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Pete Thamel Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Feb 21, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The idea of a 14-team College Football Playoff starting in the 2026 season was discussed at CFP meetings in Dallas on Wednesday, just months before

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 21, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban might be retired from coaching, but he emphasized Wednesday that he’s not retired from doing his part to help bring some reform, uniformity

Feb 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last week, we ranked our Way-Too-Early Top 25. Now, we’ve got some questions about the teams that made the cut. Will new quarterbacks be able to settle in before the season starts? Will new coaches be able to gain the trust of their players? And will

Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer has hired Nick Sheridan as offensive coordinator and JaMarcus Shephard as co-offensive coordinator. DeBoer announced the hirings on Tuesday. Sheridan replaces Ryan Grubb, who had planned to follow DeBoer from Washington to Alabama but instead was hired

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 20, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA president Charlie Baker said he is not in favor of rules or federal laws that would place new limits on the way college

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 20, 2024, 11:36 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff board of managers unanimously approved a model that will guarantee the five highest-ranked conference champions’ inclusion in the expanded 12-team field this fall, along with the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 19, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12 has appointed Teresa Gould, the league’s deputy commissioner, as its new commissioner beginning March 1. Gould, who takes over for George Kliavkoff, will become the first woman to

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Arizona is expected to hire Missouri athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois as the school’s next AD, sources told ESPN. The surprising move will be formalized soon, per sources, as Reed-Francois is expected to agree to a five-year deal. The hiring gives Arizona’s

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 17, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The University of Texas System board of regents is set to approve a contract extension for Longhorns football coach Steve Sarkisian that will nearly

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 15, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Another FBS head coach is leaving for a coordinator and/or position coaching job in college football, as Georgia State‘s Shawn Elliott has agreed to return to South Carolina

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 16, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12 and embattled commissioner George Kliavkoff have mutually agreed to part ways, the league announced Friday. The Pac-12, which is down to Washington State and Oregon State following sweeping

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 16, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions The Atlantic Coast Conference asked a Florida judge on Friday to press pause on a lawsuit Florida State filed, which claims the conference is breaching its

Feb 16, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Next season, the competitive landscape of college football will undergo some massive shifts. More teams than ever will have a shot to make a playoff appearance, but they’ll also be dealing with greater in-conference competition. Everybody in the sport will have more opportunities to look good

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 15, 2024, 04:36 PM ET LSU freshman tailback Trey Holly turned himself in to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, as he faces a charge of attempted second-degree murder. That’s one of three felony charges he’s facing tied to a shooting last week in Farmerville, Louisiana. Sheriff Dusty Gates of the

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 15, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Bill O’Brien was officially introduced as the new head football coach at Boston College on Thursday in a move that athletic director Blake James called a “monumental step.” BC hasn’t won eight games in a season since 2009, and the

Associated Press Feb 14, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer has retained and promoted assistants Freddie Roach and Robert Gillespie. DeBoer announced Wednesday that Roach, the Crimson Tide’s defensive line coach, will serve as associate head coach. Gillespie will remain as running backs coach with the added

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 14, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions ROSEMONT, Ill. — As the College Football Playoff management committee continues discussions about the future of the sport’s postseason, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti wants to ensure deeper conferences have

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 14, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said Wednesday that he doesn’t expect Jim Harbaugh’s departure will have a significant impact on the two open NCAA investigations into