In arguably the most historic day of conference realignment, Oregon and Washington finalized a move to join the Big Ten in 2024. And later on Friday night, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah announced they were officially jumping to the Big 12, joining Colorado in a Pac-12 exodus. It leaves a conference that was formed in

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 04:00 PM ET There are distinct forces threatening to pull apart the Pac-12, which is staring at the reality that the 2023-24 season may be its last after more than a century of existence. A few months ago, landing a stout television deal and banding together for the future would

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 12:56 PM ET Oregon and Washington are finalizing a deal to join the Big Ten, sources told ESPN, a move that continues to dwindle the Pac-12 and puts that conference’s future in the crosshairs. The schools are expected to formally apply for membership Friday, sources said, and a Big Ten

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 10:21 PM ET Arizona is in deep discussions about joining the Big 12, sources told ESPN, with a deal expected to be finalized in the near future. The school is amid the final steps, sources said, including detailing the move in an Arizona board of regents meeting Thursday night. Big

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 04:26 PM ET Big Ten presidents and chancellors met early Thursday morning and authorized commissioner Tony Petitti to explore adding Oregon and Washington in expansion as potential conference members, sources told ESPN. Petitti was tasked with narrowing his focus to those schools, as uncertainty surrounds the Pac-12’s future, and bringing

Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 04:39 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU has a new, more “transparent” injury reporting policy that football coach Brian Kelly described Thursday as a “proactive” response to the proliferation of legalized sports betting. For Kelly, one concern is the specter of gamblers hounding football staffs for insider information. “I’m

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. We always think we know what’s coming at this point in the offseason. We know who’s going to be the preseason No. 1 (in this case, two-time defending national champion Georgia), and we know which blue

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 2, 2023, 10:21 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Former Northwestern assistant coach Mike Hankwitz is pushing back against allegations of hazing and racism in the program under former coach Pat Fitzgerald, outlining the many ways players could report abuse and mistreatment.

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 2, 2023, 04:42 PM ET The Big Ten’s exploration of potential expansion, which the league generally acknowledged Wednesday, underscores the fragility of the overall collegiate landscape and casts a pall over the future of the Pac-12. In the wake of a Yahoo Sports report on Wednesday that the Big Ten has begun

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. It’s fair to say the past year has not upended our perceptions of which schools produce the most football talent at each position. In fact, look back at last year’s Position U