12:58 AM ET The Houston Cougars are finalizing a deal to make Dana Holgorsen their next head coach and are expected to announce his hire as early as Tuesday, a source with knowledge of the search told ESPN. The West Virginia coach, who is 61-41 with the Mountaineers, will receive a five-year contract worth $20
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4:22 PM ET You can question the way Manny Diaz left Temple, or even the way Miami hired a native son with zero head-coaching experience to take over its storied program. Those questions are valid. Diaz leaving Temple after 18 days on the job is not fair to the university or to his new players,
4:00 PM ET Duke quarterback Daniel Jones declared for the NFL draft on Monday. Jones, a three-year starter for the Blue Devils who arrived at the school as a walk-on, is Mel Kiper’s No. 3 ranked quarterback and the No. 25 prospect overall on his latest 2019 Big Board. And those listings were made before
4:08 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Florida Gators linebacker Jachai Polite announced Monday that he’ll forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. Polite announced his decision on Twitter on Monday, thanking coaches, teammates and fans. F O R E V E R P O L I T E
3:16 PM ET Notable bets is a regular Monday roundup of wagers — some sharper than others — made recently at sportsbooks across the nation. With the year coming to a close and high-profile games abound, big bets — as in $500,000, or even more in at least one case — were flying around Las
3:06 PM ET The Houston Cougars have officially reached out for permission to interview West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen about their vacancy as momentum continues to build toward Holgorsen leaving Morgantown, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Holgorsen’s buyout with West Virginia drops from $2.5 million to $1 million on Tuesday. Houston fired
Here’s former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer on Urban Meyer’s retirement. Beamer today is ending the College Football Hall of Fame. “I was surprised when I heard it, but you know, it’s a tough business and every day is a challenge. I think he’s done a great job. I’m a fan of his, I really
Dec 30, 2018 ORLANDO, Fla. — Is it possible to pause the bickering over UCF, its so-called national championships and its place at the college football table, and just appreciate what this team has done over two seasons? Because at the very least, the players deserve to have their story heard, without the College Football
Dec 30, 2018 Say what you want about the dirty details of a 25-game UCF winning streak that includes only three victories over Power 5 competition. LSU isn’t listening. “They’re a good football team,” coach Ed Orgeron said after his Tigers arrived in Arizona ahead of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (1 p.m. ET Tuesday on
11:41 PM ET Miami hired Temple‘s Manny Diaz as its next coach on Sunday night, replacing Mark Richt, who retired earlier in the day. Diaz, who spent the past three seasons on Richt’s staff as Miami’s defensive coordinator before accepting the Temple job on Dec. 13, spoke with Miami officials about returning shortly after Richt