9:20 AM ET An agreement has been reached for BYU to replace Liberty as Coastal Carolina opponent this Saturday after COVID-19 issues prevented the Flames from playing in the game, sources told ESPN. Liberty (9-1) had several players and staff members to test positive or be quarantined this week because of COVID-19, including star quarterback
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9:36 AM ET UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton entered the transfer portal on Thursday, ending a five-year career with the Knights in hopes of one final opportunity to earn a starting job. Milton has not played in two years, after dislocating his right knee and suffering ligament, nerve and artery damage in a game in November
8:28 AM ET In the last 40 seasons, no defending national champion has been as big of an underdog as LSU is this week against top-ranked Alabama. LSU is a consensus 29.5-point home underdog to the Crimson Tide. The line had grown to -30 at William Hill sportsbooks in Mississippi. Auburn, in 2011, is the
6:51 PM ET Georgia added ESPN Junior 300 defensive tackle Tyre West to its 2022 class on Wednesday. West, the No. 8-ranked prospect overall in the class and the No. 1 prospect from the state of Georgia, chose the Bulldogs over offers from Alabama, Florida, Oregon, LSU and Tennessee, among others. West is a 6-foot-3,
8:58 PM ET Boise State‘s game on Friday at UNLV has been canceled, the Mountain West Conference announced Wednesday. The conference cited “guidance from medical personnel and epidemiologists” in making its decision. “Both medical teams have been in communication in order to understand the full picture of COVID issues in our region,” the Mountain West
6:43 PM ET A bout of COVID-19 issues within Liberty‘s football program has put the AP Top 25 matchup between the Flames and Coastal Carolina on Saturday in jeopardy, sources told ESPN. Liberty officials expect to know by Thursday if the Flames will be able to play in the game after conferring with medical officials.
6:53 PM ET The Las Vegas Bowl became the latest postseason bowl game to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN Events announced Wednesday. The Las Vegas Bowl, which was scheduled to match a Pac-12 team against an SEC opponent, was slated to be played for the first time at Allegiant Stadium, the home
3:42 PM ET Houston‘s upcoming game with SMU has been postponed for a second time because of COVID-19 issues, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The game, which was originally to be played on Nov. 21, was postponed to Dec. 5 when COVID-19 issues within Houston’s program caused the game to be delayed. This time, it’s
2:07 PM ET Michigan has cancelled its game against Maryland this weekend, after moving all football activities virtual earlier this week due to a rise in COVID-19 cases within the program, it was announced Wednesday. The decision to cancel the game as well as pause practices was made in consultation with medical professionals, who will
10:49 AM ET Southern Miss is hiring Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall as its next head coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected later Wednesday. Hall, 40, spent the past two seasons with the Green Wave after previous assistant coaching stops at Memphis and Louisiana. He served as head coach at both Division
10:00 AM ET [Editor’s note: Some Bottom 10 teams have wrapped up their seasons, while others still have a month to play. Meanwhile, the Big Ten is somewhere in between, thanks to everyone from Ohio State and Northwestern to Michigan and Penn State.] Inspirational thought of the week: Hey Spike, you’re scarin’ my wifeHey Spike,
6:45 AM ET Sam Khan Jr. Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers Texas A&M and the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Houston. 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
7:00 PM ET Tennessee has dismissed starting outside linebacker Kivon Bennett from the team following his arrest on gun and drug charges near campus on Tuesday, Volunteers football coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a statement. Bennett, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, led the Volunteers with 7½ tackles for loss and was tied for the
8:23 PM ET Associated Press Arkansas running back Rakeem Boyd has opted out of the rest of this season to focus on preparing for the NFL draft. Boyd made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday. Boyd, a senior, rushed for 2,176 yards and 13 touchdowns and caught 52 passes for 358 yards in his career
7:03 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU has added a nonconference home game against Louisiana Tech on Dec. 12, giving the Horned Frogs a 10th scheduled game this season. The Horned Frogs had to postpone their only scheduled nonconference game against SMU in September after positive COVID-19 tests in the TCU program.
7:12 PM ET The top seven teams in the College Football Playoff rankings remained unchanged Tuesday night, as Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State continue to occupy the top four spots. The Buckeyes stayed at No. 4 despite canceling last Saturday’s game at Illinois following an increase of COVID-19 cases in the program, which
5:28 PM ET The ACC announced a series of scheduling changes Tuesday that allowed Notre Dame to clinch a spot in the ACC championship game Dec. 19. In addition, the ACC has changed its testing procedures, requiring teams now to have a PCR test administered on Thursdays so they can receive their results before traveling
2:46 PM ET Retired Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops made a brief return to the field on Tuesday, coach Lincoln Riley said. “We brought Coach Stoops out of retirement today,” Riley said at his weekly news conference. “He was out on the field and coached with us today. It was great to have him out there.”