1:55 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump paid tribute to the national champion LSU football team on Friday, saying it would long be remembered as one of the greatest in college football history. The undefeated Tigers visited the White House after defeating Clemson on Monday night in the college playoff final. Trump

7:43 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — Joe Barry has turned down an offer to become the defensive coordinator at USC and has signed a new contract to remain the Los

5:00 PM ET Clemson Tigers quarterback Chase Brice, who spent the past two seasons as the backup behind starter Trevor Lawrence, announced Thursday that he plans to transfer. Brice is a graduate transfer, meaning he will have immediate eligibility to play in 2020. “During my time at Clemson, I’ve wanted to stay the course and

3:35 PM ET The post-championship exodus at LSU Tigers hit another gear Wednesday as seven underclassmen declared for the NFL draft. Gone next season will be the team’s leading rusher (Clyde Edwards-Helaire), leading pass-catcher (Justin Jefferson), leading tackler (Jacob Phillips) and the nation’s top defensive back, Jim Thorpe Award winner Grant Delpit. The mass departure

11:40 PM ET HOUSTON — LSU coach Ed Orgeron was named the winner of the 2019 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award on Wednesday. Orgeron, whose Tigers beat Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday to complete the season with a 15-0 record, is a first-time winner of the award.

6:42 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The playoff loss to Clemson that ended Ohio State’s season will sting for a long time, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day acknowledged Wednesday. Day, in his first meeting with the media since the Buckeyes’ 29-23 loss on Dec. 28, joked he was now pondering the loss “every other

3:35 PM ET LSU two-time All-America safety Grant Delpit is declaring for the NFL draft. Delpit announced his decision to forego his senior season Wednesday on social media, two days after LSU beat Clemson to win the national championship game. pic.twitter.com/fA6vWXJZlZ — GrantDelpit (@realgrantdelpit) January 15, 2020 ESPN’s Mel Kiper ranks Depit as the top

8:39 PM ET Virginia Tech‘s Justin Fuente has emerged as one of the top candidates to replace Matt Rhule as Baylor‘s head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Fuente, 43, has a 33-20 record in four seasons with the Hokies, including an 8-5 record this past season. He was previously the head coach at

5:46 PM ET LSU‘s passing game coordinator Joe Brady told people Tuesday that he is planning to return to the NFL as the Carolina Panthers‘ offensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Brady said during media day ahead of LSU’s victory over Clemson in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship that his “intentions are

2:48 PM ET Former Penn State football player Isaiah Humphries filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Penn State, coach James Franklin and former teammate, Damion Barber. The suit alleges Humphries was subject to hazing brought on by Barber, linebacker Micah Parsons, defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos and linebacker Jesse Luketa, and that the coaching staff was