5:52 PM ET Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State coach Bobby Petrino, whose return to the sidelines was delayed until the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was named Missouri Valley Football Conference coach of the year on Thursday. Petrino led the Bears to a 5-1 record, and they were co-champions in the spring
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4:20 PM ET College football teams will be required to attempt 2-point conversions after touchdowns in the second overtime period of games rather than the third, according to a change approved Thursday by the NCAA’s playing rules oversight panel. The NCAA Football Rules Committee last month recommended the change, as part of an effort to
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The 2021 NFL draft is a week away. As teams, evaluators and scouts finish their draft boards, you’ll hear plenty of comparisons between some of the top prospects in this talented class and current and former NFL players. These matches might point to the way they play the game, their
7:42 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference is moving its championship game to a neutral site. The league announced Wednesday that the May 1 game between Alabama A&M and Arkansas Pine-Bluff will be played at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. It was initially scheduled to be played on the
3:46 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The NFL owners approved a rule change on Wednesday proposed by the Kansas City Chiefs loosening jersey number rules. Get ready for a lot more players rocking single-digit jerseys. Currently running backs, receivers, linebackers, tight ends and defensive backs must wear uniform numbers within a certain numerical range. The change
12:47 PM ET Former Pittsburgh Steelers and Georgia wide receiver Hines Ward is set to join Florida Atlantic’s coaching staff, sources told ESPN. Ward, a four-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time Super Bowl champion with the Steelers, entered coaching with the New York Jets in 2019 and remained there in 2020. Florida Atlantic does not
7:00 AM ET Mel Kiper Jr. Close Football analyst Mel Kiper has served as an NFL draft analyst for ESPN since 1984. He is a regular contributor on SportsCenter and ESPN Radio and writes weekly for ESPN Insider. Todd McShay Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN College Football and NFL Draft Analyst Joined ESPN in 2006
4:42 PM ET Associated Press EL PASO, Texas — UTEP football coach Dana Dimel and former softball coach Tobin Echo-Hawk received one-year show-cause restrictions and the athletic department was placed on a year’s probation Tuesday over NCAA violations in both programs. The NCAA said the football team exceeded limits on the size of the coaching
7:30 AM ET The AAC has been, per SP+, the best conference in the Group of 5 for six of the seven years of the College Football Playoff era. For the past two years, it has graded out closer to the worst power conference than any other G5 entity. The star power of the best
4:02 PM ET Former Michigan quarterback Joe Milton plans to transfer to Tennessee, sources told ESPN on Monday. Milton entered the transfer portal in February and is scheduled to graduate in May, which would make him eligible to play for the Vols this season. 2 Related The Vols are looking for a starting quarterback as