Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2023, 12:48 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson, a first-team All-Big Ten selection this season, is declaring for the NFL draft and will skip the team’s upcoming appearance in the Peach Bowl.
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Associated Press Dec 5, 2023, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Missouri running back Cody Schrader has won the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the nation’s best player who started his Division I career as a walk-on. Schrader, who walked on two years ago after transferring from Division II Truman State, leads Division
Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2023, 10:48 AM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions NCAA president Charlie Baker proposed rule changes Tuesday that would allow Division I schools for the first time to pay their athletes in ways that are
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 10:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts won the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation’s top defensive player on Monday night. The award was presented at the annual ceremony put on by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. “It means a lot, especially with
Open Extended Reactions It was an incredibly busy first day of the college football transfer period. More than 1,000 players have entered the transfer portal. Some high-profile teams saw significant departures. The Oklahoma Sooners and Ohio State Buckeyes saw their starting quarterbacks elect to leave. Four Power 5 teams (Purdue, Vanderbilt, NC State and Cincinnati)
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., transfer quarterbacks who have all played at least five college seasons, and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday night. The Heisman has been given to
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL PASO, Texas — UTEP hired coach Scotty Walden away from Austin Peay on Monday, hoping the 34-year-old Texan’s return to his home state can revive the Miners’ moribund program. Walden led Austin Peay to the FCS team’s first undefeated conference record this season
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterDec 4, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Tennessee All-SEC defensive end James Pearce Jr. was arrested Monday during a traffic stop after disobeying orders from police, according to a Knoxville Police Department incident report. Police said they clocked
Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RENO, Nev. — Nevada has named Jeff Choate its new head football coach, the school announced Monday. Choate had been co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Texas since 2021. This season, the Longhorn defense ranks third nationally in rushing defense, fourth in red
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2023, 05:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With Alabama reveling in its SEC championship game victory over Georgia, which saw it leap from eighth to fourth in the final College Football Playoff rankings, its quarterback room received some movement Monday with the news that redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyler Buchner