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ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2023, 04:25 PM ET The Big 12 Conference is extending its reach into Mexico, announcing plans Thursday for men’s and women’s basketball games to be played in Mexico City late next year while also exploring a possible football bowl game in Monterrey. “Mexico is a natural extension to the Big

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 8, 2023, 03:58 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The Big Ten in 2024 will introduce a football schedule model that includes 11 protected matchups across the conference, eliminates divisions and targets a robust overall rotation as the league expands to 16

Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 03:45 PM ET WASHINGTON — NCAA President Charlie Baker said Thursday he wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for endorsement deals that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through the House and

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 11:54 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Longtime Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick is stepping down next year and will be replaced by NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua, the school announced Thursday. Bevacqua will leave NBC Sports at

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 8, 2023, 10:00 AM ET TROY, Ala. — Take a spin through this town of 18,000 that hosts Sun Belt football champion Troy University, and there’s the familiar trappings of quaint Americana. A looming water tower that brags “Home of the Trojans” doubles as the skyline. Across the street from Troy University’s

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. If you’ve talked to a coach or a fan or a writer or an analyst or anyone else about use of the transfer portal in college football, you’ve probably either said it or heard it: “It’s

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 7, 2023, 10:49 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Big 12 conference is exploring starting a bowl game in Monterrey, Mexico, as a linchpin of the league’s push into the country, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The game would begin in the postseason following the 2026 season and has been targeted for

Associated Press Jun 7, 2023, 10:55 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Former Southern Cal football player Joshua Jackson Jr. has been arrested and charged with raping two women. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the charges Wednesday against Jackson, who played for the Trojans in 2021 as a defensive back. The 21-year-old Jackson

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 7, 2023, 10:49 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Big 12 conference is exploring starting a bowl game in Monterrey, Mexico, as a linchpin of the league’s push into the country, sources told ESPN. The game would begin in the postseason following the 2026 season and has been targeted for Monterrey, the

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 7, 2023, 06:36 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pac-12 schools are still playing the waiting game for a new television contract. Arizona president Bobby Robbins on Wednesday said he doesn’t expect any decisions concerning conference realignment to be made until Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff brings hard numbers to university presidents. Robbins said