8:30 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Coastal Carolina is “cautiously optimistic” that star quarterback Grayson McCall will be able to return for the Sun Belt title game at Troy on Saturday, sources told ESPN. McCall will be a game-time decision with a foot injury, according to sources, and the optimism stems from the way that he
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12:20 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LAS VEGAS, NV — The only blemish in USC‘s 11-win regular season had been a one-point loss to Utah in October. Thanks to the Pac-12’s decision to turn its championship game into a matchup between its two best teams instead of division winners, the Trojans had an opportunity to make
10:58 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Jackson State coach Deion Sanders has been preparing to make an exit in order to take the head coaching job at Colorado, sources told ESPN on Friday. With Jackson State on the cusp of the SWAC title game Saturday, Sanders and his associates have spent the week making inquiries to
9:28 PM ET The final weekend of the college football season is here and the stakes in the games could not be higher. There is legitimate College Football Playoff drama. The top four teams in the ranking have one more game to secure or solidify their spots and two powerhouses are lurking to potentially leap
7:23 PM ET In 2018 when several SEC schools were interested in hiring Hugh Freeze, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey sent out a memorandum to conference presidents, chancellors and athletic directors to inform them of Freeze’s “status with respect to the conference.” Freeze was hired Tuesday as Auburn‘s head football coach. While Sankey’s 2018 memo, which
7:23 PM ET South Carolina junior cornerback Cam Smith, Mel Kiper Jr.’s No. 19 overall prospect for 2023, is declaring for the NFL draft. Smith announced the decision Friday on Twitter. “I will always be a Gamecock,” he wrote. “I hope to continue to make Gamecock Nation proud throughout my career. I will forever miss
7:03 PM ET Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson, the team’s starter for the past two seasons, will return to the Razorbacks in 2023 rather than enter the NFL draft. Jefferson announced his decision Friday on Instagram, writing that his dreams “wouldn’t be complete without one more year on The Hill.” A redshirt junior from Mississippi, Jefferson
5:13 PM ET Arizona State is set to hire Cal Poly coach Beau Baldwin as offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Baldwin, who finished his third season at Cal Poly with a 4-21 overall record, will join new Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham and be the team’s offensive play-caller. He served as Cal’s offensive coordinator from
4:41 PM ET Texas A&M quarterback Haynes King entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer Friday. King threw for 1,220 yards, 7 touchdowns and 6 interceptions in six games this season for the Aggies. He was the No. 46 prospect in the 2020 class out of Longview, Texas, and signed with the Aggies with
5:01 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After the season Drake Maye has had at North Carolina, coach Mack Brown understands there will be NIL offers to transfer, but he still expects his star quarterback to return to the Tar Heels next season. During an ACC championship game news conference previewing the Saturday matchup against Clemson,