7:00 AM ET Jackson He’s adventure as a foreign exchange student started ordinarily enough. A native of Shaoguan, China, a city in the Guangdong Province about 175 miles north of Hong Kong in the south of China, he was sent by his parents to San Diego, where the plan was to have him spend a
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7:55 PM ET As Alabama prepares for Monday’s national championship game, multiple Crimson Tide players were honored with individual awards Thursday at the Home Depot College Football Awards. As expected, Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith won the Fred Biletnikoff Award (best receiver), while quarterback Mac Jones (Davey O’Brien) and left tackle Alex Leatherwood (Outland) were
6:05 PM ET Miami Hurricanes tight end Brevin Jordan declared for the NFL draft on Thursday. In a statement posted to social media, Jordan wrote: “The University of Miami has been nothing but royalty to me! Throughout my three years, I’ve learned so many values and lessons that I will carry with me for the
4:22 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Thursday that his team is on track to play in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T against No. 1 Alabama on Monday despite ongoing coronavirus issues. In his first comments since reports earlier in the week that there were discussions about possibly delaying
4:19 PM ET Former Virginia Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker is headed to Tennessee, he announced Thursday on Twitter. “Dream chasing is an occupation, those with the job understand the process of manifestation. Committed,” Hooker said in a post on Twitter that featured a picture of Neyland Stadium and him in a Volunteers jersey. Hooker will
11:12 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia South Carolina offensive coordinator Mike Bobo and offensive line coach Will Friend
11:32 AM ET The status of Alabama receiver and return specialist Jaylen Waddle remains “up in the air” for Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship against Ohio State, coach Nick Saban said Thursday. Saban said Waddle has practiced this week but will probably be a game-day decision. “I don’t have any crystal ball to know,”
11:57 AM ET Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond is bypassing his extra year of eligibility and entering the NFL draft. Mond, a senior who started all four years for A&M, made the announcement Thursday morning on Twitter. Thank You Aggieland! 👍🏽 pic.twitter.com/p3U0ak20Lt — K M o n d (@TheKellenMond) January 7, 2021 This season, Mond
9:34 AM ET Tennessee officials haven’t extended the contracts of assistant football coaches and have paused hiring coaches for vacancies as the Volunteers continue to investigate whether recruiting violations occurred within the program, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Earlier this week, the university announced it had hired attorneys Mike Glazier and Kyle Skillman to assist
10:13 AM ET Tennessee-Chattanooga on Thursday fired assistant coach Chris Malone after a racially charged tweet in which he mocked Georgia politician and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams. Head coach Rusty Wright and athletic director Mark Wharton both issued statements admonishing Malone, who has deleted the tweet. Malone, Tennessee-Chattanooga’s offensive line coach, tweeted Tuesday night