12:58 PM ET Former Michigan tight end Erick All announced on Wednesday that he is transferring to Iowa. He’s joining former Wolverines quarterback Cade McNamara, who also transferred to play for the Hawkeyes this offseason All entered the transfer portal on Dec. 5 and released a statement regarding his departure that read, in part: “Not
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11:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Clemson junior linebacker Trenton Simpson is declaring for the NFL draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Simpson wasn’t slated to play in the Orange Bowl because of an ankle injury suffered during the ACC championship game. He is one of the top linebacker prospects in the upcoming NFL draft, as
7:12 PM ET Sacramento State is set to promote defensive coordinator Andy Thompson to head coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday night. Thompson will replace Troy Taylor, who was hired by Stanford as head coach last week after leading the Hornets to a 12-1 season in the Football Championship Subdivision. Taylor, who graduated
7:48 PM ET Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson will undergo surgery on his left foot on Friday and won’t play in the upcoming College Football Playoff, he told The Columbus Dispatch on Tuesday. Henderson, the No. 4 Buckeyes’ second-leading rusher with 571 yards and six touchdowns, missed three of the past four games because
12:33 PM ET Before we knew Mike Leach was a first-ballot hall of fame interview, before the sideline dissertations about marriage or candy or anything in the world, really, there was Mike Leach, the football genius. Leach, who died Monday night at 61, likely would scoff at that notion, that anyone needed to be a
4:40 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — A judge has ordered Michigan State University to release donor agreements with two alumni who gave or pledged millions of dollars to the athletic department. Michigan State has acknowledged that some of the money will help pay for a 10-year, $95 million contract with football coach Mel Tucker,
4:54 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Kent State is finalizing a five-year deal to make Minnesota associate head coach Kenni Burns the school’s next coach, sources told ESPN. A deal is expected to be formalized in the near future, according to sources. Burns has been a linchpin member of P.J. Fleck’s staff since taking the running
4:14 PM ET South Carolina has hired longtime NFL assistant Dowell Loggains as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the school announced Tuesday. Loggains, 42, spent the past two seasons as the tight ends coach at Arkansas, where he went to school and was a walk-on quarterback. Before that, he was the New York Jets’
2:59 PM ET STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State will play in its Jan. 2 ReliaQuest Bowl game against Illinois, Bulldogs interim athletic director Bracky Brett told ESPN on Tuesday. Mississippi State coach Mike Leach died Monday night after complications related to a heart condition. He was 61. “The players are 100% behind playing this bowl
2:37 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN North Texas has named Washington State offensive coordinator Eric Morris as the Mean Green’s new head coach, the school announced Tuesday afternoon. Morris has deep roots in the state, having been a star player for Mike Leach at Texas Tech, a successful head coach at the FCS’ Incarnate Word in