10:16 PM ET Clemson standout wide receiver Justyn Ross, who missed the 2020 season with a spinal condition, will return to the team in 2021, he announced Thursday night on Twitter. Ross in June underwent surgery for a congenital fusion in his spine. He suffered what was thought to be a shoulder injury during spring
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6:09 PM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Duke head football coach David Cutcliffe is giving up playcalling duties amid multiple changes in responsibilities for the Blue Devils’ coaching staff following a two-win season. Cutcliffe took over playcalling last season as the Blue Devils sought an offensive spark, but he said Thursday he needed to
3:43 PM ET Miami head coach Manny Diaz will handle the defensive playcalling in games as part of changes on defense that the team announced Thursday. Diaz said defensive coordinator Blake Baker will continue in his role. Diaz served as Miami’s defensive coordinator from 2016 to 2018 before being promoted to oversee the program. He
4:24 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators are rebuilding their defensive line with help from the transfer portal, as they have officially welcomed former Auburn defensive tackle DaQuan Newkirk and ex-Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton to the program. The duo should help replace two-year starters Kyree Campbell and Tedarrell Slaton,
3:27 PM ET Alabama’s annual exodus of players to the NFL began Thursday as four starters from the Crimson Tide‘s championship team — defensive lineman Christian Barmore, quarterback Mac Jones, defensive back Patrick Surtain and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle — announced they would be leaving school early to turn pro. ESPN NFL draft analyst Todd
8:40 AM ET When you have coached as long as Nick Saban (this was his 25th season as a head coach), won as many games (165), national championships (7) and conference titles (10) and pumped as many dudes into the NFL draft (33 first-rounders and counting), then guess what? You get your own All-Star team!
7:13 AM ET In the realm of Alabama football (and given the monster Nick Saban has created), going two entire years without winning a national championship is inexcusable. Pardon the sarcasm. But as we look back on a season unlike any other in college football, right there at the top of ESPN’s final 2020 power
10:20 PM ET Alabama is finalizing a deal with former Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien to be the Crimson Tide’s next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. O’Brien was in the Alabama football complex on Wednesday. He also spent some time around the team last week leading up to the College Football Playoff national championship game.
10:33 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban on Wednesday was named the winner of the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award for the 2020 season. It’s the second time he has won the national honor in its 35-year history, and the first time he has done so at Alabama. He also won in
9:06 PM ET Ian Fitzsimmons Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Texas is set to hire Alabama assistant and former Rutgers coach Kyle Flood as its new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under Steve Sarkisian, sources confirmed to ESPN. Flood has spent the