Adam Rittenberg

In 1979, a woman disappeared into the night. Her family searched. They waited. Then, 41 years later, came the call that changed everything. 🚨Introducing Finding Dolores Wulff, a podcast from @BonaguraESPN and me.🚨 Premiering Aug. 4. Please subscribe! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Sad news to report tonight: Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Sandberg, 65, was a kind, gracious star. One of those guys no one had a bad thing to say about. RIP

Thanks to Doug and Bill for having me on to talk CFB and @FindingDolores, which debuts a week from today!

Deion announces he battled, beat bladder cancer - via @ESPN App espn.com/college-footba…

Deion Sanders news conference in about 30 minutes alongside his medical team, where he'll address his health issues from the spring and preview camp. I never get ahead of a person's health announcements, and would caution against anything you read on this app seeking attention.

Notre Dame and Wake Forest will play in the Duke's Mayo Classic on Oct. 9, 2027, at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.

This is outstanding from Jon. Take some time to read it. And kudos to James Franklin for opening up about difficult topics.

This wasn’t among the talking points for Big Ten coaches and officials in Las Vegas, but I brought it up to several and they agreed: The preseason polls should be obliterated. They carry too much meaning and shape debate, overvaluing/undervaluing teams before we know anything.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders will hold a pre-training camp news conference Monday in Boulder alongside his medical team. Sanders declined to discuss his health issues from the spring in depth at Big 12 media days but will do so Monday.

〽️ » 🇩🇪 We are engaged in ongoing discussions to kick off the 2026 season on foreign soil, playing host to Western Michigan at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on Saturday, Aug. 29. This non-conference matchup would become the first game played by the Wolverines…

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore begins his B1G media address by thanking league commissioner Tony Petitti "for all the work he's done for us as coaches."

USC coach Lincoln Riley making it clear he wants to keep playing Notre Dame -- "It's one of the reasons I came" -- but adds the schools "are in radically different situations" with schedules and CFP paths, and that it underscores need for a system with more automatic qualifiers.

Talked with Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz about the offense and transfer QB Mark Gronowski. "We'll be much improved at quarterback. ... we've had bad health there, we've had bad fortune, bad luck and, quite frankly, playing with some guys that weren't ready." espn.com/college-footba…

Contract extended 🤝 @CoachDrinkwitz 🔗: mutigers.com/news/2025/7/24…

Minnesota in the CFP? If the Gophers improve in one-score games, coach P.J. Fleck thinks it's quite possible. "This isn't a pipe dream," he told ESPN. "We're not as far off as maybe what our brand and logo and name think we are." espn.com/college-footba…

In case anyone is wondering about the Big Ten-SEC relationship, I had a nice discussion with Tony Petitti just now, which ended when he had to take a call from Greg Sankey.

Penn State coach James Franklin says that while national conversations have increased about his team, it's nothing new. "We were a drive away from playing for a national championship, but it didn't feel that way because the expectations at Penn State are really high."