1:00 AM ET BLACKSBURG, Va. — Why do we assume, when a loved one dies, they’d spend the afterlife keeping tabs on us? Consider it for a bit, as Virginia Tech’s Caleb Farley has, and it starts to sound downright ridiculous. All the mysteries of the universe are at your fingertips, and you’re watching a
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8:46 AM ET ESPN staff Can No. 19 Texas upend No. 7 OU in the Red River Showdown? Can No. 5 LSU keep it rolling against No. 22 Florida? Will No. 6 Notre Dame survive a trip to No. 24 Virginia Tech? Will No. 13 Kentucky continue its climb with a win against Texas A&M?
11:01 PM ET Former Clemson running back C.J. Fuller has died at the age of 22, the school confirmed Wednesday night. “Our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies are with C.J.’s family,” Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said. “I’ve known C.J. a long time and watched him grow up through the Easley rec leagues [in South Carolina]
9:31 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — By now you know the boisterous, red-faced, chest-thumping version of LSU coach Ed Orgeron. Everything he does publicly can seem overcaffeinated in that way. The fist pumps. The locker-room speeches. The Red Bull. Even this 5-0 start his team is currently on can feel like something of a
8:58 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban has seen the empty seats around Bryant-Denny Stadium, and he doesn’t like it. During a news conference on Wednesday night, Saban took aim at the student section, which he said was half full during Saturday’s 56-14 win over Louisiana-LaFayette. “I can honestly say I was a little disappointed
8:53 PM ET Texas Tech quarterback Alan Bowman has been released from the hospital and is expected to rejoin the Red Raiders on Thursday, coach Kliff Kingsbury announced Wednesday. Bowman, who started Texas Tech’s three wins this season, sustained a partially collapsed lung after being sandwiched by two defenders in the first half of a
8:15 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The mother of the Tennessee State linebacker who collapsed on the sideline during a game says her son has had some body movement she calls “baby steps” as he remains in critical condition. Staci Abercrombie said at a news conference Wednesday that the family is asking for
9:35 AM ET For the past two-plus years, four words have underscored Texas’ interminable journey back to national prominence. “Texas is back, folks!” The phrase, uttered by ESPN play-by-play man Joe Tessitore at the conclusion of the Longhorns’ memorable 50-44 win over then-No. 10 Notre Dame to open the 2016 season, at the moment seemed
6:18 PM ET A Georgia Bulldogs baseball player who allegedly shouted racist remarks during Saturday’s Georgia football game has been dismissed from the team, the school announced Wednesday. Adam Sasser, who played first base and was one of the Bulldogs’ top hitters, was alleged to have shouted racist language at Georgia quarterback Justin Fields in
6:41 PM ET Alabama football coach Nick Saban topped USA Today’s annual coaching salary database again, with a total pay package of $8.3 million. The compensation was down from last year, when Saban topped the list at more than $11 million, including a $4 million bonus that Alabama called a “contract extension signing incentive.” Saban,