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2:54 PM ET Coastal Carolina football coach Jeremy Chadwell said Wednesday he is hopeful that quarterback Grayson McCall will be able to return this season after injuring his shoulder on Oct. 28 in a 35-28 victory over Troy. In his Sun Belt Conference media call on Monday, Chadwell mentioned the possibility of McCall being out

4:25 PM ET There is “unfair pressure” on No. 5 Cincinnati to dominate teams in a way that isn’t required of Power 5 playoff contenders, American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said in an email to ESPN on Wednesday. “There is unfair pressure on the Bearcats to get style points that P5 conference teams are

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2:31 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Scott Frost said Wednesday he had no problem taking a pay cut and firing four offensive assistants who also are friends if those moves give him more time to turn Nebraska into a winning football program again. Frost, who is 15-27 in four years and 3-7 this

7:00 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN You’re a linebacker ready to rush the opposing kicker to try to block his field goal. You break through, but not fast enough; the kick is good and you end up barging into the holder instead. Suddenly, the kicker is in your face, pointing his finger at you, shouting at

7:00 AM ET [Editor’s note: The nation’s last two winless teams … won?! And a second-straight Big Ten team from Michigan played itself into the Coveted Fifth Spot, barely edging out the Florida Gators.] Inspirational thought of the week: So, if this life repeats, will it be all the sameEvery choice till death, the same

9:10 PM ET What happens when every College Football Playoff contender except the No. 1 team struggles on the first Saturday of November? Not a whole lot when it comes to the CFP selection committee rankings. The undefeated Georgia Bulldogs remained No. 1 in the second edition of the rankings released on Tuesday night, followed

7:22 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Former Clemson quarterback Harvey White, who led the Tigers to Atlantic Coast Conference championships in 1958 and 1959, has died. He was 83. The Blyth Funeral Home of Greenwood, South Carolina, said White died on Saturday. No cause of death was given. The school also announced White’s

7:06 PM ET The USC–California football game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed, Cal announced Tuesday. “It was a difficult decision to postpone this Saturday’s game against USC,” Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton said in a statement. “We know how important every one of our games is to our student-athletes, especially our seniors who have

4:59 PM ET Associated Press CONWAY, S.C. — Injured Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall could miss the rest of the season for the 22nd-ranked Chanticleers, coach Jamey Chadwell said. McCall, a 6-foot-3, 209-pound redshirt sophomore from Indian Trail, North Carolina, missed last weekend’s 28-8 win at Georgia Southern with what the school called an upper-body

4:01 PM ET Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock has agreed to a contract extension with the school through the 2026 season. Hammock, 40, is a former NIU running back who has led the Huskies to a 6-3 record this fall, a year after the team went winless during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. He is 11-16

6:00 AM ET There’s less than a month left in the 2021 college football regular season, and the legitimate College Football Playoff contenders will begin to emerge over the next four weeks. Can Georgia and/or Oklahoma go unbeaten? Who will win the Big Ten East? Can Cincinnati become the first Group of 5 team to

7:05 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Scott Frost has not won enough games at Nebraska. He knows that. Athletic director Trev Alberts knows that. Everybody in Nebraska knows that. While a 15-27 record in four years would be enough to get a coach fired at nearly any big-time program in America, Nebraska prides itself on

3:18 PM ET Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson, who recently emerged as the team’s starter, injured his knee while dancing at the team hotel the night before a 40-17 loss at South Carolina on Saturday. Coach Dan Mullen told reporters on Monday that Richardson had been cleared to practice that Thursday after suffering a concussion against

3:45 PM ET Scott Frost will return as Nebraska’s coach in 2022 with a restructured contract, athletic director Trev Alberts announced Monday. Frost is 15-27 at Nebraska and will miss a bowl game for the fourth consecutive season, as the Cornhuskers dropped to 3-7 following Saturday’s 26-17 loss to Ohio State. But Alberts, hired in

1:56 PM ET Jim Harbaugh told reporters on Monday that the Big Ten Conference acknowledged officiating mistakes in Michigan‘s 37-33 loss to Michigan State on Oct. 30. Harbaugh said his staff has been submitting questionable calls by referees to the conference this season, and he acknowledged getting a response to this particular game. “As we

2:34 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Washington head coach Jimmy Lake has been suspended without pay for one game due to the sideline incident that involved Lake appearing to strike redshirt freshman linebacker Ruperake Fuavai’s helmet during the team’s 26-16 loss to Oregon Saturday. Athletic director Jen Cohen said in a statement that the school had

1:22 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Texas wide receiver Joshua Moore is no longer with the team and has entered the transfer portal, head coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday during a news conference. According to multiple reports, Sarkisian and Moore had a heated confrontation that also involved more of the coaching staff Wednesday during practice. “The