Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2023, 04:56 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN — As a television camera panned around Michigan Stadium as the Wolverines were playing Rutgers, it stopped on a few fans with their chests painted: “Jim’s Back.” In his 100th
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2023, 03:55 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Haley Van Voorhis, a safety at Division-III Shenandoah University, became the first female non-kicker to appear in an NCAA football game on Saturday against Juniata. She came on in the first quarter and
Sep 23, 2023, 10:55 AM ET Week 4 of the college football season is loaded. Of the six AP-ranked games, “College GameDay” is in South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday for the meeting between the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Both teams are among
Scott Van Pelt, Host, SportsCenter with SVPSep 22, 2023, 09:55 AM ET Close Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network’s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a SportsCenter anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network’s coverage of golf’s
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 23, 2023, 08:30 AM ET No. 4 Florida State is down two key starters at Clemson on Saturday, as left tackle Robert Scott Jr. and safety Akeem Dent will both miss the game with injury, a source told ESPN. FSU did get one key player to return on its offensive line, as
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 23, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Nebraska will start redshirt sophomore Heinrich Haarberg against Louisiana Tech on Saturday, a source told ESPN. Haarberg will start in replace of Jeff Sims, who is still dealing with an ankle injury that he suffered against Colorado on Sept. 9. Sims will dress and be available, according
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
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
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2023, 12:45 PM ET With the machine Kirby Smart has built at Georgia, the program won’t be caught not looking ahead. Four-star tight end Ethan Barbour (No. 94 overall in the 2025 ESPN 300) became the latest member of the Bulldogs’ burgeoning recruiting class Friday. “They really did an
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 22, 2023, 10:10 AM ET Arizona State will start Notre Dame transfer Drew Pyne at quarterback against No. 5 USC on Saturday, a source told ESPN. Pyne will make his first career start at ASU, having overcome a hamstring injury suffered in camp and a muscle issue that he suffered in the
Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2023, 06:40 AM ET WALKING INTO THE Thomas County Public Library in Thomasville, Georgia, visitors see what they’d expect to see in any small-town library. A flat-screen in the entranceway spells out the rules: no food, drinks, smoking or cell phones. Through a set of double doors is
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
Associated Press Sep 21, 2023, 08:14 PM ET The leadership at Washington State and Oregon State believe they will have information within the next 30 days that they need to evaluate whether it makes sense to rebuild under the Pac-12 brand while also proceeding with a legal case to take control of the future direction
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
Associated Press Sep 21, 2023, 04:48 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro police thanked Cardinals football players on social media Thursday for coming “to the rescue” by helping right a flipped vehicle involved in an accident this week near their L&N Stadium home field. A video posted by LMPD’s verified account on X shows
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
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
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,