4:11 PM ET Bill Snyder came to Kansas State 30 years ago last week for a salary of $85,000 to take over a program that had a 27-game winless streak, four winning seasons in the previous 52 years, few players and fewer hopes. He leaves with 215 victories, a College Football Hall of Fame career
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3:32 PM ET Akron fired coach Terry Bowden on Sunday, a day after the team completed a 4-8 season. Bowden went 35-52 in seven seasons at Akron, but he guided the Zips to the MAC East division title in 2017 and bowl appearances in two of the previous three years. On Sept. 15, Akron upset
9:35 AM ET ESPN.com staff Here’s a breakdown of the key players and storylines for every team in a bowl game. College Football Playoff Dec. 29 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl ClassicNo. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame4 p.m. ET, ESPNAT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Clemson Tigers (13-0) Key player: QB
2:20 PM ET As heated as the debate got over Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio State for the final College Football Playoff spot, the selection committee did exactly what it was tasked to do. The group decided no team was unequivocally better than the other. So it went to its list of protocols, choosing the Sooners
2:36 PM ET Oddsmakers believe this is the most lopsided College Football Playoff yet. Alabama and Clemson opened as double-digit favorites in their semifinal games against Oklahoma and Notre Dame respectively. The Crimson Tide opened as 14-point favorites over the Sooners in their Dec. 29 showdown at the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida. The
4:00 PM ET Football coaches love clichés. Nick Saban doesn’t necessarily love tired-but-true phrases, but he certainly is not immune to them. On Saturday night in Atlanta, Saban did not utter a cliché. He found himself living inside of one. Be careful what you wish for. “Losing is no fun. It shouldn’t be fun. Neither
2:25 PM ET Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will need approximately two weeks to recover from a procedure to help repair a high ankle sprain he suffered during the SEC Championship Game on Saturday night. Saban said an MRI revealed the injury after the Crimson Tide beat Georgia, 35-28, to win the conference title and secure
2:23 PM ET Bill Snyder, the Hall of Fame Kansas State coach who orchestrated one of the most improbable program turnarounds in college football history, is expected to announce his retirement Sunday afternoon, multiple sources told ESPN. A team meeting has been called for 3 p.m. ET, according to a source. The Manhattan Mercury first
3:36 PM ET Bill Snyder, the Hall of Fame Kansas State coach who orchestrated one of the most improbable program turnarounds in college football history, announced his retirement Sunday afternoon. Snyder, 79, went 215-117-1 over 27 seasons at Kansas State, including a 128-89-1 record in the Big 12, with two conference titles. The Wildcats, however,
1:27 PM ET Associated Press The Associated Press poll voters have put Oklahoma at No. 4 in the final regular-season Top 25, behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame. Georgia dropped from fourth to sixth, behind No. 5 Ohio State, after the Bulldogs lost the Southeastern Conference championship game to