8:10 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban took issue with the criticism offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian has faced for his brief time with the program during the 2016 season. Sarkisian was initially hired as an analyst on staff but was elevated to O.C. before the CFP National Championship Game when Lane Kiffin
NCAAF
6:58 PM ET North Carolina tight end Brandon Fritts tore the ACL in his right knee Thursday, one year after he tore the left ACL during spring practice. UNC announced the injury Friday and said Fritts, who missed all of last season, would be evaluated for the fall. “Obviously, I’m disappointed with this injury, but
5:46 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger compared playing college football to an unpaid internship and said he supports a bill expected to be introduced in Congress that would give athletes more opportunities to earn money. In a series of tweets, the junior this week laid out the responsibilities that
12:08 PM ET Dan Jenkins is gone, and everyone who loves college football, golf and the crisply struck one-liner will raise a glass. Preferably of J&B. If you don’t know the work of Jenkins, who died Thursday night in his beloved Fort Worth, Texas, at age 89, you are in for a treat. He didn’t
Mar 4, 2019 A lot of coaches find themselves on the hot seat, but not many double-down the way Auburn’s Gus Malzahn did this offseason. Following a year in which his team lost five games and his offense struggled to score points consistently, Malzahn went out and hired a relatively unknown offensive coordinator and then
10:58 AM ET ESPN News Services FORT WORTH, Texas — Dan Jenkins, the sportswriting great and best-selling author in a career that lasted from Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods and the manual typewriter to Twitter, has died. He was 90. TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati confirmed that Jenkins died Thursday in his hometown of Fort
1:15 AM ET ESPN News Services FORT WORTH, Texas — Dan Jenkins, the sports writing great and best-selling author known for his humor, has died. He was 89. TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati confirmed Jenkins died Thursday in his hometown of Fort Worth. Jenkins started his writing career at The Fort Worth Press and rose
1:00 AM ET The NFL combine is an event to see and be seen. Walk the corridors of the Indiana Convention Center, or the nearby hotel lobbies and bars, and there’s a parade of coaches, executives, scouts, draft prospects, agents and media. But amid the frenzy are hiding places, where important things happen. As the
5:24 PM ET The Florida Gators and Miami Hurricanes will kick off the season Aug. 24 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, after the NCAA approved a request to move the game up one week. The game was moved to help celebrate the opening of the 150th anniversary season of college football. Talks among
4:30 AM ET It may feel like Clemson’s rout over Alabama was just yesterday, but it’s already time to start thinking about spring practice, pro days and spring games. Whether it’s a quarterback competition, much-anticipated true freshman debut and the unbridled enthusiasm that new coaches, coordinators and schemes will lead to brighter futures, it’s officially