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9:15 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Illinois tailback Chase Brown is “good to go” Saturday against Michigan, sources told ESPN. Brown is the nation’s leading rusher with 1,442 yards, averages 5.2 yards per carry and has scored 10 touchdowns this year. Brown suffered a right leg injury against Purdue last week and was limited in practice

8:45 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN There’s some optimism emerging for Ohio State‘s depleted running back room. Ohio State star tailback TreVeyon Henderson will return for the No. 2 Buckeyes’ game at Maryland on Saturday, sources told ESPN. A nagging foot injury kept Henderson out of last week’s game against Indiana, and the previous game against

7:55 AM ET Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2023 and 2024 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. Running back Mark Fletcher (No. 251 overall in 2023, No. 15 RB) ran for three touchdowns during American Heritage High School’s (Florida)

8:30 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Oregon quarterback Bo Nix remains a game-time decision for the No. 12 Ducks‘ matchup with No. 10 Utah on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Nix injured his ankle in Oregon’s loss to Washington last week, and he’s expected to go through pregame warm-ups at Autzen Stadium. The team will make a

12:00 PM ET If you’re interested in watching SEC and Big Ten football — and just SEC and Big Ten football — this might be the College Football Playoff for you. Augmented by Oregon picking up its second loss of the season to Washington last weekend, there is now a 34% chance that the CFP

11:39 AM ET A former NC State football player was arrested this week and charged with misdemeanor stalking and communicating threats to Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren, according to Wake County records. The arrest stems from a tweet reportedly sent by Joseph Boletepeli, 22, a member of the 2018 and 2019 NC State football teams,

10:01 AM ET Akron‘s game at Buffalo on Saturday has been postponed because of hazardous weather conditions in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, the Mid-American Conference announced on Friday. The MAC will consider playing the game on Sunday if weather and travel conditions permit. The National Weather Service issued a lake effect snow warning until 1

7:00 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN SHANE LEE WAS CONFUSED. The USC linebacker walked out of Monday morning meetings this week and saw the Trojan statue near the center of campus covered in shimmering silver tape pulled taut. Lee, who transferred to USC this offseason from Alabama had to turn to backup quarterback Miller Moss for

7:00 AM ET Welcome to Week 12, aka the penultimate weekend of the 2022 regular-season schedule, aka the final go-round for one of the most divisive, borderline bar fight-igniting topics among college football fans, especially as the fandom’s collective blood begins to simmer toward boil ahead of Rivalry Week. FCS vs. FBS matchups. Saturday, there

8:30 PM ET This story was reported by Andrea Adelson, David M. Hale and Adam Rittenberg The photos that have run with nearly every story about the shooting deaths of three Virginia football players this week came from the team’s annual yearbook pictures. Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry are each dressed in

7:04 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana punt returner Connor Delp has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities, the school announced Thursday. No reason for the punishment was cited. Delp also was suspended from all team activities in November 2021. The announcement comes two days before Indiana travels to Michigan State as

5:08 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — When alleged University of Virginia gunman Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. was pulled over by police in Chesterfield, Virginia, on Feb. 26, 2021, officers discovered he had a stolen handgun under his shirt in his waistband, according to an incident report obtained by ESPN on Thursday. When an officer asked

2:52 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin interim head coach Jim Leonhard said Thursday his players are still grieving the loss of former Badgers receiver Devin Chandler and believes it might keep some from being focused enough to play Saturday at Nebraska. Chandler and Virginia teammates Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry were

2:09 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — When a gunman started shooting passengers on a charter bus returning to the University of Virginia from a class field trip on Sunday night, Cavaliers running back Mike Hollins at first thought it was balloons popping. Then Hollins saw the alleged gunman, former Virginia walk-on football player Christopher Darnell

1:38 PM ET Leaders throughout college athletics are considering appointing a chief operating officer of college football who would report to a proposed FBS football governing board, according to a lengthy letter from the LEAD1 Association obtained by ESPN. The letter was sent this week to every Division I athletic director and eventually members of

11:51 AM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa and Iowa State will continue their annual football showdowns through at least 2027. Athletic directors Gary Barta of Iowa and Jamie Pollard of Iowa State on Thursday announced the extension of the Cy-Hawk Series contract. Iowa and Iowa State have played annually since resuming the

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff It’s the penultimate week of college football’s regular season and the Pac-12 takes center stage. The Battle for L.A. between USC and UCLA has been anticipated all season. If the conference wants to have any College Football Playoff hope, the Trojans will have to beat the Bruins on Saturday, then

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