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Associated Press Sep 23, 2023, 11:52 PM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Chip Trayanum plunged across the goal line from a yard out with one second left and No. 6 Ohio State beat No. 9 Notre Dame 17-14 on Saturday night. Trayanum’s score capped a gutty game-winning drive by Kyle McCord and the Buckeyes that

Associated Press Sep 23, 2023, 07:50 PM ET EUGENE, Ore. — Bo Nix threw three touchdown passes and No. 10 Oregon emphatically slammed the brakes on Coach Prime’s “Cinderella story,” routing No. 19 Colorado 42-6 on Saturday. The Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) were up 35-0 half after coach Dan Lanning sent them into the matchup

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 23, 2023, 07:55 AM ET Utah star quarterback Cam Rising will not start against No. 22 UCLA on Saturday for the No. 11 Utes as he continues his recovery from an ACL tear in the Rose Bowl, multiple sources told ESPN. Nate Johnson, the dynamic back-up who leapfrogged Bryson Barnes on the

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 21, 2023, 10:04 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. As Oregon State and Washington State prepare for their top-25 matchup Saturday amid the strong possibility of being stripped of their Power 5 status next season, OSU athletic director Scott Barnes indicated he

Sep 22, 2023, 06:31 PM ET Missouri quarterback Brady Cook will start against Memphis on Saturday in St. Louis, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Cook was a full participant in practice on Friday, per a source, after being limited earlier in the week with a knee injury suffered in the Tigers’ 30-27 win over

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 21, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban, his Alabama football team ranked outside the top 10 of the Associated Press poll for the first time since 2015, is as realistic as he is

Week 4 of the college football season is upon us and with it comes the start of conference play for most leagues and matchups of unbeaten teams. There are eight matchups between teams that are 3-0 or better Saturday, the most in a single day since the FBS/FCS split in 1978, according to ESPN Stats

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 21, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. BOULDER, Colo. — About an hour and a half before the Rocky Mountain Showdown was set to kick off this past weekend, Colorado coach Deion Sanders strolled down the Buffaloes’ sideline. Fans were

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 21, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year These days, it seems as though every college football program has a mall department store’s inventory of alternate uniforms. Color schemes and patches and stitches,

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 01:17 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Nick Saban has taken notice of the success Deion Sanders has had at Colorado this season. Saban said that although he hasn’t seen all of Colorado’s games this season, he did catch last

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. LSU starting safety Greg Brooks was diagnosed last week with a brain tumor and underwent surgery Friday to remove the mass. Brooks’ family released a statement Wednesday updating his status, which was confirmed

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 20, 2023, 09:35 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Inspirational thought of the week: An old man passed me on the street todayI thought I knew him but I couldn’t sayI stopped to think

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 19, 2023, 09:43 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Dartmouth football coach Eugene F. “Buddy” Teevens, who introduced innovative methods to make the sport safer, died Tuesday as a result of complications from injuries sustained in a March bicycle accident. He was

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2023, 01:39 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Colorado coach Deion Sanders condemned the recent death threats against Henry Blackburn in the wake of the Colorado State defensive back’s illegal hit Saturday on Buffaloes star Travis Hunter. “Henry Blackburn is a

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Alabama receivers aren’t creating enough separation, the offensive line is allowing too much pressure in the backfield, getting a snap from center has turned into an adventure rather than a formality, the running

Jeremy Willis, ESPN.comSep 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET If we’ve learned anything about the Colorado Buffaloes this season, it’s that they do not forget. Anything. Slights, hating, trash talk, vague references to the transfer portal … Deion Sanders’ team has gotten all kinds of bulletin board material. The Buffaloes are 3-0 after Saturday’s double-overtime win

Pete Thamel Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Sep 18, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Michigan State University informed head football coach Mel Tucker in a letter on Monday of the school’s “intent to terminate” his contract for cause,

Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 07:13 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Bowling Green linebacker Demetrius Hardamon is in stable condition and cleared to walk, a day after an orthopedic injury led to him being placed on a backboard and onto a stretcher and then carted off the field at Michigan Stadium. The school shared