1:00 AM ET Throw a shovel of dirt on it. Say your goodbyes. Make your words so flowery that you’ll need to water them every day. This was The Weekend That Defense Died. It was an ugly demise, although hardly unexpected. The patient has been ill for years. Hold your wake. Sit your shiva. Light
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9:03 PM ET Mack Brown has agreed to terms to become the next head coach at North Carolina, a source tells ESPN, pending approval by the university’s board. Brown replaces Larry Fedora, who was fired Sunday after going 45-43 in seven seasons at UNC. Brown, 67, is 244-122-1 in 30 seasons as a head coach.
8:30 PM ET ESPN News Services COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Southeastern Conference is fining No. 22 Texas A&M $50,000 after Aggie fans surged onto the field following the team’s 74-72 win in the seventh overtime Saturday against No. 7 LSU. Kevin Faulk, LSU’s director of player development, was involved in a scuffle with a
6:52 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey wants Mississippi athletic director Ross Bjork and Mississippi State athletic director John Cohen to meet him in the league office to discuss “creating a healthier environment” for the annual Egg Bowl matchup. Mississippi State’s 35-3 victory over Ole Miss in Thursday’s Egg
8:45 AM ET In the final rankings of 2014, the inaugural season of the College Football Playoff, TCU dropped from No. 3 to No. 6, even though it finished the regular season 11-1. It was one of the most memorable and controversial decisions to date and serves as a reminder that while Tuesday’s Top 25
4:00 PM ET If the favorites all win Saturday’s championship games in the Big 12, SEC, ACC and Big Ten, the College Football Playoff selection committee likely will be deciding between two teams — Oklahoma and Ohio State — for the final playoff spot. Both would be 11-1. Both would be conference champions. Both would
4:44 PM ET The man responsible for a racist social media post showing Willie Taggart getting lynched has been fired from his job at Hilton Grand Vacations, the company said in a statement Monday. “Our concern regarding this situation has been a top priority,” Lauren George, a spokesperson for Hilton Grand Vacations, said of the
2:57 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. – UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton told a teammate he was able to walk over the weekend for the first time since suffering a devastating knee injury against South Florida last Friday. Milton remains hospitalized at Tampa General, though coach Josh Heupel and teammates have been to visit. Milton took a
2:19 PM ET NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray said Monday that even though he thinks he could play in the NFL, he’s still preparing to move on with his baseball career and give up football after this season. “As of now, that’s the plan,” Murray said. This summer, Murray was the ninth overall
10:00 AM ET Clinging to a 59-56 lead and facing fourth down on the West Virginia 40, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley wasn’t about to give the ball back to the Mountaineers with a kick or a punt. Instead, he sent college football’s most electric quarterback back on the field, and Kyler Murray delivered a first-down