Dec 27, 2019 On the night of Sept. 30, 1974, Daniel Eugene Ruettiger made eye contact with Elvis Presley. It happened just outside Gate 8 of Notre Dame’s Athletic and Convocation Center, not as the King was leaving the building but as he arrived. Presley’s limousine rolled up, parked outside and just sat there. For
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12:51 PM ET Associated Press KENNESAW, Ga. — Kennesaw State University’s decision to remove its cheerleaders from the field after they protested police brutality during the national anthem has cost Georgia taxpayers $145,000 in a legal settlement. Former KSU cheerleader Tommia Dean settled her lawsuit and will get $93,000 of the award, with the rest
12:29 PM ET Washington State coach Mike Leach has agreed in principle to a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season, the school announced Thursday. The two sides are picking up the rollover clause in Leach’s contract that keeps the agreement at five years. Leach, who sources say is a potential candidate for Arkansas’ coaching
7:00 AM ET The typical buffet features lots of carbs and empty calories up front, designed to fill you up before you get to the good stuff, the protein farther down the row. College football’s Championship Week is the opposite — the spread isn’t nearly as large as normal, but there’s no filler. It’s all
7:30 AM ET When the 13 members of the College Football Playoff selection committee gathered on Monday to determine their fifth ranking of the season, their longest debate centered around No. 5 Utah and No. 6 Oklahoma. “We spent considerable time on it, more time than anywhere else on the board,” selection committee chair Rob
8:58 PM ET ESPN News Services ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan linebacker Josh Uche is entering the 2020 NFL draft. The redshirt junior shared his plans Wednesday night on his social media accounts, adding he will play for the 17th-ranked Wolverines in their bowl game. Uche is ranked No. 9 among the top outside linebacker
9:06 AM ET ATHENS, Georgia — Compared to other College Football Playoff contenders such as Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Oklahoma, Georgia’s offense might feel more like a Sunday drive in your grandfather’s Cadillac. With former LSU coach Les Miles behind the wheel. No. 2 LSU, which plays No. 4 Georgia in Saturday’s SEC championship
7:12 PM ET Associated Press ROSEMONT, Ill. — Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was honored Wednesday as the Big Ten offensive player of the year. Fields won in voting of coaches and media. Fields also was voted quarterback of the year after leading the Buckeyes to a perfect regular season. Other offensive honors: Purdue receiver
6:31 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — NCAA rushing leader Chuba Hubbard from Oklahoma State has been named the Big 12 offensive player of the year, and conference sacks leader James Lynch from Baylor the top defensive player. The awards, as determined by a vote of the league’s 10 coaches, was released Wednesday. Baylor
5:45 PM ET The SEC suspended Tennessee receiver Jauan Jennings for the first half of the Vols’ upcoming bowl game for stepping on an opposing player in the team’s regular-season finale last week against Vanderbilt, commissioner Greg Sankey announced Wednesday. Jennings, a senior, stepped on the exposed head of Vanderbilt receiver Justice Shelton-Mosley following a