Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Paolo Uggetti Aug 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET While the Pac-12 was the talk of college football much of the past month for all the wrong reasons, don’t let the venerable conference’s demise overshadow the immediate

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 21, 2023, 05:44 PM ET The start of Tom Herman’s coaching tenure at FAU will feature a familiar face in a starring role. Former Texas and Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson has won the starting job at FAU, sources told ESPN. The FAU quarterbacks were informed of the decision Monday, per sources. Thompson

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2023, 02:57 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Michigan self-imposed a three-game suspension for coach Jim Harbaugh to begin the 2023 season, stemming from alleged violations committed during the COVID-19 dead period, the university announced Monday. “While the ongoing NCAA matter

Associated Press Aug 20, 2023, 09:22 PM ET ATLANTA — Maxie Baughan, a College Football Hall of Famer from Georgia Tech and a nine-time Pro Bowler in the NFL, has died. He was 85. The Philadelphia Eagles said Baughan died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Ithaca, New York. Baughan, who spent six

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 18, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Nick Saban marked a milestone in his Alabama tenure Friday, landing the commitment of his first legacy player in 2024 defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. An unranked prospect from Gadsden, Kirkpatrick Jr. chose

Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 03:45 PM ET MADISON, Wis. — No. 19 Wisconsin probably will have to open the season without center Jake Renfro and tight end Riley Nowakowski due to foot injuries. “We’ll definitely have them back,” coach Luke Fickell told reporters after Saturday’s practice. “It’s just [a matter of] how soon.” Wisconsin

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNAug 19, 2023, 08:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — If it weren’t for the blue shirts and gold accents, the footballs and the pads, the playbooks or the helmets, one could describe what is going on inside the UCLA quarterbacks room this year as a scripted reality show. Take four guys from different

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 17, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. More than 1,000 former Northwestern athletes have sent an open letter condemning hazing “in any form” while also defending an athletics culture they say is not represented or defined by allegations that surfaced

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 17, 2023, 02:09 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Payton Thorne has won the Auburn starting quarterback job, coach Hugh Freeze announced on Thursday. Thorne, a transfer from Michigan State, beat out Robby Ashford and will start for the Tigers

Michael A. Fletcher, ESPNAug 15, 2023, 07:43 PM ET Close Michael Fletcher is a senior writer with ESPN’s enterprise and investigative team. Before that, he wrote for ESPN’s The Undefeated, focusing on politics, criminal justice and social issues. He spent 21 years at The Washington Post, where his beats included the national economy, the White