6:37 AM ET ESPN staff Michigan State defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton begins each game plan by studying the opposing offense’s explosive plays. “It took a little bit more time this week,” Hazelton told ESPN. Hazelton’s defense on Saturday faces an Ohio State offense that leads the nation in yards per play (8.03), scoring (46.3 points
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9:09 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Georgia outside linebacker Adam Anderson was released from the Athens-Clarke County jail on $25,000 bond Wednesday, one week after being charged with rape. Anderson’s attorney, Steve Sadow, told The Associated Press that Athens-Clarke County Superior Court judge Eric Norris “decided that bond was appropriate and that puts
9:12 PM ET The Big 12 on Wednesday issued a public reprimand of the Texas Tech radio announcers for their call of Saturday’s 41-38 win over Iowa State. Play-by-play host Brian Jensen and analyst John Harris were critical of the officials during the game, going so far as to list off individual names. As a
8:50 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said leading receiver Justyn Ross will have surgery to fix the stress fracture in his foot then get ready for the NFL draft. Ross will miss Saturday’s game against Wake Forest and the season-ending rivalry contest at South Carolina on Nov. 27. Swinney
7:16 PM ET North Carolina got a big recruiting win on Wednesday when ESPN 300 wide receiver Andre Greene Jr. announced his commitment to the Tar Heels. Greene, the No. 100 prospect in the 2022 class, chose North Carolina over Clemson and Georgia. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound receiver from St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Virginia, held
6:51 PM ET Oregon Ducks wide receiver and returner Mycah Pittman is leaving the team, he announced Wednesday. Pittman had 12 receptions this season and only 38 for his career, after coming to Oregon as ESPN’s No. 144 overall recruit in the 2019 class. He didn’t record a catch in Oregon’s last two games after
5:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Growing up in northern Utah, Jaxson Dart obviously couldn’t acquire a full appreciation of what makes Southern California’s rivalry with UCLA so good. The Trojans’ 18-year-old freshman quarterback realizes he’s about to get a crash course in the emotions and excitement of Los Angeles’ crosstown showdown. Dart
4:36 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Manny Diaz’s long-term future at Miami is uncertain, given that the Hurricanes are in the process of hiring a new athletic director whose first task almost certainly will be deciding if the football program needs a change in direction. That’s why the short-term matters are of
7:00 AM ET [Editor’s note: The No. 1 Bottom 10 team beat Texas, while UConn and New Mexico State provided a few seconds of hope. Meanwhile, the Horns and Gators have to share the Coveted Fifth Spot.] Inspirational thought of the week: When we’re underneath the lightsMy heart’s no longer brokenFor a momentJust for a
8:47 PM ET The top seven teams remained unchanged in the College Football Playoff’s third ranking of the season on Tuesday, the fifth time that has happened in CFP history. While there can still be a shake-up in the final three rankings, history tells us what we’re seeing might be very close to what we’ll
9:33 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 issued a public reprimand Tuesday and fined Baylor $25,000 because students and fans stormed the field before time expired in the No. 11 Bears’ 27-14 victory Saturday over Oklahoma, and then again when the game was over. Fans initially swarmed onto the field thinking
7:24 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte urged Texas fans on Tuesday not to “splinter or pull apart” but rather support first-year football coach Steve Sarkisian and the players during the program’s worst losing streak in 65 years. “I know we’re all really disappointed, and there’s a lot
7:30 PM ET With just two weeks left in the regular season, there was very little change, at least at the top, in the third edition of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s rankings, which were released on Tuesday. The top seven teams — Georgia, Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Michigan and Michigan State —
6:42 PM ET Walk-on fullback Jared Casey, whose dramatic 2-point conversion catch last Saturday lifted Kansas to its first-ever win in football over Texas in Austin, is cashing in on his newfound fame. Casey has agreed to name, image and likeness (NIL) deals with Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants in Kansas as well as
5:58 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley downplayed speculation Tuesday about whether he had interest in LSU’s coaching position, saying his feelings about the Oklahoma job haven’t changed. Riley is 54-9 at Oklahoma, which promoted him to replace longtime coach Bob Stoops after the 2016 season. His name has been connected to NFL coaching vacancies,
3:10 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson will be without leading receiver Justyn Ross for this week’s game with No. 13 Wake Forest with a foot injury. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said on Tuesday that Ross will need surgery on his foot. Swinney said Ross had been dealing with a stress fracture in
12:00 PM ET The only thing running through Jared Casey’s mind was to hold onto the football, as he says, with all his life. How fitting, because it’s a play he will remember for the rest of his life, a play that nobody at the University of Kansas will forget any time soon and a
10:39 AM ET Illinois head coach Bret Bielema tested positive for COVID-19 and will not coach in Saturday’s game at Iowa. Bielema said in a statement that he had developed a breakthrough case of COVID-19. “After developing mild symptoms yesterday, I was tested and unfortunately late Monday night tested positive for a breakthrough case of