1:52 AM ET Michigan State is set to hire Colorado‘s Mel Tucker as its next football coach, sources told ESPN. Tucker, one of several candidates to seemingly turn down Michigan State’s initial overtures, became the focus of the school’s search late Sunday and throughout Monday, sources said. On Saturday, he tweeted that he remained committed

1:52 AM ET Michigan State is set to hire Colorado‘s Mel Tucker as its next football coach, sources told ESPN. Tucker, who officially resigned as the Buffaloes’ head coach after just one season on Wednesday, was one of several candidates to seemingly turn down Michigan State’s initial overtures. He became the focus of the school’s

5:32 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Target admits a onesie it carried in some stores misidentified the mascot for the largest university in its home state. The Minneapolis-based retail giant apologized to University of Minnesota Golden Gophers fans Tuesday for carrying a maroon onesie with the words “Minnesota Badgers,” the nickname of Big Ten

6:30 PM ET LSU is hiring longtime NFL coach Scott Linehan as passing game coordinator, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by The Athletic. Linehan replaces Joe Brady, who won the Broyles Award as the top assistant in college football during his lone season at LSU.

10:47 AM ET Coach Luke Fickell has decided to remain at Cincinnati after interviewing for the vacancy at Michigan State, sources confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by Yahoo Sports. Fickell appeared to confirm that he is staying in Cincinnati with a tweet he posted Monday morning: Looking forward to more of this

10:47 AM ET Coach Luke Fickell has decided to remain at Cincinnati after interviewing for the vacancy at Michigan State. “I had to make a selfish decision, but this selfish decision was what was right for my family — and that is to be here, to be with you guys, and continue to do what

8:00 AM ET The 2020 recruiting class is in the books, which means it’s time to start looking at which prospects can make an impact this season for their respective teams. Every season, we see more and more true freshman playing and adding value to their team. This year should be no different, with quite

7:21 PM ET Associated Press North Carolina A&T announced Friday it will move to the Big South Conference in 2021, a major blow to the shrinking Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Greensboro university, which announced move at an on-campus news conference, will join the Big South on July 1, 2021 as the conference’s 12th full-time member.

5:52 PM ET Former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith will serve 20 days in jail and pay a $750 fine for violating a civil protection order last year. Delaware (Ohio) Municipal Court Judge Marianne Hemmeter on Friday sentenced Smith to 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended, including one day he was credited

10:32 AM ET The Florida State Seminoles wasted no time after signing day, moving ahead with their 2021 class and landing ESPN 300 linebacker Branden Jennings on Friday. The No. 48 overall recruit becomes the highest-ranked prospect in the Seminoles’ class. “I loved the school, culture, environment and got the family vibe I was looking