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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For several reasons, recruiting was going to be an easier chore for coach Brian Kelly upon leaving Notre Dame for LSU ahead of the 2022 season. Louisiana’s reputation for being a fertile recruiting ground is well established, and Kelly and LSU struck

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJan 3, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Washington running back Dillon Johnson, who suffered a lower leg injury in the fourth quarter of the Sugar Bowl against Texas, is expected to play against No. 1 Michigan in

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 3, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Former Ohio State wide receiver Julian Fleming is set to transfer to Penn State for the 2024 season, he announced Wednesday. Fleming, ESPN’s No. 1 recruit in the 2020 class,

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Alabama starting center Seth McLaughlin has entered the transfer portal. McLaughlin was in his fourth year with Alabama and will have up to two years of eligibility remaining at the

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJan 3, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Following the first play of the game against No. 4 Alabama in the CFP semifinal at the Rose Bowl on Monday night, Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy said he “was expecting

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJan 3, 2024, 01:38 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions As No. 1 Michigan prepares to face No. 2 Washington on Monday in the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, Wolverines players pushed back on allegations of their

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two days after his team finished the season with a victory over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl, LSU coach Brian Kelly is cleaning house by moving on from four assistant coaches. Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Matt House, safeties coach Kerry Cooks, cornerbacks coach

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 3, 2024, 11:19 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions North Carolina defensive coordinator Gene Chizik will not return for 2024, coach Mack Brown announced Wednesday. Chizik, who was in his second stint as UNC defensive coordinator, returned in

Open Extended Reactions The best player in college football is always an arbitrary choice. Is it the guy who won the Heisman Trophy? Jayden Daniels is surely deserving. Is it the player who’s carried his team to the highest point? Michael Penix Jr.’s performance in the Allstate Sugar Bowl was legendary. Or is it the

Open Extended Reactions With the 2023 college football season almost in the rearview mirror, we ranked the top 100 players for the year. But as with any ranking, there is plenty to debate. Our reporters break down what they think our list missed, from players ranked too high or too low to which players we