4:25 PM ET There is “unfair pressure” on No. 5 Cincinnati to dominate teams in a way that isn’t required of Power 5 playoff contenders, American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said in an email to ESPN on Wednesday. “There is unfair pressure on the Bearcats to get style points that P5 conference teams are
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2:31 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Scott Frost said Wednesday he had no problem taking a pay cut and firing four offensive assistants who also are friends if those moves give him more time to turn Nebraska into a winning football program again. Frost, who is 15-27 in four years and 3-7 this
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2:54 PM ET Coastal Carolina football coach Jeremy Chadwell said Wednesday he is hopeful that quarterback Grayson McCall will be able to return this season after injuring his shoulder on Oct. 28 in a 35-28 victory over Troy. In his Sun Belt Conference media call on Monday, Chadwell mentioned the possibility of McCall being out
11:58 AM ET Middle Tennessee will remain in Conference USA after considering an exit to the Mid-American Conference. University president Sidney McPhee said in a statement that Conference USA’s recent additions of Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State will help stabilize the league. Conference USA has lost eight current members in
7:00 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN You’re a linebacker ready to rush the opposing kicker to try to block his field goal. You break through, but not fast enough; the kick is good and you end up barging into the holder instead. Suddenly, the kicker is in your face, pointing his finger at you, shouting at
7:00 AM ET [Editor’s note: The nation’s last two winless teams … won?! And a second-straight Big Ten team from Michigan played itself into the Coveted Fifth Spot, barely edging out the Florida Gators.] Inspirational thought of the week: So, if this life repeats, will it be all the sameEvery choice till death, the same
9:10 PM ET What happens when every College Football Playoff contender except the No. 1 team struggles on the first Saturday of November? Not a whole lot when it comes to the CFP selection committee rankings. The undefeated Georgia Bulldogs remained No. 1 in the second edition of the rankings released on Tuesday night, followed
7:06 PM ET The USC–California football game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed, Cal announced Tuesday. “It was a difficult decision to postpone this Saturday’s game against USC,” Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton said in a statement. “We know how important every one of our games is to our student-athletes, especially our seniors who have
7:22 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Former Clemson quarterback Harvey White, who led the Tigers to Atlantic Coast Conference championships in 1958 and 1959, has died. He was 83. The Blyth Funeral Home of Greenwood, South Carolina, said White died on Saturday. No cause of death was given. The school also announced White’s