8:01 PM ET UMass has suspended football coach Mark Whipple one week without pay and ordered him to undergo sensitivity training after using the word “rape” in describing a non-penalty call during Saturday’s 58-42 loss to Miami of Ohio. “We had a chance there with 16 down and they rape us, and he picks up
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3:34 PM ET Associated Press After winning top-10 matchups, Ohio State moved up to No. 3 and Notre Dame rose to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll. For the second straight week, there was major turnover at the bottom of the Top 25. No. 1 Alabama and Georgia still hold the top
2:57 PM ET Notre Dame standout offensive lineman Alex Bars will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a knee injury in Saturday’s win over Stanford. Coach Brian Kelly said Sunday that while Bars hadn’t been officially diagnosed, “our doctors fear the worst is possible here with the knee,” as the injury impacted both
11:45 PM ET ESPN staff Another week, another unanimous top spot for Alabama from our experts. Clemson barely escaped Syracuse after Trevor Lawrence went down with concussion-like symptoms, but Ohio State passed its biggest test to date by taking care of Penn State. Because of that, the Buckeyes moved up in a few experts’ eyes.
2:00 AM ET Exactly one month from now, on Oct. 30, the College Football Playoff selection committee will release its first ranking of the season. The 13 committee members will have plenty of data to review, keeping in mind that each week tells only part of the story. Here’s a look back at how the
3:16 AM ET The final Saturday of September brought early clarity to the College Football Playoff race. Ohio State took early control of the Big Ten by coming from behind — again — to knock off Penn State 27-26 in the final minutes. Notre Dame, with its new quarterback and running back, rolled past Stanford
2:29 AM ET STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State coach James Franklin shouldered the blame for a curious fourth-down call Saturday night that saw running back Miles Sanders stuffed for a 2-yard loss with just over a minute to play, sealing a 27-26 loss to No. 4 Ohio State. The Buckeyes and Tigers still have
12:51 AM ET Two drives Saturday might end up defining this season. That sounds a bit drastic, and there will surely be ample twists and turns before we get to selection day for the College Football Playoff. But the fifth Saturday of the season had two playoff favorites on the ropes — one 94 yards
10:12 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State linebacker Christion Abercrombie collapsed on the sideline late in the first half against Vanderbilt on Saturday and had emergency surgery after being rushed to the hospital. School officials said in a statement that Abercrombie is in critical condition and being observed at Vanderbilt University
9:53 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — On a rain-soaked Saturday night at Tiger Stadium, LSU held a moment of silence prior to its game against Ole Miss to honor basketball player Wayde Sims, who was shot to death just one day earlier. “LSU mourns the loss of one of our own,” LSU public-address announcer