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Open Extended Reactions After calling plays for the nation’s top passing offense in 2024, Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon has agreed to a new multiyear contract to stay with the Orange, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The new deal includes a significant raise that puts him near the top of the ACC in coordinator salary,

Open Extended Reactions After leading Ohio State to the national title, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day has agreed to a new contract that is set to make him the country’s second-highest-paid head coach. Ohio State announced in a statement Thursday morning that Day and the school have agreed to a new seven-year deal. The school said

Adam RittenbergFeb 6, 2025, 10:34 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Georgia Tech is set to hire Texas assistant Blake Gideon as its defensive coordinator, sources confirmed Thursday to ESPN. Gideon has coached safeties at Texas since 2021, helping his alma mater to a

ESPN News Services Feb 5, 2025, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Deion Sanders stayed at Colorado after the Dallas Cowboys showed interest in him for their head-coaching vacancy early last month. But the pro game is, well, too “Primetime” for even Sanders these days, he said on his show “We Got Time Today” on

Open Extended Reactions Army is expected to promote Tom Theodorakis to become the school’s new athletic director, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Theodorakis is currently Army’s Deputy Athletics Director, External Operations & Chief Revenue Officer. He’s set to replace his former boss, Mike Buddie, who took the athletic director job at TCU in late December.

Mark SchlabachFeb 5, 2025, 06:48 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Brian Kelly on Wednesday disputed comments made by the father of former LSU safety Greg Brooks Jr., who alleged the Tigers coach abandoned the player after he had surgery to

Adam RittenbergFeb 5, 2025, 05:41 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Ohio State is set to promote Brian Hartline as its primary offensive coordinator, replacing Chip Kelly, and will have him handle playcalling, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Hartline, a former Ohio State

Eli LedermanFeb 5, 2025, 02:10 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Four-star defensive end Zahir Mathis, the last uncommitted top-100 prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, announced his

Open Extended Reactions Georgia Southern has agreed to a new five-year deal for coach Clay Helton that extends him through the 2029 football season, sources told ESPN. The deal includes a raise to an average of $1 million per year over the five years, per sources. He’s 20-19 over three seasons and has reached bowl

Eli LedermanFeb 5, 2025, 09:23 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Five-star offensive tackle Ty Haywood — the top remaining uncommitted prospect in the 2025 class — signed