3:48 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Shea Patterson is set to start for No. 7 Michigan in its season opener Saturday night against Middle Tennessee, though coach Jim Harbaugh says he would like backup Dylan McCaffrey to play as well. Patterson threw for 2,600 yards and 22 touchdowns last season, his first
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3:22 PM ET Associated Press A former Penn State team doctor is suing the school, football coach James Franklin and athletic director Sandy Barbour, claiming he was ousted after complaining to school officials about being pressured to clear players to return from injuries. The lawsuit filed Friday by Dr. Scott Lynch in Dauphin County was
3:22 PM ET ESPN News Services A former Penn State team doctor is suing the school, football coach James Franklin and athletic director Sandy Barbour, claiming that he was ousted after complaining to school officials about being pressured to clear players to return from injuries. The lawsuit was filed in Dauphin County on Friday by
2:53 PM ET Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. — Longtime backup quarterback Anthony Gordon has been named the starter for No. 23 Washington State heading into Saturday’s season opener against New Mexico State. Coach Mike Leach says Gordon beat out graduate transfer Gage Gubrud to start for the Cougars in the Air Raid offense. Gordon saw
2:38 PM ET Texas sophomore receiver Joshua Moore is suspended for the Longhorns’ season opener Saturday vs. Louisiana Tech, coach Tom Herman announced on Monday. Moore faces misdemeanor gun charges after police arrested him in July while he was carrying a loaded pistol without a license. He has practiced with the team throughout training camp
1:21 PM ET Associated Press The Pac-12 says it will make a public statement this football season on certain potentially controversial officiating calls as part of the conference’s efforts to provide more transparency. The Pac-12 announced the communications protocol Monday, along with new replay officiating procedures. Both were in response to recommendations made by an
12:17 PM ET North Carolina true freshman Sam Howell will start at quarterback against South Carolina in the season opener Saturday. Howell was listed No. 1 on the depth chart released Monday. The school said based on its available records, Howell will be the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener in school
7:49 AM ET Lincoln Riley’s voice drips with contempt. The 35-year-old Oklahoma Sooners coach is describing a failed play — from 1999. It’s not surprising that he can remember the details. His high school coach swears that Riley has a photographic memory, says he could watch film once and predict what the opposing team was
10:22 PM ET ESPN News Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — James Blackman was the front-runner all along and now the quarterback has won Florida State‘s starting job. Coach Willie Taggart made the announcement on Sunday night in a statement posted on the school’s website. Blackman beat out Wisconsin graduate transfer Alex Hornibrook and Louisville transfer Jordan
5:07 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — UCLA linebacker Bo Calvert is out indefinitely due to a violation of NCAA rules. The school announced the sophomore’s status on Sunday but did not specify the infraction. Calvert played in five games last year with nine tackles. His absence is another blow to the Bruins’ depth