4:31 PM ET Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed senior Spencer Petras will start Saturday in the Hawkeyes‘ season opener against South Dakota State. Petras and junior Alex Padilla both received snaps during spring practice and fall camp. “It’s a long evaluation and we evaluate everything to our guys, starting in January,” Ferentz said Tuesday. “Obviously
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10:30 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — When Rutgers quarterback Gavin Wimsatt entered the field for the first time at Illinois last season, he’d turned 18 years old the day before. He played three high school football games earlier that fall, didn’t have his driver’s license (he still doesn’t) and arrived at Rutgers
10:35 PM ET raiza, In their first public comments since a civil lawsuit was filed last week accusing three then-San Diego State football players of gang raping a 17-year-old girl last year, athletic director John David Wicker and football coach Brady Hoke reemphasized the university’s position that its response followed guidance from local police. Speaking
7:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN On Friday, Florida A&M University’s football players considered not traveling to North Carolina to play their season opener in Chapel Hill. They eventually decided to play, despite 26 ineligible players, and lost to the Tar Heels, 56-24, in a game that the school earned $450,000 for playing. In the days
5:05 PM ET Auburn Tigers starting center and former Preseason All-SEC pick Nick Brahms is retiring from football after attempting to come back from knee surgery in the winter. Coach Bryan Harsin told reporters on Monday that Brahms is “officially done with football.” A sixth-year senior, Brahms was one of the most experienced linemen in
2:25 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. will not play in Saturday night’s season opener against Miami of Ohio, and coach Mark Stoops expects multiple-game suspensions for the No. 20 Wildcats’ rushing leader and other players. Rodriguez pleaded guilty this summer to driving under the influence and other
6:20 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Max Duggan has started 29 games as TCU’s quarterback and Chandler Morris had 531 yards of total offense in his only full game last fall. New Horned Frogs coach Sonny Dykes still hasn’t said which of them will take the first snap in the season opener
3:27 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas suspended starting wide receiver Trevor Wilson indefinitely and backup Tanaka Scott for the Jayhawks’ season opener against Tennessee Tech on Monday after the pair were arrested last week near campus. Wilson was charged with suspicion of aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon for the
1:55 PM ET LSU coach Brian Kelly knows who will start at quarterback when the Tigers open the season against Florida State on Sunday in New Orleans. He’s just not willing to say who yet. “Everybody here wants to know who the quarterback is. I get that,” Kelly told reporters Monday. “But I think it’s
1:23 PM ET Notre Dame and coach Marcus Freeman are preparing for the first football game of the season against Freeman’s alma mater, Ohio State, and are looking for any advantage they can get. When asked at his media availability about his team being a 17.5-point underdog on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC), Freeman said
1:16 PM ET Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh referenced the Bible and Solomon when explaining his decision to use different starting quarterbacks in the team’s first two games. The eighth-ranked Wolverines will begin with Cade McNamara, who started at quarterback throughout last season, for this week’s opener against Colorado State. Sophomore J.J. McCarthy will make his
7:30 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LIKE MANY STORIED FOOTBALL programs, USC attempts to overwhelm you with its history once you step on campus. Plaques filled with names of previous great players line the walkway toward the practice field named after former head coach Howard Jones alongside donor Brian Kennedy. Before every practice, players walk up
7:30 AM ET Matt Leinart is no longer the baby-faced quarterback leading USC to national championships. During a phone interview this summer, the 39-year-old who now works as a college football analyst for Fox was driving between appointments while trying to keep his kids quiet in the car. He could have said it wasn’t a
8:15 AM ET The NFL draft will take place in late April, and any player who has been at least three years removed from high school is eligible. But what if we had a draft featuring all college football players? We polled four writers — Andrea Adelson, David Hale, Adam Rittenberg and Alex Scarborough —
6:20 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. — Eastern Kentucky says football coach Walt Wells is under the care of medical providers after having an unspecified “medical episode” at work Sunday morning. A statement from the school said there would no further comment and cited federal privacy regulations. Wells is 10-10 in two seasons at
12:38 PM ET T.J. Finley has won Auburn‘s starting quarterback job, sources told ESPN. The Tigers open the 2022 season on Saturday against Mercer. Coach Bryan Harsin is expected to officially name Finley as the starter within the next 24 hours. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound Finley had been competing this preseason with Oregon transfer Robby Ashford
11:51 AM ET Associated Press DUBLIN — In the postgame analysis, free beer at the Nebraska–Northwestern game in Ireland was the right call. The freebies flowed for two hours during Northwestern’s 31-28 victory on Saturday, and the catering company for Aviva Stadium hailed its workers for keeping the refreshments coming. Levy UK + Ireland said
9:32 AM ET Duke quarterback Riley Leonard will start for the Blue Devils in their season opener against Temple on Friday, coach Mike Elko announced Sunday. Leonard and Jordan Moore had been in a competition since the spring to replace Gunnar Holmberg. “After a very intense quarterback battle this fall, we have decided to go