Sep 30, 2023, 10:15 AM ET The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are featured on “College GameDay” for the second week in a row, but this time they won’t have the home crowd (or signs). For the first time ever, the Duke Blue Devils host the football version of “GameDay.” Before this week, Duke was one
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Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 30, 2023, 09:45 AM ET Minnesota will be without Big Ten leading rusher Darius Taylor against Louisiana on Saturday because of a leg injury, a source told ESPN. Taylor, a freshman, ranks No. 2 nationally with 133 yards per game and had 198 yards and two touchdowns before being injured late in
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 30, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Colorado star safety Shilo Sanders is doubtful for the game against No. 8 USC and not expected to play, per ESPN sources, leaving a struggling Colorado secondary even more vulnerable against the Trojans. Sanders did not practice this week, per sources, and is slated to be replaced
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 30, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Pittsburgh will start veteran quarterback Phil Jurkovec against Virginia Tech on Saturday night, per an ESPN source, a week after he left Pitt’s loss to UNC after taking an illegal hit. Jurkovec’s status for the game was uncertain after an injury that occurred on a second quarter
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 29, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Missouri starting quarterback Brady Cook and star wide receiver Luther Burden III will play at Vanderbilt on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Both players participated in Missouri’s practice on Friday, per sources, and are ready to play. Both Cook and Burden were listed as questionable this week. Missouri
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 29, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Alabama will be without its second leading tackler Saturday against Mississippi State, as redshirt sophomore middle linebacker Deontae Lawson is out with an ankle injury and could miss multiple games, sources
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 29, 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 BOULDER, Col. — Deion Sanders does not need to coach football. It’s true. He doesn’t. He has money in the bank and did long before
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 29, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. For as long as there’s been college football, coaches have been getting fired. The annual discussions about who’s on the hot seat is as much a part of the game as a
Associated Press Sep 28, 2023, 08:06 PM ET A hearing has been set for Nov. 14 in Oregon State and Washington State’s legal fight with the Pac-12 and its departing members to gain control of the conference and its assets. The preliminary injunction hearing will be held in Washington Superior Court in Whitman County in
Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Pete Thamel Sep 28, 2023, 05:10 PM ET Fired Spartans football coach Mel Tucker informed Michigan State University on Thursday that he is preparing to file a potential wrongful termination lawsuit against
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2023, 05:12 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Texas A&M added ESPN 300 athlete Terry Bussey to its 2024 class on Thursday, getting a commitment from the No. 25 prospect overall. Bussey is a 5-foot-11, 185-pound athlete who has been recruited
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 28, 2023, 11:55 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter isn’t holding a grudge against the player whose hit sent him to the hospital and cost him at least two games. Hunter and Colorado State defensive back Henry
Each of the Power 5 conferences enter Week 5 of the college football season with three or more unbeaten teams. There will be at least one less in the Big 12 after Saturday, when No. 24 Kansas travels to No. 3 Texas. That’s not to say the rest of the teams without a defeat will
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 28, 2023, 07:20 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It has been nearly 25 years, but J.R. Greene still has the faded orange top hat sitting in his office, the same one he frantically clutched on his
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 28, 2023, 07:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — On a recent Saturday night in September, Lincoln Riley leaned forward in his chair to answer a question, searching his mind for a reason not to agree with its premise. USC had just dominated Stanford 56-10 for its third win of the season and
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2023, 08:29 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Alabama linebacker Deontae Lawson, who ranks second on the team in tackles, is “very questionable” to play against Mississippi State, coach Nick Saban said Wednesday. The No. 12-ranked Crimson Tide (3-1, 1-0) travel
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 2023, 06:18 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman said he won’t pursue the Michigan State coaching job, now officially open after the school fired Mel Tucker for cause Wednesday. Klieman told Sirius XM’s “Big 12
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 2023, 03:01 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University ROSEMONT, Ill. — The College Football Playoff management committee shelved any talk of format changes to the expanded 12-team field that will begin next season, opting instead to continue to wait to see