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4:53 PM ET A couple has sued Texas assistant coach Jeff Banks and his girlfriend, Danielle Thomas, saying Thomas’ monkey bit their child in the backyard of Banks’ house on Halloween night. The lawsuit was filed in Travis County District Court in Austin on Thursday on behalf of Amy and Casey Clinkenbeard and their child.

1:00 AM ET ATLANTA — The last one out of a jubilant Alabama locker room, Nick Saban walked slowly out of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium corridor nodding his head like a proud father. Proud of his football team. Proud of the way his football team has fought to get to this point despite some un-Alabama-like moments

10:04 PM ET ESPN staff In the last edition of playoff picks before the College Football Playoff field is announced, we got plenty of upheaval and change. How will Saturday’s top games affect the College Football Playoff chase? What are the current odds for the top four? The Allstate Playoff Predictor has the answers. Check

6:34 PM ET ATLANTA — Alabama receiver John Metchie III is expected to miss the College Football Playoff after suffering what Tide officials believe to be a torn ACL in his left knee in Saturday’s 41-24 victory against Georgia in the SEC championship game, sources told ESPN. Metchie missed the second half after injuring his

8:28 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Harry Lyles Jr. Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin agreed to a new contract to remain with the Rebels, the school announced on Saturday night. Kiffin’s new deal will average in the $7.5

10:34 PM ET ATLANTA — If earning high praise from the media or being an underdog by the oddsmakers is rat poison for the Alabama Crimson Tide, then playing the Crimson Tide must be strychnine for the Georgia Bulldogs. After cruising to a 12-0 record and sitting atop the College Football Playoff selection committee’s rankings

8:00 PM ET ATLANTA — Some things don’t change, as in Alabama‘s mastery of Georgia and the Crimson Tide spending yet another postseason in the College Football Playoff. Sophomore quarterback Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another Saturday night to lead Alabama to a 41-24 beatdown of No. 1 Georgia in the

6:51 PM ET ESPN staff The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines face the No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes for the Big Ten title. For Michigan, there’s a lot more than conference glory on the line in Indianapolis. The Wolverines are a win away from their first berth in the College Football Playoff. At 11-1, Michigan currently has

first Quarter UGA ALA FG 6:01 J. Podlesny 38 yd FG GOOD 11 plays, 52 yards, 6:28 3 0 second Quarter UGA ALA TD 14:56 S. Bennett pass,to D. Washington for 5 yds for a TD, (J. Podlesny KICK) 8 plays, 97 yards, 3:36 10 0 TD 14:12 B. Young pass,to J. Williams for 67

4:18 PM ET Associated Press Dezmon Jackson came up inches short on a desperate, fourth-down dive with 24 seconds remaining and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State fell to ninth-rated Baylor 21-16 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, knocking the Cowboys out of contention for a playoff spot. Blake Shapen threw three TDs while completing his first

4:18 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Dezmon Jackson came up inches short on a desperate, fourth-down dive with 24 seconds left and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State fell to ninth-ranked Baylor 21-16 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, knocking the Cowboys out of contention for a playoff spot. Blake Shapen threw three TDs while

2:04 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Presbyterian head football coach Kevin Kelley, famous for his unique approach that includes never punting and often opting for onside kicks, announced he’s leaving the school in a statement on Twitter Saturday. “I have decided to leave Presbyterian College to pursue other football interests,” Kelley said. “I am proud that

9:00 AM ET GRAPEVINE, Texas — It’s finally here. Saturday’s conference championship games will end weeks (months?!) of hypotheticals and put the pressure squarely on the shoulders of the College Football Playoff selection committee to pick the four best teams in the country on Selection Day. The committee gathered on Friday evening to watch the

1:38 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby says expanding the College Football Playoff as soon as the 2024 season is “in some jeopardy” if an agreement on a new format cannot be reached soon. Speaking Saturday to reporters before the Big 12 championship game between No. 5 Oklahoma State

12:17 PM ET ESPN staff It’s champ week! Meaning it’s the last week of the college football season, which seriously flew by fast. Now, there were a bunch of wild coaching moves earlier this week, starting with Lincoln Riley going to USC, Brian Kelly going to LSU and Notre Dame announcing Marcus Freeman as Kelly’s

10:29 AM ET Akron is hiring Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as its next football coach, the school announced Saturday. Moorhead, 48, spent the past two seasons as the offensive playcaller and quarterbacks coach for the 10th-ranked Ducks, who lost Friday night to No. 17 Utah in the Pac-12 championship game in Las Vegas. He

10:19 AM ET It is the final weekend of the college football season — championship Saturday. The College Football Playoff picture will get a lot clearer after today’s games. The SEC championship in Atlanta is the top game of the weekend with the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs facing the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide. No

2:20 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Moments after an emphatic 38-10 victory over Oregon on Friday to claim Utah’s first Pac-12 title, Utes coach Kyle Whittingham stood on a stage and looked out at his team and the thousands of Utah fans who stayed to watch the trophy presentation. “This is for Ty and Aaron,”