Bill Connelly (@ESPN

Bill Connelly

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Bill Connelly

@ESPN_BillC

ESPN writer, professional nerd. SP+. Author of three books (Forward Progress, Study Hall and 50 Best*). College football, soccer, tennis. Puma addiction.

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Joined June 2010

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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Sep 2, 2025
It's Forward Progress Day! It's Forward Progress Day!
Triumph Books
@TriumphBooks
Sep 2, 2025
Out today! @ESPN_BillC has written the definitive book on college football's shifting landscape and exploding influence. Order your copy of 'Forward Progress' to kick off this season. a.co/d/bGP10iC
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Sep 27, 2024
Feels like it becomes clearer every year that the best predictor for how well a college QB will do in the pros is "Who's drafting him?"
Coach Dan Casey
@CoachDanCasey
Sep 27, 2024
“Organizations fail young Quarterbacks before young Quarterbacks fail organizations.” - Kevin O’Connell
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Jun 8, 2018
Replying to @ESPN_BillC
Last thing: nobody did a better job than Bourdain of showing that the world is made up of *people* and not cartoon Others. And once you internalize that, it becomes a million times harder to stomach this stupid, destructive, tribal, political thing we keep doing to each other.
Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Jul 31, 2024
lol hell yes, ACC legend Katie Ledecky
The ACC
@theACC
Jul 31, 2024
𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 🚨 Ledecky bringing home the 🥇 #AccomplishGreatness x #OlympiansMadeHere
Readers added context
Ledecky graduated from Stanford in 2021 washingtonpost.com/sports/olympic… when Stanford was still in the PAC 12 swimswam.com/event/2020-pac…
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Oct 17, 2023
WEEK 8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: FBS THROUGH D3. Yes, D3. You jerks requested it, so here you go. No. 1-665. Projected Fitchburg State at Michigan point spread: Michigan -156.
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Oct 15, 2023
THIRTY TWO POINT FIVE.
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Dec 3, 2023
(FSU looked better against Louisville last night than Alabama did against Auburn, Arkansas or USF, btw.)
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Jan 14, 2023
Winston Bishop: the most underrated sitcom character of the 21st century. They just let him keep getting weirder and weirder until he was suddenly the most integral character on the show.
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Dec 22, 2024
I must regretfully conclude that there were too many SEC teams in the CFP.
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Dec 23, 2023
Love that while he COULD have cruised in untouched, he instead sought out some contact.
Troy Trojans Football 8x⚔️
@TroyTrojansFB
Dec 23, 2023
BIG GUY TOUCHDOWN!!!!!
00:00
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Dec 3, 2023
I was curious what a mashup of Resume SP+ and Strength of Record would have to say about the top 7. Not quite what I expected: 1. Michigan (13-0) 2. Florida State (13-0) 3. Washington (13-0) 4. Ohio State (11-1) 5. Alabama (12-1) 6. Georgia (12-1) 7. Texas (12-1)
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Aug 3, 2021
Utterly delightful day in the Texas State Senate.
Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Dec 3, 2023
We heard "otherwise, why even play the games?" ~400 times this evening re: Bama, Texas, etc. FSU won all its games. No other sport (pro or college) and no other level of football would deprive the Noles a shot at the title. If they don't get into the CFP, why even play the games?
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Bill Connelly
@ESPN_BillC
Dec 18, 2023
Annual reminder: If the “TOO MANY BOWLS” crowd ever actually wins, these are the games that would get cut. You know, the fun and wildly memorable ones.
WKU Football
@WKUFootball
Dec 18, 2023
FAMOUS TOASTERY BOWL CHAMPIONS! 🍞🏆
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