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Adam RittenbergJan 17, 2026, 08:19 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — When James Madison coach Curt Cignetti accepted the Indiana job on Nov. 30, 2023, Zach Horton’s mind swirled with questions. Who would Cignetti want to take with him from JMU to IU?…
Max OlsonDec 29, 2025, 07:40 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Transfer portal season is already well underway, but the floodgates finally open on Friday. The first day of the NCAA transfer portal window, which runs Jan. 2-16, will feature thousands of FBS and…
David HaleDec 23, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Upon his retreat from Moscow, Napoleon reportedly quipped of his army’s harrowing defeat that the margin between “the ridiculous and the sublime was but a step.” He could just as easily have been talking…
Dec 13, 2025, 11:35 PM ET It’s one of the most exciting times of the year as the 2025 bowl season is underway! College Football Playoff Bracket Challenge Fill out up to TWO College Football Playoff Brackets! Create a group and invite your friends. $50K in prizes! Make Your Picks Our college football experts provide…
Matt BowenDec 5, 2025, 11:00 AM ET Close Matt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on “NFL Matchup.” After graduating from the University of Iowa, Matt played safety in the NFL for St. Louis, Green Bay, Washington and…
Rivalry week is the perfect opportunity to gain bragging rights over a local foe. It’s also a great opportunity to showcase some uniform swag. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Ever fashion-savvy, Oregon is stepping to the plate for Week 14 with an offering that checks the latter box. Heading north to Seattle to face Washington, a…
Eli LedermanNov 15, 2025, 07:36 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. The early signing period is entering the horizon and the heat is turning up on the 2026 recruiting cycle in…
ESPN Nov 11, 2025, 07:13 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff committee released its second set of rankings Tuesday and Ohio State remains at the top. The committee will release its rankings each Tuesday through the end of the regular season. The final set of rankings will be released on…
It was a wild week in the ACC with the two highest-ranked teams in the conference losing to unranked opponents. No. 10 Miami fell to SMU in overtime to put its playoff hopes in jeopardy, and Georgia Tech lost its first game of the season in a high-scoring game against NC State. Meanwhile, Texas notched…
MICHAEL JOHNSON WAS trying to find a way home. In 2019, Johnson was the executive chef of the Seattle Seahawks, but he wanted to get back to Baton Rouge, where his children and their mother lived. One late night, Johnson dove into a job search that yielded a surprising result. “I googled ‘executive chef Baton…
