Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 10:21 PM ET Arizona is in deep discussions about joining the Big 12, sources told ESPN, with a deal expected to be finalized in the near future. The school is amid the final steps, sources said, including detailing the move in an Arizona Board of Regents meeting Thursday night. Big
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2023, 06:52 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham took exception Thursday to the way Florida State has publicized its willingness to leave the ACC. In an interview with 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh, N.C.,
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Alabama opened preseason camp on Thursday with coach Nick Saban telling reporters he thinks there’s “really good competition” among the quarterbacks. The Crimson Tide lost two-year starter and former Heisman Trophy winner Bryce
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
Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 03:33 PM ET One of the state agencies involved in the ongoing investigation of alleged sports wagering violations by Iowa and Iowa State athletes announced Thursday no evidence had been discovered to suggest the outcome of any contest involving the schools was affected by gambling interests. A total of seven
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
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