Apr 3, 2020 Conference USA raided the Sun Belt during the last round of conference realignment, but in recent years, the “raidee” has either matched or topped the raider in both average quality and upside. Losing members allowed the SBC to pick up former FCS powers Georgia Southern and Appalachian State, and four of five
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8:51 AM ET Dabo Swinney stood at the center of a collection of cameras and voice recorders, reporters huddled in a close circle that seems absurd now, and offered what he could on the future of his football team — essentially a shrug that amounted to “Your guess is as good as mine.” This was
7:00 AM ET THERE ARE almost always a few sideways glances and awkward moments when players are asked about it. Even when they’ve left the college ranks, they aren’t comfortable saying anything unless granted anonymity. But once that’s a given, the floodgates start to open up. One player grins as if he’s been waiting all
12:07 PM ET Amid ongoing concern and escalating coronavirus infection rates in the United States, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he remains optimistic that the college football season will start on time. Asked his preference for how the sport might adjust to potential scheduling issues due to the pandemic, Swinney said his only focus is
10:17 PM ET ESPN.com staff When it comes to classic college football games, it’s hard to top the 2006 Rose Bowl between Texas and USC. Former Longhorns and Trojans took to social media as they watched the rebroadcast of their classic showdown in Pasadena. The memories came flooding back as they relived Vince Young’s heroics
7:24 AM ET I certainly hope everyone and their family are healthy. That’s the most important thing right now. Who knows what the next few months will bring, but with plenty of time on our hands right now, let’s take a look at some of the best potential college football plays for the upcoming season
7:05 PM ET Former North Dakota State linebacker and two-time FCS All-American Jabril Cox has committed to transfer to LSU. Cox, who made the announcement on his Twitter page on Thursday afternoon, is a graduate transfer and will be immediately eligible to play. Here we Geaux!!📍🐯 pic.twitter.com/p2Q47VW8d6 — Jabril Cox (@_Brillo) April 2, 2020 The
Apr 8, 2020 There’s no doubt 2019 will go down as the year of the transfer in college football. The transfer portal dominated discussion around the sport, along with the debate about immediate-eligibility waivers; the approval of high-profile, non-graduate transfers to play right away; and a playoff field featuring three transfer quarterbacks, including Heisman Trophy
4:08 PM ET Mississippi State coach Mike Leach apologized Thursday for a since-deleted tweet that showed a meme of a woman knitting her husband a noose during quarantine. Leach removed the tweet, which was posted Wednesday night, and had the caption, “After 2 weeks of quarantine with her husband, Gertrude decided to knit him a
8:00 AM ET Two years ago, the 10-team Sun Belt Conference broke into two divisions. This was a semi-pointless exercise considering each team plays eight of nine conference opponents every year, which nearly ruins the point of an inter-division rotation. It was also a bit unfair to the teams in the Sun Belt East —