1:07 PM ET All-American defensive tackle Ed Oliver will play Saturday night when Houston visits SMU, the team announced. Oliver, a junior who declared for the NFL draft before the season, missed the Cougars’ 57-36 win over USF in Week 9 with a knee bruise, an injury he suffered during an Oct. 20 win over
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9:43 AM ET Well, it’s a big week over here. Week 10. Statement Saturday. All that. Several teams are wearing special uniforms honoring the military for their and the Salute to Service campaign. Arizona State is honoring Pat Tillman with PT 42 on the jersey and helmet, and a patch on the back with a
11:20 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis city attorney has declined to file charges against Minnesota running back Shannon Brooks after an alleged assault. Brooks was arrested after an Oct. 14 incident in which his male roommate accused him of assault. No injuries were reported. City spokeswoman Sarah McKenzie said in a statement
8:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Sugar Bowl chief executive officer Paul Hoolahan is retiring in June after overseeing one of college football’s premier postseason events for a quarter century. Chief Operating Officer Jeff Hundley has been named Hoolahan’s successor. Hoolahan, who announced his retirement on Friday, became the Sugar Bowl’s sixth executive
3:21 PM ET Last week, the most notable trend came through with Oklahoma State upsetting Texas. Washington State also continued its perfect ATS season with an upset win at Stanford. This week, the top trends point to a couple of big underdogs — Northwestern and Louisiana Tech Here are the rest of the betting trends
2:12 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban says LSU will be the best team the Crimson Tide have faced this season, particularly on defense, and “it’s not even close.” If anyone can stop Alabama, it might be the LSU defensive coordinator, a methodical strategist who also happens to be the highest-paid assistant
1:27 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will play Akron at home on Dec. 1 to make up for its September contest canceled due to Hurricane Florence. The Gamecocks announced the schedule addition Friday. South Carolina was scheduled to face Marshall on Sept. 15 but called the game off in midweek as
1:00 AM ET LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda couldn’t come up for air. Not even for a 10- or 15-minute conversation for this story. Not even with the extra week to prepare. He had a clicker in his hand he simply could not part ways with. Talking had never really been his thing anyway. Beside,
9:18 AM ET Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Marty Smith and Ryan McGee can see the obvious parallels between
11:52 PM ET The University of Maryland’s police department has opened an investigation into an altercation between two football players that occurred at the end of Tuesday’s practice. Police said in a statement Thursday that an athletics department employee alerted an officer, who was at Maryland’s practice at the time, to the fight. “The officer