black and gold game. Near-freezing temperatures and snow did not stop the

7:11 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson, the two Alabama players vying to replace Bryce Young as starting quarterback, struggled during the Crimson Tide’s annual A-Day scrimmage on Saturday, throwing a combined three interceptions while completing fewer than half of their passes. Milroe, a redshirt sophomore and Young’s primary backup last

2:31 PM ET The University of Oklahoma unveiled a statue of former quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray this weekend ahead of the Sooners’ annual spring game. Murray and his family were in Norman for the festivities, which began Friday night in Oklahoma City where the statue was revealed during an event at

12:26 AM ET Associated Press New Mexico State athletic director Mario Moccia signed a five-year contract extension earlier this month, on the same day his boss and a staunch defender, chancellor Dan Arvizu, stepped down nearly three months earlier than scheduled. Moccia oversees a basketball program with former players who are suing the school’s board

5:21 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — It took a long time for Frank Solich to put aside the bitterness he felt toward Nebraska following his controversial firing. Twenty years and some prodding by athletic director Trev Alberts later, Solich was back at Memorial Stadium on Friday to begin a weekend of events honoring

9:00 AM ET The American Athletic Association replaced quality with quantity. It will take a while to figure out if that was the right move. Easily the most consistently strong of the conferences known (to AAC commissioner Mike Aresco’s annoyance) as college football’s mid-major Group of 5, the AAC lost Cincinnati, Houston and UCF —

8:00 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban sits comfortably in his office, a room filled with tangible memories spanning decades of coaching. Sparkling national championship rings, SEC and College Football Playoff footballs, pictures from the White House — spoils from the lasting legacy Saban has built since arriving at Alabama in 2007.

8:00 AM ET During visits to Alabama and Ohio State this spring, the message from players and coaches was almost verbatim — an 11-2 finish doesn’t cut it. So much so that Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord, unprompted by any reference to rival Michigan, called the past two seasons “complete failures.” “You don’t beat the

10:46 PM ET EUGENE, Ore. — Bo Nix didn’t want to leave Oregon with any regrets. He also is having too much fun playing college football. Nix is back for a second season with the Ducks and a fifth in college football after a resurgent performance in 2022. He set career highs by wide margins

6:30 AM ET Before Bryce Young was considered one of the top prospects in the 2023 NFL draft, before he led Alabama to the College Football Playoff and before he won the Heisman Trophy, he was a five-star college football recruit ranked No. 5 overall in the 2020 ESPN 300. But not all first-round draft

1:00 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN USC enters the 2023 season with the returning Heisman Trophy winner, the sport’s buzziest analyst hire and College Football Playoff aspirations based on recent production rather than reputation. As Lincoln Riley enters his second season at USC, he has led a turnaround that appears to be waking the echoes of

6:40 AM ET College football’s first transfer portal window, in December, saw over 2,700 football players enter the portal looking for new schools in 2023. The spring window opened April 15, and although the portal hasn’t flooded the way it did over the winter, there are some big names making moves. Spring competitions are playing

7:00 AM ET While much of the considerable attention paid to the NFL draft focuses on the first round and the top prospects, there is plenty of talent available in the later rounds. It’s just a matter of finding it. A team’s draft class can be made by landing a diamond in the rough, a

9:00 AM ET STARKVILLE, Miss. — The advice Mike Leach shared with Zach Arnett during quiet moments and late-night phone calls was invaluable. Granted, Arnett couldn’t always tell where a conversation with his boss was heading — his degree in history and minor in political science came in handy sometimes — but there was often

7:00 AM ET Ohio State‘s 2022 ended in dramatic heartbreak in the College Football Playoff, but immediate redemption could be on the horizon. The Buckeyes are the best team in the nation and the favorites to win the national championship, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index and the Allstate Playoff Predictor. The Buckeyes have a