10:13 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN EUGENE, Ore. — It was 12 years ago that Chip Kelly, then just 18 games into his tenure as Oregon head coach, stood on the sideline opposite Stanford‘s Jim Harbaugh and called a surprise onside kick. The Ducks were down 21-10 in the second quarter at the time, and the
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9:02 PM ET On Saturday, Clemson turned the ball over four times, trailed by as much as 14, benched its starting QB and won. That, Dabo Swinney said, is the headline. Got it? No, don’t ask about that QB controversy. It doesn’t exist. Figment of your imagination. Swinney is essentially Kevin Bacon at the end
7:54 PM ET Mickey Joseph doesn’t know if he’ll be the permanent head coach at Nebraska after this season, but it didn’t stop him from landing ESPN 300 athlete Malachi Coleman. The No. 157 prospect committed to Nebraska on Saturday, choosing the Huskers over USC, Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Oregon. Coleman is the
5:08 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Pop music megastar Taylor Swift released her latest studio album, titled “Midnights (3 am Edition),” on Friday. The 20-track album is Swift’s 10th. According to Spotify, the album broke the platform’s record for most album streams in a single day, and Swift broke the record for most-streamed artist in a
4:14 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo Swinney made a change at quarterback that helped spark a 27-21 come-from-behind win against Syracuse, but afterward, he insisted D.J. Uiagalelei remains Clemson’s starting QB. “D.J.’s our quarterback,” Swinney told ESPN’s Molly McGrath after the game. “That’s our our guy. That’s our quarterback.” Down 21-10 midway through the
2:11 PM ET Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke was injured and doubtful to return against Duke on Saturday. Van Dyke was hurt on a sack in the second quarter, and immediately grabbed his right shoulder before walking off the field and going into the locker room for X-rays. Miami described it as an “upper body
1:42 PM ET Cornerback Desmond Ricks, the No. 2 overall player in the 2024 ESPN 300, has decided to reclassify to the 2023 class. Ricks, who attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, was the top junior cornerback in the entire nation, according to ESPN. “After deep thought and consideration, I will be reclassifying to the
Oct 21, 2022 Paolo UggettiESPN THE PRACTICE JERSEYS were not quite the same shade of Oregon green as the Ducks, but they would do. As Chip Kelly fielded questions from the media at the start of last week’s bye week for UCLA and said the Bruins wouldn’t start fully preparing for Oregon until the following
11:55 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boston College‘s offensive line, besieged with injuries all year, will be without two more starters at No. 13 Wake Forest on Saturday. Sources told ESPN that Eagles left guard Finn Dirstine will miss the remainder of the season, as he is expected to have surgery on his injured shoulder in
10:22 AM ET Clemson starting linebacker Barrett Carter is not expected to play in Saturday’s game against Syracuse, the school announced. Carter has suffered a concussion, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by TigerIllustrated.com. Playing both linebacker and nickelback, Carter has been the No. 5 Tigers’ most consistent and versatile player on defense. His