Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 27, 2023, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Duke is set to hire Texas State defensive coordinator Jonathan Patke as the school’s new defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Patke will bring with him both extensive experience with first-year Duke coach Manny Diaz and a similar aggressive ethos to Diaz’s defenses. Patke worked
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 26, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas star tailback Devin Neal has informed the Jayhawks coaching staff that he’ll be returning for the 2024 season, sources told ESPN. Neal earned second-team All-Big 12 honors this season after rushing for 1,209 yards and scoring 16 touchdowns. A true junior, Neal had
Dec 24, 2023, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Eastern Michigan has “strongly” condemned the “completely unacceptable” actions of a player who sucker punched a South Alabama player in the back of the helmet, leading to a postgame brawl following the 68 Ventures Bowl on Saturday night. A video of the incident on social media
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Former five-star defensive tackle Walter Nolen is transferring to Ole Miss, a source confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound sophomore entered the transfer portal this offseason and is
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2023, 12:53 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Georgia added an SEC running back to its roster with Trevor Etienne announcing that he was transferring from Florida to play for the Dawgs, a source confirmed to ESPN on
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 24, 2023, 12:02 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions NC State linebacker Payton Wilson announced Sunday that he has opted out of the Pop-Tarts Bowl to begin preparing for the NFL draft. In a statement posted on social
Associated Press Dec 24, 2023, 08:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Ben Bryant passed for 222 yards and found Bryce Kirtz in the corner of the end zone midway through the fourth quarter, helping Northwestern beat Utah 14-7 on Saturday night in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. Bryant went 23-for-34 with
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 23, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two years into an unlikely resuscitation of New Mexico State’s football program, coach Jerry Kill is stepping down, sources told ESPN. Kill’s decision came in recent days, and the school has already found an internal replacement in wide receivers coach Tony Sanchez, sources told
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 23, 2023, 01:18 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart dipped into the transfer portal for another wide receiver Saturday, adding Miami‘s Colbie Young. Young, a junior from Binghamton, New
ESPN News Services Dec 23, 2023, 01:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Missouri cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper will not play in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against Ohio State because of injuries, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Saturday. Rakestraw, who is considered a top-five cornerback prospect in the 2024