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ESPN News Services Jan 14, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions J.J. McCarthy, Michigan‘s national championship-winning quarterback, is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Running back Blake Corum also announced Sunday that he is entering the NFL draft. McCarthy made the announcement Sunday, a day after being begged to stay. The

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJan 14, 2024, 01:36 AM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice is from Dallas and played in college at SMU, so he’s never played a game in weather remotely approaching

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Jan 12, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan star defensive lineman Kris Jenkins tells ESPN that he’s leaving school early to declare for the NFL draft. Jenkins proved one of the linchpins of Michigan’s championship defense in 2023, as he earned second-team All Big Ten honors and finished the season with

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington is losing two skill players to the NFL draft: wide receiver Rome Odunze and running back Dillon Johnson. Odunze led the nation in receiving yards in 2023 and earned first-team All-America honors. He enters the draft as Mel Kiper’s No. 5 overall player

Seth Wickersham, ESPN Senior WriterJan 13, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from the University of Missouri. Although he primarily covers the NFL, his assignments also have taken him to the Athens Olympics, the World Series, the NCAA tournament and the NHL

Open Extended Reactions Kalen DeBoer has a tough act to follow. Alabama will name DeBoer its next head coach, sources told ESPN on Friday, replacing Nick Saban and his more than 200 wins and six national titles at the school. DeBoer, 49, is 105-12 as a head coach and was named AP Coach of the

Associated Press Jan 11, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 45 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-102 on Thursday in the NBA’s third regular-season game in Paris. Mitchell had his 16th 40-point game in just two seasons in Cleveland. He added 12 rebounds,

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 08:22 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions Former Texas, Nebraska and FAU quarterback Casey Thompson committed Thursday to Oklahoma, where he will play his

Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Two of the

Ed Dove, Special to ESPNJan 11, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Gambia head coach Tom Saintfiet has said his team avoided tragedy on Wednesday when the plane transporting them to the

Jan 11, 2024, 05:08 AM Open Extended Reactions Fiji international Api Ratuniyarawa has been jailed after sexually assaulting three women in Cardiff, local media reported on Tuesday. The 37-year-old was sentenced to two years and 10 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting the assaults that took place between Oct.31 and Nov. 2 last year.

Jan 10, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Saban, considered among the greatest college football coaches of all time who won seven national titles, six of them at Alabama, has informed the Crimson Tide that he is retiring, sources told ESPN’s Chris Low on Wednesday. Saban, 72, just completed his 17th season at

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 11:16 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Georgia enters the offseason as the consensus betting favorite to win next year’s national championship, the first to be decided by a 12-team playoff. The Bulldogs were listed with 17-4 odds

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award

Jan 9, 2024, 07:21 AM Open Extended Reactions Former Wales and British and Irish Lions fullback JPR Williams has died aged 74, Premier Division club Bridgend Ravens said on Monday. Williams, who was part of the golden era of Welsh rugby in the 1970s, captained his country as well as Bridgend. “Bridgend Ravens are devastated

Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterJan 7, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The

Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterJan 7, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterJan 7, 2024, 06:59 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for