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Eli LedermanFeb 21, 2025, 06:09 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Five-star Maryland commit Zion Elee, ESPN’s No. 1 defender in the 2026 class, has shut down his

Andrea AdelsonFeb 21, 2025, 01:51 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions New Miami quarterback Carson Beck and his girlfriend, Miami basketball player Hanna Cavinder, had their cars stolen during a home burglary Thursday night. According to multiple media outlets, the Miami-Dade Sherriff’s Office

Adam RittenbergFeb 21, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Nebraska–Tennessee football home-and-home football series scheduled for 2026 and 2027 will not be played after Nebraska opted out of the agreement. Tennessee athletic director Danny White posted on X that Nebraska called

Open Extended Reactions The Florida Gators are expected to promote Russ Callaway to offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Callaway spent last season as Florida’s tight ends coach and co-coordinator. This move marks his third straight year with a promotion since joining the Gators in an off-field role in 2022. Florida coach Billy Napier

Tisha ThompsonFeb 20, 2025, 05:35 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions The NFL, MLB, NCAA and NASCAR said they support a bill introduced in Congress on Thursday that would give state and local

Dave WilsonFeb 20, 2025, 02:21 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions In another sign of college football’s transformation, Texas and USC have joined Nebraska in canceling their spring games. “No, we’re not going

ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2025, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Texas System board of regents approved a raise and contract extension for football coach Steve Sarkisian on Thursday after the Longhorns advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals for the second consecutive season. The new deal extends Sarkisian’s contract by

Associated Press Feb 19, 2025, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell is receiving a one-year extension on a contract that will now run through March 2032. The school’s athletic board approved the one-year extension recommendation Wednesday. Fickell originally agreed to a seven-year contract paying him an average of

Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS, La. — Following a joint meeting between athletic directors representing their respective conferences on Wednesday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said they agreed the way teams are seeded in the 12-team College Football Playoff should change this fall. While the voices of the two wealthiest

Open Extended Reactions The American sports betting industry posted a record $13.71 billion in 2024 revenue, up from 2023’s record of $11.04 billion, according to the American Gaming Association’s annual report issued Wednesday. The AGA, during its state of the industry call, said legal sportsbooks took nearly $150 billion worth of bets, a 22.2% increase