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Could the SEC stage its own football playoff? It’s all on the table at spring meetings
12:20 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN With all respect to the rapt attention that will be paid to the verbal donnybrook…
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PGA champ, Bama fan Thomas takes Jimbo jab
PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas, a former Alabama star and big Crimson Tide football fan, couldn’t help but weigh in…
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Jimbo defends A&M recruiting, rips ‘complete lies’
Jimbo Fisher doubled down on his defense of Texas A&M recruiting in an interview with a San Antonio, Texas TV…
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Spurrier: ‘Saban say something that wasn’t true?’
While the college football world is catching its collective breath in the aftermath of the Jimbo Fisher-Nick Saban public spat,…
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They said it!: Saban vs. Jimbo and Deion, and one golfer not missing Phil Mickelson
A contentious back-and-forth among college football’s coaching elite and more from our best quotes from around the sports world this…
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Nick Saban, Jimbo Fisher and the perfect college football feud for its time
9:08 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The verbal haymakers exchanged by Alabama’s Nick Saban and Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher the past…
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‘He’s trying to ring the alarm’: Coaches break down Saban-Fisher fireworks
8:00 PM ET ESPN staff Alabama coach Nick Saban set the college football world abuzz Wednesday night when he told…
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Saban: NIL application ‘completely out of control’
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban, while admitting he was wrong to “single out” Texas A&M and Jackson State in comments…
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Jimbo rips Saban: Some people think they’re God
Jimbo Fisher delivered a fiery rebuttal to Alabama coach Nick Saban’s comments from Wednesday night that Texas A&M “bought every…
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Saban: Texas A&M ‘bought every player on team’
Alabama coach Nick Saban singled out Texas A&M for “buying” its top-ranked signing class and threw a spotlight on the…
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Future Power Rankings: College football’s best defenses over the next three years
College football can be cyclical, and the pendulum swung back toward defense in 2021. Georgia won its first national title…
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College football transfer portal: Who added and lost the most value?
One year ago, the NCAA made the ground-breaking decision to allow all college athletes to transfer without having to sit…
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Breaking down the top uncommitted 2023 recruits by position
Notre Dame, Georgia, Ohio State and Louisville are the four teams with the most ESPN 300 commitments as of now…
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Saban denies Bama violated rules to get Harrell
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama football coach Nick Saban on Wednesday denied the implication that anyone from his team violated NCAA…
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Saban denies Bama illegally recruited WR Harrell
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban on Wednesday denied the implication that anyone from his team illegally recruited former…
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Big-money NIL deals, injury risks and the debate over skipping a college season for NFL draft prep
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Representatives from all 32 NFL teams showed up for Alabama‘s pro day in late March to get…
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Football recruiting class rankings: LSU, Clemson and Oregon enter top 25
With official visits permitted and college football coaches out on the road, offers are being spread around while commitments continue…
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What we learned about Georgia, Alabama, LSU and the rest of the SEC this spring
7:00 AM ET Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University.…
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Barnwell: Georgia just produced the most valuable college draft class ever. Here’s how the other top 15 fared
If you paid attention to the 2022 NFL draft, you might have noticed teams showed a particular interest in the…
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The next Sauce Gardner? Top 2023 recruits who remind us of current stars
8:00 AM ET Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues…
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McShay’s early 2023 NFL mock draft: Where could top prospects, five QBs land in Round 1?
