9:01 PM ET Florida Atlantic will be without at least three key starters against SMU in Saturday’s Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl, according to multiple reports. Wide receivers Deangelo Antoine and Tavaris Harrison and linebacker Keke Leroy are not expected to play because of academic suspensions, as first reported by FAU Owl Access. FAU had not

7:15 AM ET The quarterback class for the 2020 NFL draft has the potential to be loaded. There’s still much to learn about the signal-callers, however, and questions remain about whether at least a few might still return to school for another season. Heisman-winning LSU quarterback Joe Burrow leads the group and could be the

12:41 PM ET After giving an impassioned speech about his hometown while accepting the Heisman Trophy, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow will have his high school football stadium in Athens, Ohio, named after him. The Athens City School District Board of Education announced Thursday it has directed its superintendent and the Athens High School administration to

5:48 PM ET ESPN News Services The ripple effect of a coaching change at Boston College seems to have benefited Utah in recruiting. The Utes signed highly touted cornerback Clark Phillips on Thursday, the second day of the early signing period. Phillips had been committed to Ohio State, but flipped late after Buckeyes co-defensive coordinator

2:39 PM ET Running back Frank Gore Jr. signed his national letter of intent with Southern Miss on Thursday, flipping his commitment from FAU. Here. We. Go. 💫 Welcome to Hattiesburg, @stn_2lit‼️ #SMTTT pic.twitter.com/RNCCi2cpS0 — Southern Miss FB (@SouthernMissFB) December 19, 2019 Gore Jr. is a three-star running back prospect and the son of current

6:20 PM ET The first day of college football’s early signing period is in the books, and there was a ton of movement in the class rankings from commitments and flips throughout the day. To analyze what happened on Wednesday, we will go through the winners and the teams that missed out to start the

9:00 AM ET There’s a lot of ground to cover in a single year in college football. There’s bowl season, the College Football Playoff, then that long, sad time when there’s no football. Then those hot summer practice-report days give way to talking season, then the fall comes and the rivalries start and the jabs

8:30 PM ET Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello has entered the transfer portal after the Cardinal’s disappointing 4-8 season, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren. Costello will be a graduate transfer. Beginning the season as the starter, Costello completed 102 of 167 passes for 1,038 yards and six touchdowns. He was intercepted three times, finishing

7:26 PM ET LSU running back and leading rusher Clyde Edwards-Helaire missed practice Wednesday as he deals with a hamstring injury, coach Ed Orgeron told reporters. Orgeron said it was a non-contact injury that Edwards-Helaire suffered Tuesday, but the extent of the injury isn’t clear yet as the medical staff continues to perform tests. “We’re

12:10 PM ET The Stanford Cardinal made a splash on the first day of the early signing period Wednesday by getting a commitment from running back E.J. Smith, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and the No. 96 recruit in the ESPN 300. E.J. Smith, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound back from Jesuit