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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

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 7, 2025, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After a historic season, Boise State running back and Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty is declaring for the 2025 NFL draft, he announced Tuesday. “The opportunity to play in the NFL is a dream of mine,” Jeanty wrote in social media post. “I’m proud

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 7, 2025, 06:58 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is on track to play against Penn State in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Capital One Orange

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

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 6, 2025, 03:51 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Georgia standout defenders Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams are both headed to the NFL draft, where they could continue the school’s run of first-round selections. Both made their draft declarations

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

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

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

Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterJan 4, 2025, 07:19 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 Michigan quarterback Davis Warren revealed Saturday that he suffered a

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

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

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua woke up Wednesday at 5:30 a.m. and checked his phone. Several news alerts popped up. The words “domestic terror