2:36 PM ET Texas and Texas A&M could see more recruiting battles in the near future with the Longhorns set to join the SEC in 2025, but the Aggies won the most recent battle after ESPN 300 safety Bryce Anderson committed on Friday. Anderson is a 6-foot, 190-pound safety from West Brook Senior High School
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7:04 AM ET Bobby Bowden, the longtime Florida State football coach who ranks second all time in Division I wins, has died, the school announced Sunday morning. He was 91. Bowden was diagnosed with a terminal medical condition in July. He did not disclose what the condition was at the time, although his son Terry
8:57 AM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Legendary Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden died Sunday morning, and the game lost one of its indelible icons. Bowden coached at Florida State from 1976 to 2009, building the Seminoles’ program into a national powerhouse. He won the 1993 and 1999 national championships and produced two Heisman trophy winners
7:30 AM ET Longtime Florida State booster David Mobley, an accountant in Atlanta, remembers telling Bobby Bowden that he had picked up one of the legendary coach’s former players, Tom Pridemore, as a client. “Tommy Pridemore’s momma made the best rabbit and biscuits I’ve ever had,” Bowden told Mobley. Pridemore, now 65, had played safety
6:00 AM ET The tricky part when comparing two college football coaching jobs is to avoid familiar pairings. The objective is to truly evaluate jobs that belong on the same tier. For example, Ohio State and Michigan are reflexively grouped because of their storied rivalry, on-field history and, among other things, great coaches such as
6:06 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators will spend at least part of their training camp in a hotel as coach Dan Mullen searches for ways to avoid another COVID-19 outbreak within the program. The Gators begin three weeks of fall practice Friday, with Mullen understanding much more about the coronavirus
5:11 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana expects quarterback Michael Penix Jr. to start the season opener at Iowa — even if he doesn’t take a hit until Sept. 4. And Penix’s return has the Hoosiers thinking big again. On Monday, coach Tom Allen told reporters that Penix’s recovery remains on schedule, a
12:04 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the conference through “at least” 2026, it was announced Thursday. The extension comes on the heels of Sankey overseeing the addition of Big 12 powers Oklahoma and Texas to the conference last week. The Sooners and Longhorns
2:48 PM ET Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor will replace Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte on the College Football Playoff selection committee, the CFP announced Wednesday. A CFP spokesman told ESPN the Big 12, which has the capacity to name its representative, made the decision to replace Del Conte. Big 12 commissioner Bob
7:22 PM ET Associated Press Unvaccinated college athletes should be tested weekly for COVID-19, wear masks in most situations and be quarantined if exposed to the virus, while vaccinated individuals should not be tested routinely, according to the NCAA’s latest health and safety recommendations released Wednesday. The updated guidance mostly follow CDC recommendations and come