9:00 AM ET ESPN staff The allure of college football goes well beyond the field, and even beyond the rabid fans and electric stadiums. Before all that, there are the road trips, the tailgating and the parties. Visiting the local restaurants and bars in the area of your favorite team or hated rival can be
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9:00 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — From a potential expanded College Football Playoff to another round of conference realignment to players being allowed to profit off their name, image and likeness for the first time, the sport has never experienced an offseason of so much change. Alabama coach Nick Saban, who has guided the Crimson
7:33 PM ET ESPN 300 defensive tackle Travis Shaw committed to North Carolina on Saturday. Shaw is the No. 18 ranked recruit overall and the No. 1 prospect in the state of North Carolina, and it’s the third year in a row the Tar Heels’ coaching staff has gained a commitment from the top in-state
1:49 PM ET Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour on Saturday said “the Big Ten feels like it’s in a really good place” as the conference explores an alliance with the ACC and Pac-12, but that it continues to pay attention to what brings value beyond money. “I do think that there are conferences out
10:27 PM ET Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon and Oregon State became the first Power 5 schools to announce it will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for people over the age of 12 to attend its football games. In its announcement Friday, Oregon said the decision was made with public
5:34 PM ET First-year Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home without any symptoms, he said Friday. In a statement released by the university, Harsin said he tested positive Thursday. He will continue to participate remotely in meetings and practice, while assistant head coach Jeff Schmedding, who
1:35 PM ET The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 are expected to formally announce an alliance between the three leagues in the next 7-10 days, according to multiple sources involved in the conversations, but the substance of that agreement remains in flux. A confluence of seismic shifts within the college sports landscape, including name, image
2:47 PM ET Police arrested a former Miami (Fla.) football player Thursday in connection to the November 2006 shooting death of teammate Bryan Pata, nearly 15 years after the crime and nine months after an ESPN investigation pointed out missteps in the long-stalled police inquiry. The Miami-Dade Police Department said U.S. marshals arrested Rashaun Jones,
7:19 PM ET ESPN News Services LEXINGTON, Ky. — Six University of Kentucky football players have been charged with first-degree burglary, with one also accused of first-degree wanton endangerment, following the investigation of an incident last March at a private party. The Lexington Police Department said in a release Thursday that offensive lineman Reuben Adams,
7:00 AM ET The first handful of games of the 2021 college football season are less than two weeks away, with everything really kicking into gear over Labor Day weekend. It will be an opportunity to see some of the top prospects in the 2022 NFL draft class, including a bunch of talented quarterbacks. As