Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2023, 08:08 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Four ACC schools are opposed to adding Cal and Stanford, a source confirmed to ESPN, but expansion discussions are not completely over as of Friday evening. Though there is no call currently

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 11, 2023, 04:26 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz told reporters Friday he is still gathering information and learning about the involvement of his players in the gambling investigations currently ongoing by the NCAA and the state of

Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 11:38 AM ET The death of a freshman football player at Liberty University was not football-related, first-year Flames coach Jamey Chadwell said Friday. Chadwell said the team learned of the death of Tajh Boyd, 19, from Chesapeake, Virginia, on Saturday. He declined to give further details about the offensive lineman,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 10, 2023, 06:23 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Four more Iowa State football players and three more members of the Iowa football program have been charged in the state’s investigation into sports wagering, which alleges that several athletes placed bets on

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 10, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. As Stanford and California await a decision from the ACC about possible membership, the Mountain West Conference remains on standby, ready to respond however those dominos fall. After the collapse of the Pac-12

ESPN Betting Insiders Aug 10, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Winning the Big 12 will be no small feat, as the conference features defending conference champ Kansas State and national finalist TCU. Texas and Oklahoma enter their final seasons in the conference led by two Heisman Trophy contenders, QBs Quinn Ewers (+1000) of the Longhorns and

Pete Thamel Andrea Adelson Close Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Aug 9, 2023, 09:55 PM ET After ACC presidents met Wednesday night, the pursuit of Cal and Stanford for conference membership “hit significant roadblocks,” sources told ESPN. No vote was taken, but conversations

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 06:27 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. The NCAA said Wednesday it has begun applying new criteria to two-time transfers that makes it more difficult to gain immediate eligibility, a day after Florida State defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr.

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 10:43 AM ET Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith is retiring at the end of the 2023-24 academic year, he announced Wednesday morning. Smith, who has led the Buckeyes’ athletic department since March 2005, will step down effective June 30, 2024. “I have always believed that a leader

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2023, 11:44 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. STANFORD, Calif. — As Stanford grapples with the crumbling Pac-12, first-year football coach Troy Taylor said the school intends to remain at the Power 5 level. “I think the players that committed to