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Open Extended Reactions The first College Football Playoff rankings are just days away. But first, two of the Big Ten’s top teams — the No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions and No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes — met in Happy Valley. The game had huge stakes in both the Big Ten race and CFP standings.

Associated Press Nov 2, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Carson Beck threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns to offset three interceptions, and No. 2 Georgia escaped “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” with a 34-20 victory over Florida on Saturday. The Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) won their fourth

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola suffered a back injury during the Cornhuskers’ 27-20 home loss to UCLA on Saturday and did not return to the game. Raiola, the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 2, 2024, 05:42 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State coach James Franklin made the familiar walk after a big-game loss, stopping to speak with former players and other notables on his way off

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 2, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida freshman quarterback DJ Lagway left the field in a cart after injuring his left hamstring in the first half against

ESPN News Services Nov 2, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Jaxson Dart set Ole Miss records for yards passing and touchdown throws in a single game, leapfrogging Matt Corral and Eli Manning, in the 19th-ranked Rebels’ dominating 63-31 win over Arkansas on Saturday. Dart threw four scores and 321 yards

Associated Press Nov 2, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Will Howard threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns and No. 4 Ohio State‘s defense made a late defensive stand to lift the Buckeyes over No. 3 Penn State 20-13 on Saturday. Ohio State (7-1, 4-1) kept its hopes alive

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterNov 2, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army star quarterback Bryson Daily will miss Saturday’s game against Air Force with an undisclosed injury/illness, Army officials told ESPN. With Daily sidelined, junior

Nov 2, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is set to play in Saturday’s key Big Ten matchup against No. 4 Ohio State. Allar missed the second half of last week’s win over Wisconsin after suffering a left knee injury, but he was not listed on the injury report

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 1, 2024, 09:57 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. All-American Michigan cornerback Will Johnson is out against No. 1 Oregon on Saturday, sources confirmed to ESPN, leaving the Wolverines without their top defensive player. Johnson left the Illinois game on Oct. 19 with a lower-body

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterNov 1, 2024, 10:02 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Four-star cornerback Shamari Earls, ESPN’s No. 71 overall prospect in the 2025 class, flipped

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterNov 1, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions SEC commissioner Greg Sankey sent a memo Friday to league athletic directors and head football coaches outlining punishment if players continue to fake injuries in games. “As plainly

Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterNov 1, 2024, 07:45 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions Jack Daniels had never witnessed a catch like it. The

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 1, 2024, 08:01 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings has been medically cleared for the top-20 clash with Pittsburgh this weekend and will start for the Mustangs on Saturday night, coach Rhett Lashlee told ESPN. Jennings has been

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 1, 2024, 07:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. — When Jalon Walker was a boy, he told his mother he was going to become famous and arrive in Hollywood in

Oct 31, 2024, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke will return from a thumb injury and start vs. Michigan State on Saturday, coach Curt Cignetti announced on his radio show Thursday night. Rourke injured his right thumb in a 56-7 win over Nebraska on Oct. 19. He had surgery on the

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Quarterback Matthew Sluka, who left UNLV three games into the season over a name, image and likeness dispute, has entered the transfer portal, agent Marcus Cromartie said Thursday. Sluka’s decision to leave the Rebels after leading them to a 3-0 start

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 31, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions The Big 12 determined Thursday that none of its games were compromised by unencrypted frequencies used with coach-to-player in-game communications this season. Sources told ESPN on Wednesday