10:02 PM ET Purdue is set to hire Graham Harrell as its offensive coordinator, the first major move under new coach Ryan Walters, a source told ESPN on Thursday. Harrell, 37, spent the 2022 season as West Virginia‘s offensive coordinator, after three years in the same role at USC. A record-setting quarterback for the late
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8:23 PM ET Texas added its second five-star recruit to the 2023 class on Thursday, when linebacker Anthony Hill committed to the Longhorns. Hill is a 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker from Denton, Texas, ranked No. 18 overall and the No. 2 outside linebacker in the class. Hill had been committed to Texas A&M since July, but
4:54 PM ET Bella Rasmussen never could have imagined she would be hearing from star athletes Chloe Kim and Alex Morgan, or being featured on “SportsCenter” and “Today” after she became the first female high school football player to sign a name, image and likeness deal earlier this month. The senior at Laguna Beach (California)
5:52 PM ET An effort to legally recognize college football and basketball players at the University of Southern California as employees of their school, their conference and the NCAA took a significant step forward Thursday. The National Labor Relations Board has directed its Los Angeles regional office to pursue charges of unfair labor practices against
5:17 PM ET Offensive tackle Samson Okunlola committed to Miami on Thursday. Six-foot-5, 300-pound Okunlola, from Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts, is No. 16 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the cycle’s third-best offensive tackle. “Miami, generally, just kind of the class they’re building right now and the educational part, too,” Okunlola told ESPN.
4:29 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — FIU has given coach Mike MacIntyre an extension through the 2027 season, the university announced Thursday. MacIntyre went 4-8 this season, his first with the Panthers. The school had lost 18 of its past 19 games before his arrival and winning four games was enough to convince FIU
10:53 AM ET The NCAA has selected Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker as its next president, succeeding Mark Emmert. Baker, a Republican who has been governor since January 2015 but will conclude his second term in January, will begin his new post March 1. He played power forward for Harvard’s basketball team during the 1977-78 season,
11:40 AM ET Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina has hired Chip Lindsey from Central Florida as its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The school announced the hiring Thursday, a week after Phil Longo said he would leave the Tar Heels to join the staff at Wisconsin along with offensive line coach
10:44 AM ET Purdue senior quarterback Aidan O’Connell will skip the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against LSU on Jan. 2, he announced Thursday on Instagram. Tight end Payne Durham, wide receiver Charlie Jones and cornerback Cory Trice have also opted out of the Citrus Bowl, the university said. “These last six years have been some of
10:15 AM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Bobby Petrino, widely regarded as one of the brightest offensive minds/playcallers in the game, is returning