11:40 AM ET Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina has hired Chip Lindsey from Central Florida as its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The school announced the hiring Thursday, a week after Phil Longo said he would leave the Tar Heels to join the staff at Wisconsin along with offensive line coach
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10:44 AM ET Purdue senior quarterback Aidan O’Connell will skip the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against LSU on Jan. 2, he announced Thursday on Instagram. Tight end Payne Durham, wide receiver Charlie Jones and cornerback Cory Trice have also opted out of the Citrus Bowl, the university said. “These last six years have been some of
10:15 AM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Bobby Petrino, widely regarded as one of the brightest offensive minds/playcallers in the game, is returning
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The most magical time of the year is finally here. It’s bowl season. The 2022 season of bowls, featuring 43 games, kicks off Friday with Miami (Ohio) facing UAB in the Home Lenders Bahamas Bowl on Friday and lasts all the way to Jan. 9 when college football will claim
9:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former UCF wide receiver Ryan O’Keefe, one of the most productive players in the NCAA transfer portal, told ESPN that he’s transferring to Boston College. O’Keefe has caught 184 passes for 2,002 yards and 15 touchdowns in four seasons at UCF. He said he had offers from TCU, Oregon and
8:25 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN WESTWOOD, Calif. — UCLA is officially heading to the Big Ten after receiving approval from the University of California regents Wednesday, but the approval comes with stipulations. More than five months after the Bruins, alongside USC, announced their shocking intention to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024,
6:54 PM ET Ohio State received a commitment from five-star recruit Jeremiah Smith on Wednesday, adding to an already talented receiver room. Smith is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound prospect from Chaminade-Madonna High School in Hollywood, Florida. He’s the No. 11 recruit overall in the 2024 class and the No. 2 receiver. He had offers from Florida,
4:44 PM ET Mississippi State and defensive coordinator Zach Arnett have agreed to terms to make him the school’s next head football coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday. Arnett is expected to receive a four-year contract, which has not been signed yet. The decision comes in the wake of Mike Leach’s death earlier
4:24 PM ET Associated Press New Purdue coach Ryan Walters first flexed his muscle by giving walk-on running back Devin Mockobee a scholarship. Then he promised to keep the Boilermakers’ reputation intact — as the Cradle of Quarterbacks and the Den of Defensive Ends. The 36-year-old Walters said Wednesday that he envisions putting together a
2:15 PM ET Tennessee junior wide receiver Jalin Hyatt announced Wednesday he’s declaring for the 2023 NFL draft. Hyatt is ESPN’s 44th-overall (No. 7 WR) prospect available and he will skip the Capital One Orange Bowl against Clemson Dec. 30. “So thankful for my teammates, coaches and all of Vol Nation,” he wrote on Twitter.