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1:00 AM ET Rivalry weeks are a lot like “Fast and Furious” movies. There’s often huge amounts of animosity among the stars. The plots make absolutely no sense. And most significantly, there are no bad ones, just varying amounts of bloodshed and pyrotechnics. The 2020 installment was essentially the “Tokyo Drift” of rivalry weeks —

12:50 AM ET Amid rampant speculation about the possibility he could leave for LSU, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley reaffirmed his commitment to the Sooners following a 37-33 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday night. “I’m not going to be the next head coach at LSU,” Riley said. His proclamation came just moments after the Sooners

12:09 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Ed Orgeron has coached his last game for LSU. After the Tigers upset No. 15 Texas A&M 27-24 and won their sixth game of the season Saturday, Orgeron announced that he will not coach in LSU’s upcoming bowl game. Offensive line coach Brad Davis will act as the interim coach

12:02 AM ET New Mexico State is set to hire Jerry Kill as its next coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming an earlier report. Kill will replace Doug Martin, whose contract was not renewed after the Aggies’ season ended Saturday. An official announcement on Kill’s hiring is expected Monday, according to a source. Kill

11:18 PM ET Arizona State coach Herm Edwards will return in 2022, despite speculation about his status with an ongoing NCAA investigation. After Saturday’s win over Arizona, athletic director Ray Anderson informed the team that Edwards will be back for a fifth season. Arizona State finished the regular season at 8-4, and Edwards is 25-17

9:54 PM ET Washington State is set to make Jake Dickert its permanent head coach, sources told ESPN. Dickert’s promotion is likely to be finalized soon, with sources saying he was offered the position Saturday night. Dickert, in his second season as WSU’s defensive coordinator, was elevated to acting head coach Oct. 18 after the

7:44 PM ET AUBURN, Ala. — Despite turning in one of its most inept offensive performances of the Nick Saban era during regulation, No. 3 Alabama rallied to defeat Auburn in the fourth overtime period, 24-22, on Saturday. With 1:35 remaining in the fourth quarter, trailing by 7 points and its College Football Playoff hopes

5:13 PM ET Alabama leading receiver Jameson Williams was ejected from Saturday’s game against Auburn after being called for targeting. Williams was on the punt defense team and appeared to hit the return man with the crown of his helmet. The play was reviewed and upheld. A few minutes later, Auburn quarterback TJ Finley found

second Quarter ALA AUB TD 6:50 T. Finley pass,to K. Hudson for 15 yds for a TD, (B. Patton KICK) 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:12 0 7 third Quarter ALA AUB FG 11:43 B. Patton 33 yd FG GOOD 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:29 0 10 fourth Quarter ALA AUB FG 8:44 W. Reichard 30

6:51 PM ET The Michigan Wolverines vaulted up the odds to win the national championship Saturday at sportsbooks around the nation, going from long shots to top-tier contenders after their resounding upset of Ohio State. The Wolverines handled the Buckeyes 42-27 in the snow at The Big House, clinching a spot in the Big Ten

3:44 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — No. 21 Wake Forest earned a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, getting three passing touchdowns and one more on the ground from Sam Hartman to beat Boston College 41-10 on Saturday. The Demon Deacons (10-2, 7-1 ACC) will attempt to claim their first league title

3:42 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan defeated Ohio State for the first time under Jim Harbaugh with a 42-27 win Saturday. The Wolverines had lost 15 of the past 16 meetings, but they battered the Buckeyes for the first time since 2011 in an emphatic victory. Michigan took the lead to start the

12:52 PM ET The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. the No. 5 Michigan Wolverines. College football doesn’t get much better than a classic rivalry with humongous national championship implications. The teams did not play last season because of COVID-19-related scheduling. So the two teams have had extra time to build up some beef. According

1:38 PM ET ESPN staff It’s the most wonderful time of the year — Rivalry Week! That’s right. It’s the last week of the regular season, and we’ve got rivalry games all over the place, which always puts an exclamation point on the season. Can Jim Harbaugh finally beat Ohio State? Can Oklahoma State take

10:27 AM ET The Michigan State football team is dealing with a flu outbreak impacting players on both sides of the ball for Saturday’s regular-season finale against Penn State, sources told ESPN. A source described the situation as “pretty bad,” and noted that every recent day has added to the list of players fighting flu

7:38 PM ET Wake Forest has agreed to a long-term contract extension with head coach Dave Clawson, the school announced Friday. The move comes as Wake closes in on a berth in the ACC championship game, which it can secure with a win over Boston College on Saturday. Clawson is 49-47 in eight years as

6:15 PM ET SMU coach Sonny Dykes will be the new head coach at TCU, sources confirmed to ESPN. Dykes, 51, is 30-17 in four seasons at SMU, including 25-9 in the past three seasons. In 2019, Dykes led SMU to a 10-2 season, becoming the first Mustangs coach to win 10 games in a

5:40 PM ET Money has been pouring in on Ohio State this week at sportsbooks around the nation, including in Michigan, but on Friday morning, the point spread moved toward underdog Michigan. Caesars Sportsbook on Friday reported that 95% of the money bet on the point spread in Michigan was on Ohio State. The action