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2:16 PM ET Associated Press Cincinnati held on to the No. 2 ranking by just four points over No. 3 Alabama in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, and Oregon passed Ohio State to move up to No. 5. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 for the fifth straight week in the Top 25.

2:09 PM ET ESPN News Services UMass has fired coach Walt Bell after he went 2-23 over three seasons with the Minutemen. The 37-year-old Bell took over one of the toughest jobs in major college football in 2019 but showed few signs of turning the team around. UMass fell to 1-8 on Saturday, losing 35-22

1:00 AM ET ESPN staff The first round of the College Football Playoff rankings dropped on Tuesday and the annual poll appeared to motivate teams across the country — just not the ones you think. College Football’s Week 10 was filled with upsets, close calls and previously undefeated records crumbling as underdogs took over the

1:29 AM ET In the final three minutes of Saturday’s slugfest against Tulsa, Cincinnati had eight chances to lose a football game, and yet it won. There are two ways to tell this story. In one, Cincinnati failed miserably once more. By ranking the Bearcats sixth last week, the College Football Playoff committee sent a

12:27 AM ET Florida continued its downward spiral on Saturday night, losing 40-17 to South Carolina — its worst loss to the Gamecocks in school history. Florida coach Dan Mullen said afterward his roster had been depleted during the week because of the flu, noting that anywhere between 20-30 players missed practice during the week.

1:24 AM ET Washington athletic director Jen Cohen issued a statement in response to a sideline incident in which Huskies coach Jimmy Lake appeared to strike redshirt freshman linebacker Ruperake Fuavai during a 26-16 loss to Oregon. “We are aware of an interaction between Head Coach Jimmy Lake and a student-athlete during the first half

10:30 PM ET CINCINNATI, Ohio — Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell has been consistent this season about not apologizing for close wins, and he’s not about to start now after Saturday’s 28-20 escape against Tulsa. The Bearcats (9-0) came up with two goal-line stands in the final minutes to remain unbeaten, their third straight game that

9:21 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — Jerry Kill notched his 153rd win as a head coach on Saturday, but he said this one might just mean the most. Kill, TCU‘s interim coach after the school and his longtime friend, Gary Patterson, parted ways after 21 years last Sunday, led the Horned Frogs to a

6:32 PM ET ESPN staff Just when the College Football Playoff field looked somewhat solidified, an upset-fueled Week 10 hit college football. 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 back every week as the

10:59 PM ET Michigan State was shocked by Purdue on Saturday, falling 40-29 for its first loss of the season. Ranked No. 3 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season after beating in-state rival Michigan last week, the Spartans were hopeful to remain unbeaten and continue their surprising season. The loss was

9:27 PM ET After his kickers missed all three field goal attempts in a 31-28 loss to Arkansas on Saturday, Mississippi State coach Mike Leach asked reporters on his post-game videoconference call to relay a message to the student body. “Announce this,” he said. “There’s an open tryout on our campus for kickers. Anybody that

8:13 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Jacksonville State will enter the Football Bowl Subdivision with a new coach. The school said Saturday that it and and coach John Grass “mutually agreed to part ways.” Grass announced the decision after the Gamecocks’ 40-25 win over Abilene Christian, leaving with two games remaining in the

8:34 PM ET Host Arizona‘s 20-game losing streak ended Saturday with a 10-3 win against a depleted California team that was without more than two dozen players who tested positive for COVID-19. The Golden Bears were without starting quarterback Chase Garbers, three starters on the offensive line and three defensive starters. Multiple vaccinated assistant coaches

5:30 PM ET Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall will not play in Saturday’s game at Georgia Southern and is out indefinitely with an “upper body injury,” the school announced. Through eight games, McCall has thrown for 2,063 yards with 17 touchdowns and two interceptions, while completing 73.4% of his passes. Senior Bryce Carpenter is expected

5:56 PM ET Ole Miss officials have apologized after since-deleted tweets from Ole Miss’ official football Twitter account on Saturday mocked former coach Hugh Freeze following the Rebels’ 27-14 victory over Liberty. One of the tweets included a picture of Freeze coaching from a hospital bed two years ago at Liberty while recovering from surgery

2:57 PM ET Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is disputing Nick Rolovich’s statements that the Democrat targeted the former Washington State University football coach with his statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all public employees. Inslee spokesperson Mike Faulk said of the coach: “He’s just wrong,” The Spokesman Review reported. That’s in

3:07 PM ET Texas A&M got a commitment Saturday from the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2022 class — Walter Nolen. The 6-foot-4, 325-pound defensive tackle from Powell, Tennessee, chose the Aggies over Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Michigan. He is the first No. 1 commit for coach Jimbo Fisher and his staff since joining Texas

11:27 AM ET Ohio State leading wide receiver Garrett Wilson will miss Saturday’s game at Nebraska with an unspecified injury. Coach Ryan Day told Fox that the team hopes to get Wilson back for next week’s home game against Purdue. Day said sophomore Julian Fleming and freshman Marvin Harrison Jr. will get increased playing time