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9:00 AM ET ESPN staff Twenty years after 9/11 shook the nation, its aftershocks are still being felt. In college football — a sport that had just launched its season when the terrorist attacks brought it to an abrupt halt — coaches and former players say they continue to be shaped by it both on

6:23 PM ET Ohio State linebacker Palaie Gaoteote had his petition for immediate eligibility approved Friday, the team and the NCAA confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Gaoteote, a transfer from USC, joined Ohio State in June as a non-scholarship player as he awaited a resolution on his petition. Ohio State coach Ryan Day on Thursday

6:04 PM ET The American Athletic Conference will be willing to negotiate a higher exit fee to accommodate earlier departures of UCF, Cincinnati and Houston to the Big 12 Conference, AAC commissioner Mike Aresco told ESPN on Friday. AAC bylaws require schools to give a 27-month notice before they leave and pay a $10 million

5:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Georgia quarterback JT Daniels is suffering from an oblique injury that puts his status in question for the second-ranked Bulldogs’ home opener against UAB on Saturday, ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III told The Paul Finebaum Show on Friday. Griffin, who will be calling the 3:30 pm ET game on

6:46 AM ET Brianna Williams Week 2 of the college football season is upon us and a handful of teams have already made statements before stepping on the field. 1 Related The Oregon Ducks are tried and true when it comes to uniform announcements, and this week is no different. A new combination was revealed

7:00 AM ET On Saturday, the college football nation will be focused on Columbus, Ohio, and rightfully so. The No. 12 Oregon Ducks, the preseason favorite to win the Pac-12, are traveling east to face the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, practically everyone’s choice to top the Big Ten. It is a rematch of the 1958

5:45 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Fear not, Ole Miss Rebels faithful: Katy Perry is still riding with you. More specifically, the pop

9:59 AM ET A group of former students, including All-American football player and team captain Henry Hill, filed a lawsuit Thursday morning alleging that the University of Michigan is illegally limiting their attempts to share accounts of the abuse perpetrated by then team doctor Robert Anderson. Hill, who played for the Wolverines from 1968 to

9:30 AM ET PASADENA, Calif. — Early in the second quarter of UCLA‘s 38-27 win against LSU on Saturday, athletic director Martin Jarmond stood in his suite and looked out over the nearly-full Rose Bowl, soaking in the atmosphere. “This looks good,” he said, beaming with pride. 2 Related Moments later, running back Zach Charbonnet

7:00 AM ET Moments before Bijan Robinson made the first start of his highly anticipated sophomore season at Texas, something felt different. The former five-star recruit — the Arizona high school legend who ran for 7,036 yards and 114 touchdowns, both state records — was making just his seventh start for Texas and already owned

7:00 AM ET Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Harry Lyles Jr. It’s only Week 2 and we’re already making history. What we’ve got here is the greatest Cy-Hawk battle of

9:36 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Terry Brennan, a star halfback on three unbeaten Notre Dame teams who was hailed as a wunderkind when he succeeded Irish coaching great Frank Leahy at just 25 years old, has died. He was 93. The school announced his death Wednesday. Brennan died Tuesday, said the

8:02 PM ET An obviously frustrated Nick Saban said Wednesday that Alabama still has a lot to prove after it beat Miami 44-13 in its season opener last week. Saban harkened back to his “rat poison” comments from 2017 and said the top-ranked Crimson Tide didn’t come out prepared to practice Monday. He questioned whether

3:10 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Texas for its continued use of school song “The Eyes of Texas,” which has racist elements in its past. The complaint filed Sept. 3 with

8:05 PM ET No one will beat Alabama. Clemson’s dynasty is dead. UCLA is the best in the West. Georgia’s offense can’t score. If College Football Playoff national championships and the Heisman Trophy were handed out after Week 1, Georgia wouldn’t have a 41-year title drought and we’d be watching former Texas A&M quarterback Kenny

8:17 PM ET [Editor’s note: The 2021 college football season has Week 1 behind it, and that means a shake-up in the Bottom 10.] Inspirational thought of the week: Don’t want to be a fool for youJust another player in your game for twoYou may hate me but it ain’t no lieBaby bye bye byeBye

5:43 PM ET Former USC and New England Patriots fullback Sam “Bam” Cunningham died Tuesday in Inglewood, California, according to USC. He was 71. No cause of death was immediately available. Cunningham, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992, is widely recognized for helping speed up the process of integration

The AP Top 25 college football poll is out, and after a wild weekend of games — in which three top-12 teams lost — there’s some movement high in the rankings. Here’s what’s next for each ranked team: Consistency will be the key a week after dominating Miami. Mercer won’t be much of a challenge,