6:42 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The playoff loss to Clemson that ended Ohio State’s season will sting for a long time, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day acknowledged Wednesday. Day, in his first meeting with the media since the Buckeyes’ 29-23 loss on Dec. 28, joked he was now pondering the loss “every other
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3:35 PM ET LSU two-time All-America safety Grant Delpit is declaring for the NFL draft. Delpit announced his decision to forego his senior season Wednesday on social media, two days after LSU beat Clemson to win the national championship game. pic.twitter.com/fA6vWXJZlZ — GrantDelpit (@realgrantdelpit) January 15, 2020 ESPN’s Mel Kiper ranks Depit as the top
3:35 PM ET The post-championship exodus at LSU Tigers hit another gear Wednesday as seven underclassmen declared for the NFL draft. Gone next season will be the team’s leading rusher (Clyde Edwards-Helaire), leading pass-catcher (Justin Jefferson), leading tackler (Jacob Phillips) and the nation’s top defensive back, Jim Thorpe Award winner Grant Delpit. The mass departure
3:01 PM ET Clemson junior wide receiver Tee Higgins will leave school early to enter the NFL draft, he announced Wednesday. Higgins is currently rated as the No. 19 overall prospect — and No. 5 prospect among all receivers — on the Big Board of ESPN’s Mel Kiper. “It has always been my dream to
12:09 PM ET Iowa junior offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs announced Tuesday on social media that he will enter the NFL draft. He was the second impact player for the Hawkeyes to declare for the draft on Tuesday as defensive end A.J. Epenesa had announced he was declaring earlier in the day. Wirfs made his announcement
10:42 AM ET Oregon is expected to hire former Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead as offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Moorhead, fired Jan. 3 at Mississippi State after just two seasons as coach, will replace Marcus Arroyo, who left Oregon’s staff to become head coach at UNLV. Stadium first reported Oregon’s expected hire of Moorhead.
9:25 AM ET Missouri State has hired Bobby Petrino as its new coach, the school announced Wednesday morning. Petrino, 58, will be introduced Thursday morning at a news conference at JQH Arena in Springfield. He last coached at Louisville in 2018, but was fired after a 2-8 start to the season. Petrino went 77-35 in
8:00 AM ET The dust has settled, bowl season is (finally) over, and we have a new champ: LSU. But there’s a lot more to the college football postseason than the playoff and the title game. There are 40 bowls that provide endless entertainment and tons of fantastic performances. We highlight some of the best
10:06 PM ET The agent for Tua Tagovailoa believes the former Alabama quarterback will be healthy enough to be able to work out for prospective NFL teams ahead of the draft on April 23. In an interview with al.com on Tuesday, Tagovailoa’s agent, Leigh Steinberg, said his client would attend the NFL scouting combine on
8:39 PM ET Virginia Tech‘s Justin Fuente has emerged as one of the top candidates to replace Matt Rhule as Baylor‘s head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Fuente, 43, has a 33-20 record in four seasons with the Hokies, including an 8-5 record this past season. He was previously the head coach at