4:52 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN San Diego State punter and Ray Guy Award winner Matt Araiza announced Tuesday that he will be entering the 2022 NFL draft after putting together one of the best punting seasons in college football history. “These past four years have been a blessing,” Araiza wrote on Twitter. “Thank you to
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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. “We are extremely grateful to the Holiday Bowl, students, fans, sponsors
10:36 AM ET Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett said he hasn’t spent a moment thinking about his job security as he prepares to face Michigan in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Friday. In fact, he said, he’s barely aware of the debate. “I don’t have social media, so I don’t wallow in it,” Bennett said
7:00 AM ET THERE’S A SAYING in boxing that styles make fights. If that’s the case, Michigan offensive coordinator Josh Gattis said, then expect the Capital One Orange Bowl to be a “heavyweight matchup” of “smashmouth” football teams — the No. 18 rushing offense vs. the No. 2 rushing defense. Michigan makes no secret that
7:00 AM ET College football bowl games sometimes create uncomfortable dance partners, whether it’s a coach facing his former team, schools playing for a second time in a single season, or one-time rivals finally meeting again after tradition was shoved aside for conference realignment. But perhaps no bowl matchup has been as uncomfortable as Mississippi
6:40 AM ET Jordan ReidESPN This is a different group of quarterbacks in the 2022 NFL draft. Over the past three draft classes, there have been clear top options at the position, including eventual No. 1 picks Kyler Murray, Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence. That isn’t the case with this crop of signal-callers, as there’s
8:40 PM ET Central Michigan will now play Washington State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Friday, a move that allows both teams to play in a bowl game. Both teams lost opponents to COVID-19 issues. Miami withdrew from the Sun Bowl on Sunday, sending the bowl scrambling for an opponent for the
6:54 PM ET The ACC announced Monday it added shorter isolation options for vaccinated individuals to its medical advisory group report, following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A vaccinated individual who tests positive for COVID-19 may complete isolation when one of the following happens (if permitted by local and state
6:57 PM ET ESPN News Services GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin received a three-year contract extension that nearly doubled his salary and made him one of the highest-paid administrators in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Stricklin agreed to the new deal in April and signed it in July, according to a public records
12:43 PM ET Jordan Davis knows what he’s supposed to say now — that the SEC championship game was weeks ago, that Georgia‘s loss was a setback but hardly the end of the journey, that the Bulldogs’ date with Michigan in the College Football Playoff (Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App) has nothing at all