2:25 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. will not play in Saturday night’s season opener against Miami of Ohio, and coach Mark Stoops expects multiple-game suspensions for the No. 20 Wildcats’ rushing leader and other players. Rodriguez pleaded guilty this summer to driving under the influence and other
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1:16 PM ET Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh referenced the Bible and Solomon when explaining his decision to use different starting quarterbacks in the team’s first two games. The eighth-ranked Wolverines will begin with Cade McNamara, who started at quarterback throughout last season, for this week’s opener against Colorado State. Sophomore J.J. McCarthy will make his
1:23 PM ET Notre Dame and coach Marcus Freeman are preparing for the first football game of the season against Freeman’s alma mater, Ohio State, and are looking for any advantage they can get. When asked at his media availability about his team being a 17.5-point underdog on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC), Freeman said
1:38 PM ET Alabama tight end and preseason All-SEC pick Cameron Latu is considered day-to-day as he recovers from an undisclosed injury, coach Nick Saban told reporters on Monday. Saban wouldn’t make any predictions about whether Latu would be available for Saturday’s season opener against Utah State but noted that the tight end will start
8:15 AM ET The NFL draft will take place in late April, and any player who has been at least three years removed from high school is eligible. But what if we had a draft featuring all college football players? We polled four writers — Andrea Adelson, David Hale, Adam Rittenberg and Alex Scarborough —
7:30 AM ET Matt Leinart is no longer the baby-faced quarterback leading USC to national championships. During a phone interview this summer, the 39-year-old who now works as a college football analyst for Fox was driving between appointments while trying to keep his kids quiet in the car. He could have said it wasn’t a
7:30 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LIKE MANY STORIED FOOTBALL programs, USC attempts to overwhelm you with its history once you step on campus. Plaques filled with names of previous great players line the walkway toward the practice field named after former head coach Howard Jones alongside donor Brian Kennedy. Before every practice, players walk up
6:20 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. — Eastern Kentucky says football coach Walt Wells is under the care of medical providers after having an unspecified “medical episode” at work Sunday morning. A release from the school there would not be further details and cited federal privacy regulations. Wells is 10-10 in two seasons at
12:38 PM ET T.J. Finley has won Auburn‘s starting quarterback job, sources told ESPN. The Tigers open the 2022 season on Saturday against Mercer. Coach Bryan Harsin is expected to officially name Finley as the starter within the next 24 hours. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound Finley had been competing this preseason with Oregon transfer Robby Ashford
11:51 AM ET Associated Press DUBLIN — In the postgame analysis, free beer at the Nebraska–Northwestern game in Ireland was the right call. The freebies flowed for two hours during Northwestern’s 31-28 victory on Saturday, and the catering company for Aviva Stadium hailed its workers for keeping the refreshments coming. Levy UK + Ireland said