Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 10:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts won the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation’s top defensive player on Monday night. The award was presented at the annual ceremony put on by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. “It means a lot, especially with
Month: December 2023
Open Extended Reactions It was an incredibly busy first day of the college football transfer period. More than 1,000 players have entered the transfer portal. Some high-profile teams saw significant departures. The Oklahoma Sooners and Ohio State Buckeyes saw their starting quarterbacks elect to leave. Four Power 5 teams (Purdue, Vanderbilt, NC State and Cincinnati)
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARY, N.C. — Freshman Jordynn Dudley and Jody Brown scored 26 seconds apart in the first half as Florida State beat Stanford 5-1 on Monday night for the program’s fourth national championship — all coming since 2014. Florida State (22-0-1) became the first undefeated
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fourteen U.S. cities will play host to Copa América next summer, with the semifinals in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of the July 14 championship in Miami Gardens, Florida. The governing bodies of South America and of North and Central
ESPN News Services Dec 4, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women close out their 2023 schedule this week in Frisco, Texas, where they will hope to take another step toward forging a new identity and establishing better tactics, interim head coach Twila Kilgore said on Monday. Kilgore, speaking to reporters
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta insisted on Monday he wants Aaron Ramsdale to stay at Arsenal despite mounting speculation over a January move away from the club. The 25-year-old has started just one Premier League game since Sept. 3 with summer loan signing David Raya replacing him as the Gunners’ No. 1. – Stream on
Field Level Media Dec 4, 2023, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In what is sure to further rankle LIV Golf players, Tiger Woods vaulted 430 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking after finishing 18th out of 20 golfers in his invitational Hero World Challenge on Sunday. Woods, who was making his first start
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RENO, Nev. — Nevada has named Jeff Choate its new head football coach, the school announced Monday. Choate had been co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Texas since 2021. This season, the Longhorn defense ranks third nationally in rushing defense, fourth in red
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterDec 4, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Tennessee All-SEC defensive end James Pearce Jr. was arrested Monday during a traffic stop after disobeying orders from police, according to a Knoxville Police Department incident report. Police said they clocked
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL PASO, Texas — UTEP hired coach Scotty Walden away from Austin Peay on Monday, hoping the 34-year-old Texan’s return to his home state can revive the Miners’ moribund program. Walden led Austin Peay to the FCS team’s first undefeated conference record this season