2:05 PM ET There’s not a more accomplished pair of corners in the country than Cincinnati‘s Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound lockdown consensus All-American, and Coby Bryant, the 6-1, 198-pound winner of the Thorpe Award as the nation’s best defensive back. Gardner has never allowed a single touchdown catch in more than 1,000 coverage
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12:07 PM ET The San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl was officially canceled Wednesday morning — one day after UCLA pulled out of the game due to COVID-19 concerns, leaving NC State frustrated about the way the entire situation was handled. UCLA on Tuesday announced it could no longer play the game a little
11:50 AM ET MIAMI — Georgia coach Kirby Smart said the Bulldogs were dealing with COVID-19 issues a couple of weeks ago, but he expects his team to be near full-strength when it plays No. 2 Michigan in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Friday. Smart wouldn’t disclose which
10:29 AM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Virginia Tech Hokies will sport the logo of their hosts, the New York Yankees, for Wednesday’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl (2:15 p.m. ET, ESPN). The 6-6 Hokies will face the 6-6 Maryland Terrapins in the annual bowl game played at Yankee Stadium. The Hokies won’t be wearing pinstripes, but
7:15 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN ATHENS, Ga. — Nakobe Dean‘s eyes are glued to the TV above him. Fresh off football practice and film sessions, the Georgia linebacker is in the middle of Pauley’s, a loud restaurant in downtown Athens. The Monday night game in late November is on every screen, but tonight Dean’s the
7:00 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Dabo Swinney knows full well what everyone outside Clemson is saying about his program, and really, they can talk all they want about whether the end is near now that the Tigers have missed the College Football Playoff for the first time in seven years. Here is what Swinney
7:00 AM ET On Nov. 28, a bad weekend for Oklahoma football fans turned even worse. A day after losing to Oklahoma State in Stillwater and getting eliminated from Big 12 title contention, head coach Lincoln Riley made a swift, stunning departure for USC. For the first time since 1947, a Sooners coach had left
8:23 PM ET LSU is hiring Kansas City Chiefs assistant Matt House as its new defensive coordinator. House, who coaches the Chiefs’ linebackers, will join LSU following the NFL season. He becomes the first coordinator hired by new LSU coach Brian Kelly. “Matt checks every box we’re looking for in a defensive coordinator,” Kelly said
5:56 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien rejoined the team Tuesday after isolating for a period of time following a positive COVID-19 test. Both O’Brien and offensive line coach Doug Marrone tested positive and were forced to attend every staff meeting virtually. “Coach [Nick] Saban made everything normal,” the former Penn State
3:48 PM ET UCLA was forced to pull out of the Holiday Bowl only hours before Tuesday’s scheduled game against NC State in San Diego because of COVID-19 problems within the Bruins program. The school announced its decision around 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The Bruins and Wolfpack were scheduled to play at Petco Park