9:42 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Coach Nick Saban walked off Alabama’s team plane Friday night to a cold, harsh reality. When he returns to the airport for the final time this season, the Crimson Tide will either be celebrating another national championship or heading home disappointed. Saban’s top-ranked team received a warm welcome
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7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The college football season has finally dwindled down to the final game — Monday’s national championship between Alabama and Georgia. With the 2021 season nearly in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look at the questions facing college football’s postseason as we forecast its future. What will the playoff field
7:00 AM ET ON OCT. 18, the Monday before the storied Alabama–Tennessee rivalry was renewed for the 104th time, former Vols quarterback Jeff Francis was making his weekly appearance on a Knoxville radio show when Eli Gold called in. The play-by-play voice of the Crimson Tide Sports Network, Gold helped preview the game, eventually turning
2:58 PM ET Quarterback Connor Bazelak, who has three years of eligibility remaining after opting to transfer from Missouri, has committed to play for Indiana, he announced Thursday on Twitter. Indiana lost starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who committed to Washington after entering the transfer portal following the season. Bazelak will compete for the starting
Jan 5, 2022 Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, the projected No. 1 selection in the 2022 NFL draft, announced Wednesday that he will be leaving the Wolverines program to turn pro. Hutchinson was the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 2021, becoming the third defensive player to finish second in the history of the award. He was
Jan 4, 2022 As the leaders of the College Football Playoff prepare for another in-person meeting on Saturday in Indianapolis to discuss expanding the current four-team system, the lopsided semifinal scores that resulted in two SEC teams playing for the national title — again — might not resonate as much with the commissioners as they
12:30 PM ET Duke has hired Memphis offensive coordinator Kevin Johns for the same role under new Blue Devils coach Mike Elko, a source told ESPN on Wednesday. Johns, 46, spent the past three seasons as Memphis’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He made previous offensive coordinator stops at Western Michigan, Texas Tech and Indiana,
Jan 4, 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner will skip his final year of eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL draft, he announced Tuesday. Gardner, a consensus All-American, was a unanimous choice as the AAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 as one of the top cover cornerbacks in the country. “I will
Jan 3, 2022 Quarterback Dillon Gabriel announced Monday he is transferring to Oklahoma, only 18 days after announcing his intent to transfer to UCLA. Gabriel entered the transfer portal on Nov. 27, leaving UCF after three years with the program. A little over two weeks after entering the transfer portal, Gabriel made his intentions to
5:37 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Former Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke was named Georgia Tech‘s quarterbacks coach on Tuesday. Following a 3-9 season that ended with six consecutive losses, coach Geoff Collins fired three assistants, including offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dave Patenaude. New offensive coordinator offensive Chip Long will coach the Yellow