4:31 PM ET A couple of Australians kicked off college football’s early signing period for recruiting by signing national letters of intent. Because it’s already Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period, in Australia, the two recruits were able to send in their paperwork ahead of when most American prospects will sign their
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3:43 PM ET New Mexico is expected to hire Arizona State defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales as its new coach, a source told ESPN. Gonzales, who has spent the past two seasons leading ASU’s defense, played safety at New Mexico and began his coaching career there under Rocky Long. After stints as a graduate assistant and
3:43 PM ET New Mexico is expected to hire Arizona State defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales as its new coach, a source told ESPN. Gonzales, 43, who has spent the past two seasons leading ASU’s defense, played safety at New Mexico and began his coaching career there under Rocky Long. After stints as a graduate assistant
3:32 PM ET Three Utah State players, including star quarterback Jordan Love, have been charged with possession of a controlled substance. Love, wide receiver Sean Carter and running back Gerold Bright each face one misdemeanor charge after police responded to an apartment building Saturday night after being told several Utah State athletes were smoking marijuana.
12:52 PM ET Fresno State is expected to hire Kalen DeBoer as its next head coach, sources have confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. The news was first reported by Football Scoop. The school could announce DeBoer’s hiring as early as Tuesday, sources tell Rittenberg. 1 Related DeBoer served as Fresno State’s offensive coordinator in 2017
12:36 PM ET Associated Press Ed Orgeron of LSU is The Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading the top-ranked Tigers to a Southeastern Conference championship and their first College Football Playoff appearance. Orgeron received 33 of 56 first-place votes from Top 25 poll voters and a total of 130 points for the award
12:34 PM ET The Texas Longhorns hired former Rutgers head coach Chris Ash to be their defensive coordinator, coach Tom Herman announced Tuesday. Ash, who was the defensive coordinator for Ohio State‘s 2014 national championship team — where Herman served as the offensive coordinator — will join the Longhorns’ staff Wednesday. “After taking a hard
8:24 PM ET Alabama Crimson Tide defensive stars Terrell Lewis and Trevon Diggs will not play in the Citrus Bowl, coach Nick Saban said Monday. “We certainly respect and understand their decision,” Saban told media. Lewis, an outside linebacker, and Diggs, a cornerback, were not on the field Monday as the Tide practiced for the
8:04 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Offensive coordinator Graham Harrell is staying at No. 22 Southern California. Harrell and the Trojans (8-4) have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, the school announced Monday. Harrell’s new deal is for three years and worth a total of $3.6 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam
7:09 PM ET O.J. Simpson’s 1968 Heisman Trophy was thought to still be locked away in a Philadelphia bank vault, because the man who bought it at auction in 1999 had continued to say so. But ESPN has learned it is likely now in Reno, Nevada, as that same man has now identified another as