8:35 AM ET The time has finally come. The College Football Playoff National Championship game is finally here. But before we crown a No. 1 team, let us pause, grab a bowl from the cabinet, fill that bowl with whatever your favorite snack might be (perhaps even some snack that you learned about over the
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5:00 AM ET CHRIS HATCHER REMEMBERS the first time he knew Kirby Smart was going to be a great defensive coach. Hatcher, the current coach at Samford, was hiring his first staff at Valdosta State in 2000, and had used up much of his salary pool for assistants before hiring a secondary coach. His defensive
5:48 PM ET Utah running back Micah Bernard, who started 11 games over the past two seasons for the Pac-12 champion Utes, has entered the transfer portal as a graduate student. Bernard started for Utah on Monday in the Rose Bowl against Penn State, and had 59 rushing yards on 11 carries in the Utes’
3:09 PM ET Jimbo Fisher is bringing in former Arkansas and Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino, one of the most respected offensive minds in football, to be Texas A&M‘s offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Fisher has always called his own plays on offense and is one of the diminishing number of head coaches to do
10:55 AM ET UCLA continued to bolster its offense through the transfer portal with the addition of running back Carson Steele, who ranked No. 9 nationally in rushing yards this past season at Ball State. Steele, who had 1,556 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns this season, announced his commitment Wednesday morning on social media. He
11:14 AM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami on Wednesday unveiled its plan to build a $100 million football operations center, plus a bridge that will connect the new building to its current practice facility. The Hurricanes did not release a budget, but the $100 million figure was what the university listed in
6:45 AM ET There’s just one more week to the 2022 NFL season, and two teams are still in the running for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft. Will it be the Houston Texans (2-13-1) or Chicago Bears (3-13) when the dust settles Sunday? And which top prospect might each team target
7:00 AM ET COACHES TEND TO clam up when asked about paranoia among their ranks. Without fail, they’ll start by saying they’re too focused on the task at hand to worry about anyone pulling a fast one on them. Maybe they’ll laugh and say they’re naive. But eventually they’ll admit to hearing cautionary tales through
4:12 PM ET Former Mississippi State running back Dillon Johnson is set to transfer to Washington, he announced Tuesday on social media. Johnson rushed for 1,198 yards and 11 touchdowns in three seasons at Mississippi State, including 488 yards and three scores this past season. He announced in early December that he would enter the
2:51 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers owner David Tepper has had a conversation with University of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh about the opening Carolina will have for the head coaching position once the 2022 season ends, according to a league source. The conversation was not characterized as an interview, the source said. Interviews will