8:00 PM ET ESPN staff Alabama coach Nick Saban set the college football world abuzz Wednesday night when he told a gathering of business leaders in the state that Texas A&M assembled the top-ranked recruiting class in the country because it “bought every player” with name, image and likeness deals. Decrying the influence of money
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7:43 PM ET As the college football world turns, yet another player is bolting for greener (and warmer) pastures. This time, though, it’s the best wide receiver in college football. Biletnikoff winner Jordan Addison announced Thursday he will be transferring to USC from Pittsburgh, where he totaled 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns last season. After
6:50 PM ET Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. — A former Virginia Tech football player accused of fatally beating a man he met on an online dating site and had initially believed to be a woman pleaded not guilty Thursday to a second-degree murder charge, authorities said. The arraignment of former linebacker Isimemen David Etute was
5:16 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban, while admitting he was wrong to “single out” Texas A&M and Jackson State in comments he made Wednesday concerning the implementation of name, image and likeness, told ESPN on Thursday he wasn’t backing down on his stance that paying high school players under the guise of NIL
5:28 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The most prolific performer to enter the NCAA transfer portal this offseason has found a destination. Former Pittsburgh wide receiver Jordan Addison will transfer to USC to play this fall, he announced on social media Thursday. pic.twitter.com/5oN0ZVGsCC — Jordan Addison (@Espn_Jordan) May 19, 2022 Addison visited USC officially over the
1:01 PM ET Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and JMA Wireless on Thursday announced a 10-year partnership for naming rights of the university’s iconic indoor stadium. The agreement means the name Carrier will be replaced for the first time since the venue opened in 1980. It will be called the JMA Wireless Dome.
12:25 PM ET Jimbo Fisher delivered a fiery rebuttal to Alabama coach Nick Saban’s comments from Wednesday night that Texas A&M “bought every player” in its vaunted 2022 recruiting class, calling Saban’s comments “despicable” numerous times in a quickly assembled 9½-minute news conference. Fisher, who was visibly angry, said there was no truth to Saban’s
12:10 AM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban singled out Texas A&M for “buying” its top-ranked signing class and threw a spotlight on the unintended effect of name, image and likeness rights on recruiting during an event with local business leaders on Wednesday night in Birmingham. “I mean, we were second in recruiting last year,” Saban
7:03 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former North Dakota State and Virginia Tech quarterback Quincy Patterson is transferring to Temple, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Patterson is a former ESPN 300 recruit who went 7-0 at North Dakota State as a starter last year before getting injured. He played in 11 games over three seasons at
4:23 PM ET The NCAA Division I Council announced on Wednesday that it is waiving the initial counter scholarship limits for two years within Division I football. Previously, teams had been limited to 25 initial counters, or scholarship spots, per year from high school prospects and transfers. Even if programs were under the 85 total