NCAAF

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 03:55 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Alabama coach Nick Saban said Monday that going on the road to Mississippi State this Saturday could be a tougher test than the team’s previous two games. The Crimson Tide won a closer-than-expected

Associated Press Sep 25, 2023, 02:23 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh will have to find a way to recover from its worst start since 2017 without left tackle Matt Goncalves and, possibly, quarterback Phil Jurkovec. Goncalves will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a lower-body injury in a loss to West Virginia on

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 25, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman took ownership of having only 10 defenders on the field for the final two plays of Saturday’s loss to Ohio State, and he told

A loaded Week 4 slate, including six ranked-versus-ranked matchups figured to unveil a lot about the 2023 college football season. Oregon and Washington State earned huge home wins, the ACC kept rolling thanks to some unlikely unbeatens, and Alabama bounced back in a big way against Ole Miss. Our reporters break down what we learned

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 10:10 AM ET Four-star wide receiver Ny Carr decommitted from Georgia on Sunday, delivering a small hit to the country’s top-ranked recruiting class. Carr (No. 43 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300) was one of 10 top-100 prospects in a class that’s extremely talent-laden. He had been committed

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Texas‘ on-field success to begin the 2023 season — highlighted by a Week 2 victory in Tuscaloosa over Alabama — is translating to the recruiting trail. Four-star offensive tackle Brandon Baker committed to Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns on Sunday night. Editor’s Picks 2 Related

ESPN News Services Sep 24, 2023, 02:18 PM ET Colorado and Deion Sanders fell out of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday after a resounding loss in one of the weekend’s showcase games, and the teams toward the top of the rankings were shuffled and tightened. A season-high six teams received first-place

There was bound to be a shakeup in the Power Rankings with eight games featuring teams that were 3-0 or better (Notre Dame was 4-0) entering Week 4. One of those highly anticipated matchups ended up a blowout as Oregon made a statement in its 42-6 rout of Deion Sanders’ upstart Colorado Buffaloes. Another became

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2023, 05:08 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. The story began with a man on the beach, just hoping to enjoy his last few weeks before starting a new job. It was a story Dabo Swinney, quite presciently, predicted would

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 24, 2023, 12:46 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said he was trying to get a fourth defensive lineman on the field for the final play of the game in Saturday night’s 17-14

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 12:56 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State is the unofficial Pac-2 champion. In a matchup of the only teams left in conference limbo following the collapse of the Pac-12, the Cougars ended No. 14 Oregon

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 23, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a fractured fibula in Friday’s game at Purdue, sources told ESPN. Mellusi was injured in the fourth

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

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 23, 2023, 09:58 PM ET EUGENE, OR — After a 3-0 start that turned Colorado into the lightning rod of the college football world, head coach Deion Sanders ducked into a small white tent on the backside of Autzen Stadium on Saturday to address his first true low as Colorado’s head coach:

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2023, 08:36 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 13 Alabama‘s second-half rally to beat No. 15 Ole Miss on Saturday signaled to Crimson Tide starting quarterback Jalen Milroe that his team might have turned a page. “We

Sep 23, 2023, 06:08 PM ET In a Week 4 which has been loaded with high-profile ranked matchups, the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take center stage in primetime. The Buckeyes are 5-2 all-time against the Irish and have one of the best all-time winning percentages against Notre

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

Associated Press Sep 23, 2023, 04:07 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Jordan Travis threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman to start overtime and No. 4 Florida State completed a second-half comeback to defeat Clemson 31-24 on Saturday and snap a seven-game losing streak against the Tigers. Travis also threw for another TD and