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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 2, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Four-star outside linebacker Tavion Wallace, No. 37 in the 2025 ESPN 300, announced his

Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterJul 2, 2024, 10:16 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma State star running

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 2, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Thank goodness actual football is starting soon. No offense to the good folks of the Atlantic Coast Conference, but when lawsuits and countersuits are the primary storyline of your offseason, well, you haven’t

Eli Lederman, ESPNJul 1, 2024, 05:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas State landed a class-defining in-state commitment when four-star tight end Linkon Cure, No. 64 in the 2025 ESPN 300, announced his pledge to the Wildcats on Monday afternoon. With his commitment, Cure becomes the Wildcats’ first ESPN 300 pledge in 2025 and immediately

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 1, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Utah formally named defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley as the successor to longtime football coach Kyle Whittingham, the school announced Monday. While no retirement date has been set for Whittingham, Scalley’s most recent contract calls for him to become the school’s next

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. Paolo Uggetti Jul 1, 2024, 07:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONG BEFORE MONDAY’S celebration in Norman marking the dawn of Oklahoma’s new

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 1, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Alabama was already on Steve Sarkisian’s mind. So were LSU and Georgia. But not necessarily within the framework of the SEC. During the process of being hired as

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 30, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Elko and Texas A&M landed another defensive centerpiece in the 2025 class Sunday with a commitment from four-star outside linebacker Noah Mikhail, a two-way standout from La Verne, California. Mikhail, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound defender who plays at California’s Bonita High School, is the

J.J. Post, ESPNJun 30, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New Texas Longhorns baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle has had quite the week. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Last Monday, he was one win away from leading Texas A&M to its first national title. The Aggies fell to the Tennessee Volunteers 6-5 in the decisive game

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 29, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A hot recruiting week for Dan Lanning and Oregon continued when four-star athlete Dorian Brew, No. 45 in the 2025 ESPN 300, announced his commitment to the Ducks on Saturday afternoon. Brew, who is expected to play cornerback at the next level, confirmed the

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 08:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star running back Akylin Dear pulled his commitment from Ole Miss on Friday night, becoming the fourth high-profile prospect from the Rebels’ 2025 class to do so this week. The 29th-ranked recruit in the ESPN 300 confirmed the news with a pair of emojis

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former USC defensive back Ceyair Wright has committed to transfer to Nebraska, he told ESPN. Wright started 15 games for the Trojans the past two seasons and has played in 23 career games, with six pass breakups and one interception. He also has gained

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star cornerback Dijon Lee Jr., the top prospect from California in the 2025 class, committed to Alabama on Friday, marking Kalen DeBoer’s latest recruiting win in the month of June. Lee, a standout defensive back at California’s Mission Viejo High School, is the No.

Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Cincinnati star defensive lineman Dontay Corleone is out indefinitely while being treated for blood clots in his lungs. Corleone, a 6-foot-2, 320-pound junior and NFL prospect, was hospitalized June 14 after complaining of chest discomfort and shortness of breath, the school said

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The independent ranks have swung and swayed in recent years. As recently as 2022, we had seven of them, but BYU joined the Big 12, and Liberty and New Mexico State gratefully joined

Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A team of investigators led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch recommended Northwestern enhance its hazing prevention training in the wake of a scandal that rocked the school’s athletic department. Though the report released Thursday by the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton

Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterJun 27, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame and Michigan State will renew their football rivalry in the 2026 and 2027 seasons, the schools announced Thursday. The Irish will host the Spartans in South Bend on Sept. 19, 2026, then Notre Dame will travel to face Michigan

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 27, 2024, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As college football settles into the summer recruiting dead period, the quarterback market for the 2025 cycle is largely settled, from elite prospects such as LSU pledge Bryce Underwood, USC commit Julian Lewis and Ohio State-bound passer Tavien St. Clair down to the top