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
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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
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy has verbally committed to join Duke, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. A formal announcement is expected soon, the sources said. He’ll be immediately eligible with three years remaining, giving first-year coach Manny Diaz a key building block to start
After months of politicking, Florida State took its first official step toward leaving the ACC on Friday. Spurred into action by a College Football Playoff snub earlier this month, FSU voted to sue the ACC over the grant of rights. The school alleged restraint of trade, breach of contract and failure to perform over what
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 22, 2023, 11:05 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions The Florida State board of trustees voted unanimously Friday to file suit against the ACC to challenge the legality of both the league’s grant of rights and $130 million
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 22, 2023, 10:59 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame is set to hire LSU offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, a former Fighting Irish assistant, to the same role, sources told ESPN. Denbrock has accepted the coordinator job, according
Scott Van Pelt, Host, SportsCenter with SVPDec 22, 2023, 11:10 AM ET Close Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network’s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a SportsCenter anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network’s coverage of golf’s
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2023, 07:58 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Oregon State and Washington State have come to an agreement in principle with the 10 departing Pac-12 universities that will end ongoing litigation related to control of the conference, the