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Coach Ed Orgeron and LSU have agreed to a six-year contract extension through the 2026 season that is valued at more than $42 million, the school announced Friday. The agreement, pending approval of the LSU board of supervisors, includes a base annual salary of $6 million. In addition, Orgeron will receive a $5 million split-dollar

ANAHEIM, Calif. — NCAA president Mark Emmert said a consensus is growing among college sports leaders that college athletes will soon be allowed to make money from business ventures that aren’t directly related to their athletic ability. Emmert focused his comments at his annual “state of college sports” address at the NCAA convention Thursday evening

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Jarren Williams informed Miami on Thursday that he is entering the transfer portal, a move that comes three days after former Houston quarterback D’Eriq King decided to join the Hurricanes. Williams started 10 of Miami’s 13 games this past season, after beating out N’Kosi Perry and Tate Martell for the first-string

In our second-to-last installment unveiling the top 100 games of the 2019 college football season, we go heavy into added context. Today’s list includes Rivalry Week games, high-impact bowls and a few controversial finishes. And a dance-off. Can’t forget the dance-off. CONTROVERSY 40. Temple 30, Memphis 28 (Oct. 12) Here’s what it took to prevent

The college football season ended with LSU celebrating a 15-0 season and a College Football Playoff national championship, at home, in New Orleans. And while Clemson was denied back-to-back national titles, it is still No. 1 in the first edition of the 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25. With quarterback Trevor Lawrence coming back, the Tigers will

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The NCAA’s board of governors plans to meet in a special session in the coming weeks to work on improving the organization’s sexual violence policy. Chairman Michael Drake said the board had a “robust discussion” about the need for new regulations in that area during its meeting Wednesday at the annual NCAA

Boise State is suing the Mountain West Conference, alleging the league and its other members breached its re-entry agreement by approving a new television deal with CBS and FOX without its approval, and reneging on future $1.8 million annual bonuses for the Broncos. In the lawsuit, filed in state district court in Idaho on Friday,

Iowa is adding offensive tackle Coy Cronk, a graduate transfer who started 40 games for Indiana. Cronk’s name appears in Iowa’s student directory, and a source confirmed to ESPN that he will join the Hawkeyes for the 2020 season. Cronk, who suffered a season-ending ankle injury in September and underwent surgery, recently entered the NCAA

Hawai’i has hired former Arizona State coach Todd Graham as the 24th head football coach in program history. Athletic director David Matlin announced the hiring of Graham, also a former head coach at Pittsburgh and Tulsa, in a news release Tuesday. Graham replaces Nick Rolovich, who left Hawaii after four seasons to become head coach

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The death of a former Mississippi State football player whose body was found in an Alabama home Tuesday is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. Birmingham police told news outlets that De’Runnya Wilson, 25, was found unresponsive inside a south-side Birmingham home by a relative Tuesday evening. Birmingham Police Sgt. Johnny

Georgia filled a need at quarterback on Tuesday when ESPN Junior 300 signal-caller Brock Vandagriff committed to the Dawgs. Vandagriff is the No. 24-ranked recruit in the 2021 class and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Georgia. He’s a 6-foot-3, 200-pound prospect from Prince Avenue Christian School in Bogart, Georgia. Vandagriff originally committed

MOBILE, Ala. — Former Oklahoma Sooners and Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts said there isn’t any decision or move he would change from his college career, which saw him start at QB for two of the most storied programs in college football. “I don’t think there is any experience that I would go back

Former Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks is headed to Arkansas. Franks, who began the 2019 season as the Gators’ starter before a season-ending injury in September, announced the news on social media. Since 2016, Franks appeared in 27 games for Florida, starting 24. He threw for 4,593 yards, 38 touchdowns and 17 interceptions with the Gators.

USC is working on an agreement to make Todd Orlando its next defensive coordinator, a source told ESPN. Orlando’s deal could be finalized later Monday. He served as Texas’ defensive coordinator the past three seasons before being fired Dec. 1 as part of a staff overhaul. Orlando in January took a job with Texas Tech

PASADENA, Calif. — Chattanooga quarterback Nick Tiano threw for 135 yards and a touchdown and was selected the Most Valuable Player of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after leading the National squad to a 30-20 victory over the American team Saturday. 2 Related Tiano, who was 8-of-10 passing, gave his team a 17-7 lead early in

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mission accomplished for Florida International’s James Morgan, Charlotte’s Benny LeMay and Navy’s Malcolm Perry in the East-West Shrine Bowl. The trio shined for the East in a 31-27 victory, with Morgan leading two first-quarter touchdown drives and LeMay rushing for a pair of TDs, including the game winner. Perry took a

Clemson redshirt junior linebacker Isaiah Simmons, the No. 5 overall prospect in ESPN’s Todd McShay latest rankings, officially declared for the NFL draft on Saturday. “While I am incredibly excited about the opportunities and challenges that await me,” Simmons wrote on social media, “please know that a part of my heart will always remain here

Former Texas Tech quarterback Jett Duffey will transfer to Central Michigan, he confirmed in a text message to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Duffey started the final eight games of the season in 2019 for the Red Raiders after starting quarterback Alan Bowman went down with an injury. He threw for 2,840 yards and 18 touchdowns and