The jet lag from Sunday’s flight home from the 2022 NFL draft in Las Vegas has barely worn off, but…
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Sarkisian talks SEC but notes Texas ‘in the Big 12’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is focused on the Big 12 as he attends meetings this week alongside…
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Meet the 2023 NFL draft class: No. 1 pick predictions, top QBs and under-the-radar prospects
We’re on to 2023. It’s time to start to close the books on the 2022 NFL draft and begin to…
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Five big takeaways from the NFL draft: A new premium position, QB values and the Ravens are really good
6:00 PM ET Matt MillerESPN The biggest draft class in NFL history is officially in the books with 262 players…
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$1,095 shoes, an icy sauce bottle and more eye-catching fits from the 2022 NFL draft
The newest group of football prospects hope to make a name for themselves, and it starts at the 2022 NFL…
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What Mel Kiper’s top 10 draft prospects were like as recruits
The 2022 NFL draft begins Thursday, with the final boards stacked and mock drafts being finished up before the clock…
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McShay predicts Round 1: His final 2022 NFL mock draft, including who is No. 1, QB landing spots and a trade
The 2022 NFL draft is here. Months of evaluating prospects, talking to team personnel, stacking my board and everything else…
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Kiper’s final NFL mock draft: Projecting tonight’s 32 picks, with a QB surprise
Welcome to NFL draft day, the best day of the year. Who’s ready for one more mock draft? Round 1…
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Spring transfer tracker: Top players in the portal, big moves and analysis
During the winter, many big names entered the transfer portal and changed schools. After coach Lincoln Riley went from Oklahoma…
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How college football’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 teams are replacing their biggest losses
Teams are making their way through their spring games and coaches have gotten a glimpse at new players, younger players…
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The Leggy 100: Ranking the top 2022 NFL draft prospects
Any NFL draft without a quarterback at the top of the board is different from most editions of the annual…
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Kiper & McShay’s NFL draft mailbag: Answering 10 questions on teams on the move, surprise first-rounders, more
7:00 AM ET Mel Kiper Jr. Close Football analyst Mel Kiper has served as an NFL draft analyst for ESPN…
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Updated college football Way-Too-Early Top 25
For most college football teams across the FBS, spring practice is either over or will be winding down during the…
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Reid builds the Eagles’ perfect 2022 draft class: Prospect fits for all 10 selections
6:35 AM ET Jordan ReidESPN After heading into the offseason owning three first-round picks in the 2022 NFL draft, the…
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How snake-twirling potential No. 1 pick Evan Neal makes everything look easy
7:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Even a 6-foot-7, 337-pound solar eclipse of a human being can get…
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Bama transfers Burton, Gibbs shine in scrimmage
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young had a forgettable A-Day scrimmage behind a lackluster offensive line Saturday, but it…
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College football preseason FPI roundtable: Biggest takeaways, underrated CFP contenders and more
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The official preseason Football Power Index rankings have been released and the reactions have come…
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Tracing the path to the College Football Playoff for the top 10 teams in preseason FPI
According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, there are nine teams that have at least a 10% chance to make the…
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Kiper’s new two-round NFL mock draft: One trade, four QBs and 64 total picks
Here we go: Two weeks (OK, 15 days) until the start of the 2022 NFL draft. The Jacksonville Jaguars are…
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Ranking college football’s 100 best running backs of the past 60 years
Until the mid-1960s, substitutions in college football were minimal. All-around athletes dominated, playing frequently on both sides of the ball.…
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10 NFL draft prospects who are perfect for today’s game, plus their pro comps
The 2022 NFL draft class, while short on transcendent talent at the top, is strong throughout with prospects who have…
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College football roundtable: Games and matchups we can’t wait to see
Defending national champion Georgia takes on a new-look Oregon team with Bo Nix likely under center. Pac-12 champion Utah faces…
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Clemson football’s Dabo Swinney talks transfer portal, NIL, coaching salaries and winning his way
CLEMSON, S.C. — Like him or loathe him, Dabo Swinney doesn’t mind speaking his mind, nor does he ever spend…
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Four burning questions that could define the 2022 College Football Playoff
When Georgia concludes spring football practices on April 16 with its annual G-Day game, the Bulldogs will unveil a lineup…
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Arch Manning’s pursuit, USC’s turnaround and more Class of 2023 recruiting storylines
The ESPN 300 has been released for the 2023 class, and the recruiting cycle has gotten off to a quick…
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Future Power Rankings: College football’s best offenses for the next three years
Georgia broke the mold in two ways last season. The Bulldogs showed they could win a national championship after four…
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Football recruiting class rankings: Notre Dame starts at No. 1
The 2023 recruiting cycle is fully underway, but much is still to be determined. While a few big names have…
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McShay’s two-round NFL mock draft: Predictions for the first 64 picks, including two more trades
The 2022 NFL draft is less than a month away, and we just saw yet another massive trade involving first-round…
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Top college football recruits to watch during GEICO ESPN High School Kickoff
High school football is getting underway around the nation, and ESPN is kicking off the 2021 season in a big…
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College Football Playoff tiers: Where all 130 teams fit for 2021
When asked last month about the possibility of a 12-team College Football Playoff, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was blunt in…
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