1:00 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN USC enters the 2023 season with the returning Heisman Trophy winner, the sport’s buzziest analyst hire and College Football Playoff aspirations based on recent production rather than reputation. As Lincoln Riley enters his second season at USC, he has led a turnaround that appears to be waking the echoes of
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6:40 AM ET College football’s first transfer portal window, in December, saw over 2,700 football players enter the portal looking for new schools in 2023. The spring window opened April 15, and although the portal hasn’t flooded the way it did over the winter, there are some big names making moves. Spring competitions are playing
7:00 AM ET While much of the considerable attention paid to the NFL draft focuses on the first round and the top prospects, there is plenty of talent available in the later rounds. It’s just a matter of finding it. A team’s draft class can be made by landing a diamond in the rough, a
6:54 PM ET Texas A&M received good news from the transfer portal Tuesday when Boston College defensive back Josh DeBerry announced he was transferring to play for the Aggies. DeBerry entered the transfer portal during the spring window that started on April 15 and reported offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Wisconsin and Texas A&M among
2:34 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer made it clear Tuesday that Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has not been told he will be the top pick of the NFL draft. Fitterrer’s comment came 24 hours after Young had canceled the rest of his pre-draft visits. Carolina has the No. 1
9:00 AM ET STARKVILLE, Miss. — The advice Mike Leach shared with Zach Arnett during quiet moments and late-night phone calls was invaluable. Granted, Arnett couldn’t always tell where a conversation with his boss was heading — his degree in history and minor in political science came in handy sometimes — but there was often
7:00 AM ET Ohio State‘s 2022 ended in dramatic heartbreak in the College Football Playoff, but immediate redemption could be on the horizon. The Buckeyes are the best team in the nation and the favorites to win the national championship, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index and the Allstate Playoff Predictor. The Buckeyes have a
8:07 PM ET ESPN 300 tight end Landen Thomas made a big announcement Monday, flipping his commitment from Georgia to Florida State. Thomas is the No. 48 prospect overall in the 2024 class, according to ESPN’s rankings, and the No. 7-ranked recruit in the state of Georgia. He’s a 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end from Colquitt
6:14 PM ET SEATTLE — Washington isn’t dodging expectations or big goals after an 11-win season and the return of several national awards candidates. The Huskies are setting them. “Our expectations are a national championship,” quarterback Michael Penix Jr. told ESPN. “That’s what we all want, and that’s what we believe we can get. That’s
6:04 PM ET Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being involved in an all-terrain vehicle crash early Sunday morning on his property. The crash occurred at around 1:20 a.m., according to the Delaware County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office, a day after the Buckeyes had their spring game. “Ohio State assistant