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Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 12, 2025, 12:06 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame starting left tackle Anthonie Knapp will miss the Jan. 20 College Football Playoff National Championship game against Ohio State with a high ankle sprain, coach Marcus Freeman

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 11, 2025, 08:40 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Former Michigan quarterback Alex Orji has committed to UNLV, he tells ESPN. Orji started three games for the Wolverines this season and played in 20 career games there. He’ll have

Jan 11, 2025, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman has resigned his post with the Gophers and will accept the same position at Miami, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Saturday, confirming a report. Hetherman helped the Gophers to an 8-5 record this season, including a 5-4 mark in the

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2025, 04:12 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Four-star 2026 wide receiver Devin Carter committed to Auburn on Saturday, announcing his pledge

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2025, 02:37 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions USC beat Penn State and Wisconsin to the commitment of four-star 2026 running back

ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2025, 12:10 AM ET Bill McCartney, a three-time coach of the year in the Big Eight Conference who led the Colorado Buffaloes to their only national football title in 1990, has died. He was 84. McCartney died Friday night “after a courageous journey with dementia,” according to a family statement.

Doug Greenberg, ESPNJan 11, 2025, 12:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State opened as a 9.5-point favorite over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, per ESPN BET odds. If that line holds, it would be tied for the second-largest spread in a CFP national championship game and the

Jan 10, 2025, 11:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first 12-team College Football Playoff is down to the final two contenders: Notre Dame and Ohio State. The seventh-seed Fighting Irish and eighth-seed Buckeyes will meet Jan. 20 at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T. Whichever team wins will end

Associated Press Jan 10, 2025, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Quinshon Judkins ran for two touchdowns before Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate that he returned 83 yards for a score with 2:13 left as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night to

Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 10, 2025, 07:51 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions As Notre Dame prepares to compete for the national title in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the university remains bullish in its belief that its independent status is

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 10, 2025, 06:45 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas – Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers told ESPN that he expects to enter the NFL draft whenever Texas’ 2024 season ends. In an interview with ESPN’s College GameDay prior

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 10, 2025, 03:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Louisiana State Police have issued an arrest warrant for former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who is accused of causing a fatal crash that killed a 78-year-old man

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 10, 2025, 04:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Just over a week after hosting the 111th edition of the Rose Bowl Game between Oregon and Ohio State, the Rose Bowl stadium and its adjacent parking lot has transformed into a hub for donations to aid victims of the nearby

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions Texas safety Andrew Mukuba lined up 7 yards off Arizona State receiver Melquan Stovall in overtime of the Longhorns’

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 10, 2025, 01:45 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord, the nation’s leading passer in 2024, told ESPN on Friday that he will declare for the NFL draft and has decided to no longer pursue an

Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel Senior College Sports Insider College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Max Olson Close Max Olson ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Jan 10, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Georgia transfer quarterback Carson Beck

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2025, 11:31 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Ohio State began Friday as a consensus 6-point favorite over Texas in the Capital One Cotton Bowl, a spread much larger than what was expected. Sportsbooks had Ohio State as only

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 10, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Ohio State‘s recruiting class of 2021 was among the best in the country, ranked No. 2 nationally with seven five-star prospects, and by the end of the 2023