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Last year at this time, it was easy for Nick Saban, Ryan Day and Kirby Smart. Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud and Georgia’s Stetson Bennett were coming off monster seasons that included a Heisman for Young and a national title for Bennett. No QB controversies to be found for the top three teams

Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 08:58 PM ET Kansas State and football coach Chris Klieman are in the process of finalizing a new contract worth $44 million through the next eight seasons, sources told ESPN. Klieman will make an average of $5.5 million per year over the course of the deal, which sources told ESPN

Associated Press May 5, 2023, 08:44 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Oklahoma and Texas have taken their final steps toward leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. Oklahoma’s Board of Regents on Friday approved the necessary contractual agreements with both conferences to make the switch. This comes after Texas’ Board of Regents this week

Associated Press May 4, 2023, 05:36 PM ET HONOLULU — Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura and Wisconsin safety Kamo’i Latu have settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who said the two sexually assaulted her in 2018 after a football game at their Hawaii high school. A Hawaii circuit court document filed this week said

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMay 5, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Colorado has had 71 players enter the transfer portal since last August, causing a stir about what is happening in Boulder and how new coach Deion Sanders will manage the roster. It has

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMay 5, 2023, 02:05 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne is transferring to Auburn, he announced Friday. Thorne is a redshirt senior who entered the transfer portal on April 30, the final day of the spring transfer

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. April has become increasingly busy for college football coaches. Finishing spring practice, hosting recruits, hitting the road to see prospects or just monitoring the spring transfer portal window, which closed at midnight Monday.

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMay 4, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., — Following a dizzying April during which dozens of players entered the transfer portal, Colorado athletic director Rick George remained staunch in his support for first-year coach Deion Sanders’ plan to

Associated Press May 4, 2023, 03:17 PM ET AUSTIN. Texas — University of Texas President Jay Hartzell said Thursday he’ll attend the Southeastern Conference’s annual meeting later this month with a goal of building relationships, not immediately trying to flex Longhorns muscle in their new league. Texas and Oklahoma leave the Big 12 after the

Associated Press May 4, 2023, 11:22 AM ET AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State football player has been arrested on charges that he raped a woman while she lay immobile after he shoved her so hard into stairs in his home that it fractured her spine. Aidan Ralph, a 20-year-old linebacker and redshirt sophomore from

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football’s spring transfer window wasn’t as busy as the winter period, but there were some big-name transfers switching programs. Defensive lineman Bear Alexander transferred from two-time defending national champion Georgia to USC.

Todd McShay, ESPN Senior WriterMay 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN College Football and NFL Draft Analyst Joined ESPN in 2006 Played quarterback in high school and was a backup QB for the University of Richmond. Yes, we’re already looking at the 2024 NFL draft class. The top prospects of the 2023 class haven’t

7:00 AM ET Even with 10 players selected in last week’s NFL draft, the Georgia Bulldogs remain No. 1 in the second version of the 2023 Way-Too-Early Top 25. Just like a year ago, when the Bulldogs had to replace a record 15 players who were chosen in the NFL draft, including five first-rounders on

3:30 PM ET Associated Press On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, and it will feature New Year’s Day tripleheaders but no quarterfinal games played on Saturday. CFP executive director Bill Hancock said last week after the board of

3:27 PM ET Arkansas cornerback Quincey McAdoo, who started four games last season, has been hospitalized but is in stable condition after a car accident Monday. The team said in a statement Tuesday that McAdoo, a second-year player from Clarendon, Arkansas, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a Fayetteville hospital. “He is in stable condition

1:20 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The ever-evolving world of college sports hasn’t yet made a significant impact on the NCAA’s annual Academic Progress Rate scores. The overall score for Division I athletes held steady at 984 despite slight decreases in the three most visible sports, according to the latest four-year results released Tuesday.

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Clemson’s offense is in trouble! Arch Manning is all hype! There’s no way Georgia can three-peat! Not so fast. Spring football is prime time for overreactions. So with spring games wrapped up and the latest transfer portal window closed, let’s go through some of the season’s hottest takes while also

7:41 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wide receiver Markus Allen is facing a charge of carrying a concealed weapon after officers found a gun on him at a block party over the weekend, Madison police said Monday. Allen was one of more than 40 people arrested at the party Saturday on various