10:02 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC‘s Drake London, widely considered one of the best wide receivers in college football this season, announced Wednesday that he would be foregoing his senior season and declaring for the 2022 NFL draft. “It’s been a true blessing to compete as a Trojan over the past three seasons,” London wrote
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7:50 PM ET Miami is set to hire Clemson’s Dan Radakovich as its new athletics director, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. The hire is expected to be made official on Thursday, according to a source, and represents another big step in Miami’s commitment to revamping its leadership after hiring former Hurricanes player Mario
6:36 PM ET Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday there have been preliminary discussions with the NCAA’s football oversight committee and in coaching circles about possibly changing the early signing period for recruiting. Bowlsby, a former chair of the oversight committee, said the American Football Coaches Association also has started talking about shifting the
3:56 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Clemson Tigers offensive coordinator Tony Elliott has emerged as the top candidate to be the next
3:58 PM ET Only 23 days before Michigan takes on Georgia in the College Football Playoff, the Wolverines beat the Dawgs on the recruiting trail when ESPN Junior 300 linebacker Raylen Wilson committed on Wednesday. Wilson, the No. 57-ranked recruit in the 2023 class, chose the Wolverines over the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker from
3:49 PM ET Arkansas All-SEC receiver Treylon Burks announced Wednesday that he is opting out of the Razorbacks’ upcoming bowl game to begin preparing for the NFL draft. God’s Plan❤️ pic.twitter.com/W3IsS4ValL — Treylon Burks (@TreylonBurks) December 8, 2021 ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. lists Burks as the sixth-highest-rated receiver in the draft. A 6-foot-3, 225-pound junior
3:29 PM ET LAS VEGAS — NCAA president Mark Emmert said trust and collegiality within college athletics is suffering after the recent round of conference realignment and other developments within the industry. Emmert, speaking Wednesday at the Sports Business Journal Learfield Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, said relations between leagues and individuals are “worse today” than at
1:48 PM ET WWE has signed 15 college athletes, including some with substantial social media followings, to name, image and likeness contracts, the pro-wrestling promotion said Wednesday. WWE hopes to use the NCAA’s new NIL rules as a way to form a pipeline for its developmental system. The promotion said each deal “provides a clear
12:16 PM ET Oklahoma fans haven’t taken former football coach Lincoln Riley’s abrupt departure to USC very well, and that includes at least one state senator. Republican Senator Bill Coleman of Ponca City proposed a bill on Tuesday that would rename 3 inches of a westbound lane of State Highway 325 in the panhandle as
12:49 PM ET Oklahoma has finalized a deal with Jeff Lebby to be the Sooners‘ new offensive coordinator and will make him one of the highest-paid coordinators in college football, sources told ESPN. Lebby has been Ole Miss‘ offensive coordinator the past two seasons under Lane Kiffin and is scheduled to be in Norman, Oklahoma