7:47 PM ET Clemson signee Tanner Tessmann signed a three-year contract with FC Dallas on Thursday, opting to begin his professional soccer career over playing with the Tigers. Tessmann signed with Clemson soccer in December and would have also kicked on the football team. Though Tessmann had never played football, coach Dabo Swinney is close
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6:20 PM ET Associated Press Newly hired Colorado football coach Karl Dorrell will keep four assistants from the previous staff. Among those sticking around Boulder, Colorado, will be Darrin Chiaverini, who was named interim coach after Mel Tucker left for Michigan State and before Dorrell was brought on board. The other coaches who were retained
9:00 AM ET For the most part, ESPN’s Football Power Index and Bill Connelly’s SP+ agree on the top 10 preseason teams, and while the coaching staffs and returning production help decipher that, the scheduling will also determine which teams emerge as contenders. The past six seasons have taught us that strength of schedule plays
8:00 AM ET With 2020’s college football recruiting classes now in the rearview mirror, the 2021 group is on the clock. While it’s still very much in its early stages, here is a look at 10 programs off to a fast start at the recruiting trail. 1. Ohio State Buckeyes The Buckeyes’ top-five class for
9:03 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was edgy and antsy after his second national championship game, something he hasn’t felt too often. But six weeks ago, the spectacular sophomore who hadn’t lost a game in college had his worst performance as Clemson’s starter in a 42-25 loss to LSU
5:36 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Dick Tamburo, an athletic director at three major schools and an All-American center at Michigan State, has died. He was 90. Michigan State announced that Tamburo died Monday. We are saddened to learn the news of former All-American Dick Tamburo’s passing. Dick was a member of
5:34 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Former TCU and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to charges from the 2018 beating of his girlfriend. Boykin and prosecutors agreed to the sentence in return for his guilty plea Wednesday to aggravated assault and
6:18 PM ET Associated Press HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A cooperating witness from the federal corruption investigation into college basketball testified Wednesday against a former college football player charged with violating North Carolina’s sports agent laws nearly a decade ago. Louis Martin “Marty” Blazer III testified for about two hours in the trial for Christopher Hawkins,
8:00 AM ET The college football offseason is largely about looking ahead, to both the near and the distant future. The future power rankings cover both. Everyone’s favorite ESPN+ offseason franchise is back, beginning with the quarterback position. In the coming weeks and months, I’ll examine offenses, defenses and overall team projections for the next
1:09 PM ET The new LA Bowl was announced Wednesday, matching the Mountain West’s No. 1 team against the Pac-12’s No. 5. Beginning in December, the game will be held at SoFi Stadium, the new 70,240-seat home of Los Angeles’ Chargers and Rams in Inglewood, California. The #LABowl is officially launched!#ComeWriteYourStory More info➡️: https://t.co/JcOZrPPCrp pic.twitter.com/I0MsAPVmNZ