Adam Rittenberg

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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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Day: Big Ten deserves 4 automatic spots in CFP

1 day ago | thejefffoxshow.com | Adam Rittenberg

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Ohio State's Ryan Day says Big Ten deserves 4 AQ spots in CFP

1 day ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After winning the first 12-team College Football Playoff and a national title as an at-large selection in 2024, Ohio State coach Ryan Day would like to see future models include at least four automatic qualifying spots for the expanded Big Ten. As college football leaders discuss the next version of the CFP, beginning with the 2026 season, there has been recent pushback against templates that include more automatic spots for both the Big Ten and SEC.
Baylor football player Alex Foster, 18, dies in Miss.

1 week ago | 700espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

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Baylor football player Alex Foster, 18, dies in Miss.

1 week ago | thejefffoxshow.com | Adam Rittenberg

Stay on Jeff’s Sideline Subscribe to the official Jeff Fox YouTube channel to join Jeff Fox on the sidelines of all Florida’s most popular sporting events.
Baylor football player Alex Foster, 18, dies in Mississippi

1 week ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

Baylor defensive lineman Alex Foster, 18, died early Wednesday while home in Mississippi, the team announced. Foster, from Greenville, Mississippi, redshirted the 2024 season at Baylor and went through practice this spring. Baylor said he died unexpectedly overnight. "We are heartbroken by the unexpected loss of Alex Foster, a beloved member of our football family," Baylor coach Dave Aranda and athletic director Mack Rhoades said in a joint statement.
Ranking every college football head coach as players

1 week ago | espn.in | Adam Rittenberg

Every five years or so, I take a stab at ranking all of the FBS head coaches, according to their careers as college football players. The backgrounds of coaches -- where they played, what they played, how successful they were, how often they transferred -- can shed light on how they manage their rosters and oversee their programs these days. The group of coaches also changes significantly in every edition of these rankings.
Notre Dame enfrentará a Wisconsin en Lambeau Field en el 2026

2 weeks ago | espn.com.ar | Adam Rittenberg

El estadio de los Packers recibirá el partido de la Shamrock Series, su primer juego colegial en una décadaNotre Dame y Wisconsin jugarán su partido pospuesto en Lambeau Field el 6 de septiembre del 2026, un domingo, en el primer encuentro de fútbol americano universitario en el histórico estadio de Green Bay en una década.
ND, Wisconsin to play Lambeau game in 2026

2 weeks ago | thejefffoxshow.com | Adam Rittenberg

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Tim Cindric among 3 fired by Penske in wake of cheating scandal

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

INDIANAPOLIS -- Roger Penske has fired team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer in the wake of an Indianapolis 500 cheating scandal. "Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams," Penske said in a Wednesday statement. "We have had organizational failures during the last two years, and we had to make necessary changes.
Notre Dame, Wisconsin to play at Lambeau Field in 2026

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Adam Rittenberg

Notre Dame and Wisconsin will play their postponed Lambeau Field game on Sept. 6, 2026, a Sunday, in the first college football contest at the historic Green Bay venue in a decade. The Shamrock Series game originally was set for Oct. 3, 2020, but was postponed after the COVID-19 pandemic hit and both teams only played conference games (Notre Dame competed as a member of the ACC that fall).