9:53 AM ET ATLANTA — Georgia defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Mel Tucker has emerged as the leading candidate to become Colorado‘s next head coach, sources told ESPN. Tucker, 46, is in his third season with the Bulldogs, after following coach Kirby Smart to Georgia from Alabama. He helped direct a defense that ranked
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2:51 AM ET Joel AndersonESPN SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham could barely contain his anger about the officiating following Friday night’s 10-3 loss to Washington in the Pac-12 championship game. Much of his ire was directed at a disputed non-call on the Utes’ final play of the game. With less than
Alabama usually starts quickly out of the gates offensively, but not this afternoon. Tua Tagovailoa threw just his third interception of the season to end one drive and tight end Irv Smith Jr. dropped a pass in his chest for what would have been a long gain on another. Against this Georgia defense you can’t
9:30 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Roll in dough, Tide! FanDuel sportsbook is paying out bets from people who picked Alabama to win the college football national championship — over a month before the game will be played. The company announced Friday night it is treating the top-ranked Crimson Tide as the
7:07 PM ET Maryland will conduct finalist interviews for its head-coaching vacancy on Sunday and Monday, meeting with three candidates: Matt Canada, who served as the Terrapins’ interim head coach this season, Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley and Michigan quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton, sources confirmed to ESPN. The interviews will take place locally with athletic
6:17 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Pat Fitzgerald will coach Northwestern in its first Big Ten championship game appearance in the title game’s eight-year history this weekend. He said Friday that he believes his program will be a regular visitor to Indianapolis in future years. See their picks for the rematch of Texas-Oklahoma and the other
5:03 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith on Friday denied a report that Urban Meyer doesn’t expect to coach past the 2019 season and could hand his duties to offensive coordinator Ryan Day. Football Scoop reported, citing anonymous sources, that Meyer has informed Smith that he expects to step down before
3:16 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After years of build-up, the ACC Network has an official launch date and a debut football game. The linear ACC Network, which has been in the works since the league agreed to a 20-year contract with ESPN in 2016, will officially launch on Aug. 22, 2019, commissioner John Swofford.
3:59 PM ET Doug Kezirian Before 2018, I would have approached this column as mere fun, fiction and fodder for sports fans. However, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May to remove the federal ban on sports betting, I can actually envision the College Football Playoff committee adding a professional oddsmaker to the team.
2:02 PM ET All-American defensive tackle Ed Oliver‘s playing days at Houston are over. The junior tweeted Friday that he is skipping Houston’s bowl game to begin preparing for the NFL draft. Excited for the next chapter pic.twitter.com/oAXrxeADKm — Ed Oliver (@Edoliver_11) November 30, 2018 Oliver’s decision comes a week after he told the Houston