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If you were asked in August to pick five teams that would be undefeated at this point, you’d probably be quick to name the traditional powerhouses: Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Alabama. And you’d be wrong on Alabama. But you get the point. Who in the world thought Louisville, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri and Washington State

Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 12:51 PM ET UCF football coach Gus Malzahn has agreed to a contract extension through the 2027 season, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Malzahn agreed to terms early this summer and the school raised his salary to $4 million per year on July 1, sources told ESPN. The deal rises

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. AS JALEN MILROE gets more comfortable at quarterback, as the offensive line gets its act together, as penalties and turnovers continue to mount and an offensive identity only now begins to come into

Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 12:11 PM ET CHICAGO — Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school for $130 million, saying his alma mater wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the athletic department. The announcement by Chicago-based attorneys Dan K. Webb and

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:33 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan After adding Oregon and Washington to its ranks, the Big Ten on Thursday announced its newest version of its future football schedules for the 2024 to 2028 seasons. The conference had released a

Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 10:49 AM ET Mel Tucker’s lawyers sent a 106-page letter that presents “new evidence” to the school’s interim president and board of trustees on Thursday morning as the administrative hearing tied to the misconduct allegations against the former Michigan State coach begins. The letter, which is from one of Tucker’s

ESPN News Services Oct 5, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Morgan State University has canceled its homecoming football game after a shooting on campus earlier this week that left five people injured. University president David Wilson announced Wednesday that the game Saturday against Stony Brook, along with all other homecoming events and classes for the remainder

Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 08:52 AM ET WASHINGTON — AT&T and Gallaudet University have developed a football helmet to assist players who are deaf or hard of hearing and communicate using American Sign Language. The company and Washington, D.C.-based school for students who are deaf or hard of hearing were set to unveil the

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Long before the world knew Mike Leach or Dana Holgorsen or any of the other oddballs, eccentrics and revolutionaries of

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2023, 06:09 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Ole Miss will be fined $75,000 after fans threw debris onto the field in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 55-49 win against LSU, the SEC announced Wednesday. The penalty comes in addition to

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Steve Sarkisian had one key piece of feedback for athletic director Chris Del Conte when he studied his potential roster

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2023, 04:33 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Illinois’ Memorial Stadium has been cleared to host Friday night’s football game against Nebraska after a fire broke out Tuesday night in the south end of the building. After inspecting the area Wednesday,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2023, 04:12 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. LSU safety Greg Brooks Jr., who last month underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his brain, has been diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Brooks, 22, has medulloblastoma, which, according

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan The NCAA Division I Council approved a rule change Wednesday that will eliminate the initial counter limit for both the FBS and FCS. Prior to the rule change, FBS programs were limited to

Paula Lavigne, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 01:22 PM ET Close Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. WACO, Texas — A federal judge moved a

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 06:50 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan WHEN ADRIAN WALKER scheduled his unofficial visit to Colorado for the Week 3 game against Colorado State, he had no idea he’d be there with Lil Wayne, Master P, Offset and Dwayne “The

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 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 Inspirational thought of the week: And timeIs taking its sweet time erasing you. And you’ve got your demonsAnd darlin’ they all look like me. ‘Cause

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2023, 11:47 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. A fire that broke out Tuesday night at Illinois‘ Memorial Stadium has been extinguished, and the school will continue to evaluate whether the facility is safe to host Friday night’s football game against