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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 19, 2024, 08:54 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Former Alabama freshman safety Caleb Downs is transferring to Ohio State, a source told ESPN on Friday night. Downs led the Crimson Tide in total tackles this season with 107

Associated Press Jan 19, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Department of Justice, three more states and the District of Columbia have joined a lawsuit against the NCAA’s transfer eligibility rule. The federal agency signed on to the action, saying in its announcement this week that the NCAA rule on

Jan 19, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Whenever it came, Nick Saban’s retirement from Alabama was always going to reverberate across the sport. But since deciding to step down on Jan. 10 — nine days after the Crimson Tide lost to Michigan in a College Football Playoff national semifinal in the Rose Bowl

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 19, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Florida‘s football program is under NCAA investigation regarding its recruitment of quarterback prospect Jaden Rashada, sources told ESPN on Friday. Rashada signed with the

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 19, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alabama freshman quarterback Julian Sayin, the top-ranked quarterback in the Class of 2024, intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, sources told ESPN. Sayin is expected to initiate the transfer process on Friday, per sources. Sayin is the highest ranked offensive player in the

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJan 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The minute after Michigan was presented the national championship trophy in Houston, the college football season — and its accompanying predictions — flipped to 2024. If ever there was a

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 18, 2024, 09:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State is set to hire longtime NFL head coach Bill O’Brien as the school’s new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. The move comes with a potential shift within the OSU program, as coach Ryan Day has spent part of this off-season exploring bringing

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 06:29 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions After seeing nine players exit the program through the transfer portal since he was hired, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer on Thursday added his first transfer in former Washington quarterback Austin

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Miami tight end Cam McCormick confirmed Thursday that he’d be returning to play for the Hurricanes in 2024 — his ninth season of college football. McCormick, who began his

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 18, 2024, 11:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Iowa announced on Thursday that interim athletic director Beth Goetz will be promoted to the permanent role. A source told ESPN that she’s agreed to a five-year deal. Goetz has been in the interim role since the summer. Goetz left the athletic director job