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11:59 PM ET You come at the king, you best not miss. That’s a quote from “The Wire,” but there is a good chance the writers of that show stole it from Nick Saban. Saturday was supposed to feature a wounded Alabama. It was a week of turmoil amid Saban’s COVID-19 test that, apparently, was

11:50 PM ET With Georgia and Alabama meeting Saturday, our writers’ picks for the College Football Playoff were bound to get shuffled a bit, but following Alabama’s 41-24 victory, the lists aren’t that different from last week. How will Saturday’s top games affect the College Football Playoff chase? What are the current odds for the

5:56 PM ET Florida coach Dan Mullen announced Saturday he has tested positive for COVID-19, the latest hit to a football program that has been severely affected by the coronavirus spread. Mullen said on Twitter that his positive test has been confirmed and he is self-isolating from his family members, who are healthy. Sources told

12:29 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban, per SEC protocol, has been cleared to return to the sideline for Saturday night’s showdown against No. 3 Georgia following his third consecutive negative test for COVID-19, the school announced. Sources told ESPN that Saban was informed he had been cleared to return a little before 12:30 p.m.

7:00 AM ET Because 2020 has to have an element of surreality at all times, the biggest game of the 2020 college football season to date will take place without the most successful active coach in the game. With Nick Saban testing positive for COVID-19, No. 2 Alabama’s battle with No. 3 Georgia on Saturday

5:03 PM ET A subsequent test of Alabama coach Nick Saban on Thursday showed that he is negative for COVID-19, the university announced Friday afternoon. The news comes 48 hours after Saban’s initial positive test and opens up the possibility that Saban could return to coach Saturday night’s home game against No. 3 Georgia. The

9:03 PM 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 Before his interview with Alabama football coach Nick Saban began

9:26 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon, appeared on his weekly radio show from home on Thursday night and told listeners that he was feeling great and would hate to miss Saturday’s game against No. 3 Georgia. “I’m doing great,” he said. “I don’t have any symptoms.

1:30 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. After three relatively smooth weeks of SEC competition, COVID-19 caught up with the nation’s highest-profile conference within a

7:00 AM ET Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Hear the name Arch Manning and it’s

1:59 PM ET Saturday’s game between No. 10 Florida and LSU at “The Swamp” has been postponed after the Gators have seen a surge in positive COVID-19 tests this week, it was announced Wednesday. The game has tentatively been rescheduled for the SEC’s built-in bye week on Dec. 12, which is the week before the

5:48 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is self-isolating at home, the university announced. Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne also tested positive on Wednesday, according to the school. “I found out earlier this afternoon that I had tested positive for COVID-19,” Saban said in a statement. “I immediately

7:45 AM ET Ever since her son died in August, Sarah Looney starts her day with a text message. “I will say, ‘Good morning, I hope you have a fabulous day. I love you,'” Sarah said. “And then I started doing this when D.J. passed away, do #beDJstrong. I send that to him every time.”

1:42 PM ET Associated Press No. 10 Florida has five new COVID-19 cases. The school reported its latest testing results Tuesday, four days before the Gators host defending national champion LSU. Coach Dan Mullen praised the way his team has handled coronavirus protocols Monday, avoiding a major outbreak with the highly transmissible virus. “If you

8:00 AM ET Welcome to our fourth Heisman Watch of the 2020 college football season. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 15 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place votes, three

7:23 AM ET So maybe K.J. Costello won’t play the part of Joe Burrow this season after all. The Mississippi State (nee Stanford) quarterback gave a Burrow-like recital at Tiger Stadium in the Bulldogs’ season-opening 44-34 upset of defending national champion LSU on Sept. 26. Costello threw for an SEC-record 623 yards and matched his

7:00 AM ET Week 6 of the college football season was the most college football week yet. You had Pitt kicker Alex Kessman nailing a 58-yard field goal to force overtime against Boston College, then missing a PAT to lose the game. You had Oklahoma beating rival Texas in four overtimes despite blowing a late

8:00 AM ET In the 116-year history of the Texas–Oklahoma rivalry, Saturday’s game will be perhaps its most memorable. Not necessarily for good reasons, but in a way that’s hard to even describe. “For 2020, ‘weird’ is starting to get overused,” said Darrell Debish, a 48-year-old Texas fan who estimated this was his 30th Red