4:24 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators are rebuilding their defensive line with help from the transfer portal, as they have officially welcomed former Auburn defensive tackle DaQuan Newkirk and ex-Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton to the program. The duo should help replace two-year starters Kyree Campbell and Tedarrell Slaton,

9:06 PM ET Ian Fitzsimmons Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Texas is set to hire Alabama assistant and former Rutgers coach Kyle Flood as its new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under Steve Sarkisian, sources confirmed to ESPN. Flood has spent the

7:20 PM ET Former Oklahoma tight end Grant Calcaterra announced Wednesday that he is transferring to SMU, changing course from his originally intended destination of Auburn. Calcaterra, who briefly retired from football because of multiple concussions, announced the news on Twitter. I can’t wait to prove myself again. Let’s Ride.. #PonyUp pic.twitter.com/9n4jTMBxpE — Grant Calcaterra

2:47 PM ET NCAA president Mark Emmert said he “couldn’t disagree more” with a proposal that the association should part ways with the most lucrative sports under its purview in an effort to preserve the education-based model of sports it espouses. Emmert delivered his annual state-of-the-union style address Tuesday afternoon at the NCAA convention, which

7:28 AM ET The 2020 college football season has just ended, but it’s never too early to start looking ahead to next season. Here’s a look at one potential breakout star for each player in the 2021 Way-Too-Early Top 25. No. 1 Clemson: QB D.J. Uiagalelei This feels like cheating. Saying Uiagalelei is going to

12:21 PM ET Former Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele is joining the Tennessee football coaching staff as a defensive assistant. Steele, 62, was Auburn’s defensive coordinator the past five seasons but was not retained by new Auburn coach Bryan Harsin, who hired former Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason as his defensive coordinator. Steele, a finalist for

10:24 AM ET “I enjoyed the ride!” Alabama head coach Nick Saban, his 69-year-old face looking downright cherubic, was specifically talking about the lift he had just received, as he was carried across the field of Hard Rock Stadium like a sack of potatoes on the right shoulder of 6-foot-6, 324-pound Landon Dickerson, celebrating their

8:49 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith set multiple records and was named Offensive Most Valuable Player of Monday night’s 52-24 win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T. Crimson Tide defensive tackle Christian Barmore was named Defensive MVP. Smith, who was awarded the

2:59 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — At the end of a long, grueling, strange, uncomfortable season for college football, we finally got a small piece of normalcy as the final seconds ticked off the clock Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium: Alabama, hoisting yet another national championship trophy after winning in dominant, historic fashion.

7:58 PM ET It’s been quite the night for Alabama WR DeVonta Smith, who caught three touchdowns in the FIRST HALF of the College Football Playoff National Championship game against Ohio State. The Heisman Trophy winner’s first-half stats say it all — 12 receptions for 215 yards and three touchdowns. According to ESPN State &