7:00 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information After a wild Week 2 of the 2022 college football season, Week 3 could bring even more madness after plenty of movement in the AP Top 25 poll. Oddsmakers have moved quickly to set the lines for a number of marquee matchups. This week features two games between
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8:09 AM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Mickey Joseph said Tuesday that he wants to be Nebraska’s next head football coach and not just the interim guy for the next nine games. Joseph met with the media for the first time since athletic director Trev Alberts asked him to lead the program the rest
7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: If you can walk or crawl, let’s leave this hospitalAnd take this car far as it goesLost and kicked about, sun belt scars remove all doubtCover up, this chapter’s closed, no, this world ain’t all snow — “Sun Belt Scars,” by Banner Pilot Here at Bottom 10
3:57 PM ET Iowa is sticking with Spencer Petras as its starting quarterback despite scoring just one touchdown through the first two games. Coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that Petras, a third-year starter who has faced increased scrutiny, will start Saturday against Nevada barring a setback in practice. The senior has completed 23 of 51
1:17 PM ET Ohio State expects preseason All-America selection Jaxon Smith-Njigba and fellow wide receiver Julian Fleming to play this week against Toledo. Smith-Njigba, who led Ohio State with 1,606 receiving yards in 2021, suffered a hamstring injury early in the Sept. 3 opener against Notre Dame. He went through light warm-ups last week but
9:00 AM ET SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Bobby Petrino knows what’s coming. He has been called many things over the years, but he is not naive. The job he’s done in resurrecting a moribund Missouri State program and turning the Bears into FCS title contenders speaks for itself. But this week, Petrino’s past, and not his
7:00 AM ET CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Like all the best mythology, Tyler Van Dyke‘s origin story is grounded in truth, but the details took on a life of their own. It was October 2021, and Miami was 2-4, teetering on the brink of a lost season, and Van Dyke — the starter at quarterback
8:01 PM ET Stanford offensive lineman Branson Bragg, a multiyear starter, will retire from football because of lingering symptoms from a concussion and other mental health factors. Bragg, a senior from Texas, posted on Twitter that he has “long-term” and “intense” symptoms stemming from a concussion he sustained during Stanford’s training camp. He also cited
5:23 PM ET After a woeful offensive performance in a 17-14 loss to Appalachian State — one of biggest upsets in Texas A&M history — Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher was asked on Monday if he would consider relinquishing playcalling duties. “In time, I would,” Fisher said. “Possibly could. You always evaluate those things.” Texas A&M
3:30 PM ET South Carolina will be without two defensive starters Saturday against No. 1 Georgia after outside linebacker/edge rusher Jordan Strachan and middle linebacker Mo Kaba suffered season-ending ACL injuries last week in the 44-30 loss at Arkansas. “I’m extremely disappointed and heartbroken for both of these young men,” South Carolina coach Shane Beamer