9:06 PM ET College Football Hall of Famer and Oklahoma legend Rickey Dixon, remembered as the star of the “Game of the Century II” between OU and Nebraska in 1987, died Saturday, the school announced. Dixon was 53. He was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, also known as ALS, in 2013. Dixon arrived at Oklahoma
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7:51 PM ET In-state linebacker Gabe Powers announced his commitment to Ohio State on Saturday, adding to the Buckeyes fast start in the 2022 class. Ohio State already has the No. 1 ranked class in the 2021 recruiting cycle and now with Powers on board, the Buckeyes already have four ESPN Junior 300 commitments in
4:52 PM 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 A group of Pac-12 football players from multiple schools is threatening to
3:28 PM ET SEC football players raised concerns about the upcoming football season during a call with conference officials and members of the conference’s medical advisory board on Wednesday, according to a recording obtained by The Washington Post. The video conference, which was supposed to be confidential, came the day before the SEC announced its
2:17 PM ET Louisiana assistant offensive line coach D.J. Looney died suddenly on Saturday after suffering a heart attack during a team workout. He was 31. Looney, who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, played on the offensive line at Mississippi State and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant there under former head coach
1:55 PM ET Associated Press GARDEN CITY, Kan. — A Kansas community college has reached a settlement with the New Jersey family of a football player who died of heatstroke after team conditioning drills in 2018. Details of the settlement reached between Garden City Community College and the family of Braeden Bradforth, of Newton, New
10:36 PM ET Former Alabama athletic director and Tennessee football coach Bill Battle has been hospitalized with COVID-19, he said in a statement released Friday. Battle, 78, is expected to make a full recovery. “I appreciate the prayers and well-wishes from so many, and want to let you know that I’m stable and resting comfortably,”
4:16 PM ET The Pac-12 has approved a 10-game, conference-only fall schedule for football to begin on Sept. 26 with “a lot of built in flexibility,” the conference announced Friday. Each team will play five home and five road games, and the Pac-12 championship game will now be played Dec. 18 or 19. The conference
12:49 PM ET Associated Press Indiana’s football team has resumed voluntary workouts after a two-week pause following six positive COVID-19 tests. The school’s medical advisory group approved the resumption of enhanced voluntary summer training. Players are now permitted to spend up to eight hours per week on strength training, six hours per week on meetings
12:00 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee defensive lineman Darel Middleton no longer faces charges of domestic assault and public intoxication stemming from his arrest in February. Middleton faced a date in Knox County General Sessions Court in August, but the misdemeanor charges have been dismissed, attorney Gregory P. Isaacs confirmed Friday. Middleton