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11:51 PM ET Two of college football’s best teams took the field in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday and delivered a gift to the world. They flipped a coin standing on a logo for a mayonnaise brand. They fought through a punishing war of attrition, delivering one punishing blow after another, when victory was measured in

9:57 PM ET ATLANTA — Nick Saban genuinely wanted us to believe he was concerned. That he was worried. That perhaps at some point over the past month of preparation for Alabama’s first game of the 2021 college football season he had sat at the dinner table with his wife, Miss Terry, wringing his hands

8:49 PM ET Associated Press CLINTON, S.C. — Michigan transfer Ren Hefley had a record-setting day in his first start for Presbyterian, tossing an FCS record 10 touchdowns in leading the Blue Hose to an 84-43 season-opening victory over NAIA-member St. Andrews on Saturday. Presbyterian made a winner of head coach Kevin Kelly, who was

6:29 PM ET Bryce Young‘s first start as Alabama’s quarterback proved historic as he set a school record for passing touchdowns and yards in a debut as a starter in Saturday’s 44-13 win over Miami. Young, a sophomore, had four passing touchdowns midway through the third quarter with Alabama dominating Miami, 41-3. His 344 passing

6:09 PM ET Oklahoma State will be without starting quarterback Spencer Sanders for Saturday night’s opener against Missouri State due to COVID-19 protocols, sources told ESPN. The Cowboy Radio Network reported that sophomore Shane Illingworth is expected to make his third career start at quarterback in place of Sanders, who has missed at least a

7:11 PM ET Brianna Williams College football has been back for a few days but, there’s nothing like a Saturday afternoon showdown. Alabama and Miami are two of the most storied programs in college football and with two giants facing each other for the first time since the 1993 Sugar Bowl, this matchup was sure

4:56 PM ET Oregon star defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux was knocked out of Saturday’s game against Fresno State with an apparent lower leg injury. ESPN NFL draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. listed Thibodeaux, a junior, as his No. 1 prospect, after he finished with 12 quarterback pressures last season. Thibodeaux, an All-American last season, had

4:33 PM ET ESPN News Services NORMAN, Okla. — No. 2 Oklahoma escaped with a 40-35 win against an unranked Tulane team that nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in school history on Saturday. Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler passed for 304 yards in a game that was relocated from New Orleans because of

3:12 PM ET The Miami Hurricanes on Saturday have suspended two more players for team rules violations, including backup running back Jaylan Knighton. Knighton will miss four games, and backup tight end Larry Hodges will miss two games. Earlier this week, Miami coach Manny Diaz said backup safety Avantae Williams would be suspended for six

10:33 AM ET ESPN News Services Central Michigan coach Jim McElwain did not travel with the team for Saturday’s game against Missouri after having an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday. McElwain, who is starting his third season at CMU, was told by doctors to miss Saturday’s game. Newly minted assistant head coach Tim Skipper will lead

11:05 AM ET Wisconsin starting linebacker Leo Chenal will miss the first two games for the No. 12 Badgers — including Saturday’s opener against No. 19 Penn State — after testing positive for COVID-19, he said on social media. “To all my friends and family, I have tested positive for Covid and will miss the

10:00 AM ET ESPN staff Football is fully back! Well, it has been since Wednesday at least, but Saturday makes it feel all the more real, doesn’t it? There are five, yes, FIVE, games between AP Top 25 opponents, the most-ever for a Week 1, so it’s safe to say we’re in for a real

8:48 AM ET Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not coach in Monday’s season opener against Louisville. Kiffin said in a statement that he had developed a breakthrough case of COVID-19. “I am grateful to be vaccinated and experiencing over mild symptoms. So much so, I debated over being

11:32 PM ET North Carolina enjoyed an offseason filled with darkhorse playoff buzz, but Virginia Tech upended those aspirations from the opening kickoff Friday, finishing with a 17-10 win in front of a raucous Lane Stadium crown. “Obviously the shine’s off,” UNC head coach Mack Brown said of the 10th-ranked Tar Heels. “The ratings mean

5:45 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. BYU, Houston, UCF and Cincinnati are planning to submit applications next week to join the Big 12, sources

7:15 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. is used to starting fast. According to Dr. Matt Rhea, the Crimson Tide’s director of sports science, Anderson has reached 20 mph on GPS while running in practice. Even more impressive, Anderson is the fastest player on the team going from zero to five

8:43 AM ET FOR TWO WEEKS last summer, Justin Foster puttered around his Clemson apartment, working out as best he could, waiting for the 14 days of his COVID-19 quarantine to pass. He was one of more than 40 Clemson football players to test positive, and, like most of them, his symptoms were barely noticeable.

6:50 AM ET ESPN staff The Houston Texans are the team that’s most likely to have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft when it begins on Thursday, April 28, according to the preseason 1-32 draft order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Could the Texans target a quarterback next