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5:11 PM ET The SEC on Thursday said revenue rose to $777.8 million during the 2020-21 fiscal year — an increase of $120.1 million from the previous year. The money will be divided equally among the conference’s 14 schools. Excluding bowl expenses, each school will receive roughly $54.6 million. The total distribution is made up

4:48 PM ET Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss all will terminate their membership with Conference USA on June 30, the schools announced Friday. The three schools, who are bound for the Sun Belt, said in similar statements that they first communicated their intent in December to cease participation in Conference USA at the end

4:30 PM ET After a week of rampant speculation about Bryan Harsin’s future at Auburn and an internal inquiry into his handling of the football program, Harsin remains the head coach of the Tigers. On Friday, the school announced that Harsin will return for his second season at the helm. “My most recent conversations with

11:58 AM ET Pete Thamel Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Auburn University is expected to announce Friday that head football coach Bryan Harsin is returning after completing a university-directed inquiry into the program, ESPN has learned. Harsin has been in limbo

7:00 AM ET Are college football’s rules perfect? Not necessarily. So our writers tried to solve some issues on the field. From changing penalties like taunting and targeting to adjusting overtime — we know that’s a hot-button issue in the NFL right now — our staff wanted to make some changes to the college game.

7:55 PM ET Pete Thamel Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Auburn coach Bryan Harsin met with the officials running the school’s inquiry into the football program on Wednesday night, sources told ESPN. Upon Harsin’s return to the country from his previously

2:23 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Amid an investigation into football coach Bryan Harsin, Auburn University has implemented a new policy stating that employees can be fired for not cooperating with an investigation or review. The new policy, which went into effect on Tuesday, states that violations “may result in disciplinary action up

11:33 PM ET Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Brian Williams is taking over as Maryland’s defensive coordinator. Williams has been on the staff for all three of Michael Locksley’s seasons as head coach. He was outside linebackers coach in 2019, defensive line coach in 2020 and became co-defensive coordinator in 2021. Maryland said Wednesday

1:23 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule is adding a ton of NFL experience to his defensive staff in new pass game coordinator secondary coach Steve Wilks, who was with the organization for six year under Ron Rivera. The team agreed to terms with Wilks, a Charlotte native, on Wednesday. Wilks

4:31 PM ET After offensive coordinator Josh Gattis’ departure to Miami, Michigan will turn over play-calling duties to assistants Matt Weiss and Sherrone Moore. Weiss, who spent last season as Michigan’s quarterbacks coach, has been promoted to co-offensive coordinator following Gattis’ departure. Moore, who served as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, will remain in

2:15 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams‘ first week on campus includes some of the typical trappings of college life. He has papers due on art history, ageism and cultural dance. He’s introducing himself to new teammates, hunting for a new apartment and got cleared to work out in time for a

7:00 AM ET In the year since Jim Phillips became ACC commissioner, he has made it his mission to prioritize football. That is a big reason why football will take up the bulk of the agenda when the league holds in-person winter meetings in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, starting Wednesday. At the top of that agenda:

11:01 AM ET Indiana offensive lineman Brady Feeney, whose severe bout with COVID-19 in 2020 attracted national attention and impacted initial decisions about the 2020 season, entered the transfer portal on Wednesday. Feeney, a St. Louis native, redshirted the 2020 season and did not play in 2021. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 in July 2020,

4:22 PM ET Pete Thamel Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is set to hire former Vanderbilt defensive coordinator Jesse Minter for the same position with the Wolverines, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The two sides are in

5:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Vanderbilt is elevating Nick Howell to become the football team’s new defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Howell was recently hired as the school’s defensive backs coach and brings nine seasons of coordinating experience to his new role at Vanderbilt. He’ll replace Jesse Minter, who agreed to become the new defensive

3:57 PM ET Caitlin Murray Sarah Fuller made history as a Vanderbilt placekicker in 2020. Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Sarah Fuller, the former Vanderbilt kicker who made history as the first woman to play and score in a Power 5 college football game, has signed her first professional contract in soccer. Fuller will join

8:24 AM ET Talmage Gunther wasn’t expecting an ordinary Thursday in August, amid the often painful monotony of preseason camp, to become the most emotional day of his college football career. The BYU walk-on wide receiver knew something strange was afoot when he walked into the Cougars’ team facility after practice to find boxes of

3:09 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Auburn University acknowledged on Monday that the school is making expanded inquiries into the tenure of football coach Bryan Harsin. In a statement that doesn’t mention Harsin by name, the university said it is “collecting information from a variety of perspectives, including our student-athletes.” This extends the awkward limbo of