12:00 PM ET ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Each time the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl cut to commercial break Friday, a sports bar 1,300 miles away from Nassau prepared to erupt. The cheering started each time the screens showed Elk Grove Village, its now-trademarked slogan: “Makers Wanted,” and images from the town. About 200 business
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8:32 PM ET ESPN News Services BOISE, Idaho — Zach Wilson set a BYU record and tied the NCAA bowl mark with 18-for-18 passing, throwing for 317 yards and four touchdowns in the Cougars’ 49-18 victory over Western Michigan on Friday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Selected the game MVP, Wilson tied the NCAA
8:17 PM ET Miami wide receiver transfer Jeff Thomas will continue his career at Illinois. The top-ranked recruit in the state of Illinois in the Class of 2017, Thomas caught 52 passes for 937 yards and five touchdowns over the past two seasons for the Hurricanes. He will have two years of eligibility remaining at
6:41 PM ET Quavaris Crouch committed to Tennessee on Friday, giving the Vols nine ESPN 300 commitments in the 2019 class. The commitment also gives Tennessee an extra signee in this class as Crouch is signing on the final day of college football’s early signing period. Crouch, the No. 3 ranked athlete and No. 41
6:26 PM ET Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson plans on playing another year of college football. Patterson, the Ole Miss transfer and five-star high school prospect, briefly considered entering the 2019 NFL draft but announced Friday on Twitter that he will be back at Michigan for his senior season, confirming a report he first shared with
3:34 PM ET ESPN News Services KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Defensive tackle Aubrey Solomon is transferring from Michigan to Tennessee, he said in a Twitter post Friday. Let’s get to work ✊🏾…. #GBO pic.twitter.com/pDVliCKQ3x — Aubrey Solomon (@AubreySolomon91) December 21, 2018 “He is a great addition to our university and our football program,” Vols coach Jeremy
3:38 PM ET Steve Wiley, a beloved Utah State assistant equipment manager known as the “Night Runner,” died Friday morning. He was 67. Utah State’s silver-mulleted heart and soul, Steve Wiley, led a remarkable life. The Vietnam veteran and Aggies superfan died Friday at 67. A Vietnam veteran who was awarded the Bronze Star Medal
1:34 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Defensive tackle Darrion Daniels will finish his college career at Nebraska after earning his degree from Oklahoma State, the Cornhuskers announced Friday. Daniels will have one season of eligibility with the Huskers. His brother, Damien, is a sophomore on Nebraska’s defensive line. An injury limited Darrion Daniels
9:00 AM ET This story appears in the Dominant 20 Issue of ESPN The Magazine. Subscribe today! As Clemson celebrated beating Bama for the 2016 national title, players danced and kissed the CFP trophy. Then defensive lineman Christian Wilkins stole the postgame show with two gymnastics moves that a 315-pound defensive lineman just shouldn’t be
9:00 AM ET There was a time when Alabama was too slow and too stuck in the old way of doing things to stop an offense as evolved as Oklahoma’s. The way it spreads the field and speeds the tempo would have been overwhelming. Its dual-threat quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray, would have surely