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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Georgia coach Kirby Smart had been waiting for his team to put together a complete performance this season. It finally arrived

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterOct 20, 2024, 12:12 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A haze of cigar smoke filled the Tennessee interview room — all of Neyland Stadium, for that matter — and former Vols great Alvin Kamara

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 09:19 PM 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 AUSTIN, Texas — With Texas struggling against Georgia, Steve Sarkisian benched quarterback Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning. Trailing 20-0,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When Illinois coach Bret Bielema stood before his team last Sunday, ahead of a highly anticipated home game against Michigan, he knew he would “battle some demons.”

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke exited the No. 16 Hoosiers’ 56-7 win over Nebraska on Saturday with an injury to his throwing hand and did not play in

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter will not play in the second half against Arizona as a preventative measure, according to the school. The Heisman Trophy contender sustained

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions After three straight games without a made field goal, Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham has run out of patience. “Our kicking game’s atrocious,” Dillingham said after ASU’s 24-14 loss to

Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri quarterback Brady Cook returned from a midgame trip to the hospital to have an MRI exam on his ailing ankle and led his team to two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including the go-ahead run by Jamal Roberts with 46 seconds remaining that

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 01:47 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 Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold returned under center in the first quarter of the Sooners’

Oct 19, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Missouri starting quarterback Brady Cook exited in the first quarter of Saturday’s game vs. Auburn with an ankle injury only to unexpectedly return later returned late in the third quarter. Cook was injured on Missouri’s opening drive of the game and spent much of the next

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 10:46 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma State quarterback Garret Rangel, who started in place of Alan Bowman in Friday’s game at No. 13 BYU, will be out “a while” after sustaining an upper-body injury in

Kalan Hooks, ESPNOct 18, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The halfway mark of the 16-week college football season will feature a collection of clean uniforms. Editor’s Picks 1 Related In Week 8, No. 22 Illinois will compete in its fourth ranked matchup of the season Saturday against No. 24 Michigan. On Oct. 18,

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions There will be no sequel to the famed first meeting of iconic mascots Uga and Bevo at Saturday’s game between Georgia and Texas. Georgia mascot Uga XI will

Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 18, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Georgia Tech will be without star quarterback Haynes King against No. 12 Notre Dame this weekend, sources told ESPN, giving veteran backup Zach Pyron his third career start. King has been dealing with

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 01:46 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 Five-star defensive tackle Elijah Griffin, ESPN’s top uncommitted prospect in the 2025 class, committed

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 12:08 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Georgia owns the longest active streak as a betting favorite in the nation, a 49-game run that is poised to end Saturday against top-ranked Texas. The Longhorns were consensus 5-point favorites

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions “Outlined against a blue, gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 11:57 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PROVO, UTAH, IS a city of about 115,000, nestled into the rocks on the back side of the Rocky Mountains. It is the fourth-largest city in Utah, and it’s made up primarily of