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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 24, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa wide receiver Kaleb Brown, a starter for part of last season, was arrested early Sunday for operating while under the influence and possession of fictitious identification. Brown, 20, is a transfer from

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 23, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LSU’s talent-rich 2025 recruiting class took a hit Sunday night after four-star, in-state cornerback Jaboree Antoine, No. 47 in the ESPN 300 and the second-ranked prospect in the state of Louisiana in the 2025 cycle, pulled his verbal pledge from coach Brian Kelly’s Tigers.

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 22, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The top remaining uncommitted quarterback in the 2025 class came off the board Saturday when four-star prospect Antwann Hill, ESPN’s No. 3-ranked pocket passer in the 2025 cycle, announced his pledge to the University of Memphis. Hill, a one-time Colorado commit from Warner Robins,

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 22, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star quarterback Brady Smigiel, the sixth-ranked pocket passer in the 2026 class and the No. 55 prospect in the ESPN Junior 300, announced his commitment to Florida State on Saturday. “God is good,” Smigiel wrote in a post on X. “I’m home.” Smigiel, a

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 21, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma has agreed to a new six-year contract with football coach Brent Venables that includes a significant raise and adds two additional seasons, sources told ESPN. Venables is coming off a 10-3 season at Oklahoma, and the commitment by the school is part of

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 03:25 PM 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. Darren Lewis, the Texas A&M star who broke Eric Dickerson’s Southwest Conference rushing record before addiction derailed his football career

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 21, 2024, 01:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auburn gained a major in-state flip and its highest-rated prospect in the 2025 class when running back Alvin Henderson, No. 55 in the ESPN 300, decommitted from Penn State and gave his verbal pledge to the Tigers on Friday. “#WAREAGLE. I’m staying home,” Henderson

Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southwestern Athletic Conference commissioner Charles McClelland has received a contract extension through the 2032 academic year. The SWAC’s council of presidents and chancellors announced the extension Friday. McClelland was named the SWAC’s sixth commissioner during the summer of 2018. SWAC officials

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Age of the Sun Belt is upon us. Following the AAC’s trade of quality (three of its best programs leaving for the Big 12) for quantity (six Conference USA schools coming in

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 college football season promises to be exciting and filled with a lot of change. There’s a new 12-team College Football Playoff. There are new teams in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC (as well as a few Group of 5 realignments). The season begins on Aug. 24 and

Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Houston is moving on from athletic director Chris Pezman after seven years, the school announced on Thursday. Raymond Bartlett, Houston’s senior vice president for administration and finance, will serve as the interim athletic director. In a statement, university

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 20, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions College commissioners passed on taking a formal vote on the addition of a June high school signing period during Collegiate Commissioners Association meetings this week, veering away from a potentially seismic shift in the college football recruiting calendar. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, commissioners voted

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJun 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions When the College Football Playoff was introduced more than a decade ago, and the sport’s championship evolved from two to four teams, even the system’s creators couldn’t answer some of

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 19, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions USC’s 2025 recruiting class suffered a second massive blow in the span of 24 hours Wednesday morning with the decommitment of five-star defensive tackle Justus Terry. “My recruitment is open!! #Decommitted,” Terry wrote on X. Terry’s decision to reopen his recruitment comes just one

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions After an active winter and spring of coach and player movement, rosters are more or less set for the 2024 season. The Future Power Rankings series wraps up with the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan loses quarterback J.J. McCarthy and seven other NFL draft picks from an offense that helped the team to a national championship in January, but was

J.J. Post, ESPNJun 18, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions If you tune into a Notre Dame football game next year, you might feel like you’re watching a game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and not South Bend, Indiana. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Notre Dame’s 2025 recruiting class currently slots in at No. 2 in ESPN’s

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 18, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan gained its first commitment in the 2026 class on Tuesday with a pledge from four-star quarterback Brady Hart, furthering the picture of the Wolverines’ future at the position in the wake of national champion and first-round NFL draft pick J.J. McCarthy. Hart, the