7:00 AM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — When USC and UCLA announced their decision last week to join the Big Ten in 2024, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick was watching closely. After all, every time the sport realigns, his program gets dragged into the conversation. “Much like Texas and Oklahoma,” he said, “I was

4:53 PM ET For the first time in the Big 12’s history, Baylor is the preseason pick to win the football league in the media poll. Oklahoma, winner of six straight Big 12 championships from 2015 to 2020, finished second, receiving 12 first-place votes to Baylor’s 17. It’s the first time in seven years and

11:36 AM ET Former Alabama Crimson Tide running back Keilan Robinson‘s 2020 championship rings are listed for sale by a Las Vegas pawn shop for $60,000. Robinson transferred to Texas from Alabama last year. He was not on the Crimson Tide’s active roster in 2020, having opted out due to COVID-19. The SEC, Rose Bowl

RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 QB-PP Chandler, AZChandler High School 6’3” 220 92 Ohio StateCommitted05/09/2022 2 CB Bradenton, FLIMG Academy 6’2” 185 92 3 WR Hollywood, FLChaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6’2” 180 90 4 RB Bradenton, FLIMG Academy 5’11” 195 90 5 CB Pinson, ALClay-Chalkville High School 6’0” 175 90

Jul 7, 2022 Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall A

8:00 AM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban’s demanding style of leadership isn’t for everyone. He’s prone to the occasional outburst, as the college football world saw firsthand in 2016 when he ripped off his headset and screamed at then-offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin during the waning moments of a 28-point win over Western Kentucky. Afterward, Saban

6:34 PM ET Jaquaize Pettaway, a wide receiver who is No. 33 on the ESPN 300, gave Brent Venables’ program a huge shot in the arm by committing to Oklahoma on Wednesday. Pettaway, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound prospect from Langham Creek High School in Houston, is the seventh-best receiver in ESPN’s rankings. He picked the Sooners

7:33 AM ET Ny Carr, a prospective top prospect in the 2024 class, committed to Georgia late Tuesday night. “I just sat down and put all my options together and chose to stay home,” Carr told ESPN. Carr is a 6-foot, 170-pound wide receiver from Colquitt County High School in Colquitt County, Ga. He took

8:30 AM ET If the old “Defense wins championships” adage were actually true, the Big Ten West would have won one by now. No division in major college football has collectively stuck to the “defense and a good run game” approach more religiously. On average, Big Ten West teams ran 64% of the time on

5:04 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors authorized negotiations after a meeting Tuesday morning. The conference’s current media