8:12 AM ET ESPN News Services Missouri coach Barry Odom on Friday defended his decision to reinstate defensive end Tre Williams and said his program still has a zero-tolerance policy for violence against women. Williams had been suspended by the Tigers after he was charged with a felony in December for allegedly hitting his girlfriend
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6:57 AM ET UTEP has reinstated quarterback Kai Locksley following his June arrest in which he allegedly made a terroristic threat. The Miners announced the decision Friday, the same day they began their first practice of the season. Locksley had been suspended from the team after his arrest. He had been facing charges of driving
8:45 PM ET Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer encouraged troubled staff member Zach Smith to stay with the Buckeyes in January 2018 when Smith was offered a coaching position at Alabama, according to a text message exchange released by the university Friday afternoon. Meyer fired Smith roughly six months later after reports about Smith’s
7:59 PM ET In the last few weeks, Ohio State and Texas were locked in a recruiting battle for elite running back Bijan Robinson. On Friday, the No. 31-ranked prospect in the class of 2020 announced his decision with the Longhorns winning out over the Buckeyes, USC, UCLA and Arizona. View this post on Instagram
5:58 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — A jury deliberated for just 30 minutes on Friday before it acquitted former University of Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus on charges alleging that he sexually assaulted two female students. Cephus, 21, was suspended from the football team last August and was expelled from the university earlier
5:58 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — A jury deliberated for just 30 minutes on Friday before it acquitted former University of Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus on charges alleging that he sexually assaulted two female students. Cephus, 21, was suspended from the football team last August and was expelled from the university earlier
5:20 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame‘s latest run at a national title under coach Brian Kelly ended with another rude awakening. “We got a taste of what it’s like to be in the playoffs,” said Kelly, whose 10th Irish squad begins preseason drills Sunday morning at Culver Academy, 45 miles
5:00 PM ET Associated Press Former Florida State starting quarterback Deondre Francois has enrolled at Hampton as a graduate transfer, the school announced Friday. Francois participated in the FCS team’s first practice. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. “I am very happy that Deondre Francois is joining our program,” second-year coach Robert Prunty said.
3:50 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Former Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus testified Friday that the two women he is accused of sexually assaulting wanted to have sex with him that night. Cephus took the stand in his own defense as his jury trial neared an end. He is charged with second- and
3:31 PM ET NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said he would prefer to name a starting quarterback during the Sooners’ fall camp, but isn’t guaranteeing that’ll happen. “You get a lot more accurate snapshot of where these guys are really at, as camp unfolds,” Riley said during Oklahoma’s media day Friday. “I would