7:00 PM ET Brianna Williams The No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish fell to the Marshall Thundering Herd, 26-21, in one of the biggest upsets of the young college football season. Notre Dame entered Saturday’s game as a 20.5-point favorite, according to Caesars Sportsbook, but Marshall left South Bend with much more than just a
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7:27 PM ET ESPN News Services COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Chase Brice threw for 134 yards and a touchdown and Appalachian State took advantage of two turnovers to stun No. 6 Texas A&M 17-14 on Saturday. Appalachian State won a week after scoring six touchdowns and 40 points in the fourth quarter in a 63-61
7:17 PM ET ESPN News Services SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steven Gilmore returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter and Khalan Laborn ran for 163 yards as Marshall shocked No. 8 Notre Dame 26-21 Saturday, making Marcus Freeman the first Fighting Irish coach to lose his first three games.
3:56 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Despite committing 15 penalties and a poor performance by its offensive line, No. 1 Alabama was able to avoid an upset and beat unranked Texas 20-19 on a last-minute field goal Saturday. Alabama quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young was constantly harassed by the Texas defense, getting
1:42 PM ET David Wilson Texas‘ Quinn Ewers will not return to Saturday’s game against No. 1 Alabama, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel, after the freshman quarterback left with an apparent left shoulder injury after being driven into the ground by the Crimson Tide’s Dallas Turner. Ewers was taken to the locker room for
12:29 PM ET Former West Virginia and Indiana (Pa.) coach Frank Cignetti Sr. has died at the age of 84. His son, James Madison coach Curt Cignetti, made the announcement Saturday. No cause of death was given. I was blessed to have a great Dad! He inspired me and so many others. Love you Dad!
1:00 PM ET For the first time since the 2009 BCS National Championship, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns face off. For two of the bluest bloods in college football, they don’t play often. This is their first meeting in the regular season since 1922. When they played 12 years ago, the Tide won
6:00 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host Enough is enough. I just can’t do it anymore. I am done betting college football unders. You just need too much to go right, especially at the end of games. If I want an under, I
7:00 AM ET Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2023 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. For the second straight week, Notre Dame-bound wide receiver/tight end Jaden Greathouse (No. 87) returned a punt for a touchdown for Westlake High School
4:51 PM ET Kentucky will be without star running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. for the second straight game when the No. 20 Wildcats travel to No. 12 Florida on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Rodriguez, the SEC’s leading returning rusher with 1,379 yards a year ago, remains sidelined while awaiting a ruling on an NCAA matter,
3:13 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN BYU will be without the team’s two best wide receivers when the No. 21 Cougars host No. 9 Baylor on Saturday night, sources told ESPN. Junior Puka Nacua and senior Gunner Romney are expected to miss the game. BYU coach Kalani Sitake had said earlier in the week that they
Sep 9, 2022 The first full weekend in college football saw all types of games, from high-scoring offensive battles to defensive slugfests. 1 Related Multiple teams made headlines in Week 1 because of their fashion game. Heading into Week 2, more schools have striking fits ready for game day. Space, color coordination and all-white looks
9:00 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN NEARLY FIVE YEARS ago, Donald De La Haye tried to blend into unfamiliar wallpaper as he shuffled quietly through a party at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. He looked to his right and saw former NBA star Paul Pierce and NBA coach Ty Lue. He glanced to his
7:30 AM ET What if? It’s the most powerful two-word question there has ever been. We ask it about our own lives and world history. As in “What if Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s car hadn’t stopped in front of that Sarajevo café in 1914?” or “What if I had married my high school sweetheart instead of
5:57 PM ET IRVING, Texas — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark reiterated on Thursday that league leaders will continue to vet “every option possible to further enhance this conference” but also said the Big 12 does not have to expand. The comment comes a day after Yormark said the Big 12 would be interested in
10:29 AM ET Clemson coach Dabo Swinney agreed to a new 10-year, $115 million contract Thursday, the largest college football coaching contract by total compensation. The new, enhanced contract runs through the 2031 football season and averages $11.5 million over 10 years. In 2022, Swinney is set to earn $10.5 million, just behind Alabama coach
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff After a wild Week 1 that featured five consecutive days of games, ranging from Appalachian State scoring 40 points in the fourth quarter alone and still losing to North Carolina to Iowa scoring seven points (on two safeties and a field goal) in four quarters and winning, what does the
7:15 PM ET Alabama tight end and preseason All-SEC pick Cameron Latu will play on Saturday at Texas. Coach Nick Saban told reporters on Wednesday that Latu, who missed all of preseason camp and the season opener against Utah State with an undisclosed illness, is doing well and “100%” healthy. “This will be his first