1:17 PM ET ESPN staff We’ve made it past the college football regular season and are heading full steam ahead into the 2021 bowl season, and there are surely going to be plenty of highlights over the next couple of weeks. From the MVP of bowl season to the best on-field plays to the hilarious

7:41 AM ET Brianna Williams Deion Sanders is having a good few weeks selling vision for the Jackson State Tigers program, whether it’s five-star recruits or one SEC fan jumping on the bandwagon. On Wednesday’s national signing day, the program made history, signing the first five-star high school recruit at an FCS program. Travis Hunter,

Dec 16, 2021 Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett said Thursday he will opt out of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and begin preparations for the NFL draft. In a message posted on social media, Pickett thanked the university, coach Pat Narduzzi and his teammates. Forever a Pitt Man #H2P pic.twitter.com/fq0Sw06dIa — Kenny Pickett (@kennypickett10) December 17, 2021

3:55 PM ET Five-star cornerback Domani Jackson committed to USC on Friday. The No. 6 prospect chose the Trojans over Alabama in coach Lincoln Riley’s biggest get of the 2022 class. Jackson is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound defensive back from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, who had been committed to USC once before

11:19 PM ET Two former Maryland football players settled a lawsuit for $200,000 each after accusing former Terrapins coach DJ Durkin of subjecting them to a toxic, abusive culture, according to a report on Thursday in The Washington Post. Former Terps linebacker Gus Little and offensive lineman E.J. Donahue reached an agreement with the Maryland

2:45 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Former UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel announced Thursday that he is transferring to UCLA. Gabriel entered the transfer portal Nov. 27. The junior missed the last nine games of the season after fracturing the left clavicle on his throwing side Sept. 17 against Louisville. In the three games he did play,

8:38 PM ET Florida quarterback Emory Jones plans to enter the transfer portal, he told ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren on Wednesday, confirming an earlier report. A redshirt junior, Jones had an up-and-down first season as the starter as the Gators struggled in Dan Mullen’s final season. He threw for 2,563 yards, 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff College football bowl season is here! Here are the key players and storylines you need to know for every team in every game, starting this week and running all the way through the College Football Playoff. Friday, Dec. 17 Bahamas BowlMiddle Tennessee vs. Toledo Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, BahamasNoon, ESPN

6:26 PM ET Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M were all jockeying for the No. 1 recruiting class on Wednesday, but it was the Aggies who were able to pull ahead to claim the top class after the first day of the early signing period. Texas A&M has steadily risen in the class rankings over the

8:11 AM ET Oregon is set to hire Florida State offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham for the same role under new coach Dan Lanning, sources told ESPN. An announcement is expected later Wednesday. Dillingham has been with FSU the past two seasons under coach Mike Norvell after spending a year as Auburn’s offensive coordinator. The move