9:16 PM ET Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello will not play on Saturday against USC, coach David Shaw announced Thursday. The senior quarterback exited just before halftime of last week’s 17-7 win against Northwestern after receiving a hit to the head. Redshirt sophomore Davis Mills will start in his place. Costello was going into a sliding
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7:00 AM ET Get ready for the SEC to dominate the playoff discussion … more than ever. With only one real week in the books, we’re already barreling toward another season of multiple SEC teams in the playoff, with the Allstate Playoff Predictor pegging that likelihood at a staggering 70%. The SEC has, in FPI’s
7:41 PM ET Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and running back Travis Etienne comprise the premier backfield combination in college football. Lawrence, the young, uber-talented passer, and Etienne, the incredibly productive rusher, are a tough duo to stop and were huge parts of the Tigers’ national title run. But they also struggled to fill up the
3:16 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two people have been arrested for allegedly flying a drone over Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor during the Wolverines’ football season opener against Middle Tennessee State. The drone was reported about 10:17 p.m. Saturday. University Deputy Police Chief Melissa Overton said Thursday that the individuals arrested
2:29 PM ET New Mexico coach Bob Davie will not travel to a Sept. 14 game against Notre Dame as he continues to recover from a medical incident that required hospitalization after last Saturday’s season-opening win over Sam Houston State. Davie, in a statement posted to New Mexico’s Twitter page, said he had consulted with
2:05 PM ET Northwestern quarterback TJ Green is out for the 2019 season following foot surgery, coach Pat Fitzgerald confirmed Thursday. Green sustained the injury in the third quarter of last Saturday’s season-opening loss at Stanford. Fitzgerald said after the game that Green had been taken to a local hospital and would need surgery. Green,
10:36 AM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State quarterback Demry Croft has pleaded not guilty to rape charges. News outlets report Croft entered the plea Wednesday during his arraignment. Croft was indicted last month on six felony counts of rape and two counts of sexual battery. The indictment against Croft says he engaged
8:00 AM ET Bill ConnellyESPN Week 1 of the college football season exceeded last year’s opening weekend from the perspective of drama, wacky finishes, funky bounces and by just about any other measure. Week 2 likely will be defined by the outcome of two Saturday games: No. 12 Texas A&M at No. 1 Clemson (3:30
8:17 AM ET At the geographic center of the Greatest College Football Rivalry that isn’t, as the natural laws of Texas likely demand, stands a barbecue pitmaster. Gerald Birkelbach, the smoke-infused owner of City Meat Market in downtown Giddings, Texas, is hunkered over charred pits in the back room of a brick building at the
9:04 AM ET Week 2 brings two huge heavyweight bouts, and ESPN’s college football experts’ picks are calling their shots. We’ll start things off with a blueblood LSU-Texas battle and a rematch of last season’s nail-biter between Clemson and Texas A&M. Out West, Cal’s defense will be tried by Washington’s Jacob Eason, and USC has