2:48 PM ET Clemson landed one of the top prospects in the state of Texas on Saturday with ESPN Junior 300 safety R.J. Mickens. The No. 58-ranked recruit overall, Mickens chose the Tigers over Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M, Ohio State and plenty of other top programs. At 6-foot, 190 pounds, Pickens is the No. 6-ranked
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2:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville is joining the Republican race to win back the Alabama Senate seat from Democrat Doug Jones in 2020. Tuberville announced his candidacy Saturday on Twitter, saying: “After more than a year of listening to Alabama’s citizens, I have heard your concerns and hopes
2:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville is joining the Republican race to win back the Senate seat from Democrat Doug Jones in 2020, according to The Associated Press. Tuberville, who coached the Tigers from 1999-2008, is set to announce his candidacy Saturday, a person familiar with Tuberville’s decision told
4:00 AM ET Josh Gattis had one simple question in January when Jim Harbaugh called to see if he could talk him into coming to Michigan. The 35-year-old Alabama co-offensive coordinator/wide receiver coach was in a position to be picky. He was on the heels of helping the Crimson Tide reach new, explosive heights on
9:06 AM ET COLLEGE STATION, Texas — One glance at Texas A&M’s 2019 slate might make one wonder what the Aggies ever did to upset the schedule-makers. Clemson. Alabama. LSU. Georgia. Four of the top seven teams in the country (according to the final 2018 AP poll), including the two teams that played for the
8:58 AM ET ESPN staff If the Final Four is Saturday’s feature presentation, then let college football serve as the previews beforehand. A number of high-profile teams will be staging spring games or showcase events this weekend, providing several opportunities to see some of the sport’s rising stars (hello, Trevor Lawrence) and new-look systems (the
7:02 PM ET Oklahoma Sooners senior linebacker Caleb Kelly has suffered a “lower-body” injury that will require surgery and could keep him out months, coach Lincoln Riley announced Thursday. Riley also revealed that redshirt freshman defensive lineman Jordan Kelley has already undergone surgery for a lower-body injury. “If there’s a silver lining it’s the timing
7:10 AM ET The 2019 NFL draft class is loaded with pass-rushers. In all seven rounds of this month’s draft, teams are going to be able to find edge and interior rushers who can create disruptions off the ball. Of the top 10 prospects in the ESPN Scouts Inc. rankings, six are front-line rushers who
3:50 AM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — NCAA president Mark Emmert says a judge’s recent ruling in a federal antitrust lawsuit reinforced that college athletes should be treated as students, not employees. Emmert spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday at U.S. Bank Stadium, the site of the men’s basketball Final Four, and made his
1:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — By the time USC reached the regular-season finale against Notre Dame last year, it was already fair to classify the Trojans’ season as a disaster. They finished the Pac-12 season with a losing record and were in need of a win against the undefeated Irish to avoid an overall