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7:08 PM ET The battle of top-15 teams Alabama and Ole Miss is still a week and a half away, and already Rebs’ coach Lane Kiffin has some things to say about his former employer. Kiffin, who served as offensive coordinator at Alabama under Nick Saban from 2014-16, said on Wednesday that the No. 1

4:12 PM ET The College Football Playoff board of managers, which has the authority to change the playoff, will not vote next week on a proposed 12-team format, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Wednesday. The board of managers, which is comprised of 11 presidents and chancellors, instead will have a videoconference rather

1:54 PM ET Northwestern will redevelop Ryan Field in the coming years with funds from a $480 million gift from the family of Patrick and Shirley Ryan, the university announced Wednesday. The gift from the Ryans, whose names are on both Northwestern’s football stadium and basketball arena, will include funds for other university projects but

11:38 AM ET LSU will be watching the availability of multiple key contributors heading into Saturday’s SEC opener at Mississippi State. Among those players, Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said Wednesday that he is unsure whether left tackle Cam Wire will be able to play. Orgeron said Wire hasn’t practiced and that finding a left tackle

11:30 AM ET Ohio State reserve linebacker Dallas Gant has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal. Gant, a senior who has appeared in all three games this season and 38 over his Ohio State career, entered his name in the portal Tuesday. He has 10 tackles in 2021 and 53 in his career with two forced

9:46 AM ET [Editor’s note: Can anyone stop the Bottom 10 juggernaut that is UConn? There are plenty of candidates, including … Florida State and the Pac-12?] Inspirational thought of the week: I got a baby on the East CoastI got a gig going on the West Coast(I got a) suitcase full of sorrowI’m so

6:20 AM ET Let’s get one thing straight right off the top: Miami and Florida State are not the championship programs we all remember from decades past. Or in the case of Florida State, from eight years ago. These are two programs that have more recently finished with losing records in the same season (2019)

6:18 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The fifth-largest crowd in the history of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was howling. With the fourth quarter about to begin and Florida storming back into the game against No. 1-ranked Alabama, 90,887 fans sang along to the Tom Petty anthem, “I Won’t Back Down.” The usually disciplined Crimson Tide

12:14 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The quarterback competition at Southern California might be over before it even started. Jaxson Dart did not practice Tuesday after the freshman sustained a knee injury in the Trojans’ 45-14 win at Washington State, while three-year starter Kedon Slovis took first-team reps after being knocked out of

5:06 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina sophomore Luke Doty will get his first start of the season at quarterback. Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer said Tuesday that Doty would get the call at home against Kentucky on Saturday night. Doty hurt his foot in practice last month and missed the first two

2:08 PM ET Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud will practice this week and is on track to start Saturday against Akron despite a lingering injury to his throwing shoulder. Coach Ryan Day on Tuesday said Stroud will continue to be monitored and that it’s possible Ohio State’s other quarterbacks, Kyle McCord and Jack Miller III,

2:40 PM ET Utah quarterback Charlie Brewer, who started the Utes’ first three games, has left the program. “Charlie has decided to move on and we wish him the best,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement. The decision was made public three days after he struggled and was pulled in a 33-31 triple-overtime

12:36 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jack Coan admits it is going to be a little strange this Saturday when No. 12 Notre Dame takes on his old team, No. 18 Wisconsin, at Chicago’s Soldier Field. “It’s definitely going to be weird,” said Coan, a 22-year-old grad transfer quarterback who went 12-6

10:51 AM ET Rutgers cornerbacks Max Melton and Chris Long have been suspended after being taken into police custody because of a paintball gun incident, coach Greg Schiano announced Tuesday. NJ Advance Media reported that the two players have been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, stemming from an

10:11 AM ET Western Michigan coach Tim Lester has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this week’s home game against San Jose State. Lester, 44, received a positive test Monday morning after experiencing mild symptoms Sunday. The fifth-year Broncos coach is vaccinated. “Thankfully, due to being fully vaccinated, I am feeling OK,” Lester said

6:55 AM ET After Alabama opened the college football season with a 44-13 rout against Miami in Atlanta, there was probably the same collective moan from Athens, Georgia, to Eugene, Oregon: “Oh, no, not again!” Then, after the defending national champion barely survived a 31-29 victory at Florida on Saturday, the widespread reaction was: “Oh,

8:36 PM ET Clemson defensive tackle Tyler Davis needs surgery to repair a torn bicep and is expected to miss seven to eight weeks, coach Dabo Swinney said on his radio show Monday night. Swinney also announced that running back Lyn-J Dixon has entered the transfer portal, a blow to the Tigers’ backfield depth. Davis

3:16 PM ET Associated Press Purdue receiver David Bell used his Twitter account to tell fans he was all right after Saturday’s scary scene at No. 12 Notre Dame. It’s still unclear when the Boilermakers could get their biggest playmaker back on the field. Coach Jeff Brohm announced Monday that Bell is in the concussion