9:43 AM ET Baylor football has hired BYU‘s Jeff Grimes as its new offensive coordinator, the school announced Monday. Grimes spent the past three seasons as offensive coordinator at BYU, which went 11-1 in 2020 and boasted the nation’s No. 3 scoring offense (43.5 PPG) and was the leader in yards per play (7.84). He

Jan 2, 2021 Texas didn’t wait long to hire Tom Herman’s replacement, as the Longhorns announced Saturday that they’ve agreed to a deal with Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian. The Longhorns’ announcement came about five hours after the school unexpectedly said it had fired Herman, who went 32-18 in four seasons at Texas and 7-3

5:00 PM ET A day before Clemson took the field in what ultimately became its final game of a tumultuous season, Dabo Swinney tried to explain how his team fought to get to that point. The Tigers reached another College Football Playoff semifinal after players pushed for social justice reform and to play through a

Jan 2, 2021 Ohio State impressed oddsmakers with its upset of Clemson, but the Buckeyes are still listed as touchdown underdogs to Alabama for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 11. And the line was growing Saturday afternoon. The Crimson Tide are consensus 7-point favorites over the Buckeyes in the national title

10:36 PM ET Journalists, particularly those who work in television, often talk about “The Get,” an important, difficult-to-land and exclusive interview. ESPN’s “Backstory” was created with the idea that, through hard reporting, we could still tell important stories with new reporting and fresh insights when we don’t always get access to the principal subjects. The

7:30 AM ET Steve Sarkisian had a decision to make in February. An offer from Colorado was on the table. Five-and-a-half years after his career went off the rails, he could sign on the dotted line and become a head coach again, and he could do it closer to home and within the familiar confines

12:14 AM ET Over the past century, only Michigan has won more football games than Ohio State and Alabama, and just one victory separates the Buckeyes and Crimson Tide. Ohio State has won 929 games; Alabama has won 928. The Crimson Tide have 15 national championships, while the Buckeyes have claimed eight. College Football Playoff

11:42 AM ET Texas announced Saturday it has parted ways with football coach Tom Herman after four seasons, with sources telling ESPN’s Chris Low that the Longhorns have zeroed in on Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as his replacement and hope to finalize a deal with him soon. Texas said in a statement that athletic

12:35 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — They told us this was the game they wanted. This was the game they started dreaming about in the locker room on a cold desert night a year ago. This was the game the Ohio State Buckeyes saw slipping from their fingers when the Big Ten postponed the season,

7:35 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Hours after the College Football Playoff selection committee cemented the top four teams, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was asked the million-dollar question: How do you stop or limit the Alabama offense? Kelly equivocated, noting his staff hadn’t evaluated the Crimson Tide game plan-wise, since he had just learned