Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2023, 08:27 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University ROSEMONT, Ill. — American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said a playoff model that rewards the five highest-ranked conference champions is something “we have to have” in the new 12-team College Football Playoff
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Lou Holtz said he understood why his comments about Ohio State before last week’s game at Notre Dame bothered Buckeyes coach Ryan Day, but he reiterated his belief that the Fighting Irish are
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 26, 2023, 02:27 PM ET Colorado head coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday that he’s hoping his son, defensive back Shilo Sanders, can play in the upcoming matchup between the Buffaloes and USC this weekend after suffering an undisclosed injury in Saturday’s loss to Oregon. In a video released by Shilo’s brother Deion
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. WINCHESTER, Va. — More than a decade after her three-year run as a Washington Commanders cheerleader was over, Heidi Van Voorhis never lost interest in the team. A mother of two working in
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. PULLMAN, Wash. — Nothing about Saturday’s game between Oregon State and Washington State should have felt unusual. There is a familiarity that comes with having played 106 times over the past 120 years.
Associated Press Sep 26, 2023, 01:14 AM ET LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough was set to have surgery Tuesday on a broken left fibula that could keep him out for the rest of the regular season. Coach Joey McGuire said Monday that Shough will be out at least six to eight weeks.
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 03:03 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Georgia coach Kirby Smart said on Monday that he doesn’t see any self-satisfaction from his team four games into a season in which the Bulldogs are attempting to do something that hasn’t been
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 25, 2023, 04:11 PM ET The attorneys for suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker responded Monday to the school’s written letter last week that it intends to fire him for cause, claiming the university adopted the allegations against Tucker “without any meaningful review of the facts.” In the latest of a
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 25, 2023, 04:27 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Colorado will be without Travis Hunter for a second straight game, despite the two-way star’s strong desire to return from a lacerated liver sustained Sept. 16. Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders read a text
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