2:30 PM ET The list of players skipping their college football bowl games to start preparing for the NFL draft is growing by the day. Here’s a look at who already have their sights set on the next level: Noah Fant, TE, Iowa Bowl game: Outback BowlNFL draft outlook: Mel Kiper’s No. 1 tight endFant
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12:48 PM ET Arizona State standout wide receiver N’Keal Harry will not play in the Sun Devils’ bowl game, coach Herm Edwards confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Edwards said that Harry, who had already decided to forgo his senior season and declare for the 2019 NFL draft, has signed with an agent and has already
11:29 AM ET ESPN News Services GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina has hired Mike Houston as its next football coach and Jon Gilbert as its athletic director. Gilbert announced Houston’s hiring Monday, moments after Chancellor Cecil Staton said the school’s board of trustees approved the new AD’s hiring. Houston led James Madison to a 37-6
9:05 PM ET With the Pac-12 teetering on the brink of irrelevance in regard to the College Football Playoff discussion the past several weeks, Washington State athletic director Pat Chun believes that led to the Cougars being ranked lower, at No. 13, than they should have been in the selection committee’s final rankings. “We can
8:30 PM ET Full transparency: I had a bad year last year. Seriously. I went 19-22, which included a national championship prediction of Clemson beating Oklahoma (how’d that turn out?), only one correct New Year’s Six prediction (Wisconsin over Miami) and gems such as SMU over Louisiana Tech (Louisiana Tech won 51-10) and Toledo over
7:15 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — For the second straight season, UCF went into College Football Playoff selection day with an unbeaten record. For the second straight season, the selection committee never really considered the Knights for a top-four spot. That did not necessarily come as a shock to UCF. Coach Josh Heupel said his
6:38 PM ET GRAPEVINE, Texas — After what he described as one of the most contentious debates in the five years of the College Football Playoff, executive director Bill Hancock said there is still no movement to expand the playoff beyond its current four-team field. “There’s been no talk about a format change in the
6:54 PM ET LSU sophomore cornerback Greedy Williams announced Sunday that he will enter the 2019 NFL draft. The All-American defensive back is ranked fifth overall on Mel Kiper’s latest Big Board of NFL draft prospects and is the highest-ranked cornerback. Williams is widely considered to be a first-round pick in the upcoming draft. He
6:04 PM ET Defensive end Rashan Gary will not play for Michigan in the Peach Bowl, according to coach Jim Harbaugh. Gary declared his intention to enter the NFL draft last week on the heels of a 62-39 loss to Ohio State. The junior and former No. 1 recruit in the nation is currently ranked
5:39 PM ET Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert is healthy and will play in the Ducks’ match-up with Michigan State in the Redbox Bowl, coach Mario Cristobal announced. Herbert is considered one of top NFL draft-eligible prospects and in an era where it has become increasingly common for players of his pedigree to skip their bowl