9:05 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Ohio State star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is expected to return against Iowa on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Smith-Njigba, who broke the Big Ten record for yards in a season in 2021, has been recovering from a hamstring injury that has limited him to parts of just two games this
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8:45 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Cincinnati quarterback Ben Bryant, who hasn’t played since suffering a concussion on Oct. 8, will start against SMU on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Bryant, who suffered the injury late in the game against South Florida and was replaced by Evan Prater, had returned to practice after a bye week under
8:30 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Liberty quarterback Charlie Brewer is expected to return in a limited role Saturday against BYU, a source told ESPN. Brewer hasn’t played since breaking his hand in the opener at Southern Miss. He is expected to play limited snaps, according to a source, with Johnathan Bennett set to start the
7:05 AM ET Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2023 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. Texas recruit Arch Manning (No. 2, 2023) set the Isidore Newman School (Louisiana) school record for career touchdown passes Friday and he won’t be
2:58 PM ET San Jose State football player Camdan McWright died Friday morning in a traffic crash when he was hit by a school bus while riding an electric scooter. He was 18 years old. The university confirmed McWright’s death and said it is cooperating with the San Jose Police Department and California Highway Patrol.
2:28 PM ET Associated Press An organization calling for reform in college sports has filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department against the NCAA, accusing those involved with the governing body of violating antitrust laws by capping compensation to athletes. The NCPA is asking the agency to pursue civil and criminal charges against individuals
11:17 AM ET LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, who has made a name for himself by hiring high-profile coaches, is set to receive a four-year contract extension that would pay him $1.85 million per year. LSU’s board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the extension Friday afternoon. Woodward’s new contract would run through April
10:39 AM ET Oregon State will again be without Chance Nolan for Saturday’s game against Colorado, as the quarterback — who was injured Oct. 1 — has yet to clear concussion protocol, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Friday. Nolan, who has missed games against Stanford and Washington State, left the Beavers’ blowout loss
8:00 AM ET We went 5-4 week last week, eight over .500 midway through October. 58% clip. We’re chugging along waiting for another big week. Too many on the card again, had a couple near cross offs. Will let you know which ones so you can proceed accordingly. Houston (-3, 51.5) at Navynoon ET on
7:51 AM ET LSU coach Brian Kelly continued his rant against instant replay in college football this week, saying on his weekly radio show Thursday night that it is “ruining the game.” After at least five instances where play was stopped for review during Saturday’s victory over Florida, Kelly on Monday said his biggest concern