8:59 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill this week with piqued interest in finding new ways to compensate college athletes. U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., spent Wednesday drumming up support for a proposed bill that could make it possible for all U.S. college athletes to accept endorsement money as early
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8:40 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt says quarterback Brian Maurer‘s status for the Volunteers’ Saturday matchup at No. 1 Alabama will be a game-time decision after the freshman sustained a concussion last week. Pruitt had said Monday that Maurer had taken some reps at the previous night’s practice and
8:40 PM ET Alabama defensive lineman Antonio Alfano has officially entered the transfer portal, a source told ESPN. The true freshman was the No. 28-ranked recruit in the 2019 class out of Colonia High School in Colonia, New Jersey, and was the fourth-highest-ranked recruit for the Crimson Tide. Alfano’s father, Frankie, tweeted on Sept. 13
5:13 PM ET Associated Press The number of enforced targeting penalties is down 32% in the Football Bowl Subdivision compared with the first seven weeks of the 2018 season. Targeting, the act of striking a defenseless opponent above the shoulders or using the crown of the helmet to contact an opponent, has been one of
8:00 AM ET No. 12 Oregon isn’t out of the College Football Playoff race — but it will be if it can’t beat Washington on Saturday in what is arguably the most impactful game of Week 8. Since a season-opening loss to Auburn, a 27-21 nail-biter, the Ducks have fallen out of the national spotlight,
10:51 AM ET The Big 12 issued a $25,000 fine and a public reprimand to Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt on Wednesday after he released a statement about an officiating error in the Red Raiders’ loss at Baylor on Saturday. Hocutt said in a statement Sunday that the Big 12 had acknowledged an officiating
8:18 AM ET ESPN News Services A University of Alabama freshman is accused of calling in a bomb threat at LSU’s Tiger Stadium during the LSU-Florida game Saturday night. Connor Bruce Croll, 19, of Crozet, Virginia, was arrested and jailed Sunday as a “fugitive from justice.” He faces unspecified charges in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According
10:00 AM ET Bottom 10 Inspirational thought of the week: Mine eyes have seen the gloryOf the coming of the Lord.He is trampling out the vintageWhere the grapes of wrath are stored.He hath loosed the fateful lightningOf His terrible swift sword.His truth is marching on. — “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe
11:02 AM ET EUGENE, Ore. — At halftime against Cal, Oregon coach Mario Cristobal made his way to the Ducks’ locker room when he heard a commotion inside. Linebacker Troy Dye’s voice boomed through the door. The senior was hot. A 7-0 deficit at home was unacceptable, and he felt the need to say something
1:35 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says he will use kicker B.T. Potter on kickoffs and long field goal tries when the third-ranked Tigers play at Louisville this week. 2 Related Swinney angrily shouted at Potter after he missed a 24-yard kick right before halftime in a 45-14 win