4:42 PM ET James Franklin has agreed to a 10-year contract extension to remain as Penn State’s head coach through the 2031 season. The school announced the extension on Tuesday, as the school made a long-term commitment to keep Franklin in Happy Valley. “We are excited to have James Franklin lead our football program for
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9:49 AM ET The odds to win the Heisman Trophy shifted over the weekend, with Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud emerging as the odds-on favorite at U.S. sportsbooks. Stroud is the favorite at -220 at Caesars Sportsbook, followed by Alabama quarterback Bryce Young at +175. Stroud entered the weekend behind Young in the Heisman odds
8:00 AM ET Dan Mullen has been fired at Florida, and another big job is now open. Where did things go wrong for the Gators? And how can they return to their national-championship-contending ways? Our experts break it all down What was the biggest reason for Dan Mullen’s downfall? Alex Scarborough: Florida athletic director Scott
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff No. 1 Georgia made light work of FCS’ Charleston Southern with a 56-7 victory. Meanwhile, Ohio State treated a top-10 Michigan State team like an FCS club, beating the Spartans by the same score. Week 12 of the college football season gave us Heisman moments, stunning upsets and big plays
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Heisman Trophy will be awarded in less than three weeks, and no one has run away with it. A quarterback has won the award in four of the past five years, nine of the past 11 years and 12 of the past 15 years. A defensive player hasn’t won
1:21 PM ET Dan Mullen is out as Florida‘s football coach, the school announced Sunday. Greg Knox, Florida’s running backs coach and special teams coordinator, will fill in as interim coach. A staff meeting was called for 1 p.m. ET and a team meeting for 1:30. The Gators have lost four straight games to Power
2:16 PM ET Associated Press Ohio State is No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, surging three spots Sunday past No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati in a close vote. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the seventh consecutive week, but for the second week in
1:22 AM ET That the 2021 season has been unique is well-documented by this point. The upsets have been routine, the preseason top-25 looks like Swiss cheese and expectations and assumptions rarely survive the next Saturday. It’s been fun. What 2021 hasn’t been, at least until Week 12’s games kicked off, was informative. A quick
9:30 PM ET CINCINNATI — After four weeks filled with games that were too close for comfort, Cincinnati unleashed its full potential in a 48-14 win over SMU on Saturday, clinching a spot in the AAC championship game against Houston. The win also served as a statement of sorts. With Cincinnati sitting at No. 5
3:57 PM ET Whether the intended message was that quarterback C.J. Stroud is firmly planted in the Heisman race, that the defense is playing at a championship level or that this team belongs in the College Football Playoff, Ohio State made a statement on Saturday. The No. 4 Buckeyes didn’t show any weaknesses in a
10:05 PM ET Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral appears to have already made the decision to turn pro following the season. The junior from California tweeted a lengthy message on Friday night, thanking “Rebel Nation” and calling Saturday’s matchup against Vanderbilt “my final game at The Vaught,” a reference to Ole Miss’ Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. “Thank
12:07 PM ET New guidelines are giving college coaches more leeway in recruiting, with Ole Miss‘ Lane Kiffin already taking advantage of one new rule. As the NCAA attempts to modernize Division I rules, coaches are now allowed to mention high school teams publicly or geotag the schools while recruiting off campus. Kiffin tweeted Friday
3:50 PM ET Ohio State announced backup quarterback Jack Miller has been reinstated to the team after a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired was reduced to a misdemeanor. Miller was pulled over by Ohio State Highway Patrol the morning of Nov. 5 for driving in marked lanes. At the time, Miller refused a
7:00 AM ET Every Tuesday as the College Football Playoff rankings are released, one virtually unprecedented decision has stood out: where Oregon has been placed. The Ducks sit at No. 3 in the current rankings, an honor bestowed upon them seemingly for a win over Ohio State, and one that presumably puts them in strong
11:12 AM ET Michigan State coach Mel Tucker, who could soon receive a significant new contract with the school, said MSU is a destination job and that he never intended to “just pass through.” Speaking on The Draymond Green Show with Green, a former basketball star at Michigan State now with the Golden State Warriors,
6:50 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. When it came time for the 2001 Miami Hurricanes to do their summer workouts, they
5:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Growing up in northern Utah, Jaxson Dart obviously couldn’t acquire a full appreciation of what makes Southern California’s rivalry with UCLA so good. The Trojans’ 18-year-old freshman quarterback realizes he’s about to get a crash course in the emotions and excitement of Los Angeles’ crosstown showdown. Dart
9:12 PM ET The Big 12 on Wednesday issued a public reprimand of the Texas Tech radio announcers for their call of Saturday’s 41-38 win over Iowa State. Play-by-play host Brian Jensen and analyst John Harris were critical of the officials during the game, going so far as to list off individual names. As a