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10:27 AM ET The Michigan State football team is dealing with a flu outbreak impacting players on both sides of the ball for Saturday’s regular-season finale against Penn State, sources told ESPN. A source described the situation as “pretty bad,” and noted that every recent day has added to the list of players fighting flu

7:38 PM ET Wake Forest has agreed to a long-term contract extension with head coach Dave Clawson, the school announced Friday. The move comes as Wake closes in on a berth in the ACC championship game, which it can secure with a win over Boston College on Saturday. Clawson is 49-47 in eight years as

6:15 PM ET SMU coach Sonny Dykes will be the new head coach at TCU, sources confirmed to ESPN. Dykes, 51, is 30-17 in four seasons at SMU, including 25-9 in the past three seasons. In 2019, Dykes led SMU to a 10-2 season, becoming the first Mustangs coach to win 10 games in a

5:40 PM ET Money has been pouring in on Ohio State this week at sportsbooks around the nation, including in Michigan, but on Friday morning, the point spread moved toward underdog Michigan. Caesars Sportsbook on Friday reported that 95% of the money bet on the point spread in Michigan was on Ohio State. The action

3:12 PM ET Oregon State reached a new contract with head coach Jonathan Smith that takes him through the 2027 season, the school announced Friday. “I want to thank the Oregon State administration for making this commitment to our football program,” Smith said in the school’s release. “The continuity of our coaches and football staff

12:06 PM ET Louisiana Tech and head football coach Skip Holtz have agreed to part ways, the school announced Friday. Holtz, 57, will coach his final game with the Bulldogs on Saturday against Rice. “Skip and I talked and agreed it was time for a change for both parties,” Eric Wood, vice president and director

10:37 AM ET Running back Tiyon Evans, Tennessee‘s leading rusher, announced on his Instagram page Friday that he has entered his name into the transfer portal. Evans leads the Volunteers with 525 rushing yards this season and is tied for the team lead with six rushing touchdowns. He also caught a 47-yard touchdown pass against

7:51 AM ET Brianna Williams Rivalry Week is upon us and there’s a lot on the line. Whether it’s playoff positions, bowl game implications or bragging rights, teams across college football enter the holiday weekend with plenty to prove. There’s also noteworthy hardware at stake. These trophies may not be traditional, but their prestige and

7:00 AM ET KARSON BELL HAS lived a charmed life as a college football fan this year — he has successfully rushed the field at three different games. The 19-year-old Blinn College student was decked out in Oklahoma gear for OU’s 21-point comeback win against Texas on Oct. 9 in Dallas, joining the first storming

7:00 AM ET A few months after Mississippi State hired Jackie Sherrill as its coach in 1991, then-Ole Miss coach Billy Brewer welcomed him to the Egg Bowl rivalry by calling him a “habitual liar.” The insult stemmed from what Brewer believed were improper recruiting tactics being employed by the Bulldogs. He alleged that Sherrill

7:00 AM ET Why did they stop serving ice in the drinks at Georgia games? Because the student who knew the recipe graduated. Why did Florida disband its water polo team? All the horses drowned. Did you hear about the Louisville grad who won the $4 million Kentucky state lottery? He asked to receive it

9:26 PM ET Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker on Wednesday agreed to a 10-year deal worth $95 million to remain with the Spartans, the school announced. The new contract, which made headlines around college football last week leading up to the Spartans’ game at Ohio State, makes Tucker one of the highest paid coaches

8:01 PM ET USC lost a commitment from ESPN 300 quarterback Devin Brown on Wednesday. Brown is the No. 99 ranked prospect in the 2022 class, the No. 4 pocket-passer overall, and a 6-foot-3, 190-pound signal caller from Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah. He committed to USC in September, 2020, and initially remained

4:56 PM ET New Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire announced his first on-field coaching hire Wednesday, and it’s a familiar face for Red Raiders fans. Sonny Cumbie, currently serving as Texas Tech’s interim head coach through the Red Raiders’ bowl game, will be retained as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. “Sonny Cumbie is one of

4:04 PM ET SMU lost four commitments on Wednesday, including ESPN 300 wide receiver Jordan Hudson, who was the highest-ranked commit in the Mustangs’ class. Hudson is the No. 67 prospect in the 2022 class and the No. 7 player at his position. He’s a 6-foot-1, 190-pound recruit from Garland High School in Garland, Texas,

12:28 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A statue on the University of Michigan campus of legendary football coach Glenn “Bo” Schembechler has been vandalized with paint, and a message supporting sexual assault victims of a former sports doctor has been scrawled on the steps beneath it. A crew was working Wednesday to

11:54 AM ET Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. — West Point cadets attempting to nab the U.S. Naval Academy’s mascot ahead of the annual Army–Navy football game ended up grabbing a different goat, according to a report. U.S. Military Academy cadets traveled this weekend to a farm near Annapolis, Maryland, that is home to Navy

10:23 AM ET Minnesota standout running back Mohamed Ibrahim will return for the Golden Gophers’ 2022 football season, he announced Wednesday. Ibrahim, a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior in 2020, suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in Minnesota’s season opener Sept. 2 against Ohio State. He had rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns