10:43 AM ET North Carolina coach Mack Brown has agreed to a one-year contract extension that keeps him with the Tar Heels through the 2027 season, the school announced Thursday. The financial terms remain the same from the extension he received a year ago, which included a new salary of $5 million per season. Brown,
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11:34 AM ET Wide receiver Ainias Smith will return to Texas A&M for a fifth season, he announced Thursday. Smith missed the majority of the 2022 season after suffering a leg fracture during a game against Arkansas in September. He had been the Aggies’ leading receiver before the injury, including a 164-yard, two-touchdown performance in
8:13 PM ET Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders proudly recited the numbers from his first recruiting class at Colorado. Two five-star recruits. A No. 21 overall class ranking, which was the highest in 15 years, he pointed out, while starting to reshape his team in the transfer portal. Then, a quick
6:59 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Billy Napier provided little insight Wednesday into how and why the Gators lost four-star quarterback Jaden Rashada, but said he doesn’t expect it to prompt an NCAA investigation. Napier sidestepped several questions about Rashada, who signed with Florida in December only to be granted his
2:09 PM ET Five-star junior cornerback Ellis Robinson IV committed to two-time defending national champion Georgia on Wednesday, adding to the program’s burgeoning 2024 class. Robinson made the announcement on “College Football Live” on ESPN2. “They told me I’m the best DB in the 2024 class and one of the best in the 2023 class,”
1:18 PM ET Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline will have an opportunity to call plays this spring, but coach Ryan Day told reporters on Wednesday he won’t decide if he’s going to relinquish the play-calling duties this fall for another “few months.” Hartline, 36, also coaches the Buckeyes’ wide receivers and was promoted to
1:34 PM ET Shane Beamer and South Carolina closed out the 2023 recruiting cycle Wednesday with the signing of four-star athlete Nyckoles Harbor, who is ranked No. 39 in the ESPN 300. Harbor made his announcement on “College Football Live” on ESPN2. “We’ve been prioritizing the triangle: athletics, academics and then just being there overall,
11:16 AM ET Kenny Dillingham got his first big commitment as Arizona State head coach on Wednesday, when ESPN 300 quarterback Jaden Rashada committed to the Sun Devils. Rashada is the No. 31 prospect out of Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, California. He had signed with Florida in the early signing period with the help
10:34 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule has filed an arbitration suit against the team seeking about $5 million in offset severance compensation, according to a source with knowledge of the suit. Rhule, now the head coach at Nebraska, is seeking money he believes the Panthers still owe him after
11:10 AM ET Pete Thamel Matt Miller MOBILE, Ala. — Former Texas tailback Roschon Johnson will not participate in the rest of Senior Bowl practices or play in the game on Saturday, Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy told ESPN. Johnson injured his hand during a practice drill yesterday and played through the injury. But