7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The most magical time of the year is finally here. It’s bowl season. The 2022 season of bowls, featuring 43 games, kicks off Friday with Miami (Ohio) facing UAB in the Home Lenders Bahamas Bowl on Friday and lasts all the way to Jan. 9 when college football will claim
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9:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former UCF wide receiver Ryan O’Keefe, one of the most productive players in the NCAA transfer portal, told ESPN that he’s transferring to Boston College. O’Keefe has caught 184 passes for 2,002 yards and 15 touchdowns in four seasons at UCF. He said he had offers from TCU, Oregon and
8:25 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN WESTWOOD, Calif. — UCLA is officially heading to the Big Ten after receiving approval from the University of California regents Wednesday, but the approval comes with stipulations. More than five months after the Bruins, alongside USC, announced their shocking intention to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024,
6:54 PM ET Ohio State received a commitment from five-star recruit Jeremiah Smith on Wednesday, adding to an already talented receiver room. Smith is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound prospect from Chaminade-Madonna High School in Hollywood, Florida. He’s the No. 11 recruit overall in the 2024 class and the No. 2 receiver. He had offers from Florida,
4:44 PM ET Mississippi State and defensive coordinator Zach Arnett have agreed to terms to make him the school’s next head football coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday. Arnett is expected to receive a four-year contract, which has not been signed yet. The decision comes in the wake of Mike Leach’s death earlier
4:24 PM ET Associated Press New Purdue coach Ryan Walters first flexed his muscle by giving walk-on running back Devin Mockobee a scholarship. Then he promised to keep the Boilermakers’ reputation intact — as the Cradle of Quarterbacks and the Den of Defensive Ends. The 36-year-old Walters said Wednesday that he envisions putting together a
2:15 PM ET Tennessee junior wide receiver Jalin Hyatt announced Wednesday he’s declaring for the 2023 NFL draft. Hyatt is ESPN’s 44th-overall (No. 7 WR) prospect available and he will skip the Capital One Orange Bowl against Clemson Dec. 30. “So thankful for my teammates, coaches and all of Vol Nation,” he wrote on Twitter.
12:58 PM ET Former Michigan tight end Erick All announced on Wednesday that he is transferring to Iowa. He’s joining former Wolverines quarterback Cade McNamara, who also transferred to play for the Hawkeyes this offseason All entered the transfer portal on Dec. 5 and released a statement regarding his departure that read, in part: “Not
11:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Clemson junior linebacker Trenton Simpson is declaring for the NFL draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Simpson wasn’t slated to play in the Orange Bowl because of an ankle injury suffered during the ACC championship game. He is one of the top linebacker prospects in the upcoming NFL draft, as
7:12 PM ET Sacramento State is set to promote defensive coordinator Andy Thompson to head coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday night. Thompson will replace Troy Taylor, who was hired by Stanford as head coach last week after leading the Hornets to a 12-1 season in the Football Championship Subdivision. Taylor, who graduated