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8:01 PM ET Keeping the top players in-state is always the most critical task for programs in Texas, with nearly every premier program in the nation looking to cherry-pick the best players out of the state’s immensely talented pool on an annual basis. On Monday, the Texas Longhorns accomplished a big goal in keeping one

8:58 AM ET MADISON, Wis. — The temptation is to call Graham Mertz a pioneer. Top-shelf quarterback recruits like him simply don’t wind up at Wisconsin. In the past 15 years, Wisconsin has signed some notable quarterbacks — Bart Houston, D.J. Gillins, Austin Kafentzis, Curt Phillips — but none who ranked in the ESPN 300

2:52 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — Wide receiver Keyion Dixon has announced he will transfer from the University of Connecticut. Dixon, who will be a junior in the fall, announced his decision Monday on Twitter, thanking former coach Bob Diaco for the opportunity to play at UConn. He did not say where he

11:54 AM ET Associated Press Josh Heupel, who was the Heisman Trophy runner-up for Oklahoma in 2000, and former North Carolina pass-rushing star Julius Peppers are among 12 players making their first appearance of the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. The Hall of Fame class will also include at least one player

11:13 PM ET Suspended Michigan running back Chris Evans will not be able to play for the Wolverines during the 2019 season. “Chris Evans is suspended for the year,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told The Detroit News on Sunday. Evans was suspended for a full year in February and removed from the team because of

5:50 PM ET Top 2019 recruit Bru McCoy is transferring for the second time in four months, announcing Friday that he is leaving Texas to “return home.” McCoy, ESPN’s top wide receiver and No. 27 overall player in the 2019 class, confirmed his transfer in a statement to 247 Sports, and Texas also confirmed his

3:09 PM ET The SEC voted during its spring meetings on Friday to lift a ban on selling alcoholic beverages in public areas at its athletic events. The conference’s new policy, which opens another revenue stream for its member schools, goes into effect Aug. 1. But the policy does not require schools to sell alcoholic

1:22 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Big 12 revenues are up again and expected to surpass $40 million per school annually before the current media rights deal runs out in about five years. Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says each university was receiving $38.8 million for 2018-19, or a total of $388 million in the

12:47 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Point spreads on some of the biggest college football games of the upcoming season began popping up at sportsbooks this week — including an early line on a potential national championship game rematch between Alabama and Clemson. The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas has Clemson listed as a 2-point

1:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Point spreads on some of the biggest college football games of the upcoming season began popping up at sportsbooks this week — including an early line on a potential national championship game rematch between Clemson and Alabama. The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas has Clemson listed as a 2-point