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10:00 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — A video showed up on social media this week. It was taken across the street from the Georgia football team’s practice fields. Viewers couldn’t see what was going on behind the brick wall, but they could definitely hear coach Kirby Smart screaming into a bullhorn. In fact, anyone about

7:37 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — Defending national champion Georgia might not have been No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings earlier this week, but the Bulldogs left little doubt Saturday who belongs in that top spot. Their 27-13 beatdown of No. 1 Tennessee before a deafening crowd at Sanford Stadium was about

8:27 PM ET The Kansas Jayhawks are bowl eligible for the first time since 2008. They punched their ticket with a dominant 37-16 victory at home Saturday against No. 18 Oklahoma State, led by a brilliant game from running back Devin Neal, who carried 32 times for 224 and a score. “That’s what makes it

8:17 PM ET Michigan cornerback Gemon Green was dressed to play Saturday against Rutgers after being placed in concussion protocol earlier in the week. Freshman Will Johnson got the start at cornerback in place of Green. Green was hit by a helmet during an altercation that occurred in the tunnel of Michigan Stadium after the

5:28 PM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Clemson will be without defensive end Xavier Thomas for Saturday night’s game against Notre Dame, sources told ESPN. Thomas’ foot injury flared up after he appeared in the past three games for No. 4 Clemson, recording two sacks, four tackles and a forced fumble. He suffered the injury

7:28 PM ET It’s a shame the College Football Playoff committee doesn’t see the beauty of TCU‘s modus operandi in 2022. The Horned Frogs entered Saturday ranked No. 7 in the committee’s initial top 25, a slap in the face for a team that had yet to lose, that had four wins on the road,

4:06 PM ET Indiana quarterback Jack Tuttle, who announced last month he would enter the transfer portal at the end of this season, started Saturday’s game against No. 15 Penn State before suffering an injury in the second quarter. Tuttle, a team captain who has been a backup throughout his Hoosiers career, had earned the

12:18 PM ET ESPN staff The defending national champion No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs host the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers in a marquee matchup that will likely have major implications on the SEC championship game and College Football Playoff. According to ESPN Analytics, the winner of this game will also have a 99% chance of winning

9:37 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN A flu outbreak on the Texas A&M campus and within the Aggies‘ team is expected to significantly impact Texas A&M’s roster for Saturday’s home game with Florida, sources told ESPN. An undetermined number of players missed practice this week for Texas A&M, as the university and football program have attempted

10:48 AM ET Believing the football program to be on an “upward trajectory,” Missouri announced a two-year contract extension for coach Eliah Drinkwitz on Saturday that links him to the school through the 2027 season. The school did not announce the value of the extension, though a university spokesman said Drinkwitz would receive an increase

9:22 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Star Ohio State tailback TreVeyon Henderson is not available for Saturday’s game against Northwestern, a surprise addition to the Buckeye injury report. Henderson is No. 2 Ohio State’s leading rusher this season with 552 yards. He’s averaging 5.8 yards per carry and has scored six rushing touchdowns. Henderson had 78

1:38 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — All-Pro defensive lineman and two-time Washington Super Bowl champion Dave Butz has died. He was 72. A spokesperson for the Washington Commanders confirmed that Butz’s family informed the team about his death Friday. It was not immediately known where Butz died or the cause of his death. Butz

11:57 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec will miss Friday night’s game against Duke (7 ET, ESPN2) because of a knee injury, sources told ESPN. Jurkovec suffered the injury in last week’s loss to UConn and will be out for an undetermined period of time. Jurkovec will be replaced by redshirt freshman

11:02 AM ET LSU got good news for the future of its quarterback room Friday, when Colin Hurley, one of the top signal-callers in the 2025 class, announced his commitment to the Tigers. Along with his commitment, Hurley also disclosed that he is reclassifying to the 2024 class, which will put him on campus a

9:00 AM ET It was the mid 1950s, and Danny Borné was eager to get his first look inside Tiger Stadium. Eight years old, he’d already fallen in love with the pageantry of LSU football from listening to John Ferguson call games on the radio from his home in Thibodaux, Louisiana. WWL, that old 50,000-watt

7:00 AM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Byron Young was on his way back from a workout at Planet Fitness in January 2019 when he noticed a flyer that changed his life, and ultimately, helped change the trajectory of Tennessee‘s football program. It was a flyer publicizing open tryouts for the Georgia Military School football team.

4:03 PM ET Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez has been a full participant in practice this week, but a decision on who starts for the 13th-ranked Wildcats on Saturday against No. 24 Texas likely won’t come until game time. Offensive coordinator Collin Klein said Martinez, who didn’t play last week against Oklahoma State, is on

7:00 AM ET ATHENS, Ga. — It might be one of the most trite axioms in sports, but “next man up” has taken on a literal meaning for No. 3 Georgia‘s defense this season. A year ago, a historically talented defense led the Bulldogs to their first national championship in 41 years. Five defensive starters