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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. A REPORTER’S QUESTION about physicality reminded Alabama football coach Nick Saban of a conversation he had earlier in the week with former All-Star and World Series champion Pete Rose. Saban said Rose once

Aug 27, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Arizona State is expected to self-impose a bowl ban for the 2023 season over violations committed under former coach Herm Edwards, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Sunday. The NCAA has been investigating Arizona State since June 2021, looking into allegations that former defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce, who also

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 27, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. The college football offseason is the best of times: Coaches love to tell you they’re all undefeated, the new recruits

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNAug 27, 2023, 02:07 AM ET LOS ANGELES — For about one half of football, the 2023 version of USC looked like a lot like the 2022 version. In its season opener against San Jose State on Saturday night, the No. 6-ranked Trojans scored plenty of points but also struggled at times to

Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 06:17 PM ET DUBLIN — Sam Hartman threw for four touchdowns in his Notre Dame debut and the No. 13 Fighting Irish routed Navy 42-3 on Saturday in a season-opening victory in Ireland’s capital. Notre Dame (1-0) scored at will by air and on the ground against the Midshipmen (0-1),

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNAug 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET THE HOME TEAM locker room at AT&T Stadium was quiet. At first, no words were spoken, no music played from the speakers. Despite an 11-win season after a 4-8 year, there was no room for celebration. As pads came off USC players’ shoulders for the last time

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2023, 08:35 PM ET The Big Ten said Friday it will make football availability reports mandatory on gamedays during the 2023 season, making it the only Power 5 conference to actively distribute such reports. Big Ten schools will be required to submit availability reports at least two hours before

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 01:37 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Hall of Fame Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer underwent surgery Thursday at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, and a statement from his family said he was “alert and in good spirits.” The

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 USC quarterback Caleb Williams is the consensus betting favorite to win the Heisman Trophy again. Williams enters his junior season as the Heisman favorite at all U.S. sportsbooks. He is listed with 15-4 odds

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 24, 2023, 07:12 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh announced Thursday that four assistants will handle game-day coaching duties during his three-game suspension to start the season. Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter will serve as game-day coach against East

Associated Press Aug 24, 2023, 12:49 PM ET BERKELEY, Calif. — TCU transfer Sam Jackson V will open the season as the starting quarterback for California. Coach Justin Wilcox said Thursday that Jackson won the training camp competition with Ben Finley and Fernando Mendoza and will start the season opener for the Golden Bears at

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 Aug 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Big Ten essentially has come down to Michigan and Ohio

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 23, 2023, 05:54 PM ET The ACC is again seriously considering the potential additions of Stanford, California and SMU, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday. A series of meetings will be held this week to further vet and discuss different financial models that would come with the additions, sources said. The inclusion

Aug 23, 2023, 10:22 PM ET Standout defensive tackle Maason Smith will not play in No. 5 LSU‘s season opener Sept. 3 against No. 8 Florida State, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday. Smith’s absence is due to a one-game suspension by the NCAA over an improper benefit, according to The (Baton Rouge)

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2023, 12:58 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Georgia running back Branson Robinson, the former No. 1-ranked back in the 2022 class who rushed for 341 yards as a freshman, will miss the season with a ruptured patella tendon, coach Kirby

Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Paolo Uggetti Aug 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET While the Pac-12 was the talk of college football much of the past month for all the wrong reasons, don’t let the venerable conference’s demise overshadow the immediate

Aug 17, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Written by Kyle Bonagura, Adam Rittenberg, Paolo Uggetti The Pac-12 has been reduced to embers after college sports’ latest round of realignment, and there is a natural temptation to assign blame. There’s a lot to go around: terrible leadership, bad timing, regional apathy and a lengthy list of poor,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Shortly before his death in December, Mississippi State coach Mike Leach spoke with Phil Longo about Longo landing the Wisconsin offensive coordinator job. According to Longo, Leach was delighted his Air Raid offense