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1:17 PM ET Congress has allowed another layer of legal antitrust protection related to college athletics to expire this Friday. The law, which is officially removed at the end of the day Friday, previously granted an exemption to Ivy League schools that allowed them to prohibit merit-based scholarships to all students, including their athletes. Without

6:30 AM ET Let’s talk about the conference double dip: two teams in the playoff, much to the chagrin of everyone else. It’s a feat that has happened only twice in the eight previous years of the College Football Playoff era, but it’s a scenario we’re already barreling toward in 2022. The caveat this time:

7:00 AM ET SEATTLE — On the field prior to Saturday’s game between Washington and Stanford, first-year Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer and Cardinal coach David Shaw got to talking. These types of chats are common before games: pleasantries, handshakes, etc. The two had never coached against each other before, but there was mutual respect for

5:07 PM ET Tennessee All-SEC receiver Cedric Tillman underwent “tightrope” surgery on his left ankle early last week with the hopes of not being out an extended period of time, sources told ESPN. Tillman missed the Vols’ matchup against Florida this past weekend after suffering a high ankle sprain in the team’s 63-6 win over

2:26 PM ET The Texas Tenth Court of Appeals in Waco ruled Wednesday to uphold the 2015 sexual assault conviction of former Baylor football player Samuel Ukwuachu, ending several years of appeals that bounced back and forth between state courts. The justice wrote that the court found “no reversible error” after Ukwuachu claimed his due

1:11 PM ET The NCAA placed Air Force‘s football program on probation for two years Thursday and issued other penalties for recruiting violations committed during COVID-19 dead periods. The NCAA said the Air Force Academy and four individuals involved in the alleged violations reached an agreement with enforcement staff about penalties. A fifth unnamed individual

7:00 AM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — DJ Uiagalelei is blessed. That is his word and he uses it earnestly and often. For instance, he woke up Monday morning, two days after beating Wake Forest in overtime while throwing for 371 yards and five touchdowns, and for that, he is blessed. He arrived at Clemson‘s football

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff College football’s Week 5 is here and with it comes five top-25 matchups, including three games between teams ranked in the top 16. Off the heels of an emotional double-overtime win against Wake Forest, DJ Uiagalelei and Clemson host NC State in a top-10 ACC showdown. SEC play is in

12:24 AM ET Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern unveiled plans Wednesday to build a new Ryan Field and replace the current 97-year-old football stadium with a state-of-the-art facility featuring a reduced seating capacity and greater emphasis on the fan experience. The school said the stadium would seat 35,000, down more than 12,000 from the

8:09 PM ET A pair of starters on Alabama‘s defense are considered day-to-day as they deal with injuries ahead of Saturday’s game at No. 20 Arkansas. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban told reporters that defensive end Byron Young and safety Jordan Battle were able to practice “some” earlier Wednesday. “Hopefully they’ll both be ready for

4:33 PM ET Texas A&M beat Oklahoma on the recruiting trail on Wednesday when ESPN 300 defensive lineman David Hicks chose the Aggies over the Sooners. Hicks is the No. 17 prospect overall and the No. 3 recruit in the state of Texas. The 6-foot-4, 270-pound lineman from Katy, Texas, had originally cut his list

9:00 AM ET LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Scangarello was sitting in the San Francisco 49ers‘ team hotel meeting room last season on the eve of their game against the Arizona Cardinals. The LSU-Kentucky game was on the big-screen TV in the room, and Scangarello and others from the 49ers’ organization, including general manager John Lynch

7:00 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information Week 5 of the college football season features more teams around the country starting their conference schedule, including five matchups between ranked teams in the AP Top 25. No. 2 Alabama takes on No. 20 Arkansas in Fayetteville, No. 7 Kentucky will travel to Oxford to face No.

7:00 AM ET USA Today Sports Inspirational thought of the week: Here comes the rain againFalling from the starsDrenched in my pain againBecoming who we areAs my memory restsBut never forgets what I lostWake me up … when September ends — “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” Green Day Here at Bottom 10 Headquarters, located

9:23 PM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — After a lengthy, in-person meeting on Tuesday, the College Football Playoff’s management committee still needs more time to determine if the playoff can expand to 12 teams as soon as 2024, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said. “We won’t wrap up this week,” Hancock told a small group of

3:44 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier told ESPN that he has initiated the process of entering the NCAA transfer portal and expects to be listed there officially in the next day. Bachmeier is a four-year starter at Boise State, and by leaving before playing in his fifth game this season, he

3:42 PM ET Stanford running back E.J. Smith will miss the rest of the season due to an undisclosed injury, coach David Shaw said Tuesday. Smith, the son of NFL all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, picked up the injury in Stanford’s loss to USC on Sept. 10, and he did not appear in a loss

3:33 PM ET Iowa junior linebacker Jestin Jacobs is having surgery and will be out for the remainder of the season, coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday. Jacobs initially suffered a soft-tissue injury against South Dakota State in Week 1, missed the next two games before returning against Rutgers last week, only to have the injury