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College football realignment tracker: Biggest questions and next steps for each conference
Texas and Oklahoma have officially notified the SEC they’re seeking “an invitation for membership” beginning July 1, 2025. This comes…
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Gators, UCF agree to series beginning in 2024
The Florida Gators and UCF Knights have agreed to a three-game series that is scheduled to start in 2024, it…
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Coach Shaw: Young’s NIL deals help AL recruit
Stanford coach David Shaw, on Tuesday, said of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young’s reported seven-figure name, image and likeness deals that…
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Can anyone close the gap on Ohio State in the Big Ten East?
How do you gauge your own success when you’re living in a division with a college football monolith? Penn State…
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Rolovich to obey all policies ‘for the unvaccinated’
Washington State coach Nick Rolovich says the school’s administration respects his decision not to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and that…
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Source: SEC to meet, discuss adding OU, Texas
8:20 AM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University…
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OU, Texas formally ask SEC for member invite
Oklahoma and Texas have formally notified the SEC they are seeking “an invitation for membership” beginning July 1, 2025, according…
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New group aims to rep college football players
A new players’ association launched Tuesday with a goal to organize and represent college football players as they push for…
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Let’s be real about a likely Texas-OU move to SEC: It’s all about being No. 1
So, maybe, possibly, probably, OK, pretty likely, Oklahoma and Texas will move to the SEC? The Southwest in the Southeast?…
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Mizzou AD Sterk to step down after five years
Missouri and athletic director Jim Sterk announced on Monday that they have mutually agreed he will step down once the…
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Okla. St. prez rips OU for ‘planning with SEC’
Oklahoma State president Kayse Shrum said Monday that Oklahoma’s intentions to explore leaving the Big 12 are “the result of…
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Ex-USC coach McNair settles lawsuit with NCAA
11:18 AM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football…
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Answering the biggest questions for Texas, Oklahoma and what comes next
2:12 PM ET ESPN staff Texas and Oklahoma officially made their first move toward leaving the Big 12 on Monday,…
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Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC? Eight takeaways on a potentially seismic move
Teams change conferences. It’s a fact of college football life. The more football-obsessed members of the Southern Conference left to…
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ASU TE coach on leave amid NCAA investigation
Arizona State tight end coach Adam Breneman is on paid administrative leave amid an NCAA investigation into possible recruiting violations,…
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Big 12 execs meet with Texas, OU presidents
The Big 12 executive committee met with the presidents of Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday amid speculation that the two…
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Alabama lands No. 38 overall prospect Murphy
Alabama added its fourth ESPN 300 commitment in July on Sunday when linebacker Shawn Murphy announced his commitment to the…
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AD says Aggies will be ready if Texas joins SEC
Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork says the Aggies will be prepared should Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC, adding…
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OSU’s Day says NIL money should be spread out
INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State coach Ryan Day thinks that while college football’s highest-profile players will have immense earning opportunities through…
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Pac-12 not seeking new schools, but would listen
As the rest of the power brokers in college athletics monitor the unfolding story of Oklahoma and Texas inching closer…
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Source: OU, Texas could move to SEC in weeks
Texas and Oklahoma could make their move to the SEC official in a matter of weeks, ESPN has confirmed. The…
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Potential Texas, Oklahoma move to SEC: The hurdles, domino effects and what we know so far
11:07 PM ET ESPN staff The news this week that Texas and Oklahoma have expressed interest in joining the SEC…
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Miami dismisses Williams after battery charges
Miami Hurricanes freshman safety Avantae Williams has been kicked off the football team after he was arrested Wednesday on domestic…
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Auburn QB Nix: Tigers ‘not scared’ of Alabama
HOOVER, Ala. — Auburn quarterback Bo Nix not only backed up the strong words of a teammate directed toward Alabama…
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Big 12 officials hold meeting about OU, Texas
10:01 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University…
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ACC looks to prioritize football in marketing
7:02 PM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of…
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Dabo wants season shortened if playoff expands
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Thursday he’d like to see additional changes made to the college football schedule if the…
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Sanders to be honored in OK St.’s Ring of Honor
Oklahoma State announced on Thursday that it will induct Barry Sanders into its Ring of Honor inside Boone Pickens Stadium…
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BC aided transfer to player who refused vaccine
Boston College has vaccinated its entire football team and coaching staff for COVID-19, coach Jeff Hafley said Thursday, though the…
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Pac-12: Teams with Covid outbreaks could forfeit
The Pac-12 will consider having its teams forfeit games if they can’t play this fall because of COVID-19, new Pac-12…
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Ex-A&M prez: ‘Agreement’ could nix expansion
If Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC, it would break a long-standing “gentlemen’s agreement” between SEC schools that gives conference…
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Bobby Bowden has pancreatic cancer, son says
Terry Bowden, son of Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden, said Thursday his father is suffering from pancreatic…
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Big Ten decentralizing decisions on COVID-19
INDIANAPOLIS — The Big Ten is taking a “decentralized decision-making process” toward handling COVID-19 issues heading into the fall athletics…
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Michigan ups accountability after 2-4 campaign
INDIANAPOLIS — Coming off a 2-4 season in 2020, coaching changes and offseason questions about Jim Harbaugh’s future, Michigan linebacker…
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Miami QB King feels ‘100 percent,’ full go for camp
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Miami quarterback D’Eriq King said Wednesday his right knee feels “100 percent” and he will be able…
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Richt reveals challenges of living with Parkinson’s
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the weeks since Mark Richt announced he had Parkinson’s disease, hundreds of former players, coaches, friends…
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WSU coach unvaccinated, won’t attend media day
Washington State coach Nick Rolovich announced Wednesday afternoon that he has chosen not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and that…
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Report: Iowa set to name football field for Slater
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa plans to name the field at Kinnick Stadium for Duke Slater, a…
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QBs Howell, Uiagalelei partner with Bojangles
Before last season’s Orange Bowl, North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell made a stunning admission: He’s never eaten a steak. No…
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AD to ‘protect’ A&M in SEC amid Texas, OU report
HOOVER, Ala. — Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork is standing up for his school after a Houston Chronicle report…
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Leach says 12-team CFP ‘never enough,’ eyes 64
While some coaches and players around college football have come out against an expanded 12-team playoff, Mississippi State coach Mike…
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Bowden diagnosed with terminal medical issue
Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, he and his family…
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ACC’s Phillips: Vaccines give ‘best chance’ to play
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips says more than half the teams in the conference have exceeded the 85% vaccination threshold but…
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Saban unsure on NIL effects, but won’t be ‘equal’
HOOVER, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban was reticent on Wednesday to provide any sweeping predictions about how athletes being…
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How Texas A&M and the SEC proved to be a ‘perfect fit’
In 2011, when Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin announced the Aggies were departing the Big 12 for the SEC…
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Sanders: Don’t call me ‘Deion,’ call me ‘Coach’
Deion Sanders has gone by many names during his Hall of Fame NFL career, but now he just wants to…
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Division II conference first to require vaccinations
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on Tuesday became the first conference on record to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations. In a statement,…
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Saban: Bryce Young near $1M in endorsements
Alabama football coach Nick Saban hasn’t officially named Bryce Young the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback, and yet Saban says that…
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Dabo not in favor of ‘inevitable’ 12-team CFP
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Tuesday neither he nor his players are in favor of an expanded…
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Kirby: Georgia over 85% vaccinated, wants more
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said the Bulldogs are over the 85% threshold for vaccines, thus able to avoid regular…
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