5:04 PM ET Former Ohio State assistant football coach Zach Smith expects to meet with investigators working on behalf of the university early next week, Smith’s attorney confirmed Saturday. Smith was fired from his position as the Buckeyes’ wide receivers coach in late July after details of domestic abuse allegations made against him years earlier
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11:10 PM ET Arizona has reinstated defensive back Scottie Young Jr., but announced that he will be suspended for the Wildcats’ opener against BYU on Sept. 1. Young, who started nine games as a freshman last season, was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge last fall. He had been suspended from all team-related activities,
9:16 PM ET Darren Rovell Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com’s sports business reporter since 2012; previously at ESPN from 2000-06 Appears on SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com and with ABC News Formerly worked as analyst at CNBC Nick DePaula North Carolina, which self-reported that 13 football players committed secondary NCAA violations by reselling shoes given to
4:31 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Florida Gators athletic director Jeremy Foley is declining to say what, if anything, coach Urban Meyer told him about Zach Smith’s domestic violence arrest in 2009. Meyer was placed on paid leave last week by Ohio State amid questions about what he knew and did about
9:00 AM ET As the season approaches and debates heat up about which teams have the most difficult schedules and who has the easiest path to the College Football Playoff, we are here to help clear the air. Or maybe muddy the waters, depending on your argument. With the help of ESPN’s Football Power Index,
4:32 PM ET Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has agreed to a new five-year deal with the Wildcats that will go through the 2022 season, the school announced Thursday. University officials approved the deal Wednesday. ESPN’s new Playoff Predictor loves Clemson in 2018. The Big 12? Not so much. And watch out for Notre Dame.
10:10 PM ET Investigators looking into how members of Ohio State’s football program handled domestic assault allegations against former assistant coach Zach Smith have not yet contacted Smith as part of their inquiry, his attorney confirmed Thursday afternoon. Ohio State’s administration appointed a special working group late last week to review allegations made by Courtney
12:28 AM ET Just two days after Washington coach Chris Petersen announced the program granted a release to freshman linebacker Ale Kaho, he appears to be headed to Alabama. Nothing has been officially announced, but 247 Sports and the Seattle Times both reported Wednesday that Kaho, considered one of the top linebackers in the Class
10:21 PM ET USC Trojans starting outside linebacker Porter Gustin will miss two to five weeks after suffering a small meniscus tear in his left knee during preseason practice. Gustin will undergo surgery Thursday to repair the tear. Coach Clay Helton said there is no ligament damage to Gustin’s knee. “Usually that is anywhere from
12:27 PM ET Iowa will be without two more linemen for its season opener against Northern Illinois after announcing sophomore Alaric Jackson and junior Cedrick Lattimore are suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules. The school said neither player is involved in a legal issue but both violated team policies, which encompass academic performance,