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2:52 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian knows the college football world is focused on the Longhorns facing No. 1 Alabama on Saturday, with two of the sport’s biggest brand names facing off for just the 10th time in history. But Sarkisian also is cautioning his team not to get too distracted by all the

3:10 PM ET Florida State football coach Mike Norvell was not ready to declare his program “back” on Monday, a day after a 24-23 upset victory over the LSU in New Orleans that came down to the last play. Rather, Norvell said in a phone interview with ESPN that his team would simply get “back

2:19 PM ET After an early interception, Quinn Ewers made strong reads in his debut as the Texas Longhorns‘ starting quarterback, passing for 225 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night in a 52-10 win over the UL Monroe Warhawks. Unfortunately, Ewers didn’t read the signs in the campus parking lots nearly as well before the

12:10 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin safety Hunter Wohler will miss at least one game after injuring his left leg in a season-opening victory over Illinois State. The status report No. 18 Wisconsin released Monday ruled Wohler out for Saturday’s home game with Washington State (1-0). Badgers coach Paul Chryst indicated there’s

11:58 AM ET Michigan’s starting quarterback has not been finalized yet as Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy continue to battle for the job, but Jim Harbaugh says he has explained the situation as much as he possibly can and will continue with his strategy. “We’ve plowed this ground about as thoroughly as it can possibly

12:31 PM ET Associated Press ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Ouachita Baptist defensive lineman Clark Yarbrough died Sunday after collapsing suddenly, the school said in a social media post. The school did not provide more information on the cause of death. Today the Ouachita community mourns the loss of senior Clark Yarbrough, who died this morning following

8:00 AM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo Swinney insists he doesn’t care about correcting the record, but if he’s being asked, then yes, the narratives he’s heard all offseason are — to use the most colorful phrasing he’s apt to provide — bull crap. After nearly a decade of unparalleled stability on his coaching staff,

12:40 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Brian Kelly’s debut as LSU‘s head football coach didn’t lack for drama. After rallying from 14 points down in the fourth quarter Sunday night against Florida State — and needing only an extra point to send the game into overtime — the Tigers saw their comeback bid come to

9:47 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — LSU standout defensive tackle Maason Smith was knocked out of Sunday’s season-opening game against Florida State with a lower leg injury he sustained while celebrating a stop on defense. A Freshman All-SEC selection a season ago, Smith was expected to be a centerpiece of the Tigers’ defense. Smith exited

7:04 PM ET Jayden Daniels, a transfer quarterback from Arizona State, started for LSU Sunday night in the season opener versus Florida State. LSU’s Brian Kelly, making his debut as Tigers coach, told reporters last week that the staff had made its decision as to who will start against the Seminoles, but believing it might

1:44 PM ET Virginia Tech‘s trip to Old Dominion on Friday just keeps getting worse. After the Hokies lost 20-17 in Brent Pry’s debut as head coach, players returned to the visiting locker room to find items were stolen from their lockers during the game. Former Virginia Tech player Eric Kumah tweeted a reference to

9:30 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — Give Brian Kelly this: He operates from a position of strength. The man played club football at Assumption College — not FBS or FCS but club football — and one of his first jobs was coaching softball at the school. Eight years later, he climbed all the way

2:01 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — While many outside the program were waiting to see No. 2 Ohio State unveil yet another potent offense against an overmatched opponent, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day was waiting for this: the game when the passes weren’t sailing through the air with precision and ease to future NFL draft picks,

12:08 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young began his Heisman Trophy defense on Saturday with six touchdowns in a season-opening 55-0 win over Utah State. He joined Tua Tagovailoa as the only players in Alabama history with six or more touchdowns in a game. Tagovailoa had seven touchdowns in a 2019 game

12:40 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson had shown flashes of his potential as a backup for the Gators last season. On Saturday, he showed exactly what he could do as their starter. Richardson had 274 total yards and three touchdowns as Florida upset No. 7 Utah 29-26 in front of a

12:02 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LOS ANGELES — The grand opening of the Lincoln Riley era at USC began with a new logo on his familiar visor and plenty of fireworks on the field from new and old faces alike. USC scored its most points in a game since 2008 thanks to a clinical debut

12:08 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young began his Heisman Trophy defense on Saturday with six touchdowns in a season-opening 55-0 win over Utah State. He joined Tua Tagovailoa as the only players in Alabama history with six or more touchdowns in a single game. Young completed 18 of 28 pass attempts

7:53 PM ET The Week 1 matchup between the No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes has been circled on the calendar of college football fans for quite some time. The game isn’t short on storylines, either, as first-year Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman makes his regular season coaching