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Your complete college football primer 100 days before Week 1 kicks off
9:00 AM ET ESPN staff After 10 FBS games (plus Howard–Alabama State in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge) kick things off in…
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Nebraska football suspending balloon tradition
Nebraska will suspend its tradition of releasing red balloons after the first touchdown of home games due to a global…
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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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College football updated SP+ preseason projections for 2022
The biggest names in the transfer portal have mostly made their decisions, and my weekly power conference previews begin this…
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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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MWC second to ditch divisions after NCAA ruling
The Mountain West Conference will eliminate its divisions in football starting in 2023, pitting the two teams with the highest…
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Conference revenues vary in ’20-21 amid COVID
The ACC and Pac-12 released their financial data for the 2020-21 season on Friday, and most notably, the conferences saw…
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Magee, Jacksonville State assistant, dies at 59
Jacksonville State assistant head football coach Calvin Magee has died after suffering a heart attack last weekend, the school announced…
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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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Pittsburgh star WR Addison transferring to USC
5:28 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The most prolific performer to enter the NCAA transfer portal this offseason has found a…
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Ex-Va. Tech player pleads not guilty to murder
BLACKSBURG, Va. — A former Virginia Tech football player accused of fatally beating a man he met on an online…
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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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Jordan Addison to USC: What it means for the Pac-12, Caleb Williams and more
As the college football world turns, yet another player is bolting for greener (and warmer) pastures. This time, though, it’s…
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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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Syracuse University renames iconic sports dome
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and JMA Wireless on Thursday announced a 10-year partnership for naming rights of the university’s…
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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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Pac-12 scraps divisions after NCAA paves way
4:34 PM ET Paolo Uggetti Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the…
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Former NDSU QB Patterson transfers to Temple
7:03 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former North Dakota State and Virginia Tech quarterback Quincy Patterson is transferring to Temple, he…
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D-I Council waives initial counter limits in football
The NCAA Division I Council announced on Wednesday that it is waiving the initial counter scholarship limits for two years…
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OSU’s Day to get $9.5M a year through 2028
12:53 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University…
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‘You’re basically on the clock’: Instant roster makeovers, 24/7 recruiting and the new life of first-year coaches
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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Top CB recruit reclassifies, will join UGA in 2022
Cornerback Marcus Washington Jr., one of Georgia‘s top committed players in the Class of 2023, is skipping his senior year…
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Vols, Cavaliers to open 2023 season in Nashville
Tennessee and Virginia will face off to open the 2023 college football season at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, the schools…
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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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Oklahoma lands junior college QB General Booty
Oklahoma got a commitment from junior college quarterback General Booty on Saturday. Booty, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound sophomore out of Tyler…
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Wisconsin asst. Sheridan resigns amid inquiry
Wisconsin inside linebackers coach Bill Sheridan, who is under NCAA investigation for alleged recruiting violations as an Air Force assistant…
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Sports NFTs of the week
In this week’s NFT roundup, we have appearances by the likes of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Ronald Acuna Jr., as…
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Forget NIL — these are the real issues college leaders need to solve
10:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN There’s a consistent myopia that’s led college athletics down a wayward path for generations. It’s…
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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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BYU, Utah State to discontinue series after 2022
BYU will suspend its football series against Utah State after a Sept. 29 game as it prepares to enter the…
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Judge dismisses Title IX claims against Nebraska
A federal judge in Nebraska dismissed the claims of four female students who had sued the University of Nebraska alleging…
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With Big 12 move on the horizon, Gus Malzahn and UCF prepare for the next step
ORLANDO, Fla. — When we last saw UCF, the Knights whooped and hollered and celebrated a victory over Florida that…
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ACC discusses 3-5-5 football model, no divisions
6:18 PM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of…
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How Eagles’ Nakobe Dean embodied the new life of a college football star
6:00 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Editor’s note: This story originally published on Dec. 29, 2021. Nakobe Dean was selected by…
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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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Conference USA preview: UTSA, Western Kentucky and UAB at top of heap
It’s OK to admit it: It is sometimes difficult to remember which teams are in Conference USA. The roster has…
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Ohio State lands top 2024 QB prospect Raiola
Ohio State got a commitment from one of the top 2024 prospects on Monday, when quarterback Dylan Raiola announced his…
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NCAA issues ‘reasonable’ NIL booster guidelines
The NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors published new guidelines Monday to clarify that boosters — including recently created companies…
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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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Ex-Baylor QB Bohanon commits to play for USF
6:22 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Baylor quarterback Gerry Bohanon has found a new home. Bohanon announced on Sunday that…
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Ex-Oregon lineman loses lawsuit against NCAA
Former Oregon offensive lineman Doug Brenner lost his lawsuit against the NCAA on Friday, as a jury found the NCAA…
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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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‘I can’t believe that’: College coaches on the NFL draft’s best fits, biggest drops and sleepers
Few were more interested in last week’s NFL draft than college football coaches. They have coached those whose names were…
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