3:44 PM ET The Missouri Tigers are out of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl after a rise in COVID-19 cases in its program, it was announced Sunday. The Tigers were set to face Iowa on Wednesday in Nashville, but Missouri canceled practice Sunday after an increase in positive COVID tests and paused all team activities
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3:13 PM ET Former Michigan State starting quarterback Rocky Lombardi is transferring to Northern Illinois, he announced Sunday. “There are so many people I would like to thank for their help and support throughout my recruiting process,” he posted on Twitter. “But without further delay, I would like to announce my commitment to NIU!” Lombardi,
11:18 AM ET College Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman Loyd Phillips died Sunday morning at the age of 75, according to his family. Phillips was a two-time All-American at Arkansas in the 1960s. He was part of the Razorbacks’ undefeated season in 1964 and won the Outland Trophy as the best college interior lineman
4:03 PM ET North Carolina star running back Javonte Williams is opting out of the Orange Bowl and will enter the 2021 NFL draft, he said Saturday. Williams rushed for 1,140 yards on 157 carries with 19 touchdowns this season. He made history with teammate Michael Carter earlier this month as the pair combined for
Dec 24, 2020 The Cincinnati Bearcats have one of the best résumés of any Group of 5 school in BCS/College Football Playoff history, and they still finished just No. 8 in this season’s final rankings. In the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against Georgia (noon ET on Jan. 1 on ESPN and the ESPN App), they’ll be
12:00 PM ET Miami quarterback D’Eriq King announced Saturday he will return to the team for the 2021 season, huge news for the Hurricanes. King transferred in to Miami from Houston for 2020, believing he would only get one season to play. But the coronavirus pandemic gave all players one extra year of eligibility if
8:30 AM ET It was Tuesday, July 30, 2002, when Coastal Carolina University dignitaries — the chancellor, the athletic director, the football coach, a couple of trustees — gathered beneath a pop-up tent in the sweltering Grand Strand, South Carolina, sun. They smiled from beneath their hard hats, stuck their ceremonial shovels into the sandy
12:26 PM ET Utah running back Ty Jordan has died, the school announced on Saturday. The Denton Police Department in Texas told ESPN that its officers responded to a shooting call at 10:38 p.m. ET on Friday. Officers discovered a gunshot victim who had been shot one time. After applying life-saving measures, the victim was
7:00 AM ET Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson might have been a player many fans knew nothing about coming into the 2020 college football season. But as we reach the end of it, his name must be mentioned to tell the complete story of the year. Patterson, a junior, captured the sport’s attention on Nov.
7:59 PM ET Alabama teammates Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask were announced as Heisman Trophy finalists on Thursday night. Unlike 2019, when LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was the prohibitive favorite to win, the voting figures to be much closer without a clear front-runner emerging from the
7:05 AM ET It has been 20 years since Iowa State finished ranked in the AP top 25. That No. 25 finish in 2000 was one of just two times in program history the Cyclones finished as a ranked team, with the other a No. 19 finish in 1976. With that as a backdrop, the
11:57 PM ET ESPN 300 running back Camar Wheaton committed to Alabama on Wednesday, adding to the Crimson Tide’s No. 1-ranked recruiting class. Wheaton is the No. 41-ranked prospect overall, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound back from Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland, Texas. He chose Alabama over Oklahoma, and gives the Crimson Tide 20 ESPN 300
10:00 PM ET Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author. As we approach the end of 2020, a year that will be remembered for being full of challenges, the effort and commitment shown by so many to carry out another college football
7:02 PM ET Texas-San Antonio football coach Jeff Traylor has tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Wednesday. The first-year head coach received the positive result on Wednesday during routine testing protocols. Traylor is in isolation and is not currently experiencing any symptoms, the school said. The Roadrunners are scheduled to play No. 19 Louisiana
4:42 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State is finalizing a contract extension with football coach Brent Brennan after he led the school to its best season in more than 80 years. Brennan’s current contract runs through the 2023 season, and athletic director Marie Tuite said the school wanted to make
3:09 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins has won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy honoring the nation’s best defensive player. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound Collins totaled 54 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss and four interceptions. The junior had three sacks against Oklahoma State. Two of his interceptions
1:25 PM ET Former Clemson and Duke quarterback Chase Brice announced Wednesday he intends to transfer to Appalachian State for the 2021 season. Brice announced the decision on Twitter less than two weeks after deciding to leave Duke, where he started all 11 games this season. “Thankful for this opportunity!! #Committed #RollNeers” he posted. Thankful
10:54 AM ET Florida linebacker James Houston IV on Tuesday took a shot at Oklahoma ahead of their meeting in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Dec. 30. Houston, a redshirt junior, was asked about playing in Big 12 territory at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and said he wasn’t worried about having home-field advantage.