11:39 AM ET ESPN News Services Vanderbilt announced on Friday it has extended the contract of head coach Derek Mason. Details of the extension were not disclosed. Mason has led the Commodores for five seasons and is just the second coach in program history to lead Vandy to multiple bowl appearances. Last week, Mason shuffled

11:02 AM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck says he is “saddened” by critical remarks from former coach Jerry Kill suggesting Fleck cares more about himself than his players. Former Gophers football coach Jerry Kill was critical of current coach P.J. Fleck on Tuesday, saying in part that Fleck is “about himself.” Kill,

Feb 21, 2019 First, Oklahoma convinced coach Lincoln Riley to turn down NFL overtures with a contract extension. Then, Riley convinced Alabama transfer quarterback Jalen Hurts to join him in Norman. With Riley and Hurts in tow, Oklahoma is once again primed for a run to the College Football Playoff. The Sooners do have to

10:13 PM ET Former UCLA linebacker/defensive end Jaelan Phillips is transferring to Miami, he announced Thursday night on Twitter. Phillips, who was rated by ESPN as the nation’s No. 3 overall prospect in the 2017 recruiting class, medically retired in December after two injury-plagued seasons with the Bruins. He played in just 11 games, starting

1:00 AM ET The promotion of Mario Cristobal from offensive line coach/co-offensive coordinator to head coach at Oregon last year following the departure of Willie Taggart was met with mixed reviews. But, entering his second spring, Cristobal has arguably the Pac-12’s most talented roster. The Ducks started 2018 6-1 (and probably should have beaten Stanford),

Feb 20, 2019 Willie Taggart ended a nightmarish first season at Florida State with a bit of history he surely did not want: The Seminoles posted their first losing season since 1976. The same problems that had plagued them the previous season only grew: inconsistency at quarterback, poor offensive-line play and too many penalties. Clemson

1:00 AM ET MANHATTAN, Kan. — Gene Taylor smiled and leaned back in his office chair to glance out the third-floor window into the football stadium at Kansas State, with its artificial surface glazed with ice on this February morning. He stopped for a split-second, turned back to the questioner and nodded in agreement. Two

7:42 PM ET The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry is about to stray from tradition. The SEC is expected to move the Auburn–Georgia series from its traditional spot in late November to early October beginning in 2020, Georgia president Jere Morehead confirmed to reporters on Wednesday, one day after 247Sports reported the schools were close to

12:53 AM ET Former Houston coach Major Applewhite will join Alabama‘s program as an analyst this season, AL.com reported on Tuesday. It will be Applewhite’s second stint with the Crimson Tide; he spent one season as the school’s offensive coordinator in 2007 before joining Texas. Applewhite was fired by Houston in December after going 15-11

11:55 PM ET Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill is no fan of the man currently leading the Golden Gophers program. Kill, who recently was named permanent athletic director at Southern Illinois, criticized Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck during an interview Tuesday with SiriusXM College’s “Big Ten Today.” Kill didn’t like the way Fleck handled the transition