4:58 PM ET Brian Kelly landed his first five-star prospect as head coach at LSU on Wednesday, when linebacker Harold Perkins committed to the Tigers. Perkins is the No. 4 prospect overall and only recently decommitted from Texas A&M, after committing to the Aggies in the beginning of January. He is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound recruit
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4:22 PM ET Pitt Panthers football coach Pat Narduzzi told ESPN on Wednesday that the narrative surrounding Kenny Pickett‘s hand size was “a complete joke” in comments defending his former quarterback. On Tuesday, Pickett acknowledged questions about his hands during Senior Bowl interviews. He elected not to have his throwing hand measured in Mobile, Alabama,
5:20 PM ET Instead of celebrating the No. 1 signing class on Wednesday, Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher vehemently defended his program against accusations that money fueled the Aggies’ success on the recruiting trail. Fisher called out an anonymous message board poster who uses the handle “Sliced Bread” for claims that the Aggies had
5:25 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Arizona State defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce is no longer employed by the school, a spokesman confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Sources told ESPN that Pierce was resigning and is expected to pursue NFL coaching opportunities. Pierce’s departure marks the fifth assistant to leave the Sun Devils football program’s coaching staff
5:43 PM ET Texas got its fourth ESPN 300 offensive line commit on Wednesday when five-star tackle Devon Campbell committed to the Longhorns. Campbell is the No. 9 prospect overall and a 6-foot-4, 310-pound recruit out of Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas. He chose the Longhorns over Oklahoma — they made up his final
3:42 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Just more than 24 hours after Southern California announced that former 5-star quarterback Caleb Williams would be joining Lincoln Riley in leaving Oklahoma for Los Angeles, Riley introduced a signing-day class that featured Williams among 13 transfer players while admitting he did not want to rely on the transfer portal
1:54 PM ET Texas A&M added its fourth five-star commitment to its 2022 class when defensive end Shemar Stewart announced his commitment to the Aggies on Wednesday. Stewart is the No. 6 prospect overall and the top defensive end. He’s a 6-foot-5, 255-pound prospect from Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami. Stewart had a
12:33 PM ET North Carolina football coach Mack Brown has received a raise and a one-year contract extension, the school announced Wednesday. Brown, entering his fourth season with the Tar Heels, is now scheduled to make a total of $5 million per season through January 2027, up from $3.5 million in his previous contract. The
7:00 AM ET College football’s February national signing day is here. The early signing period in December saw one of the biggest flips in college football recruiting history and took place amid a turbulent coaching carousel. While most ESPN 300 recruits committed in December, there are still 14 top prospects who are uncommitted and unsigned,
11:10 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Tuesday he will benefit from former TCU coach Gary Patterson’s more than two decades of knowledge navigating the state now that he’s a part of the Longhorns’ staff. Two weeks ago, Texas announced it had hired Patterson to be a special assistant to Sarkisian. Patterson, a consistent