8:00 AM ET Anthony Treash Although we are seeing an abundance of talented, athletic off-ball linebackers leave the college ranks for the NFL, there’s still a very gifted crop returning to college football this fall. Using a combination of Pro Football Focus grades and PFF’s wins above average (WAA) metric, we present the top 10
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11:07 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has college football, along with most every sport in the world, in a standstill. Arizona State coach Herm Edwards says he hopes his players take this quiet time to reflect on their lives. “Well, I hope they think that every day we wake up is a blessing. And we
8:00 AM ET I understand the reflex. I’ve had it myself once or twice. “Oh look, the media is propping up [insert fallen blue blood here]. What a surprise.” My Twitter mentions got hit pretty hard when my 2020 SP+ projections declared Texas a top-15 college football team and Nebraska a top-25 team earlier this
3:20 PM ET Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the College Football Playoff management committee in a teleconference on Wednesday morning about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on college athletics, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN. The committee, which is comprised of the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick,
3:53 PM ET Ohio State got a commitment from defensive lineman Tunmise Adeleye on Wednesday, giving the Buckeyes 14 ESPN Junior 300 commitments in the class. That is the most of any FBS program. Clemson has the second most with 10 of the top 300 commitments, followed by North Carolina with nine and Florida with
1:03 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day said all possibilities should be considered for college football to happen this year, including playing a shortened season that would be conference-only games. “Any football is better than no football,” Day said Wednesday. “We’ll do whatever we need to do. We’ll make it work — whatever they
2:30 PM ET When former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy last year, a trio of former Ohio State Buckeyes called each other to celebrate. Former quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator Tim Beck was in Texas at the time, driving home from dinner with his wife and daughter, when Cardale Jones called him.
8:00 AM ET Every quarterback, as he begins his NFL career, carries a unique set of burdens. Maybe he represents the hopes and dreams of his small town, which has never had a star to call its own. Maybe his college churns out a handful of first-round draft picks every year and he’s under pressure
8:52 AM ET ESPN News Services Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert who has been one of the faces of the United States’ fight against the coronavirus, says the only way professional sports will happen this summer is to do so without fans and by keeping players in hotels. “There’s a way
8:46 AM ET CFB betting experts It’s only April, but with no major sports currently being played, oddsmakers have had more time on their hands. And college football bettors have more options as a result. Caesars Sportsbook has released 2020 Heisman Trophy odds, and our esteemed panel of college football experts — Doug Kezirian, David