Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 03:45 PM ET WASHINGTON — NCAA President Charlie Baker said Thursday he wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for endorsement deals that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through the House and

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. If you’ve talked to a coach or a fan or a writer or an analyst or anyone else about use of the transfer portal in college football, you’ve probably either said it or heard it: “It’s

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 11:54 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Longtime Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick is stepping down next year and will be replaced by NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua, the school announced Thursday. Bevacqua will leave NBC Sports at

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 7, 2023, 10:49 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Big 12 conference is exploring starting a bowl game in Monterrey, Mexico, as a linchpin of the league’s push into the country, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The game would begin in the postseason following the 2026 season and has been targeted for

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 7, 2023, 06:36 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pac-12 schools still are playing the waiting game for a new television contract. Arizona president Bobby Robbins on Wednesday said he doesn’t expect any decisions concerning conference realignment to be made until Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff brings hard numbers to university presidents. Robbins said

Jordan Reid, ESPNJun 7, 2023, 06:50 AM ET The 2023 NFL draft class saw a record 12 quarterbacks selected in the first five rounds, including three inside the top five picks. The 2024 class? Expect some similarities. The quarterback group begins with an interesting battle between USC’s Caleb Williams and North Carolina’s Drake Maye at

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Four-star wide receiver Bryant Wesco became the latest recruit to join Clemson‘s burgeoning 2024 class when he committed on Tuesday. The Midlothian High School (Texas) product, the No. 23 overall recruit in the class, is the third ESPN 300 prospect to pledge for head coach

Associated Press Jun 6, 2023, 05:20 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Nick Saban spent part of Tuesday morning cheerfully handing out talking toy ducks to children with cancer, posing for pictures and generally showing his softer side. Next up is a business trip to Washington to help the Southeastern Conference make the pitch for federal

Associated Press Jun 6, 2023, 09:10 AM ET The former president of the latest version of the United States Football League is launching a spring football league for high school players. Brian Woods, who stepped down as the USFL’s president at the end of last year, said his Prep Super League will begin next year

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 06:28 PM ET After completing his official visit, five-star linebacker Sammy Brown, the top-ranked inside linebacker in the 2024 cycle, committed to Clemson on Monday. Brown, No. 17 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and a product of Jefferson High (Georgia), becomes the highest-ranked member of the Tigers’