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8:06 PM ET Army will have the opportunity to play in a bowl game after all. The Knights had been unable to find an opponent for a bowl game coming out of the weekend, but on Monday it was announced they would face West Virginia in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31. Tennessee was

7:55 PM ET The College Football Playoff is willing to postpone most of its New Year’s Six bowl games, including its two semifinal games and the national championship, if one or both teams can’t participate because of COVID-19 issues, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Monday evening. The games that could be impacted

6:17 PM ET South Alabama has hired Major Applewhite as its new offensive coordinator, the school announced Monday. Applewhite joins new head coach Kane Wommack’s staff after spending the past two seasons as an analyst on Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama. Prior to Alabama, Applewhite was the head coach at Houston, where he compiled a

6:42 PM ET Bo Pelini is not expected to return for another season as LSU‘s defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN. Pelini, a former head coach at Youngstown State and Nebraska, was brought on to coach LSU’s defense in January, but ultimately failed to live up to expectations as the Tigers ranked next-to-last in

4:13 PM ET Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt and multiple players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, meaning the Vols will be unable to play in the Dec. 31 AutoZone Liberty Bowl against West Virginia, sources told ESPN. Tennessee’s tests were conducted on Sunday per SEC protocol, and those results were returned on Monday morning

12:00 PM ET The 2020 college football bowl season figures to be like none other, with COVID-19 issues causing some squads to opt out and bowl games having to be canceled because of a lack of participating teams. Still, there are 28 bowl games left to keep us entertained between now and the Jan. 11

1:45 PM ET Just three days after the early signing period ended, ESPN 300 linebacker Raesjon Davis announced he has decommitted from LSU. Davis is the No. 44-ranked recruit overall, a 6-foot, 210-pound recruit from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, and is the No. 4-ranked recruit in California. He was the third

1:46 PM ET Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton announced on Monday that he is opting out of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl and forgoing his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Bolton is the third highest-rated inside linebacker available in the upcoming draft, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. Bolton ranks fifth in the SEC

11:09 AM ET For the last few weeks, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney has argued that teams should be rewarded for playing games during a season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that teams that started later than others and didn’t play as many games should be penalized by the College Football Playoff selection committee. While the

1:52 AM ET Army football coach Jeff Monken woke up early Sunday, anxious to find out who his team would face in a bowl game. The Black Knights had posted a 9-2 record, capped by Saturday’s victory over Air Force that secured them the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy. Army had an agreement to play in the Radiance

10:37 PM ET Oklahoma quarterback Tanner Mordecai announced Sunday that he is entering the transfer portal. Mordecai, who has spent the past two seasons as the team’s backup quarterback, made the news public via Twitter. Thank you OU football and sooner nation for the past 3 years. Forever grateful for my time here. I have

7:01 PM ET Army, which went 9-2 this season, was unable to secure a partner to participate in a bowl game. Army had a primary agreement to play in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, but the game was canceled on Sunday after the bowl said in a statement that “the opting out of possible teams

7:39 PM ET Miami Hurricanes starting defensive ends Quincy Roche and Jaelan Phillips both declared for the NFL draft on Sunday and will not play in Miami’s upcoming bowl game against Oklahoma State. Both Roche and Phillips announced the decision on social media. The news does not come as a surprise. Roche and Phillips each

5:02 PM ET Associated Press The Guaranteed Rate Bowl won’t take place this season because of what organizers cited as “unprecedented ramifications from the COVID-19 pandemic.” The game had been scheduled to take place Saturday in Phoenix. The cancellation announcement comes as numerous college teams have said they aren’t planning to participate in bowl games,

5:48 PM ET Former Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer announced Sunday that he is transferring to Utah. Brewer, a three-year starter for the Bears, is a graduate transfer and will be eligible to play immediately. He announced news on Twitter. Committed! #GoUtes🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/UvZbp1qhl9 — Charlie Brewer (@CBrewerII) December 20, 2020 Brewer will be a fifth-year senior

3:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Texas A&M was left out of the College Football Playoff, but will look to extend its win streak to eight games when it takes on North Carolina in the Capital One Orange Bowl. The fifth-ranked Aggies (8-1) are the first one-loss SEC team to not make the playoff and

3:23 PM ET Welcome once again to the Alabama–Clemson College Football Playoff invitational, where it hardly seems to matter who earned the “right” to take on the two clear favorites to make the national championship game. This year, it happens to be No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Notre Dame. The Irish made it

1:30 AM ET The start of Bowl Season and the College Football Playoff is almost upon us. Here’s a look at all of this year’s games. (All times Eastern) College Football Playoff National Championship College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&THard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)Jan. 11: 8 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN