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1:15 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN As the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament begins in Las Vegas this week, there’s hope throughout the league that commissioner George Kliavkoff will be able to offer school leaders some clarity on the finances of the upcoming television deal. There will not be an in-person board meeting in Vegas, but there

8:00 AM ET Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Harry Lyles Jr. The SEC landscape will change after this season as Oklahoma and Texas join the league in 2024. What doesn’t figure to change is that the national championship will

9:25 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, who is one of the top players available in the 2023 NFL draft, has told teams his week at the scouting combine that concerns over his size are misplaced. Saturday, Young officially measured at 5-foot-10 1/8 and weighed 204 pounds, which would make him the lightest

11:06 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Texas running back Bijan Robinson knows the math may be against him, but he said there should be no hesitation about selecting him early in the first round of the upcoming NFL draft. Robinson, who won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s best running back, said if it makes

5:50 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan cornerback DJ Turner put himself on one of history’s shortest lists at the NFL’s scouting combine Friday, running the 40-yard dash in a blazing 4.26 seconds at Lucas Oil Stadium. It is the fourth-fastest time in the 40 at the combine since 2003, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.

4:27 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — Despite having two players arrested in the past two weeks for street-racing offenses, including Jalen Carter‘s booking Wednesday in connection with a Jan. 15 crash that killed a Georgia football player and a recruiting staff member, coach Kirby Smart insists his program does not have a culture problem. “Absolutely

Mar 3, 2023 UCLA coach Chip Kelly has signed a contract extension through the 2027 season, the school announced Friday. UCLA finished 9-4 last season with a 37-35 loss to Pittsburgh in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, but his winning percentage has increased in each of his five seasons. Last season was the first

Mar 3, 2023 Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University INDIANAPOLIS — Former Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba says he is fully healed from the hamstring injury that kept him out for most of last season, and he intends to participate

9:00 AM ET In 27 seasons, Conference USA has produced 29 champions or co-champions. The conference’s nine current members have accounted for … two of them. Western Kentucky won in 2015 and 2016. That’s the entire list. C-USA is college football’s ultimate way station, a stopping point on your way up or down the football

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff When it comes to football, quarterback is obviously the star position. Seasons can be made or broken with one failed pass or a missed audible in the biggest game, so it makes sense that the position is constantly in the limelight. But the quarterback is also just one player at

6:56 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Cade McNamara saw an opportunity in Iowa’s offense. After starting all 14 games for Michigan in 2021 and injuring a knee three games into last season, McNamara looks at his move as a fresh start and one that gives him a chance to revive one of

7:00 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David Hale Close David Hale ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Florida State athletic director Michael Alford knew there’d be controversy when he

7:53 PM ET All 10 FBS commissioners are unanimous in their support for three proposed rules changes that are being discussed this week and aim to shorten the length of college football games, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told ESPN on Wednesday. College football leaders are meeting this week in Indianapolis where they are considering changes

1:58 PM ET Former NC State quarterback Devin Leary, who transferred to Kentucky, will participate in spring practices after recovering from a pectoral injury, but the staff will monitor how many throws he’s making each day, Wildcats coach Mark Stoops told ESPN on Wednesday. “He’s close to full go,” Stoops said. With Kentucky starting spring

8:00 AM ET As the page officially closed on college football’s 2023 recruiting class, the 2024 cycle is slowly beginning to take shape. So far, 83 recruits in the 2024 ESPN Junior 300 have already offered up their commitments, including eight in February. Those eight players pledged to seven different schools. We break down what

6:35 AM ET Time for a new set of Round 1 predictions for the 2023 NFL draft. My first mock draft, back in January, was before the final four picks were set — this one has the complete 1-31 order. It also has three trades in the top five picks, including with the Bears at

2:33 PM ET College football leaders are meeting this week in Indianapolis to consider three rules changes that could shorten game times and reduce the number of plays during games this upcoming season, a continued push to monitor player safety as the sport prepares for a 12-team College Football Playoff beginning in 2024. The rule

8:00 AM ET If you spent part of the 2022 college football season thinking, “USC can’t possibly keep getting away with this!!” then you should know this: Your hunches were as statistically sound as they were exasperated. For much of last fall, the Trojans’ defense was good at one and only one thing: pouncing on