Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 04:00 PM ET There are distinct forces threatening to pull apart the Pac-12, which is staring at the reality that the 2023-24 season may be its last after more than a century of existence. A few months ago, landing a stout television deal and banding together for the future would
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Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 04:39 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU has a new, more “transparent” injury reporting policy that football coach Brian Kelly described Thursday as a “proactive” response to the proliferation of legalized sports betting. For Kelly, one concern is the specter of gamblers hounding football staffs for insider information. “I’m
Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 04:26 PM ET Big Ten presidents and chancellors met early Thursday morning and authorized commissioner Tony Petitti to explore adding Oregon and Washington in expansion as potential conference members, sources told ESPN. Petitti was tasked with narrowing his focus to those schools, which are amid the uncertainty of the future
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Four former Northwestern football players filed lawsuits Thursday against the school alleging hazing and mistreatment, with two naming former athletic director and current Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy as a defendant for
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2023, 01:05 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University On July 21, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff took the stage for media day at a critical time for his conference. USC and UCLA were already on their way out, and Colorado was rumored
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Auburn first-year coach Hugh Freeze opened preseason camp Thursday with a lingering sense of doubt because of all the new players who weren’t with the team during the spring, including eight transfers. “It
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. We always think we know what’s coming at this point in the offseason. We know who’s going to be the preseason No. 1 (in this case, two-time defending national champion Georgia), and we know which blue
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 2, 2023, 10:21 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Former Northwestern assistant coach Mike Hankwitz is pushing back against allegations of hazing and racism in the program under former coach Pat Fitzgerald, outlining the many ways players could report abuse and mistreatment.
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 06:05 PM ET The NCAA on Wednesday announced that it was crafting detailed rules for name, image and likeness compensation and that all college athletes soon would be eligible for injury insurance after they leave school. The NCAA Division I Board of Directors directed The Division I Council to deliver
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. LSU will be without defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey when it opens preseason camp on Thursday. Tigers coach Brian Kelly announced on Wednesday that Lindsey is stepping away from the team to deal