Adam Rittenberg

Chicago

National College Football Senior Writer at ESPN

Senior Writer, college football for @ESPN, @ESPNPlus | @SXMCollege host | Adjunct @CMNDePaul | Prepare for angry Bears tweets

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Bielema: SEC needs 9 league games for CFP sake

1 week ago | 700espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

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Illinois' Bielema wants 9 league games for all conferences

1 week ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

CHICAGO -- Illinois coach Bret Bielema wants to see the College Football Playoff expand to 16 teams in 2026, but only if all the major conferences, including the SEC, play nine league games per season. Speaking Tuesday before Illini Night at Wrigley Field, Bielema said the 16-team model doesn't necessarily need to include four automatic spots for Big Ten teams, as Ohio State coach Ryan Day advocated for earlier this month.
Michigan adds depth with transfer QB Jake Garcia

1 week ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

Michigan has added well-traveled quarterback transfer Jake Garcia, a former top 25 recruit who has spent time at three other programs, as the team tries to build depth around decorated freshman Bryce Underwood. Garcia had 1,426 passing yards with eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions last season for East Carolina, where he received his most playing time at the FBS level.
Wisconsin gets probation, fine for impermissible calls

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Adam Rittenberg

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin was placed on one year's probation and fined $25,000 on Thursday after an NCAA investigation showed that nine coaches and staffers made impermissible phone calls to recruits in 2023. Former defensive line coach Greg Scruggs and former director of player personnel Max Stienecker received one-year show cause orders. Scruggs is now an assistant defensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers. Stienecker is USC's executive director of personnel.
Judge denies NC State CB Corey Coley Jr.'s 5th year request

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal judge has ruled against cornerback Corey Coley Jr.'s request that he be granted a fifth year of eligibility to play at NC State and earn name, image and likeness money. Coley is one of several players suing the NCAA over its rule that college athletes may play only four seasons within a five-year period. He sought an injunction that would allow him to play this fall, but U.S. District Judge James C.
Deion Sanders looks forward to return after camp absence

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

Deion Sanders posted on social media Wednesday that "everything is OKAY" after he has not attended football camps in Boulder, Colorado, this spring. The Colorado coach's health has come into question because of his extended absence. Sanders wrote on X that he was "truly blessed for the abundance of well wishes, for all the thoughts and all of the prayers. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!"Wow, I am truly blessed for the abundance of well wishes, for all the thoughts and all of the prayers.
Future Power Rankings: How all 68 Power 4 college football teams stack up

2 weeks ago | 700espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

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Future Power Rankings: How all 68 Power 4 college football teams stack up

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

College football's future power rankings have been reimagined as part of a changing sport. The constant roster shuffling around college football because of the portal made three-year projections less sensible. Instead, the rankings will examine the next two seasons -- in this case, the 2025 and 2026 seasons -- and function more as a snapshot of the landscape. Rather than deliver installments before the team rankings, I'm doing them all at once for the Power 4 leagues and Notre Dame.
UNC players talk Belichick; tout approach, humor

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Adam Rittenberg

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Jordan Shipp remembers the conversation with his roommates after learning Bill Belichick was North Carolina's new coach. "It was just like, 'That's the greatest coach of all time,'" the receiver recalled, "'and he's about to be a coaching us.'"Belichick's arrival has triggered plenty of change for the Tar Heels, who are making a big bet on the man who won six Super Bowls as an NFL head coach to spark their football program.
Ex-staffer Stalions on hand as NCAA vs. Michigan hearing closes

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

Michigan wrapped up a two-day hearing Saturday before the NCAA's committee on infractions, which is examining potential punishments for impermissible scouting and sign-stealing, orchestrated by former football staff member Connor Stalions. A Michigan spokesman told ESPN that the school would not be commenting until there is a final resolution to the case, which likely wouldn't come until later this summer or fall. Infractions decisions usually take at least eight weeks.