4:18 PM ET Associated Press Dezmon Jackson came up inches short on a desperate, fourth-down dive with 24 seconds remaining and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State fell to ninth-rated Baylor 21-16 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, knocking the Cowboys out of contention for a playoff spot. Blake Shapen threw three TDs while completing his first
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4:18 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Dezmon Jackson came up inches short on a desperate, fourth-down dive with 24 seconds left and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State fell to ninth-ranked Baylor 21-16 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, knocking the Cowboys out of contention for a playoff spot. Blake Shapen threw three TDs while
3:37 PM ET ATLANTA — Alabama running back Brian Robinson Jr., who suffered a pulled hamstring last week in the Auburn game, started Saturday’s SEC championship game against Georgia. Alabama coach Nick Saban said on Friday that Robinson would be a game-time decision. Robinson warmed up with his Crimson Tide teammates and appeared to be
2:04 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Presbyterian head football coach Kevin Kelley, famous for his unique approach that includes never punting and often opting for onside kicks, announced he’s leaving the school in a statement on Twitter Saturday. “I have decided to leave Presbyterian College to pursue other football interests,” Kelley said. “I am proud that
1:38 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby says expanding the College Football Playoff as soon as the 2024 season is “in some jeopardy” if an agreement on a new format cannot be reached soon. Speaking Saturday to reporters before the Big 12 championship game between No. 5 Oklahoma State
9:00 AM ET GRAPEVINE, Texas — It’s finally here. Saturday’s conference championship games will end weeks (months?!) of hypotheticals and put the pressure squarely on the shoulders of the College Football Playoff selection committee to pick the four best teams in the country on Selection Day. The committee gathered on Friday evening to watch the
12:17 PM ET ESPN staff It’s champ week! Meaning it’s the last week of the college football season, which seriously flew by fast. Now, there were a bunch of wild coaching moves earlier this week, starting with Lincoln Riley going to USC, Brian Kelly going to LSU and Notre Dame announcing Marcus Freeman as Kelly’s
10:29 AM ET Akron is hiring Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as its next football coach, the school announced Saturday. Moorhead, 48, spent the past two seasons as the offensive playcaller and quarterbacks coach for the 10th-ranked Ducks, who lost Friday night to No. 17 Utah in the Pac-12 championship game in Las Vegas. He
10:19 AM ET It is the final weekend of the college football season — championship Saturday. The College Football Playoff picture will get a lot clearer after today’s games. The SEC championship in Atlanta is the top game of the weekend with the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs facing the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide. No
2:20 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Moments after an emphatic 38-10 victory over Oregon on Friday to claim Utah’s first Pac-12 title, Utes coach Kyle Whittingham stood on a stage and looked out at his team and the thousands of Utah fans who stayed to watch the trophy presentation. “This is for Ty and Aaron,”