12:14 PM ET Associated Press With two of the best players in the country leading the way – and a championship game loss as motivation – Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll for the second straight season and ninth time overall. Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, national defensive player
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7:45 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. The ACC did not exactly have a banner campaign in 2021, missing the College Football
7:00 AM ET College football betting preview schedule Thursday: Betting AlabamaFriday: Betting Ohio StateSaturday: Betting GeorgiaMonday: Betting ClemsonTuesday: Betting Notre Dame Bet: Clemson to make the College Football Playoff (+145) Best case: After six straight ACC titles, six straight College Football Playoff appearances and 97 straight weeks in the AP Top 10, it all came
5:54 PM ET Steve Worster, a two-time All-American at Texas and the bruising fullback who was the inspiration for the creation of the wishbone offense that came to dominate college football in the 1970s and ’80s, died on Saturday at 73. Texas announced Worster’s death in a release on Sunday. Worster, who was nicknamed “Big
2:28 PM ET The past 24 hours have been quite fruitful for Billy Napier and Florida on the recruiting trail. Three ESPN 300 defensive players — including a pair on the defensive line in the 2023 class — have pledged to the Gators this weekend. Linebacker Myles Graham, No. 58 in the Junior 300, from
8:00 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A month ago, a man drove out to Bill Clark’s home and dug a small hole near the mailbox, just big enough for a for sale sign to slide in. Up the driveway, Bill and Jennifer, who met on a blind date more than 30 years ago and have
9:37 PM ET Oklahoma got a commitment from ESPN 300 prospect Jacobe Johnson on Saturday. Johnson is the No. 43 recruit overall and the No. 3 athlete in the 2023 class. He’s a 6-foot-3, 185-pound prospect from Mustang, Oklahoma, and chose the Sooners over Michigan, Oklahoma State, Alabama and Stanford, who were all listed in
2:43 PM ET A passionate Mark Stoops defended the Kentucky football program on Saturday after comments earlier in the week from men’s basketball coach John Calipari in which he called the university a “basketball school.” Stoops responded immediately on Thursday, tweeting, “Basketball school? I thought we competed in the SEC?” He spoke publicly for the
9:52 AM ET Notre Dame starting receiver Avery Davis has a torn ACL in his right knee and is out for the season, the school announced Saturday. The injury happened during practice Friday. Davis had previously injured the ACL in his left knee in November, forcing him to miss the final month of last season.
Aug 12, 2022 Quarterbacks are a major storyline before every college football season, but the interest level will be especially high when games kick off later this month. The combination of a lukewarm 2022 NFL quarterback draft class, many prominent returning starters and a vibrant transfer market has left a fascinating QB group in terms