8:30 AM ET It was perfect symmetry. After each of the ACC Coastal’s seven teams won a division title over the course of seven years, Notre Dame joined a divisionless ACC for the 2020 season and made the conference championship in its only try. In a way, that’s like eight champions in eight years for
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7:00 AM ET You could make the case that the seeds of the modern football passing game, college and pro, were planted around 50 years ago. Bill Walsh was tweaking the Cincinnati Bengals‘ offense and crafting what would become the West Coast offense. Don Coryell took what would be known as his Air Coryell offense
1:04 PM ET Former Nebraska quarterback Luke McCaffrey, who spent several months with Louisville this offseason, is transferring to Rice for the 2021 season. Rice confirmed McCaffrey’s signing Monday and noted that he will join the team for summer workouts and begin competing for the starting job in preseason camp. McCaffrey announced in February that
7:30 AM ET The NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility because of COVID-19 restrictions resulted in minimal redshirts for top-ranked college football prospects last season. Immediate experience for these touted players, while not affecting their eligibility clock, was a no-brainer for most coaching staffs. However, injuries and stacked depth charts still led
11:21 AM ET As the College Football Playoff starts to consider a 12-team playoff, Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he believes college football is on track for its biggest change ever. “Most changes have been relatively small,” Smart told ESPN’s Marty & McGee on Saturday. “With the potential of what’s been proposed … [it’s] probably
8:01 PM ET Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. — Former Colorado quarterback Sam Noyer will use his final year of eligibility at Oregon State. Noyer, who is from Beaverton, Oregon, announced his move on Twitter on Friday. I’m home 🧡🖤 #DAMRIGHT pic.twitter.com/2tGyh832VQ — Sam Noyer (@sam_noyer) June 11, 2021 Noyer threw for 1,101 yards and six
5:00 PM ET Next week, the College Football Playoff management committee will consider a proposal to expand the CFP to 12 teams. The proposal calls for the bracket to include the six highest-ranked conference champions and the six remaining highest-ranked teams as determined by the CFP selection committee. So what happens now? First, the management
10:54 AM ET To see how a new development might affect the future, take a look at how it would have affected the past. That’s a go-to of mine — see: how larger playoffs would have worked in 2020 or how a much bigger, earlier playoff would have affected things — and with the news
6:14 PM ET Two former Michigan football players said Thursday they believe they could have been spared from sexual assaults if their coach, Bo Schembechler, had addressed complaints about former team doctor Robert Anderson made by Schembechler’s son Matt. Both players said they also tried to warn Bo Schembechler about Anderson’s abusive treatment and were
1:47 PM ET The College Football Playoff management committee will consider expanding to a 12-team format when it meets in Chicago next week, marking the first step in what could be another historic change for the sport’s postseason. The proposal calls for the bracket to include the six highest-ranked conference champions and the six remaining