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Jan 21, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Jose State has finalized a five-year deal to hire Ken Niumatalolo as its next head football coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Sunday. The deal runs through the 2028 season. Niumatalolo, 58, replaces Brent Brennan, who left for Arizona on Thursday, and brings extensive

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 21, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Alabama quarterback Julian Sayin, ESPN’s top quarterback recruit in the 2024 class, is transferring to Ohio State, he told ESPN on Sunday. Sayin entered the NCAA transfer portal on Friday in the wake of Nick Saban’s retirement from Alabama. He’s ESPN’s No. 3

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 21, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Quarterback Demond Williams Jr. is following Jedd Fisch from Arizona to Washington, he announced on Sunday. Williams (No. 227 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300), the second-best player out of Arizona in the 2024 cycle, made his decision just over a month

Associated Press Jan 21, 2024, 02:42 PM ET BOULDER, Colo. — Larry Zimmer, the longtime radio voice for University of Colorado football and basketball who also called Denver Broncos games, died Saturday. He was 88. The school announced his death before the third-ranked Colorado women’s team hosted No. 6 Southern California on Sunday. A moment

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 21, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions LSU true freshman offensive lineman Lance Heard announced that he is transferring to Tennessee. Heard was the No. 51 overall prospect in the 2023 class and the No. 3 offensive

Jan 21, 2024, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions South Carolina special teams coach Pete Lembo has agreed to a deal to become Buffalo‘s next football coach, sources told ESPN. Lembo would replace Maurice Linguist, who has agreed to a deal to be Alabama’s co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach on new Crimson Tide coach

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Falcons are scheduling a second interview with Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh for the team’s vacant head coach position,

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 20, 2024, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Jose State is targeting former Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo as the school’s next head coach, sources told ESPN. A deal is expected to come together within the next 48 hours, sources say. Niumatalolo brings extensive head coaching experience but will vary his

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona and new coach Brent Brennan received a big boost to their potential football fortunes in 2024 as quarterback Noah Fifita and wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan will both be back for another season. Fifita and McMillan made their announcements Saturday during a

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 20, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Former Alabama offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor, a top-10 recruit who started throughout his freshman season for the Crimson Tide, is set to transfer to Iowa. Proctor announced his decision Saturday