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Open Extended Reactions Week 11 brought bigger news off the field than on it, as Texas A&M fired coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday despite having to pay a $76 million buyout. And of course, the Michigan sign-stealing saga reached a head with the suspension of coach Jim Harbaugh before the Wolverines’ game with Penn State.

Jeremy Willis, ESPN.comNov 12, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jimbo Fisher is out as the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies. He was dismissed on Sunday, a few games shy of the end of his sixth season in College Station, the school announced. Fisher, who coached the Florida State Seminoles to the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 12, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Penn State fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich on Sunday, a day after the unit struggled in a high-profile loss for the second time this season, the team announced. Running backs

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 12, 2023, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas A&M is expected to fire football coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday morning, sources confirmed to ESPN. The steps toward removing Fisher began in a Texas A&M Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, according to sources. A four-hour discussion of Fisher’s future led to

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 11, 2023, 06:25 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — When Michigan‘s team plane touched down Friday afternoon, coaches and players learned that the Big Ten had suspended coach Jim Harbaugh for the final three-regular season

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 11, 2023, 11:01 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Georgia — Georgia coach Kirby Smart said tight end Brock Bowers‘ availability for Saturday night’s showdown against No. 9 Ole Miss at Sanford

It’s been an eventful year at Michigan. Long before the sign-stealing allegations and long before the football team steamrolled opponents to a 9-0 record while seeking its third consecutive College Football Playoff berth, the Wolverines have been surrounded by controversy. Editor’s Picks 2 Related It started days into the new year, when, on one day,

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Nov 10, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Big

Pete Thamel Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Nov 10, 2023, 03:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Big Ten has suspended Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh for the remainder of the regular season as the league disciplines the program under its sportsmanship

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 9, 2023, 10:33 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Virginia running back Perris Jones was immobilized, carted off the field and later hospitalized after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit late in the third quarter against Louisville on Thursday night. Jones took a

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterNov 9, 2023, 04:03 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Attorneys for Ole Miss and football coach Lane Kiffin filed a motion on Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit that a player filed against them in September, according to court documents. Ole Miss defensive

Pete Thamel Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Nov 9, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the Big Ten’s ruling on whether Michigan violated the league’s sportsmanship policy expected to arrive in the near future, the

Open Extended Reactions Week 11 has arrived and with it a ranked opponent for Michigan. The Wolverines put their perfect season — on the field anyway — on the line at one-loss Penn State. The game also is significant for Penn State and coach James Franklin, who is just 3-16 against top-10 opponents. Another season

Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Nov 8, 2023, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan has sent its response to the Big

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2023, 06:50 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: Oh, wait a minute, misterI didn’t even kiss herDon’t want no trouble with youAnd I know you

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2023, 12:01 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Michigan star running back Blake Corum said he has no business relationship with former football staff member Connor Stalions, after records of an LLC in Wyoming listing both men as

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterNov 7, 2023, 08:23 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions There are two types of anger in any given walk of life. The first is instant outrage, like when you get a look at the first College Football Playoff

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 7, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions James Madison officials made another plea to the NCAA Division I board of directors Monday to reduce its football program’s FCS to FBS transition