Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill. — Until Monday afternoon, Pat Fitzgerald had been the face of Northwestern football. He was the program’s most decorated player in the modern era, a key figure in the 1995 Rose

Craig Haubert Close Craig Haubert 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 Tom Luginbill ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 10, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Northwestern fired longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday amid allegations of widespread hazing within the football program. “The head coach is ultimately responsible for the culture of his team,” university president Michael Schill wrote in an open letter to the school community. “The hazing we investigated was

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2023, 01:53 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Former Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna entered the transfer portal Monday, less than a week after child pornography charges against him were dropped as part of a plea deal. Kitna, a son of former

ESPN News Services Jul 10, 2023, 08:31 AM ET Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another incarcerated person at a federal prison in Florida. Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press the attack happened Sunday at United

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 9, 2023, 09:49 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. A former Northwestern football player who came forward with allegations of widespread hazing within the program spoke Sunday with university president Michael Schill, who is considering harsher discipline for coach Pat Fitzgerald. The

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 8, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Northwestern will reconsider penalties for coach Pat Fitzgerald after new details emerged Saturday surrounding allegations of hazing in the football program. University president Michael Schill, in a letter sent late Saturday to the

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Tight end Davon Mitchell, the No. 19 overall recruit in the 2025 ESPN Junior 300, committed to play football at Oklahoma on Saturday. Mitchell, a four-star prospect and the top-ranked tight end in the class, picked the Sooners over Alabama and Miami. The OU coaching

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 7, 2023, 11:17 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee The Georgia football team’s spate of speeding-related incidents continued this week when freshman outside linebacker Samuel M’Pemba was ticketed Wednesday morning for going 88 miles per hour in a 55 mph

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 7, 2023, 09:51 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Northwestern is implementing several measures to curb hazing within its football program, including a two-week suspension of coach Pat Fitzgerald after an investigation found evidence to support a claim of problematic conduct. Fitzgerald,