6:26 PM ET PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — The two LSU players involved in an attempted armed robbery that left one man dead are available to play in the Fiesta Bowl, coach Ed Orgeron said Thursday. Sophomore running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire and freshman linebacker Jared Small both made the trip to Arizona just days after their
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5:46 PM ET The betting public has fallen in love with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame — a 12.5-point underdog to the Clemson Tigers in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (4 p.m., Saturday. ESPN) — had attracted the vast majority of the money wagered at sportsbooks across the nation. Bettors were backing the
5:37 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jarrett Stidham threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns in his final college game, and Auburn routed Purdue 63-14 in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Friday. Auburn raced out to a 56-7 halftime lead, scoring TDs on its first eight possessions — spanning
5:47 PM ET PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — UCF defensive coordinator Randy Shannon thinks college players who are deciding to skip bowl games to prepare for the NFL draft will one day decide to not suit up for certain games in the professional ranks. Speaking a few days before the No. 8 Knights face No. 11
3:52 PM ET Jarrett Stidham threw for 335 yards and four touchdowns — in the first half — as the Auburn Tigers set the record for most points scored in any half of a bowl game with a 56-7 halftime lead against the Purdue Boilermakers in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Friday.
Sources: Texas State is finalizing an agreement with West Virginia offensive coordinator Jake Spavital to make him the next Bobcats’ coach. The deal should be completed soon. Spavital, 33, has served as an offensive coordinator at WVU, Cal and Texas A&M. He replaces Everett Withers, fired Nov. 18 after three seasons at Texas State. Adam
9:21 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — As a rule, football coaches don’t tend to get giddy, but Shane Beamer jokes that Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley comes pretty darn close when he watches redshirt freshman center Creed Humphrey maul opposing defensive linemen on tape. “I know it’s funny to say, but he really is almost
1:00 AM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — It’s hard to live in the moment at Notre Dame, where the past stares back everywhere you turn. A statue of the Four Horsemen and a line of Heisman Trophies greet Notre Dame players in the lobby of the Guglielmino Athletic Complex in South Bend, Indiana. When players
1:00 AM ET Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Jake Trotter Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University Rodrique Wright remembers it like it was yesterday, he says. The former All-American defensive tackle
5:42 AM ET Though he hasn’t said what he needs surgery for, exactly, Michigan senior defensive end Chase Winovich will put off any operations until his college football season is put to bed. Michigan defensive end Chase Winovich says he needs surgery, but won’t have it until he plays in the Peach Bowl and Senior