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7:30 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Aidan O’Connell threw for 375 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had a career-best 240 yards receiving, and Purdue continued its recent mastery over No. 2 Iowa with a 24-7 upset Saturday. The Boilermakers (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) have won four of their past

12:19 AM ET PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State coach Nick Rolovich said he has not been updated on the status of his religious exemption request needed to become compliant with the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Without a resolution, it raises the possibility Rolovich will not be allowed to continue in his job past Monday’s state

7:59 PM ET William E. Ricks Another week, another exciting slate of college football action! Week 7 of the college football season kept the chaos going, as some top-ranked teams tasted defeat. Purdue handled business against No. 2 Iowa, winning as an unranked team against the Hawkeyes 24-7. LSU poured on the points, putting up

7:48 PM ET Freshman Caleb Williams got his first start for Oklahoma on Saturday, announced as the starter about 15 minutes before kickoff, getting the nod over Spencer Rattler against TCU. The decision ended a week of speculation and some palace drama after Sooners coach Lincoln Riley declined to publicly name a starter. The OU

4:49 PM ET William E. Ricks The Texas Longhorns‘ offense has been pretty active the past two weeks. Last week, they scored 48 points in what was a Red River Rivalry clash with Oklahoma. Then the Longhorns had an explosive day against Oklahoma State, although both contests ended in defeat. Despite those losses, Bijan Robinson

5:29 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU running back Tyrion Davis-Price set a school record with 287 rushing yards during a 49-42 win over No. 20 Florida on Saturday, breaking the previous record of 285 set by Derrius Guice. Davis-Price, who entered the weekend with a combined 287 rushing yards on the season, also

12:15 PM ET ESPN staff Can you believe we’re already halfway through the season? Well, Week 7 is here, and we’re looking in to whatever happens on Saturday. Can Texas bounce back after losing to Oklahoma last week? Can Kentucky stay undefeated and upset Georgia? Well, don’t count out the Wildcats just yet — Alabama’s

9:11 AM ET Louisville will retire Lamar Jackson‘s No. 8 jersey in a ceremony against Syracuse on Nov. 13, the school announced Saturday. Jackson joins Johnny Unitas as the only other player in school history to have his number retired. Louisville retired Unitas’ No. 16 in 2003. The school surprised the current Ravens quarterback with

9:00 AM ET It might not be here yet, but an expanded playoff looms over college football. We’re checking in periodically with the Allstate Playoff Predictor’s projections for the latest proposal for a 12-team playoff to find out what the playoff would look like in 2021 if we had that format. Who would it help?

9:00 AM ET William E. Ricks College football enters its seventh week, and last weekend’s games treated us to some spectacular action. Alabama finally tasted defeat for the first time in nearly two years, Texas vs. Oklahoma gave us an instant classic in another Red River Showdown, and many more games kept fans at the

5:31 AM ET KAYVON THIBODEAUX SAT in Mario Cristobal’s office on a recruiting visit, searching for answers. As the No. 1 prospect in the country, he was trying to wade through the thousands of text messages and recruiting pitches from coaches hoping to persuade him to attend their schools. But Thibodeaux was tired of coaches

5:23 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. It was well past midnight on Oct. 3, but Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei was still

5:22 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Former Kansas football coach David Beaty is no longer part of an NCAA infractions case against the school, according to the independent agency investigating the matter. Marc Quigley of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process’ Complex Case Unit notified Beaty last week that investigators had decided to withdraw

3:00 PM ET When the clock ran out in the Arkansas-Texas A&M college football game on Sept. 25, Rachael Caldwell hit the send tweet button and watched the likes roll in. This instance was one example of the innovative exhibition that is social media trolling in college football these days. The practice has become fine

7:30 AM ET ESPN staff Just when pundits had penciled in Alabama and Georgia as two unstoppable forces on a collision course for the SEC championship game and College Football Playoff, Texas A&M stepped into the breach and reminded the college football world that there is only one sure thing at the midpoint of 2021:

7:30 AM ET Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year THE HISTORY OF Kentucky Wildcats football is an encyclopedia of

8:16 PM ET Penn State‘s James Franklin on Wednesday fired back against accusations from Iowa fans and coaches that his players faked injuries in Saturday’s 23-20 loss to the Hawkeyes, saying that strategy “has not shown up” in his 12 years as a head coach. When a reporter asked Franklin specifically how he felt about

11:22 AM ET LSU All-America cornerback Eli Ricks will miss the rest of the season after opting for surgery on his injured shoulder, coach Ed Orgeron announced on Wednesday. Ricks emerged as one of the top corners in the SEC as a freshman last season, intercepting four passes and earning Third Team All-America honors from