5:00 PM ET Clemson Tigers quarterback Chase Brice, who spent the past two seasons as the backup behind starter Trevor Lawrence, announced Thursday that he plans to transfer. Brice is a graduate transfer, meaning he will have immediate eligibility to play in 2020. “During my time at Clemson, I’ve wanted to stay the course and
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4:49 PM ET Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna said Thursday that a criminal investigation conducted in April 2019 does not substantiate allegations made this week by a former player of hazing within the Penn State football program. “What I mean by that is that the evidence doesn’t meet the high threshold of filing and
4:28 PM ET The Baylor Bears are expected to hire LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as their next head coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Aranda, 43, emerged as the leading candidate for Baylor’s vacancy on Thursday morning. Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente and Louisiana coach Billy Napier, who both spoke with Baylor about the
4:28 PM ET Baylor has hired LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as its next head coach, the university announced Thursday. “Today is an exciting day for Baylor,” athletic director Mack Rhoades said in a statement. “Dave is a special person who loves football and his student-athletes, is highly intellectual, and is a great mission fit
Dec 8, 2019 I frequently find myself calling predictive ratings “anti-social” because of the way they seem to go out of their way to frustrate people. For college football, they are not intended to name a national champion or derive the quality of your résumé — they’re just intended to predict who would win the
12:16 PM ET New Orleans police on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on a complaint of simple battery. Video surfaced this week showing Beckham slapping the buttocks of a SuperDome security guard in the LSU locker room following the Tigers’ national championship victory over Clemson on Monday
12:16 PM ET Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Bobby Petrino is glad to have a job again, even if it’s at one of the bottom programs in the second tier of college football. “I knew I wasn’t going to stay retired,” Petrino said Thursday at his introductory news conference at Missouri State. “It was just
9:51 AM ET Justin Fuente has decided to stay at Virginia Tech, one day after meeting with Baylor officials about its head coaching vacancy. Fuente tweeted “2020 — Let’s go!” with a photo of his staff on Thursday. A Virginia Tech official confirmed Fuente will remain with the Hokies. Fuente had emerged as the top
11:40 PM ET HOUSTON — LSU coach Ed Orgeron was named the winner of the 2019 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award on Wednesday. Orgeron, whose Tigers beat Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday to complete the season with a 15-0 record, is a first-time winner of the award.
8:06 AM ET ESPN staff Which players could turn into stars next season with breakout performances? Here’s a very early look at 25 players to watch for the teams in Mark Schlabach’s 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25. With Tee Higgins off to the NFL, Clemson needs another go-to, big-play receiver to pair with Justyn Ross. Enter