5:16 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Stanford head coach David Shaw has resigned after 12 seasons at his alma mater. Shaw announced his decision to step down, effective immediately, after Saturday night’s 36-25 loss to BYU in Stanford’s season finale. “I prayed about it, I thought about it,” Shaw said. “With every hour it seemed, it
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1:37 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LOS ANGELES, CA. — Caleb Williams has had better nights statistically. He’s scored more touchdowns, passed for more yards, and completed more passes in other contests. But on Saturday night against a stout Notre Dame defense in primetime, Williams showed why the story of his season requires a three-dimensional explanation.
12:39 AM ET ESPN News Services COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Riding a five-game winning streak and assured of playing in next week’s Southeastern Conference title game, No. 5 LSU just had to take care of underperforming Texas A&M to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive. Instead, Devon Achane had a career-best 215 yards rushing
11:11 PM ET No. 9 Oregon senior linebacker DJ Johnson had a confrontation with an Oregon State fan on the field after Saturday’s loss, an incident that was captured on video. With fans on the field at Corvallis, Oregon, following No. 21 Oregon State’s 38-34 win, a video posted on social media shows Johnson walking
11:54 PM ET The strangest thing about the response to USC hiring Lincoln Riley a year ago had nothing to do with the school itself. Riley was a home run. That much was obvious, and the only question seemed to be when he’d revive the Trojans program, not if. No, the real twist was in
10:28 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban wasn’t sure who had won or lost around the country after Alabama‘s 49-27 rout of Auburn on Saturday, but he is sure that his team at least deserves consideration for one of the four sports in the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide, who’ve been to every
10:11 PM ET After closing out his first regular season at TCU with a 62-14 win over Iowa State to finish 12-0, Sonny Dykes believes his team has proven that the Horned Frogs are worthy of their lofty ranking and a potential spot in the College Football Playoff. In 2014, No. 3 TCU beat Iowa
8:17 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Arizona State is finalizing a deal to make Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham the school’s next coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Dillingham is a 2012 graduate of Arizona State and a native of Arizona. He’s a former high school coach in the state and started his college career at
7:45 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Florida Atlantic fired coach Willie Taggart hours after the team finished the season at 5-7, the
5:40 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN COLUMBUS, Ohio — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren called No. 3 Michigan‘s 45-23 victory over No. 2 Ohio State an “instant classic” and made the case after the game that “without a doubt” the Big Ten should end up with two teams in the College Football Playoff. “One hundred percent,”
4:37 PM ET Clemson had its nation-leading 40-game home winning streak snapped on Saturday, losing to rival South Carolina 31-30 in a mistake-filled performance that effectively eliminates the Tigers from College Football Playoff contention for a second straight season. The home winning streak was an ACC record, and it was the longest since Nebraska won
4:14 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan‘s J.J. McCarthy wasn’t the most decorated quarterback on the field entering the clash Saturday with Ohio State, and he wasn’t even the biggest star on his own team. He left Ohio Stadium as a Michigan legend, though, along with running back Donovan Edwards. McCarthy threw three long touchdown
12:31 PM ET Nothing less than a berth in the Big Ten championship game and a shot at the College Football Playoff is on the line when the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines face the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes. A quintessential part of Rivalry Week, The Game is as historic as it is high-stakes. Michigan
12:09 PM ET Lane Kiffin will return as Ole Miss‘ football coach next season and is signing a contract extension with the Rebels, he told ESPN on Saturday. Kiffin said he had meetings with both the team and his staff before Ole Miss’ 24-22 loss to Mississippi State on Thursday to tell them that he
11:34 AM ET The entire Virginia football team will attend the funeral service for D’Sean Perry on Saturday in Miami, the first of three funerals for their deceased teammates. The team will also be at the memorial service for Devin Chandler on Sunday in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and the celebration of life service for Lavel
12:25 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — An attorney is vowing an appeal for a woman found liable by a civil jury for malicious prosecution in a rape allegation she made against a former Ohio State football standout more than five years ago. The woman’s attorney, Patrick Thomas, said his client “deserves justice and patiently
10:13 AM ET Auburn has been in discussion with Liberty‘s Hugh Freeze for weeks about him becoming the school’s next football coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Sources said the Tigers are not expected to make a formal offer until after Saturday’s Iron Bowl game against Alabama, but the sides have informally discussed a contract
10:15 AM ET Nebraska has named Matt Rhule as the team’s new coach, signing him to an eight-year contract. Rhule, who was fired by the NFL’s Carolina Panthers in October, previously had successful stints in college football at Baylor and Temple. Rhule replaces Scott Frost, who was fired from his alma mater earlier this season