7:00 AM ET [Editor’s note: The nation’s last two winless teams … won?! And a second-straight Big Ten team from Michigan played itself into the Coveted Fifth Spot, barely edging out the Florida Gators.] Inspirational thought of the week: So, if this life repeats, will it be all the sameEvery choice till death, the same
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9:10 PM ET What happens when every College Football Playoff contender except the No. 1 team struggles on the first Saturday of November? Not a whole lot when it comes to the CFP selection committee rankings. The undefeated Georgia Bulldogs remained No. 1 in the second edition of the rankings released on Tuesday night, followed
7:22 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Former Clemson quarterback Harvey White, who led the Tigers to Atlantic Coast Conference championships in 1958 and 1959, has died. He was 83. The Blyth Funeral Home of Greenwood, South Carolina, said White died on Saturday. No cause of death was given. The school also announced White’s
7:06 PM ET The USC–California football game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed, Cal announced Tuesday. “It was a difficult decision to postpone this Saturday’s game against USC,” Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton said in a statement. “We know how important every one of our games is to our student-athletes, especially our seniors who have
4:59 PM ET Associated Press CONWAY, S.C. — Injured Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall could miss the rest of the season for the 22nd-ranked Chanticleers, coach Jamey Chadwell said. McCall, a 6-foot-3, 209-pound redshirt sophomore from Indian Trail, North Carolina, missed last weekend’s 28-8 win at Georgia Southern with what the school called an upper-body
4:01 PM ET Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock has agreed to a contract extension with the school through the 2026 season. Hammock, 40, is a former NIU running back who has led the Huskies to a 6-3 record this fall, a year after the team went winless during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. He is 11-16
6:00 AM ET There’s less than a month left in the 2021 college football regular season, and the legitimate College Football Playoff contenders will begin to emerge over the next four weeks. Can Georgia and/or Oklahoma go unbeaten? Who will win the Big Ten East? Can Cincinnati become the first Group of 5 team to
7:05 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Scott Frost has not won enough games at Nebraska. He knows that. Athletic director Trev Alberts knows that. Everybody in Nebraska knows that. While a 15-27 record in four years would be enough to get a coach fired at nearly any big-time program in America, Nebraska prides itself on
3:18 PM ET Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson, who recently emerged as the team’s starter, injured his knee while dancing at the team hotel the night before a 40-17 loss at South Carolina on Saturday. Coach Dan Mullen told reporters on Monday that Richardson had been cleared to practice that Thursday after suffering a concussion against
3:45 PM ET Scott Frost will return as Nebraska’s coach in 2022 with a restructured contract, athletic director Trev Alberts announced Monday. Frost is 15-27 at Nebraska and will miss a bowl game for the fourth consecutive season, as the Cornhuskers dropped to 3-7 following Saturday’s 26-17 loss to Ohio State. But Alberts, hired in
1:56 PM ET Jim Harbaugh told reporters on Monday that the Big Ten Conference acknowledged officiating mistakes in Michigan‘s 37-33 loss to Michigan State on Oct. 30. Harbaugh said his staff has been submitting questionable calls by referees to the conference this season, and he acknowledged getting a response to this particular game. “As we
2:34 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Washington head coach Jimmy Lake has been suspended without pay for one game due to the sideline incident that involved Lake appearing to strike redshirt freshman linebacker Ruperake Fuavai’s helmet during the team’s 26-16 loss to Oregon Saturday. Athletic director Jen Cohen said in a statement that the school had
1:22 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Texas wide receiver Joshua Moore is no longer with the team and has entered the transfer portal, head coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday during a news conference. According to multiple reports, Sarkisian and Moore had a heated confrontation that also involved more of the coaching staff Wednesday during practice. “The
8:45 AM ET Texas Tech is hiring Baylor associate head coach Joey McGuire as its next head football coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected later Monday. McGuire, a successful longtime Texas high school coach, is in his fifth season at Baylor and his third as the team’s associate head coach. He has
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Chaos has been the common theme throughout the 2021 college football season. Two more undefeated teams lost (sorry, Michigan State and Wake Forest). A few other College Football Playoff contenders survived after being taken to the brink. And no one has run away with the Heisman yet. Our reporters put
10:34 PM ET Oregon State defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar has been fired, Beavers coach Jonathan Smith announced Sunday. “I felt it was the right time to make a change in our football program and have relieved Coach Tim Tibesar of his duties at Oregon State,” Smith said in a statement. “All of us thank Coach
9:30 PM ET Florida Gators defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and offensive line coach John Hevesy are out, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. The moves come one day after Florida continued its downward spiral, losing 40-17 to host South Carolina — its worst loss to the Gamecocks in school history. Coach Dan Mullen had faced
7:17 PM ET Washington has fired offensive coordinator John Donovan, the school announced Sunday. The decision comes a day after Washington lost 26-16 to Oregon, dropping the Huskies to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the Pac-12. Wide receivers coach Junior Adams will take over playcalling duties, and Payton McCollum has been promoted from analyst to