12:22 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the meaning of a hand gesture he makes that some people connect with white supremacy. In the original depiction of the mascot, which debuted in the early 1970s, Herbie’s
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6:42 PM ET Veteran defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, who has worked for some of the biggest names in the sport, is set to return to college football next season as Maryland’s defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Steele did not coach last season. He and Terps head coach Mike Locksley have a long-standing relationship, and the
4:07 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea has promoted Joey Lynch to offensive coordinator and hired Alex Bailey as wide receivers coach. Lea announced the changes Friday. Lynch spent last season as quarterbacks coach in Lea’s first year as head coach. Lynch helped the offense deal with an injury
4:11 PM ET The Georgia Bulldogs have hired Mike Bobo, a former quarterback and offensive coordinator for the program, as an offensive analyst. Bobo, 47, spent last season as Auburn‘s offensive coordinator but was ousted despite two years left on a contract that paid him $1.3 million annually. His son, Drew, an offensive line recruit,
12:40 PM ET Four Arizona State assistants, including offensive coordinator Zak Hill, are no longer with the football program amid the NCAA investigation into alleged recruiting violations within the program, sources told ESPN. Hill, who coached with the team during the 2021 season, resigned his position, according to sources. Wide receivers coach Prentice Gill, secondary
11:56 AM ET Rutgers is adding wide receiver transfer Taj Harris, who ranks in the top 10 on Syracuse’s career receptions and receiving yards charts. Harris and Rutgers announced his addition Friday. After entering the transfer portal in early October, Harris initially committed to play for Kentucky before announcing Dec. 5 that he was reopening
8:20 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Pierce Clarkson, one of the country’s top high school quarterbacks in the Class of 2023, told ESPN he’s verbally committed to Louisville. Clarkson plays for national power St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif., and is the No. 89 recruit in the ESPN Junior 300. His commitment to Louisville went public
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff With our 2022 Way-Too-Early college football top 25 established, we asked our reporters what each team’s biggest strength will be in the coming season — in other words, what makes the best teams so good. Looking into a crystal ball more than six months before the start of the season
3:47 PM ET Pete Thamel Jamison Hensley Close ESPN Staff Writer University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son The defensive coordinator who keyed Michigan‘s dramatic turnaround in 2021 is on the cusp of heading back to the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens have targeted Michigan defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald,
2:30 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — Lawyers for an associate athletic director who filed a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit against Louisiana State University say she has been fired in retaliation and asked the court Wednesday to add that claim to her suit. “On January 5, 2022, LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward