Month: January 2025

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 18, 2025, 01:42 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — As No. 7 Notre Dame prepared to face No. 8 Ohio State in Monday night’s CFP National Championship presented by AT&T, the
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Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 18, 2025, 01:44 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the independent Irish are comfortable continuing to give up access to a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff —
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 18, 2025, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC is hiring former NFL assistant coach Rob Ryan to be the Trojans’ new assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach, the school announced Saturday. “Rob Ryan is one of the most accomplished defensive coaches in NFL history,” USC head coach Lincoln Riley
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Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 12:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman’s family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome. The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in
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Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 18, 2025, 10:54 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Following Ohio State‘s fourth straight loss to Michigan, the players had a meeting with coach Ryan Day during which they “really hashed some things out,” quarterback Will
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 18, 2025, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — After being limited to one catch in Ohio State‘s Cotton Bowl semifinal victory over Texas, freshman phenom Jeremiah Smith gave a warning Saturday in advance of the Buckeyes’ national championship matchup against Notre Dame. “If you are going to play man [to-man
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