10:00 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information After no ranked-vs.-ranked matchups in Week 11, there are three in Week 12. Favorites are a solid 14-5-1 ATS in games between top-25 teams. Those laying points in Week 12 are No. 3 Ohio State (-20.5), No. 10 Wisconsin (-7.5) and No. 18 Oklahoma (-7). AP top-5 teams
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6:47 PM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features Penn State football coach James Franklin told a player not to talk to police following a fight with a star linebacker in a 2018
8:42 AM ET Miami coach Manny Diaz announced on Twitter on Friday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will continue to work with his team virtually. Diaz said he was self-isolating and “feeling good overall.” The No. 12 Hurricanes’ scheduled game against Georgia Tech on Saturday was postponed earlier this week because
8:00 AM ET Bedlam. In college football, that word evokes thoughts of big plays, dramatic finishes and high stakes in one of the sport’s best rivalries: Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State. Saturday will mark the 115th meeting between the two teams (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC), a series that is lopsided in Oklahoma’s favor, historically, with the
8:00 AM ET When it comes to the College Football Playoff picture, should Northwestern or Indiana be taken seriously? For the moment, the Allstate Playoff Predictor says no. Those two teams currently have a 3% and 2% chance to reach the playoff, respectively. That’s the bad news for those schools. The good news? They’re both
1:26 AM ET Washington State quarterback Jayden de Laura will miss the Cougars’ road game against Stanford on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19, a source confirmed to ESPN. De Laura’s positive test was first reported Thursday by the Spokesman-Review. With de Laura, a true freshman, unavailable, Washington State (1-1) will turn to either redshirt
11:07 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA. S.C. — Lou Holtz has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 83-year-old former college football coach confirmed the test Thursday to Columbia TV station WOLO. “I don’t have a lot of energy right now,” Holtz told the ABC station. Holtz led Notre Dame to the 1988 national title in
9:52 PM ET Saturday’s rivalry game between San Jose State and Fresno State has been canceled due to contract tracing protocols at Fresno State, the Mountain West announced Thursday. The game will be declared a no contest and will not be made up. It is the conference’s third game called off this week, joining Utah-Wyoming
7:50 PM ET Quarterback Quinn Ewers, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2022 class, committed to Ohio State on Thursday. His commitment gives the Buckeyes the No. 1-ranked prospect three recruiting classes in a row with defensive end Jack Sawyer in 2021 and wide receiver Julian Fleming in 2020. Ewers had previously been committed to
2:23 PM ET The Pac-12 has loosened its scheduling restrictions for the 2020 season and will allow nonconference football games to be played if they meet a certain criteria. “The Pac-12 is committed to maintaining maximum flexibility to provide our football student-athletes with an opportunity to compete, while continuing to ensure that health and safety