1:26 AM ET Michigan Wolverines will stick with J.J. McCarthy as its starting quarterback next week against UConn Huskies and most likely beyond, as the sophomore is positioned to lead the offense this season. McCarthy, making his first career start Saturday against Hawai’i, completed 11 of 12 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns in
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12:25 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kentucky coach Mark Stoops passed Paul “Bear” Bryant as the winningest coach in school history in a 26-16 win over No. 12 Florida on Saturday night, in a performance befitting what he has built in Lexington. Behind a tough defense that shut down Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson, the 20th-ranked
7:06 PM ET Texas is not back. Not on Saturday, anyway. Not without its burgeoning star QB, Quinn Ewers. Not on Nick Saban’s watch. But for 59 minutes against Alabama, Texas seemed astonishingly close to turning the page on a decade of heartbreak, embarrassment and jokes before falling to the Tide 20-19. For much of
7:00 PM ET Brianna Williams The No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish fell to the Marshall Thundering Herd, 26-21, in one of the biggest upsets of the young college football season. Notre Dame entered Saturday’s game as a 20.5-point favorite, according to Caesars Sportsbook, but Marshall left South Bend with much more than just a
7:27 PM ET ESPN News Services COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Chase Brice threw for 134 yards and a touchdown and Appalachian State took advantage of two turnovers to stun No. 6 Texas A&M 17-14 on Saturday. Appalachian State won a week after scoring six touchdowns and 40 points in the fourth quarter in a 63-61
7:17 PM ET ESPN News Services SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steven Gilmore returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter and Khalan Laborn ran for 163 yards as Marshall shocked No. 8 Notre Dame 26-21 Saturday, making Marcus Freeman the first Fighting Irish coach to lose his first three games.
3:56 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Despite committing 15 penalties and a poor performance by its offensive line, No. 1 Alabama was able to avoid an upset and beat unranked Texas 20-19 on a last-minute field goal Saturday. Alabama quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young was constantly harassed by the Texas defense, getting
1:42 PM ET David Wilson Texas freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers will not return to Saturday’s game against No. 1 Alabama, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel, after he left with an apparent left shoulder injury after being driven into the ground on a tackle by the Crimson Tide’s Dallas Turner. Ewers was taken to the
11:38 AM ET For the first time since the 2009 BCS National Championship, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns face off. For two of the bluest bloods in college football, they don’t play often. This is their first meeting in the regular season since 1922. When they played 12 years ago, the Tide won
12:29 PM ET Former West Virginia and Indiana (Pa.) coach Frank Cignetti Sr. has died at the age of 84. His son, James Madison coach Curt Cignetti, made the announcement Saturday. No cause of death was given. I was blessed to have a great Dad! He inspired me and so many others. Love you Dad!