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Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 29, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions When Deion Sanders needed a new defensive coordinator back in January, he looked to the NFL and leaned on peers he trusts. They pointed him in the

Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 28, 2024, 09:08 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. Michigan quarterback Jack Tuttle announced Monday that he is medically retiring from football.

Oct 28, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As we say goodbye to October and enter the final full month of the regular season, some teams made a big push to stay in College Football Playoff conversations this past week. No. 15 Boise State continued its storybook run with a 29-24 win over UNLV.

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 28, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions UCF has fired defensive coordinator Ted Roof amid a five-game losing streak in which the Knights have allowed 37 points or more three times, sources told ESPN. Roof, a veteran

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2024, 07:59 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 Three-star 2026 cornerback prospect Camdin Portis — the son of former Miami national champion

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Hurricanes edged ahead of Texas and climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Sunday, its highest ranking since 2017, and Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M all moved into the top 10. Oregon, Georgia, Penn

Oct 27, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Compared to the past few weeks, it was a somewhat ho-hum Week 9 in college football. Four AP-ranked teams lost, but each lost to a fellow ranked opponent. Ohio State and Penn State both survived scares, setting up a top-five showdown next week in State College.

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Quinn Ewers settled into the kind of rhythm his Texas coaches and teammates are accustomed to Saturday night in a hard-fought 27-24 win over Vanderbilt.

ESPN News Services Oct 26, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Missouri quarterback Brady Cook was ruled out for the rest of Saturday’s showdown against Alabama because of a hand injury. Cook was hurt in the opening half and was in street clothes on the Missouri sideline for the second half. Eliah Drinkwitz, coach

Oct 26, 2024, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan will turn back to Davis Warren as the starting quarterback against Michigan State on Saturday, a source confirmed to ESPN. Alex Orji is likely to see time in a change-of-pace role to highlight the quarterback run game, the source said. Michigan coach Sherrone Moore had

Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 07:24 PM ET BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado defensive lineman Nikhil Webb Walker announced to the team this week he has been diagnosed with lymphoma and will undergo chemotherapy. Walker delivered the news to the Buffaloes during a team meeting that was filmed by “Well Off Media,” which chronicles the program,

Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 25, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Missouri quarterback Brady Cook was upgraded to questionable on the SEC injury report Friday night, and sources told ESPN that he is expected to ramp up and attempt to play at No. 15

Open Extended Reactions EYEWEAR USED TO be a kind of prison until glasses became cool. Around the time jocks who never needed prescriptions began flaunting designer frames as a declaration of style. Which was long after Eli Drinkwitz had been memorialized in pictures from his adolescence, dorked-out in big, round lenses he inherited from his

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 24, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Penn State coach James Franklin declined to answer questions from reporters Wednesday after two of his former players were accused by police of raping a 17-year-old girl

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterOct 24, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ANNAPOLIS, Md. — On a hot, sunny, September morning, hundreds of Midshipmen, dressed in their matching fatigues for a “tactical Thursday,” crisscrossed Navy‘s campus to get to their next class,

Oct 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 9 in college football is here as we embark on another weekend of exciting matchups that you won’t want to miss. Friday night will feature a showdown between one-loss Mountain West teams No. 17 Boise State and UNLV. Most college football fans know the name

Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 08:51 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 NC State quarterback Grayson McCall is retiring from football following

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 07:50 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 Inspirational thought of the week: So put me in the ground Put me six foot down And let the stone say “Here