5:20 PM ET Associated Press Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell returned home with his family following last weekend’s victory at Indiana. He still hasn’t returned to campus. As the Boilermakers began preparing for their first Big Ten championship game, their starting quarterback and uncontested leader remained in Illinois with his family as they mourned the recent
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4:10 PM ET Hugh Freeze has agreed to a deal to become Auburn’s next head football coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected later Monday. Freeze has spent the past four seasons at Liberty, where he took the Flames to unprecedented heights. He’s widely regarded as one of the top offensive minds in
3:48 PM ET Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders said Monday that a report stating Colorado has offered him its head-coaching job is true and he has also received interest from other schools. The Jackson State football coach didn’t say whether he’s considering any of the opportunities, including trying to turn around the Buffaloes’
3:18 PM ET The Big Ten conference released a statement Monday outlining disciplinary measures for both Michigan and Michigan State stemming from the attack in the Michigan Stadium tunnel after the two teams played Oct. 29. After the game, Michigan defensive backs Gemon Green and Ja’Den McBurrows were assaulted in the tunnel leading up to
1:26 PM ET Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara has entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. McNamara was the No. 253 prospect in the 2019 class, who originally committed to Notre Dame before flipping to Michigan. He didn’t see any game action in his first year with Shea Patterson as the starter, but he played
1:43 PM ET New Mexico State is asking the NCAA’s football oversight committee for a waiver that would allow its team to play in a bowl if it finishes with a 5-6 record. Athletic director Mario Moccia told ESPN that the school submitted its appeal Monday. The football oversight committee is expected to discuss the
12:47 PM ET UNLV has fired football coach Marcus Arroyo, the school announced Monday. The Rebels finished 5-7 this season, Arroyo’s third as the school’s head coach, after starting 4-1. UNLV defeated rival Nevada 27-22 on Saturday to snap a six-game losing streak. “We thank Marcus Arroyo for his unwavering efforts leading our student-athletes on
10:27 AM ET Missouri sophomore wide receiver Dominic Lovett plans to enter the transfer portal, a source confirms to ESPN. He caught 56 passes for 846 yards and three touchdowns for Missouri in 2022. He established career highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (148) in the Tigers’ 23-10 victory at South Carolina on Oct.
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Week 13 brought several upsets, an excessive celebration, an emotional goodbye and a shift in the Heisman standings. The final weekend of the regular season started with Mississippi State‘s Thanksgiving Day victory over Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl. The College Football Playoff standings will shift again after four teams
7:32 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Western Michigan is not retaining coach Tim Lester, sources told ESPN. The decision comes after Lester went 5-7 this season, his first losing season in six years as head coach. Lester went a respectable 37-32 over six seasons and 26-20 in MAC play. During those six years, Western Michigan did