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7:15 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Eric Schmid threw for three touchdowns, including a 10-yarder to Ife Adeyi with 16 seconds left, and Sam Houston wrapped the longest and most unusual college football season with its first FCS national title, beating top-seeded South Dakota State 23-21 on a rain-drenched Sunday. Jequez Ezzard caught

9:36 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Much like the season, nothing about the FCS championship game was normal. It was, after all, a Sunday afternoon in May. Teams and fans who survived a season postponed until spring and unrelenting COVID protocols were tested by a downpour and a 75-minute lightning delay. But a thrilling championship

5:54 PM ET ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said Thursday he wants a “thorough assessment” of College Football Playoff expansion before making any decisions about the current four-team format. During a conference call with reporters following the league’s virtual spring meetings, Phillips said he isn’t against expansion, but he doesn’t want to rush into making a

4:34 PM ET An independent massage therapist has been barred from Ohio State’s campus and from having any interaction with Ohio State athletics members after an independent investigation found she had engaged in inappropriate and exploitative behavior targeting members of the Buckeyes football team. The university released statements and a full report on the investigation,

1:26 PM ET George Kliavkoff, the president of entertainment and sports for MGM Resorts International, has been hired as the next commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, a source confirmed to ESPN. Kliavkoff replaces Larry Scott, who had been the commissioner since 2009. The Pac-12 announced in January that Scott’s tenure would end in June, with

9:00 AM ET In 2006, Joel Sebastianelli was a 12-year-old college football fanatic in the small town of Johnston, Rhode Island. And he was captivated by a record-breaking gunslinger who resided 5,068 miles away and rarely played a game that ended before midnight on the East Coast. Sebastianelli and his buddies loved playing NCAA Football

7:39 PM ET Associated Press Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere, Sacred Heart running back Julius Chestnut and VMI receiver Jakob Herres are among the Walter Payton Award finalists highlighting The Associated Press FCS All-America team released Wednesday. The Championship Subdivision’s spring season, pushed back nearly six months because of the pandemic, will conclude Sunday with

4:50 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — New Kansas coach Lance Leipold is retaining longtime assistant Emmett Jones, who had served as the Jayhawks’ interim coach when the program was missing both a football coach and athletic director. Leipold, who was hired away from Buffalo two weeks ago, announced the majority of his staff

2:28 PM ET The Valdosta (Georgia) Board of Education is scheduled to meet Monday to revisit its earlier decision not to renew embattled football coach Rush Propst’s contract, according to an agenda posted on the school district’s website. The school board voted on April 27 not to renew Propst, who was placed on administrative leave

6:47 AM ET The NFL draft elicits a range of strong opinions, but college coaches have a distinct viewpoint. They have seen these players up close, both in games and studying them on film, often for multiple seasons. While their job is not to project how players will fare in the NFL, they can spot

7:59 PM ET Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal lawsuit brought by a group of former Iowa football players alleging staff members mistreated Black players will move forward, but all or parts of some of the allegations were thrown out Thursday. Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz and former strength coach Chris Doyle remain the

6:53 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — College football teams will be required to hold at least seven padless practices during the preseason and the number of contact practices will be reduced from 21 to 18 under changes proposed by the NCAA’s oversight committee Thursday. The football oversight committee’s proposal goes to the Division I

9:30 AM ET Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha The

7:15 AM ET A year ago, Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields were surefire top picks, and Trey Lance was a quickly-rising sleeper, but Zach Wilson and Mac Jones were still taking steps to assure that they would start for their respective schools in the fall. Todd McShay’s way-too-early 2021 draft rankings last May identified the

7:15 AM ET I’ve barely even unpacked after a fun few days in Cleveland at the 2021 NFL draft, but yes, it’s already time for the first look at the potential prospects and first-round picks of the 2022 NFL draft. But to be clear, this is an extremely early prediction. I haven’t even spent much

7:49 AM ET When Trevor Lawrence stepped off the plane and onto his new home soil of Jacksonville, Florida, this past Friday, his first instinct wasn’t to smile or give a thumbs up. It wasn’t to shout “Duuuval!” and yank a Jacksonville Jaguars cap atop his head. Instead, as the quarterback reached out with his

7:00 AM ET Alabama, the defending national champion, had six players selected in the first round of last week’s NFL draft, tying the Miami Hurricanes‘ previous record set in 2004. Alabama and Ohio State each had 10 players drafted overall, the most of any program in this year’s draft. Georgia was third with nine draft

3:43 PM ET Former Texas linebacker Juwan Mitchell announced on Monday that he’s transferring to Tennessee. Mitchell started eight of 10 games for the Longhorns last season and led the team with 62 tackles. A senior, Mitchell will be immediately eligible to play after the NCAA passed legislation last month to allow players to transfer