7:03 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Deangelo Gibbs is transferring to Tennessee Volunteers. Gibbs tweeted Friday that “I am 100% committed to giving everything I have to the #VolNation.” The Tennessee football program’s official Twitter account sent out a tweet with Gibbs in a Tennessee uniform along with
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4:49 PM ET Associated Press AMES, Iowa — Iowa State rehired Tom Manning as its offensive coordinator on Friday. Manning, who spent last season on the staff of the Indianapolis Colts, is returning to Ames to run the Cyclones offense under fourth-year coach Matt Campbell. Manning was Iowa State’s coordinator in 2016 and 2017. The
4:42 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Badgers renewed football coach Paul Chryst’s five-year contract through January 2024 on Friday. Chryst is entering his fifth season with the Badgers, who wrapped up a relatively disappointing season at 8-5 (5-4 Big Ten) with a dominating 35-3 win in the Pinstripe Bowl over Miami.
11:00 AM ET The deadline for college football underclassmen to declare for the NFL draft was Monday. Yesterday’s stars are moving on, but college football fans can rest assure their replacements are coming. We’ve identified prospects from the 2019 and 2020 recruiting classes who could remind you of your favorite departing stars over the next
8:16 AM ET Former Oklahoma quarterback Austin Kendall has committed to West Virginia and is enrolling there to participate in spring ball with the Mountaineers, a source told ESPN. Kendall visited Morgantown on Thursday after Oklahoma relented and allowed him to be eligible for the 2019 season. The Sooners initially were blocking Kendall from becoming
8:58 PM ET Northern Illinois is hiring Baltimore Ravens running backs coach Thomas Hammock as its next head coach, a source told ESPN. Hammock, a former star running back for NIU who later served as a Huskies assistant coach, will be introduced Friday at news conferences in both DeKalb and Chicago. He coached running backs
6:40 PM ET Associated Press DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Tate Martell greeted a few well-wishers in the airport after arriving in South Florida, then stopped to pick up a coffee and a sandwich. The baristas, noticing the crowd around him, asked his name. If Martell gets his way, they’ll know his name — and his
6:36 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Washington Huskies have hired Junior Adams as their new wide receivers coach. Adams replaces Matt Lubick, who left coaching for a business opportunity in Colorado. Adams had served as the offensive coordinator at Western Kentucky for the past two seasons but was part of the coaching staff
11:41 AM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has reported a minor NCAA violation that involved athletic director Phillip Fulmer instructing offensive linemen during a football practice. This was one of eight Level III athletics violations that Tennessee reported over the past six months of 2018. They were obtained through a public records request
12:00 AM ET When Miami announced then-head coach Mark Richt was retiring on Dec. 30, the Hurricanes’ top-ranked commit in the 2019 class, wide receiver Jeremiah Payton, found out along with everyone else through Twitter. Payton had been committed to Miami since February 2018 and was blindsided by Richt’s decision to leave Miami only 10