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5:10 AM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Even for some of college football’s biggest names, hardened competitors

7:30 AM ET Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby told Sirius XM on Thursday there have been discussions about delaying the playoff and the New Year’s Six bowls because of COVID-19. “I am on the CFP operations committee and we spent some time talking about that,” Bowlsby said. “We have not come to any closure on

7:39 PM ET Boise State is without 14 players for its home game against Colorado State on Thursday night because of protocols related to COVID-19. Nine Broncos players tested positive for the virus and another five are sidelined for contact tracing, the school announced. Boise State will have quarterback Hank Bachmeier available for the first

7:00 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Harry Lyles Jr. Back in August, the college football world wondered if a season would be played at all, and the resounding chorus from fans was simple: Any football is better than no

2:34 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey called this a “week unlike any other” after having to postpone four games because of COVID-19 testing. Sankey, who spoke to reporters Wednesday, projected confidence in the ability to finish a regular season and hold a conference championship game, but he also recognized the realities and challenges of

7:31 PM ET Penn State running back Journey Brown is medically retiring from football after being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Head coach James Franklin announced Wednesday night that the redshirt junior would no longer be able to play. Brown had been held out of the season, as Penn State announced in October that a medical

5:31 PM ET WEST POINT, N.Y. — Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams is uniquely suited to appreciate the interconnection between football and cadet life at the United States Military Academy. Williams, the West Point superintendent, played defensive end for the Black Knights in the early 1980s. He chased Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie of Boston

4:04 PM ET Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The SEC on Tuesday called off Saturday’s Alabama–LSU and Texas A&M–Tennessee games as a result of COVID-19 testing

9:34 AM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Defensive back Daraun McKinney became the fourth Iowa football player in two weeks to leave the program with the intention of transferring. Coach Kirk Ferentz announced McKinney’s departure on Tuesday. Running back Shadrick Byrd, linebacker Yahweh Jeudy and receiver Calvin Lockett also have left the team

7:05 AM ET Before Khalil Mack was a Pro Bowl linebacker in the NFL, he was a 2013 first-team All-American, a first-team All-MAC player three times and the 2013 conference Defensive Player of the Year. Perhaps the most impressive part was that Mack did all of this at Buffalo. Mack, who went from lightly recruited

3:23 PM ET Saturday’s game between Auburn and Mississippi State has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Bulldogs’ program. “Based on positive tests and those considered as close contacts, along with non-COVID injuries, we do not have the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes available for Saturday’s game against Auburn,” MSU director of athletics

2:04 PM ET LSU’s showdown against Alabama on Saturday is in jeopardy as the Tigers deal with multiple players in quarantine as a result of COVID-19 testing. Multiple players, including starters, will be unavailable, coach Ed Orgeron said on Monday. Some have tested positive while the majority are out as a result of contact tracing.

7:04 PM ET This week’s football game between UCLA and Utah at the Rose Bowl has been pushed back a day, and will now be played Saturday night, the Pac-12 announced Sunday. The move comes two days after Utah was forced to cancel its season opener against Arizona because the Utes did not have enough

12:00 PM ET ESPN Stats & Information Notre Dame upended Clemson on Saturday night in one of the true classics of this unusual season to date. What does the result mean for both teams’ 2020 College Football Playoff chances? The Fighting Irish took a giant step toward the program’s second CFP appearance, increasing their playoff

2:20 PM ET Associated Press Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this year, extending its record of consecutive seasons with at least one week on top of the rankings to 13. Notre Dame moved up two spots to No. 2 on Sunday after upsetting Clemson in

1:05 AM ET Before the game, the story was about Clemson‘s superstar quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, who was sidelined by a virus and league protocols. During the game, the story was about Clemson’s freshman quarterback, D.J. Uiagalelei, who stepped in, rallied the Tigers from a double-digit deficit for the second straight week and, in the process,

first Quarter CLEM ND TD 14:27 K. Williams run for 65 yds for a TD, (J. Doerer KICK) 1 play, 75 yards, 0:33 0 7 FG 5:55 J. Doerer 24 yd FG GOOD 10 plays, 49 yards, 6:24 0 10 TD 4:11 D. Uiagalelei pass,to C. Powell for 53 yds for a TD, (B. Potter

12:55 PM ET Indiana safety Jamar Johnson was ejected from Saturday’s game against Michigan for throwing a punch. Johnson got into it with Michigan wide receiver Ronnie Bell, was given an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and was ejected in the first quarter. Michigan attacked the side of the field vacated by Johnson and scored a touchdown