Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 05:53 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. It happens early in the life cycle of any American sports fan getting into European soccer for the first time: the “Oh wow, relegation is amazing” realization, followed pretty quickly by the “We should have this

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Lou Holtz said he understood why his comments about Ohio State before last week’s game at Notre Dame bothered Buckeyes coach Ryan Day, but he reiterated his belief that the Fighting Irish are

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 25, 2023, 04:11 PM ET The attorneys for suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker responded Monday to the school’s written letter last week that it intends to fire him for cause, claiming the university adopted the allegations against Tucker “without any meaningful review of the facts.” In the latest of a

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. PULLMAN, Wash. — Nothing about Saturday’s game between Oregon State and Washington State should have felt unusual. There is a familiarity that comes with having played 106 times over the past 120 years.

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 03:03 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Georgia coach Kirby Smart said on Monday that he doesn’t see any self-satisfaction from his team four games into a season in which the Bulldogs are attempting to do something that hasn’t been

There was bound to be a shakeup in the Power Rankings with eight games featuring teams that were 3-0 or better (Notre Dame was 4-0) entering Week 4. One of those highly anticipated matchups ended up a blowout as Oregon made a statement in its 42-6 rout of Deion Sanders’ upstart Colorado Buffaloes. Another became

ESPN News Services Sep 24, 2023, 02:18 PM ET Colorado and Deion Sanders fell out of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday after a resounding loss in one of the weekend’s showcase games, and the teams toward the top of the rankings were shuffled and tightened. A season-high six teams received first-place

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Texas‘ on-field success to begin the 2023 season — highlighted by a Week 2 victory in Tuscaloosa over Alabama — is translating to the recruiting trail. Four-star offensive tackle Brandon Baker committed to Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns on Sunday night. Editor’s Picks 2 Related

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2023, 05:08 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. The story began with a man on the beach, just hoping to enjoy his last few weeks before starting a new job. It was a story Dabo Swinney, quite presciently, predicted would

Associated Press Sep 23, 2023, 11:52 PM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Chip Trayanum plunged across the goal line from a yard out with one second left and No. 6 Ohio State beat No. 9 Notre Dame 17-14 on Saturday night. Trayanum’s score capped a gutty game-winning drive by Kyle McCord and the Buckeyes that