1:05 AM ET ESPN staff We save Rivalry Week for the last week of the season every year for a reason, and it always delivers. Ohio State was losing all game at Michigan and lost. Alabama was losing all game at Auburn and won. And Bedlam was … bedlam. The final week of the 2021
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1:00 AM ET Rivalry weeks are a lot like “Fast and Furious” movies. There’s often huge amounts of animosity among the stars. The plots make absolutely no sense. And most significantly, there are no bad ones, just varying amounts of bloodshed and pyrotechnics. The 2020 installment was essentially the “Tokyo Drift” of rivalry weeks —
12:50 AM ET Amid rampant speculation about the possibility he could leave for LSU, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley reaffirmed his commitment to the Sooners following a 37-33 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday night. “I’m not going to be the next head coach at LSU,” Riley said. His proclamation came just moments after the Sooners
12:09 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Ed Orgeron has coached his last game for LSU. After the Tigers upset No. 15 Texas A&M 27-24 and won their sixth game of the season Saturday, Orgeron announced that he will not coach in LSU’s upcoming bowl game. Offensive line coach Brad Davis will act as the interim coach
12:02 AM ET New Mexico State is set to hire Jerry Kill as its next coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming an earlier report. Kill will replace Doug Martin, whose contract was not renewed after the Aggies’ season ended Saturday. An official announcement on Kill’s hiring is expected Monday, according to a source. Kill
11:18 PM ET Arizona State coach Herm Edwards will return in 2022, despite speculation about his status with an ongoing NCAA investigation. After Saturday’s win over Arizona, athletic director Ray Anderson informed the team that Edwards will be back for a fifth season. Arizona State finished the regular season at 8-4, and Edwards is 25-17
9:54 PM ET Washington State is set to make Jake Dickert its permanent head coach, sources told ESPN. Dickert’s promotion is likely to be finalized soon, with sources saying he was offered the position Saturday night. Dickert, in his second season as WSU’s defensive coordinator, was elevated to acting head coach Oct. 18 after the
7:44 PM ET AUBURN, Ala. — Despite turning in one of its most inept offensive performances of the Nick Saban era during regulation, No. 3 Alabama rallied to defeat Auburn in the fourth overtime period, 24-22, on Saturday. With 1:35 remaining in the fourth quarter, trailing by 7 points and its College Football Playoff hopes
6:51 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Michigan secured victory with 58 seconds left Saturday, screaming erupted at the rear of the press box, as offensive coordinator Josh Gattis and other staffers ran toward the elevators. As the coaches rushed to join the team, fans stormed the field at Michigan Stadium, celebrating Michigan’s first
5:13 PM ET Alabama leading receiver Jameson Williams was ejected from Saturday’s game against Auburn after being called for targeting. Williams was on the punt defense team and appeared to hit the return man with the crown of his helmet. The play was reviewed and upheld. A few minutes later, Auburn quarterback TJ Finley found