8:00 AM ET Let’s imagine the 12-team playoff format were implemented now. What would the playoff landscape look like as we head into the 2021 season? How would it be different? Each week during the college football season we use this space to breakdown the playoff race, using the Allstate Playoff Predictor. Most of the
NCAAF
8:00 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information Welcome to the first full weekend of college football, when we get to see many of the top contenders in action. Week 1 is also a time to see many prominent nonconference matchups, like No. 1 Alabama taking on Miami, or No. 5 Georgia taking on No. 3
3:14 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — When UCF fell behind by 21 points in the season opener against Boise State on Thursday night, coach Gus Malzahn realized what happened the remainder of the game would tell him a lot about his new team. What he — and the nation — learned is that his team
1:48 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — When C.J. Stroud began to struggle early in his first career start as Ohio State’s quarterback, coach Ryan Day pulled the redshirt freshman aside. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes had no intention of backing off their typically aggressive game plan on offense. Day fully expected growing pains for Stroud, who didn’t even
1:06 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota star running back Mohamed Ibrahim left Thursday’s season-opening loss to No. 4 Ohio State with a lower left leg injury. Ibrahim went down on a 1-yard run late in the third quarter and appeared to be injured as he planted his left foot. He limped off the field and
1:33 AM ET ESPN News Services TULSA, Okla. — Isaiah Gomez kicked two of his four field goals in the fourth quarter, and UC Davis, an FCS school, stunned Tulsa 19-17 in a nonconference season opener on Thursday night. The Golden Hurricane closed as 22-point favorites at Caesar Sportsbook, making it the largest upset defeat
first Quarter OSU MINN TD 7:22 Miyan Williams 71 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles Kick) 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:42 7 0 second Quarter OSU MINN FG 12:50 Noah Ruggles 35 Yd Field Goal 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:47 10 0 TD 9:11 Dylan Wright 13 Yd pass from Tanner Morgan (Matthew Trickett Kick) 6 plays,
4:20 PM ET Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — A former Washington State player contends in a lawsuit that his civil rights were violated when he was kicked off the football team after complaining about potential exposure to COVID-19 and for joining an association of Black student-athletes. Kassidy Woods, a wide receiver from Addison, Texas, filed
4:23 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former NFL player Keith McCants was found dead Thursday at his home in Florida after a suspected drug overdose, investigators said. He was 53. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in an email that deputies were called to a St. Petersburg home at about 5:10 a.m.
2:48 PM ET The ACC has hired Karina Tovar as its first on-field female football official in one of several changes announced Thursday to its officiating program. Tovar served the past two years as a Conference USA official. In addition, the league has enhanced and upgraded the technology available to officials during games. For every