ESPN News Services Sep 19, 2023, 11:41 AM ET Colorado’s double-overtime victory against Colorado State, which ended in the early hours of Sunday in most of the country, drew 9.3 million viewers to make it the most-watched late-night college football game ever on ESPN. Coach Deion Sanders’ Colorado team did not kick off until after
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 19, 2023, 08:29 AM ET THE SOUND IS unmistakable, but Zachariah Branch refuses to hear it. Before blockers become blurs in his peripheral vision, the true freshman enters a state of silence. Once the whistle blows and the opposing kicker launches the ball into the air, Branch is focused on too many
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Alabama receivers aren’t creating enough separation, the offensive line is allowing too much pressure in the backfield, getting a snap from center has turned into an adventure rather than a formality, the running
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Colorado remains the hottest bet on the board at sportsbooks despite handing the betting public a hefty loss this past weekend. Colorado rallied to defeat Colorado State 43-35 in double overtime Saturday but didn’t
ESPN News Services Sep 18, 2023, 08:53 PM ET Baylor University has settled a yearslong federal lawsuit brought by 15 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the nation’s biggest Baptist school, ending the largest case brought in a wide-ranging scandal that led to the ouster of university president Ken Starr and football coach
Pete Thamel Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Sep 18, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Michigan State University informed head football coach Mel Tucker in a letter on Monday of the school’s “intent to terminate” his contract for cause,
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 18, 2023, 04:45 PM ET The Colorado State University Police Department and local authorities have looked into threats — including death threats — against Colorado State defensive back Henry Blackburn and his family, athletic director Joe Parker told ESPN on Monday. Blackburn, a senior from Boulder, delivered an illegal hit on Colorado
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 18, 2023, 05:32 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The Southeastern Conference suspended three Florida players and one Tennessee player for the first half of their upcoming games for flagrant unsportsmanlike actions at the end of
Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 03:18 PM ET LSU starting safety Greg Brooks is out indefinitely with what coach Brian Kelly described Monday as a “medical emergency.” Kelly said he could not go into detail about Brooks’ condition out of respect for his family’s privacy. It also is potentially a violation of federal law for
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin doubled down on his accusation that Alabama defensive coordinator Kevin Steele wasn’t calling plays for the Crimson Tide during their 17-3 win over South Florida last Saturday. Kiffin
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. The Alabama quarterback competition appears to be over. Jalen Milroe, who started the first two games of the season but did not play against South Florida this past weekend, has “earned the opportunity
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 12:10 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman addressed one of his priorities by strengthening his future quarterback room with a commitment Monday from Deuce Knight, the No. 2 dual-threat QB in the Class of 2025.
Jeremy Willis, ESPN.comSep 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET If we’ve learned anything about the Colorado Buffaloes this season, it’s that they do not forget. Anything. Slights, hating, trash talk, vague references to the transfer portal … Deion Sanders’ team has gotten all kinds of bulletin board material. The Buffaloes are 3-0 after Saturday’s double-overtime win
Although the matchups for Week 3 did not jump off the page entering the weekend, there was plenty of drama that left us with a lot of questions as we look forward. What is going on in the SEC? Do we have a full-fledged quarterback controversy in Alabama? Are Michael Penix Jr. and the Washington
Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 07:13 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Bowling Green linebacker Demetrius Hardamon is in stable condition and cleared to walk, a day after an orthopedic injury led to him being placed on a backboard and onto a stretcher and then carted off the field at Michigan Stadium. The school shared
Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 07:35 PM ET EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State is looking into the source of a leak that led to Brenda Tracy’s identity being revealed as part of an investigation into her allegations that suspended football coach Mel Tucker sexually harassed her. School spokeswoman Emily Guerrant confirmed Sunday that the
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Missouri became the first school to be fined under the SEC’s revised policy after fans rushed the field in Columbia following Saturday’s 30-27 walk-off win over Kansas State. Because it was Missouri’s first
ESPN News Services Sep 17, 2023, 02:18 PM ET No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 of The Associated Press’ college football poll for the first time in eight years, and Georgia remained No. 1 on Sunday. Georgia received 57 first-place votes in the AP Top 25. Michigan held at No. 2 with