11:48 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — An offensive lineman who punched a referee during a junior college game in 2016 has joined Southern California’s football team. USC coach Clay Helton announced the signing of a financial aid agreement with Bernard Schirmer on Tuesday night. Schirmer was a 19-year-old player at Mount San Antonio
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10:24 PM ET Baylor officials are disputing a report published Tuesday night that indicated university lawyers have recommended self-imposing a one-year bowl ban this upcoming season as part of the NCAA punishment for the school’s sexual assault scandal. In a statement to ESPN, Baylor officials called the report in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram “irresponsible” and
Aug 2, 2018 By the week’s end, every college football team steps back on the practice field for training camp. It means the college football offseason, mercifully, is over. So what did you miss? There’s no doubt the biggest offseason story is currently unfolding, with Ohio State putting coach Urban Meyer on administrative leave while
9:10 PM ET Dan Murphy Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Edward Aschoff Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com SEC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2011. Graduated from the University of Florida. COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 100 Buckeyes fans gathered at the gates
3:51 PM ET EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State starting cornerback Josiah Scott will miss approximately two months after suffering an injury early in training camp. Coach Mark Dantonio didn’t specify Scott’s injury but said it occurred on a non-contact play. Scott started 12 games as a true freshman, the most ever by a freshman
4:01 PM ET Thirteen North Carolina football players, including quarterback Chazz Surratt, have been suspended for at least one game this season after they were caught selling school-issued, special-edition Nike Jordan shoes, a secondary NCAA violation. UNC self-reported the violation in January. Among those suspended four games: Surratt, starting defensive end Malik Carney, offensive lineman
11:43 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — The investigation of Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer’s handling of a domestic violence complaint against a former assistant is expected to be completed within 14 days, the school announced in a statement Sunday night. Per the school’s release, the special, independent working group formed to direct the investigation
4:00 PM ET The Alabama QB competition was already the most interesting in college football. And that was before junior Jalen Hurts spoke honestly about his dissatisfaction with how the process has played out on Saturday. So where do things go from here? We brought together a panel of experts to break it all down.
8:00 AM ET This story appears in ESPN The Magazine’s Aug 20 College Football 2018 Issue. Subscribe today! Five conference championships, five national titles, an average of 12.5 wins per season: Nick Saban’s past decade at Alabama lives among sports’ all-time great dynasties. It also begs imitation. Piece by piece, fallen rival by fallen rival,
11:30 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Communication has always been a strong suit of Alabama coach Nick Saban. After decades of dealing with the media, he’s become skilled at controlling the message and crafting a narrative. But that control is eroding quickly when it comes to the quarterback competition pitting Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa.