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6:00 AM ET The future power rankings series has reached its annual zenith with the team rankings. You’ve already digested top-25s for quarterbacks, offenses and defenses, and likely have a rough idea of how the team list will unfold. But the team rankings don’t always weigh everything equally, and put greater emphasis on other factors

8:11 PM ET A son of former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler says he told his father that former team doctor Robert Anderson molested him during a physical exam in the 1960s, and that the revered football coach ignored the complaint and went out of his way to make sure Anderson kept his role with

3:58 PM ET Senators were largely divided along party lines Wednesday as they debated to what extent Congress should be involved in reforming college sports during a summer when options for college athletes to make money will be expanding. Starting in July, a series of state laws will make it illegal for schools and the

6:11 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Dan Murphy Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Robert Seiger, an immigration attorney who represents dozens of professional athletes, likes

9:09 PM ET Georgia lost commitments from two top-50 recruits this week as defensive tackle Bear Alexander and athlete Deyon Bouie both announced they were decommitting from the Bulldogs. Alexander was the first to decommit, announcing his decision on Monday after taking a visit to Texas A&M. June was the first month in nearly a

12:37 PM ET In what will arguably be the most significant meetings about the college football postseason since the sport transitioned from the BCS to the College Football Playoff, a subcommittee is expected to “present a report” next week examining the strengths and weakness of the four-team playoff, including models for expansion, to the full

6:00 AM ET When splitting your conference into divisions, you can either let geography dictate the terms, or you can overthink. The ACC chose the latter when it broke into the Atlantic and Coastal divisions for football in 2005, presumably taking a stab at competitive balance (and, theoretically, annual Florida State–Miami title games). Competitive balance

8:44 PM ET ESPN 300 wide receiver Kaleb Brown committed to Ohio State on Monday, picking the Buckeyes over offers from Alabama, Florida, Michigan and Notre Dame, among others. Brown, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound receiver out of Saint Rita High School in Chicago, is ranked No. 87 overall in the 2022 recruiting class, according to ESPN.

12:41 PM ET Nick Saban, who has led Alabama‘s football program to six national championships, has been rewarded with a contract extension that will take him through the Crimson Tide’s 2028 season. Saban is set to make $8.425 million this coming season, and his new deal will include annual increases in salary in addition to

6:00 AM ET College football prospects and coaches are finally reunited as the recruiting dead period, which had stretched out for over a year, was finally lifted at the start of June. As a result, this month is poised to be an active one, with official visits and camps once again allowed. In turn, the

9:09 PM ET Alabama secured its second ESPN 300 running back in the 2022 class on Sunday when Le’veon Moss committed to the Crimson Tide. Moss is the No. 49 ranked prospect overall and the No. 4 ranked recruit in the state of Louisiana. He’s a 6-foot, 190-pound back from Istrouma High in Baton Rouge,

5:18 PM ET Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick is stepping down at the end of the month to take on a new role at the school. Hamrick will become special assistant to university president Jerome Gilbert for one year, the school said Friday. Hamrick was hired in 2009 and became

11:40 AM ET Associated Press Northwestern hired NCAA executive Derrick Gragg as its athletic director Friday, the Big Ten school’s second time filling the position in a little more than a month. Mike Polisky, a longtime deputy AD at Northwestern, was promoted to the job May 3 but stepped down amid backlash because he was

3:07 PM ET Johnny Manziel says he “made somewhat of a decent living” by selling autographed items during his days at Texas A&M, but that he “never took a dollar” until after he won the Heisman Trophy in 2012. Manziel recounted selling his autograph during an interview with Barstool Sports, detailing two different transactions in

5:16 PM ET Associated Press A company that has partnered with dozens of college athletic departments on name, image and likeness programming announced a deal with Twitter on Thursday that will allow athletes to monetize video posts on the social media platform. In less than a month, several state laws will go into effect that

7:35 PM ET The Southeastern Conference voted on Thursday to allow players that transfer within the conference to have immediate eligibility. Previously intraconference transfers were required to sit out a year of competition. “This is an important measure to further support student-athletes throughout the Southeastern Conference,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement. “While

6:28 PM ET LSU is expected to hire Arkansas offensive line coach Brad Davis for the same position, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Davis was born and raised in Baton Rouge and won a national championship at Oklahoma in 2000. He spent the past four seasons in the SEC coaching offensive line at

5:53 AM ET We generally talk about football players and positions in the simplest way possible. You’re a rushing quarterback (or maybe a “dual-threat”) or a pocket passer, a between-the-tackles runner or an all-purpose back, a wideout or a slot receiver, etc. Some of the most fun players in the sport, however, blur the lines,