7:15 AM ET Big 12 teams have never had to muster enthusiasm to take on Texas or Oklahoma. The Sooners have won 14 Big 12 titles in the league’s 24 years, including the past six. The Longhorns won the first Big 12 title in 1996 before adding two more in 2005 and 2009, and Texas’
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7:30 AM ET [Editor’s note: A trio of Power 5 programs join our list of Bottom 10 regulars, all setting up this week’s colossal showdown between UConn and Vanderbilt.] Inspirational thought of the week: There’ve been times in my lifeI’ve been wondering whyStill, somehow I believed we’d always surviveNow, I’m not so sureYou’re waiting here,
7:58 PM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — Following a second College Football Playoff meeting in as many weeks, executive director Bill Hancock told reporters on Tuesday the decision-makers tasked with determining the future format of the sport’s postseason “have the luxury of time” to figure it out. The playoff is in the midst of its eighth
6:51 AM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Timothy Donovan positioned his wheelchair just inside the rope line to get an unobstructed view for the Florida State pregame walk into Doak Campbell Stadium. With temperatures in the 90s and high humidity stifling the air around him, Donovan wore a Florida State bucket hat and had a cooling
3:50 PM ET Florida State football coach Mike Norvell passionately defended his program after an 0-4 start, saying he would not compromise the standards he is laying out for his players or his vision for the future. The Seminoles are off to their worst start since 1974 in Year 2 under Norvell. Responding to a
2:35 PM ET Miami coach Manny Diaz defended his program and the school administration Monday, after pointed criticism that there was not a strong enough commitment to football from the university. Kirk Herbstreit questioned that commitment on College GameDay on Saturday, in comments that went viral and made their way to Diaz. Herbstreit questioned whether
3:22 PM ET Former Ohio State linebacker K’Vaughan Pope, who was dismissed from the team Sunday following a sideline incident during Saturday’s game against Akron, has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Pope’s name appeared Monday in the portal as an undergraduate transfer candidate. He had to be escorted to the Buckeyes’ locker room during the
12:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Utah football player Aaron Lowe was fatally shot early Sunday in Salt Lake City. “We are devastated to hear about the passing of Aaron Lowe,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Aaron’s family and friends, along with the other individual who
7:01 PM ET Clemson starting defensive tackle Bryan Bresee is out for the season with a torn ACL, coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday. The news was better for running back Will Shipley, who is expected back this season. Both players were hurt in the second half of a 27-21 loss to NC State on Saturday.
4:18 PM ET Ohio State senior linebacker K’Vaughan Pope has been dismissed from the team following a highly publicized incident on Saturday in which he was escorted off the field during the Buckeyes’ win against Akron, according to a statement from coach Ryan Day on Sunday. “K’Vaughan will continue to have the use of programs
8:51 PM ET For the first time in six years, Clemson finds itself outside the College Football Playoff race after a stunning 27-21 double-overtime loss at NC State on Saturday afternoon. The offensive struggles that plagued the Tigers in their first three games continued once again, as they failed to gain any rhythm or consistency
12:07 AM ET Ohio State linebacker K’Vaughan Pope was escorted to the locker room in the second quarter of Saturday’s Buckeyes game against visiting Akron after a blowup on the sideline. Pope, according to LetterMen Row, tried to enter the game in the second quarter but was waved off by Buckeyes linebacker Teradja Mitchell. Once
4:07 PM ET ESPN News Services STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Villanova tight end Tyler Will suffered a concussion and was taken to a hospital during the second half of Saturday’s game between the Wildcats and No. 6 Penn State. After making a tackle on the kickoff to start the second half, Will remained motionless for
5:43 PM ET Oklahoma football got a commitment from ESPN Junior 300 wide receiver Deandre Moore Jr. on Friday. Moore is the No. 11-ranked prospect overall in the 2023 class and the No. 1 receiver. He’s a 5-foot-11, 190-pound prospect from Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. He is joining his high school
11:39 PM ET ESPN News Services USC freshman quarterback Jaxson Dart had surgery to repair a meniscus injury and will be out indefinitely, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Three-year starter Kedon Slovis is expected to start against Oregon State on Saturday. Dart replaced Slovis during the Trojans’ 45-14 win at Washington State last
7:00 AM ET CLINTON, SC — OK, so the plan was to drive down to Presbyterian College this week and interview Kevin Kelley, the dude who never punts, about the incredible start to his first season as a college football coach. The plan was to talk about Week 1, when quarterback Ren Hefley set an
7:41 AM ET What if … we win out? Win our conference championship? Lose only a nonconference game? Do we get in? Fans start running the scenarios as soon as the college football season kicks off, and the game changes every week as the landscape shifts. What would happen to your favorite contender as a
1:43 PM ET Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud will be used only in an emergency capacity on Saturday against Akron, coach Ryan Day announced on his weekly radio show on 97.1 FM The Fan. Stroud, according to Day, is nursing a shoulder injury, and the staff felt a week of rest would do the