3:12 PM ET The Miami Hurricanes on Saturday have suspended two more players for team rules violations, including backup running back Jaylan Knighton. Knighton will miss four games, and backup tight end Larry Hodges will miss two games. Earlier this week, Miami coach Manny Diaz said backup safety Avantae Williams would be suspended for six
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11:05 AM ET Wisconsin starting linebacker Leo Chenal will miss the first two games for the No. 12 Badgers — including Saturday’s opener against No. 19 Penn State — after testing positive for COVID-19, he said on social media. “To all my friends and family, I have tested positive for Covid and will miss the
10:33 AM ET ESPN News Services Central Michigan coach Jim McElwain did not travel with the team for Saturday’s game against Missouri after having an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday. McElwain, who is starting his third season at CMU, was told by doctors to miss Saturday’s game. Newly minted assistant head coach Tim Skipper will lead
10:00 AM ET ESPN staff Football is fully back! Well, it has been since Wednesday at least, but Saturday makes it feel all the more real, doesn’t it? There are five, yes, FIVE, games between AP Top 25 opponents, the most-ever for a Week 1, so it’s safe to say we’re in for a real
8:48 AM ET Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not coach in Monday’s season opener against Louisville. Kiffin said in a statement that he had developed a breakthrough case of COVID-19. “I am grateful to be vaccinated and experiencing over mild symptoms. So much so, I debated over being
11:32 PM ET North Carolina enjoyed an offseason filled with darkhorse playoff buzz, but Virginia Tech upended those aspirations from the opening kickoff Friday, finishing with a 17-10 win in front of a raucous Lane Stadium crown. “Obviously the shine’s off,” UNC head coach Mack Brown said of the 10th-ranked Tar Heels. “The ratings mean
5:45 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. BYU, Houston, UCF and Cincinnati are planning to submit applications next week to join the Big 12, sources
8:43 AM ET FOR TWO WEEKS last summer, Justin Foster puttered around his Clemson apartment, working out as best he could, waiting for the 14 days of his COVID-19 quarantine to pass. He was one of more than 40 Clemson football players to test positive, and, like most of them, his symptoms were barely noticeable.
6:50 AM ET ESPN staff The Houston Texans are the team that’s most likely to have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft when it begins on Thursday, April 28, according to the preseason 1-32 draft order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Could the Texans target a quarterback next
7:15 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. is used to starting fast. According to Dr. Matt Rhea, the Crimson Tide’s director of sports science, Anderson has reached 20 mph on GPS while running in practice. Even more impressive, Anderson is the fastest player on the team going from zero to five