9:14 PM ET Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s charity, Favre 4 Hope, donated more than $130,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation from 2018 to 2020, according to tax records obtained by ESPN on Wednesday. During this same period, Favre was trying to raise money for a new volleyball stadium at the university,
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8:09 PM ET A pair of starters on Alabama‘s defense are considered day-to-day as they deal with injuries ahead of Saturday’s game at No. 20 Arkansas. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban told reporters that defensive end Byron Young and safety Jordan Battle were able to practice “some” earlier Wednesday. “Hopefully, they’ll both be ready for
4:33 PM ET Texas A&M beat Oklahoma on the recruiting trail on Wednesday when ESPN 300 defensive lineman David Hicks chose the Aggies over the Sooners. Hicks is the No. 17 prospect overall and the No. 3 recruit in the state of Texas. The 6-foot-4, 270-pound lineman from Katy, Texas, had originally cut his list
9:00 AM ET LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Scangarello was sitting in the San Francisco 49ers‘ team hotel meeting room last season on the eve of their game against the Arizona Cardinals. The LSU-Kentucky game was on the big-screen TV in the room, and Scangarello and others from the 49ers’ organization, including general manager John Lynch
7:00 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information Week 5 of the college football season features more teams around the country starting their conference schedule, including five matchups between ranked teams in the AP Top 25. No. 2 Alabama takes on No. 20 Arkansas in Fayetteville, No. 7 Kentucky will travel to Oxford to face No.
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Four weeks into the college football season, and we’re officially on Heisman Watch for the 2022 season as September comes to a close. From a surprise campaign in Lawrence, Kansas, to a couple of strong cases in Tuscaloosa, we’re dialed in. You’ll see our Heisman standings, top Heisman moments of
7:00 AM ET USA Today Sports Inspirational thought of the week: Here comes the rain againFalling from the starsDrenched in my pain againBecoming who we areAs my memory restsBut never forgets what I lostWake me up … when September ends — “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” Green Day Here at Bottom 10 Headquarters, located
9:23 PM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — After a lengthy, in-person meeting on Tuesday, the College Football Playoff’s management committee still needs more time to determine if the playoff can expand to 12 teams as soon as 2024, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said. “We won’t wrap up this week,” Hancock told a small group of
3:44 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier told ESPN that he has initiated the process of entering the NCAA transfer portal and expects to be listed there officially in the next day. Bachmeier is a four-year starter at Boise State, and by leaving before playing in his fifth game this season, he
3:42 PM ET Stanford running back E.J. Smith will miss the rest of the season due to an undisclosed injury, coach David Shaw said Tuesday. Smith, the son of NFL all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, picked up the injury in Stanford’s loss to USC on Sept. 10, and he did not appear in a loss