4:19 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued new guidelines that will allow athletes attending the nation’s military academies to seek waivers to delay their service and play professional sports immediately upon their graduation. A memo signed Friday by Esper requires athletes going pro to get approval from the defense
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1:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Notre Dame‘s streak of 273 home sellouts is expected to end with Saturday’s game against Navy, according to the school. The streak — the second-longest active run to Nebraska‘s 373, according to the South Bend Tribune — dates back to the final game of the 1973 season, when Notre
12:27 PM ET Associated Press Robert Mathis of Alabama A&M, Erik Williams of Central State University and coach Joe Taylor have been selected for induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Quarterback Earl Harvey of North Carolina Central, defensive back James Hunter of Grambling State and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference commissioner Dennis Thomas round
11:19 AM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — There comes a time in every quarterback’s life when he needs a few blockers to clear a path so he can scramble away. At Clemson, those blockers do not wear jerseys or helmets, but bright green vests and caps. And their mission starts when the final seconds tick off
8:30 AM ET No. 5 Alabama, the only team in the country that has been in the College Football Playoff every year since its inception, is now the third-best team in the SEC, according to the selection committee. The Pac-12 and the Big 12 also still have something to prove, while the Big Ten is
12:44 PM ET Ohio State star defensive lineman Chase Young will miss one more game for an NCAA rules violation before returning next week against Penn State, the team announced Wednesday. Young already sat out last week’s game against Maryland and will miss Saturday’s game at Rutgers. He admitted last week that he accepted a
11:56 AM ET Whether Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is able to play on Saturday against Mississippi State remains a game-time decision, coach Nick Saban said on Wednesday. Tagovailoa had surgery to repair a high-ankle sprain roughly three weeks ago. He was said to be a game-time decision in advance of last weekend’s game against
9:28 PM ET With a little more than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter against Illinois, Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke took a hit to the head from Illinois linebacker Dele Harding‘s knee. Lewerke stayed down for a moment while a teammate motioned for the training staff to come on the field. Lewerke got
9:00 AM ET Bottom 10 Inspirational thought of the week: This whole town can slow you downPeople takin’ the easy wayBut I know exactly where I am goingGettin’ closer ‘n’ closer every day And I am almost thereI’m almost therePeople down here think I’m crazyBut I don’t care Trials and tribulationsI’ve had my shareThere ain’t
8:52 PM ET Alabama is sitting at No. 5 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, and even though that appears oh-so-close to the top four, the very real possibility exists that the Tide could end the season where they sit right now. On the outside looking in. After the Crimson Tide lost at home