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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

Feb 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 college football season will be full of changes, including new coaches, big-name transfers who have switched schools and the expanded, 12-team playoff. Perhaps the most sweeping changes of all will be in the makeup of the remaining power conferences: the SEC, Big Ten, Big

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 13, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff board of managers is expected to vote on Feb. 20 on a model that would include the five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked

Associated Press Feb 13, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — DeShaun Foster was a freshman running back in 1998, the last time UCLA won a conference championship, played in the Rose Bowl and was in contention for a national title. As the new head coach of the Bruins, Foster wants to

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 13, 2024, 11:31 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The attorney for former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald is seeking a December trial date for Fitzgerald’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the university, primarily because Fitzgerald wants to avoid sitting out

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions It was just more than a month ago that Michigan ended its 26-year drought without a national title by defeating Washington 34-13 in the

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 12, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bill O’Brien has zeroed in on his offensive coordinator hire at Boston College, as sources told ESPN that the school is working toward a deal to hire Will Lawing, a longtime O’Brien aide. Lawing worked with O’Brien last year as the tight ends coach

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 12, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions UCLA hired DeShaun Foster as the school’s next head coach on Monday. Foster, who had taken a job as the Las Vegas Raiders‘ running backs coach in recent weeks, is in the UCLA Hall of Fame as a player, is a longtime assistant coach

Pete Thamel Feb 9, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston College is working toward a deal to hire Bill O’Brien as the school’s next head coach, sources told ESPN, giving the Massachusetts native a homecoming and the Eagles a hire with both extensive NFL experience and strong local ties. O’Brien, who took the Ohio

Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders rounded out his Colorado coaching staff by bringing in Robert Livingston as defensive coordinator and sticking with Pat Shurmur to oversee the offense. In addition, Sanders added Phil Loadholt to revamp a shaky offensive line and Jason Phillips to

Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 05:52 PM ET GREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman defensive tackle Bryce Stanfield died Friday, two days after collapsing during a workout at the school’s football stadium. Furman President Elizabeth Davis said in a letter to the university community that the 21-year-old Stanfield died while “surrounded by his family and his Furman

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Stanford star Benjamin Yurosek, one of the top tight ends in the NCAA transfer portal, has committed to play at Georgia for the 2024 season, he told ESPN. Yurosek caught 108 balls for 1,342 yards while starting the last three years at Stanford,

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 10, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Elijah Burress, the son of former Michigan State and NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress, committed to Notre Dame on Saturday. The product of DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, N.J.) adds to a 2025 Fighting Irish class that already has seven ESPN 300

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 10, 2024, 02:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kentucky is targeting Boise State offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan to become the school’s next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN, with a deal expected to come together in the upcoming days. Hamdan is a veteran offensive coach who brings SEC experience from his time at

Brady Henderson, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 11:51 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Seahawks are hiring former University of Washington

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UCLA coach Chip Kelly was named the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio State, the school announced Friday night. Kelly replaces Bill O’Brien, who was named coach at Boston College earlier Friday. Ohio State had hired O’Brien in mid-January as part of

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UCLA coach Chip Kelly is expected to become the next offensive coordinator at Ohio State, sources told ESPN on Friday. UCLA has been made aware of his expected departure, per sources, and has begun to plan for a national search. Kelly is expected to

Feb 9, 2024, 06:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan is planning to hire former New York Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale as its defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal is still being finalized, but there are not expected to be any hurdles in the hiring, per sources. Editor’s Picks 1 Related