7:00 AM ET Fifty years ago, the NCAA tied up a loose end. Having already ruled that college freshmen in other sports (and at other levels) would be eligible for varsity ball, it declared that the same rules would apply in major college football and basketball. In an effort to cut costs, it added an

2:42 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Pac-12 football players will now be able to get something more than retweets for their highlights. On Thursday, the conference announced an initiative alongside Twitter, NIL marketplace Opendorse and sports technology startup Tempus Ex Machina that will allow football players to monetize videos of their top moments on the field.

Aug 4, 2022 Notre Dame football added to its top-ranked recruiting class on Thursday night with a commitment from linebacker Jaiden Ausberry, the No. 38 player in the 2023 ESPN 300. Ausberry, from University Lab School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, chose Notre Dame over Michigan and Texas A&M. He is the fourth-ranked linebacker in the

3:41 PM ET Auburn quarterback T.J. Finley was arrested and charged with attempting to elude police, a misdemeanor, on Thursday, the same day Auburn players were scheduled to report to campus for preseason camp. According to police officials, Finley was released Thursday from the Lee County (Alabama) Detention Center. Auburn coach Bryan Harsin said the

Aug 4, 2022 Defending champion Georgia opened camp on Thursday with coach Kirby Smart telling reporters, “Our guys are ready to grind.” Smart didn’t dwell on any possible hangover from last season’s success or the need to make up for all the production the team lost to the NFL. The Bulldogs had 15 players drafted

9:30 AM ET IT WAS LATE November 1984, and Boston College had just made history. The play is iconic. Doug Flutie has one last shot to beat defending champion Miami at the old Orange Bowl. He drops back — zeroes on the clock — and launches a Hail Mary toward the end zone. The Hurricanes’

11:49 AM ET Eli Gold, who has called Alabama football games for more than three decades, will miss the start of the season next month as he deals with health issues, the school announced on Wednesday. While he is away, Chris Stewart will take over play-by-play duties in addition to hosting “The Nick Saban Show”

7:13 PM ET Auburn Tigers quarterback T.J. Finley is the first college football player to ink a name, image and likeness deal with online retail giant Amazon. Finley, a junior who transferred from LSU in May 2021, threw for 827 yards and six touchdowns in nine games last season. He announced the new NIL deal

5:47 PM ET The NCAA Division I board of directors took no action to adopt transfer reforms during a meeting on Wednesday, giving the transformation committee time to address concerns about proposed transfer windows and immediate eligibility after more than one transfer. A news release described the board as “generally supportive” of the transfer package

6:30 AM ET DeAndre Moore Jr. believed for the longest time he knew where he was headed: Oklahoma. He had been committed since September 2021 and had stayed even after coach Lincoln Riley left for USC. “I genuinely loved Oklahoma,” said Moore, the No. 48 recruit overall and No. 9 wide receiver in the 2023