Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 10, 2023, 03:31 PM ET A year from now, Texas and LSU will be conference rivals in the newly expanded 16-team SEC. Both schools have been engaged in a battle to secure the commitment from five-star defensive end Colin Simmons. Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns won out over Brian Kelly
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Seth Walder, ESPN AnalyticsAug 10, 2023, 03:12 PM ET Four years ago, in April 2019, I sat on the Daily Wager set and made the case that former Ohio State transfer Joe Burrow, coming off a season at LSU in which he ranked 14th in QBR, was a little better than his reputation indicated. Understatement
Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 12:54 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. — The newly renamed Coastal Athletic Association has added Bryant University as its 16th football member effective July 1, 2024. Bryant, located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, is currently a member of the Big South-OVC Football Association. It is entering its 25th season playing football. The
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 10, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. TCU coach Sonny Dykes isn’t big on playing the disrespect card or any other chip-on-your-shoulder motivation. If his players want
ESPN Betting Insiders Aug 10, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Winning the Big 12 will be no small feat, as the conference features defending conference champ Kansas State and national finalist TCU. Texas and Oklahoma enter their final seasons in the conference led by two Heisman Trophy contenders, QBs Quinn Ewers (+1000) of the Longhorns and
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 10, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Caleb Williams is the best player in college football. He won the Heisman in 2022 by throwing for 4,537 yards and an eye-popping 42-to-5 TD-to-INT ratio. He puts off more Mahomesian vibes than anyone in college
Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 9, 2023, 09:55 PM ET The ACC presidents met Wednesday night, and the pursuit of Stanford and Cal for conference membership has “hit significant roadblocks,” sources told ESPN. There had always been long odds the schools would join the conference because there wasn’t a significant value add. SMU also had been bandied
Associated Press Aug 9, 2023, 07:33 PM ET The foundation that supports Texas A&M athletics announced Wednesday it is closing the branch set up for donors to support endorsement deals for Aggies athletes, an effort that has pushed the boundaries of how closely a school’s traditional fundraising and booster groups could get involved in payments
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 06:27 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. The NCAA said Wednesday it has begun applying new criteria to two-time transfers that makes it more difficult to gain immediate eligibility, a day after Florida State defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr.
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 03:22 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern athletics director Derrick Gragg pushed back against a T-shirt several football staff members wore at Wednesday’s practice that supported former coach Pat Fitzgerald, calling it “inappropriate, offensive and tone