7:00 AM ET IT WASN’T EASY to get them all together for a weekend of golf and fundraising, but for their old coach, BYU legend LaVell Edwards, who was going to say no? This wasn’t an ordinary gathering of former players, though, because BYU has a specific type of notable alumni: quarterbacks. Edwards produced an
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12:15 AM ET Associated Press No. 17 Iowa said it’s pausing football activities because of a COVID-19 outbreak but still hopes to play in next week’s TransPerfect Music City Bowl. Athletic director Gary Barta said in a statement Monday that the Hawkeyes will put all football activities on hold for at least five days because
11:10 PM ET Texas Tech named Sonny Cumbie its new offensive coordinator on Monday night. Cumbie, a former Texas Tech quarterback and assistant, has spent the past seven seasons as the offensive coordinator at TCU. He fills the vacancy left by former Texas Tech offensive coordinator David Yost, whom coach Matt Wells fired on Dec.
8:06 PM ET Army will have the opportunity to play in a bowl game after all. The Knights had been unable to find an opponent for a bowl game coming out of the weekend, but on Monday it was announced they would face West Virginia in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31. Tennessee was
7:55 PM ET The College Football Playoff is willing to postpone most of its New Year’s Six bowl games, including its two semifinal games and the national championship, if one or both teams can’t participate because of COVID-19 issues, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Monday evening. The games that could be impacted
6:17 PM ET South Alabama has hired Major Applewhite as its new offensive coordinator, the school announced Monday. Applewhite joins new head coach Kane Wommack’s staff after spending the past two seasons as an analyst on Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama. Prior to Alabama, Applewhite was the head coach at Houston, where he compiled a
6:42 PM ET Bo Pelini is not expected to return for another season as LSU‘s defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN. Pelini, a former head coach at Youngstown State and Nebraska, was brought on to coach LSU’s defense in January, but ultimately failed to live up to expectations as the Tigers ranked next-to-last in
4:13 PM ET Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt and multiple players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, meaning the Vols will be unable to play in the Dec. 31 AutoZone Liberty Bowl against West Virginia, sources told ESPN. Tennessee’s tests were conducted on Sunday per SEC protocol, and those results were returned on Monday morning
1:45 PM ET Just three days after the early signing period ended, ESPN 300 linebacker Raesjon Davis announced he has decommitted from LSU. Davis is the No. 44-ranked recruit overall, a 6-foot, 210-pound recruit from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, and is the No. 4-ranked recruit in California. He was the third
1:46 PM ET Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton announced on Monday that he is opting out of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl and forgoing his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Bolton is the third highest-rated inside linebacker available in the upcoming draft, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. Bolton ranks fifth in the SEC