Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 11:43 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Share Open Extended Reactions For the third consecutive year, LSU will begin the season without talented running back John Emery, coach Brian Kelly said Wednesday. Kelly did not provide a reason during Wednesday’s
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Brianna Williams, ESPNAug 30, 2023, 09:01 AM ET The first Saturday of the 2023 college football season is nearly here. Editor’s Picks 2 Related There are storylines aplenty as two-time reigning national champion Georgia looks to three-peat, Deion Sanders makes a fresh start at the helm for the Colorado Buffaloes, Caleb Williams looks to go
Aug 30, 2023, 07:00 AM ET By Kyle Bonagura, Adam Rittenberg and Andrea Adelson BOULDER, Colo. — In the midst of training camp, three weeks before the season opener, first-year Colorado coach Deion Sanders was in no mood to sing the virtues of building a strong team culture. In fact, he took exception to the
Associated Press Aug 29, 2023, 07:54 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State announced a self-imposed bowl ban over the weekend for alleged infractions under previous football coach Herm Edwards. The school defended the ban on Tuesday after taking criticism for the timing of the decision. The Sun Devils issued a statement highlighting five factors
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 04:41 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is questionable for Saturday’s season opener against Utah State despite returning to practice from a right leg injury. McNamara, the Michigan transfer projected to start for Iowa, sustained the
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Virginia starting defensive end Chico Bennett Jr. will miss the season opener against Tennessee on Saturday with a knee injury, coach Tony Elliott said Tuesday. Elliott told reporters during his weekly news
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 29, 2023, 12:29 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan After a lengthy quarterback battle this offseason, Ohio State coach Ryan Day announced Kyle McCord as the starting quarterback for the first game of the season against Indiana. McCord had been in a
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 10:33 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Nebraska tight end Arik Gilbert, a former five-star recruit awaiting an eligibility ruling from the NCAA, was arrested early Tuesday for suspicion of burglary in Lincoln, Nebraska. Gilbert was arrested without incident while
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Santa Ono’s phone pinged on Jan. 16 with intel that Jim Harbaugh would return to coach Michigan in 2023 and not bolt for the NFL, he did what
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATHENS, Georgia — Two-time defending national champion Georgia has an opportunity this season to become the first team in 87 years to win three titles in a