Jan 7, 2023 Florida State defensive end Jared Verse made a pros and cons list as he weighed his future over the past two weeks, trying to determine whether to leave school and become a potential first-round NFL pick or stay for one more year and improve. Ultimately, Verse decided he wanted another year with

9:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN LOS ANGELES — Former Texas coach Tom Herman vividly remembers the muggy night back in the summer of 2019. A quiet wide receiver from nearby Temple, Texas, strolled onto an outdoor basketball court at a slam dunk contest during the program’s Friday Night Lights recruiting event. Quentin Johnston had a

Jan 5, 2023 Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia As Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh reiterated his intention Thursday to remain with

2:40 PM ET Junior safety Peyton Woodyard committed to Georgia on Saturday. Woodyard, No. 43 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and the safety ranked third highest in the cycle, made the announcement during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio. He was one of two 2024 prospects to commit during the game and

Jan 5, 2023 Pete ThamelESPN Sam Hartman, widely regarded as the top transfer quarterback this offseason, is heading to Notre Dame. He announced his decision on social media Thursday and will spend his final year of college eligibility with the Irish. Hartman’s decision to pick Notre Dame had been expected since he entered the transfer

Jan 5, 2023 Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel announced on Thursday that he will return to the Sooners for the 2023 season. “This island boy found a home in Oklahoma,” Gabriel posted on Twitter. Gabriel, a 5-foot-11, 204-pound junior from Hawaii, threw for 3,168 yards, 25 touchdowns and six interceptions this season, despite missing much of

Jan 5, 2023 Pete ThamelESPN To fix Rutgers’ sputtering offense, coach Greg Schiano is turning to a familiar face. Rutgers has targeted former Scarlet Knights assistant Kirk Ciarrocca as the school’s next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The deal with Ciarrocca, who is currently the offensive coordinator at Minnesota, has not been completed

3:42 PM ET TCU is adding former Alabama running back Trey Sanders, the third ex-Crimson Tide player to pick the Horned Frogs in recent weeks. Sanders, who announced his commitment to TCU on Twitter on Thursday, was limited to 14 carries this season but had 448 rushing yards on 102 carries in his first two

5:00 AM ET CHRIS HATCHER REMEMBERS the first time he knew Kirby Smart was going to be a great defensive coach. Hatcher, the current coach at Samford, was hiring his first staff at Valdosta State in 2000 and had used up much of his salary pool for assistants before hiring a secondary coach. His defensive

Jan 4, 2023 Jimbo Fisher is bringing in former Arkansas and Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino, one of the most respected offensive minds in football, to be Texas A&M‘s offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Fisher has always called his own plays on offense and is one of the diminishing number of head coaches to do