1:00 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN USC enters the 2023 season with the returning Heisman Trophy winner, the sport’s buzziest analyst hire and College Football Playoff aspirations based on recent production rather than reputation. As Lincoln Riley enters his second season at USC, he has led a turnaround that appears to be waking the echoes of

6:40 AM ET College football’s first transfer portal window, in December, saw over 2,700 football players enter the portal looking for new schools in 2023. The spring window opened April 15, and although the portal hasn’t flooded the way it did over the winter, there are some big names making moves. Spring competitions are playing

6:54 PM ET Texas A&M received good news from the transfer portal Tuesday when Boston College defensive back Josh DeBerry announced he was transferring to play for the Aggies. DeBerry entered the transfer portal during the spring window that started on April 15 and reported offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Wisconsin and Texas A&M among

2:34 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer made it clear Tuesday that Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has not been told he will be the top pick of the NFL draft. Fitterrer’s comment came 24 hours after Young canceled the rest of his pre-draft visits. Carolina has the No. 1 pick

6:30 AM ET Mel Kiper Jr. Close Mel Kiper Jr. 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 Todd McShay ESPN Senior Writer ESPN College Football and NFL Draft

8:07 PM ET ESPN 300 tight end Landen Thomas made a big announcement Monday, flipping his commitment from Georgia to Florida State. Thomas is the No. 48 prospect overall in the 2024 class, according to ESPN’s rankings, and the No. 7-ranked recruit in the state of Georgia. He’s a 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end out of

6:30 AM ET Every NFL draft cycle, as Round 1 nears and I begin to lock in my final Big Board rankings, I like to pick my favorite prospects at every position for the class. It has become a tradition, highlighting players I like more than most, regardless of where they get drafted and where

6:04 PM ET Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being involved in an all-terrain vehicle crash early Sunday morning on his property. The crash occurred at around 1:20 a.m., according to the Delaware County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office, a day after the Buckeyes had their spring game. “Ohio State assistant

11:20 AM ET ESPN staff College football‘s transfer portal is now open for the next 15 days. More than 6,000 NCAA football players have entered the portal since the beginning of the 2022 season, including 2,179 last December alone — the most of any month since the transfer portal was created in fall 2018. The

5:11 PM ET Virginia tailback Mike Hollins, who survived a gunshot wound to his stomach in the November shooting attack that killed three teammates, got the first touch of the Cavaliers’ spring game Saturday to a standing ovation. Hollins rushed for 7 yards up the middle to cheers from supporters at Scott Stadium. He later