Sep 3, 2023, 09:18 AM ET Northwestern will start Ben Bryant at quarterback at Rutgers on Sunday, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Bryant is a transfer from Cincinnati and has 22 career starts combined from his time with the Bearcats and at Eastern Michigan. Brendan Sullivan also received significant snaps in practice. Wildcats interim coach
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Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee M.A. Voepel Close M.A. Voepel ESPN.com M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2023, 12:17 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jalen Milroe was the first quarterback to take the field for Alabama in the season opener against Middle Tennessee on Saturday, and he used the opportunity to make an emphatic
ESPN News Services Sep 3, 2023, 01:33 AM ET LARAMIE, Wyo. — Andrew Peasley tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Michael Gyllenborg on fourth-and-7, and running back Sam Scott punched in the 2-point conversion as Wyoming stunned Texas Tech 35-33 in double overtime on Saturday night at War Memorial Stadium in the
ESPN News Services Sep 2, 2023, 11:56 PM ET WACO, Texas — TJ Finley threw for 298 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score as Texas State stunned Baylor 42-31 on Saturday night, with the Bobcats getting their first-ever win over a team from a Power 5 conference in coach GJ Kinne’s debut.
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2023, 12:38 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina’s offense had little trouble adjusting to life without its top two wide receivers, as Heisman Trophy candidate Drake Maye threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns in
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 09:14 PM ET STARKVILLE, Miss. — Will Rogers threw for 227 yards and Mississippi State overcame a slow start with a running game that churned out 300 yards on the ground en route to a 48-7 win over Southeastern Louisiana in the season opener for both schools on Saturday. The
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 08:40 PM 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. FORT WORTH, Texas — On the first weekend of the 2023 season, hype gave way to history. Deion Sanders arrived
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 2, 2023, 05:52 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Virginia coach Tony Elliott knows what the final box score says: Tennessee 49, Virginia 13. But he also knows getting to Saturday was a triumph in itself for his
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 05:20 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. We doubted. Who wouldn’t have doubted this Colorado team. All the hoopla and hype in the world couldn’t erase the utter catastrophe of 2022, when the Buffaloes were 1-11 with seven losses
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 04:28 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy wore a “FREE Harbaugh” shirt before and after Saturday’s game in a nod to coach Jim Harbaugh, who is serving a school-imposed three-game suspension. “I just want my
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 2, 2023, 03:50 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. FORT WORTH, Texas — Deion Sanders spent the past nine moths flipping Colorado‘s roster and the vibe around a once-elite program, telling everyone who would listen: “We comin’.” Sanders finally got a chance
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 2, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Texas A&M freshman receiver Micah Tease has been suspended from the team indefinitely per athletic department policy after being arrested Friday on drug charges. The Aggies open their 2023 season later
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 2, 2023, 11:18 AM ET Iowa State will be without another projected starter against Northern Iowa on Saturday as offensive lineman Jake Remsburg is expecting a six-game NCAA suspension amid a gambling investigation that has rippled through the program, sources confirmed to ESPN. That makes five projected starters expected to miss time
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 2, 2023, 10:10 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is set to make his Hawkeyes debut Saturday against Utah State after missing a portion of preseason camp with a quad injury, sources told ESPN. McNamara, who transferred to
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 2, 2023, 09:38 AM ET Army has emerged as the American Athletic Conference’s top expansion target, sources said. After a call with AAC presidents and ADs on Friday morning, it was clear that Army was the league’s top choice to replace SMU, according to sources. Commissioner Mike Aresco has begun informally exploring
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2024 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. A pair of top-five cornerbacks — Ohio State-bound Bryce West (No. 29 overall in 2024) and Florida
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 05:34 PM ET A day before his team begins its 2023 football season against New Mexico, coach Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M secured a key victory off the field Friday, courtesy of four-star defensive tackle Dominick McKinley‘s commitment. McKinley (No. 30 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300), a