2:31 PM ET LSU will look to salvage its season against No. 2 Alabama on Nov. 14, but coach Ed Orgeron said beating the Tigers’ SEC West rivals isn’t the primary focus of the bye week. “We’ve got to fix us first,” he said. LSU, which went undefeated and won the national championship last season,
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1:14 PM ET Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and his players understand the magnitude of facing No. 1 Clemson on Saturday, but the game takes on different meaning with the Fighting Irish playing as an ACC member this season. “This game, it’s not the end-all for us,” Kelly said Monday. “We could win this game
12:32 PM ET Pitt standout safety Paris Ford is opting out of the remainder of the 2020 season, coach Pat Narduzzi told ESPN Monday. Ford leads the Panthers in both tackles (45) and interceptions (three). He also led Pitt in both categories last season, recording 97 tackles and three interceptions. Ford has 20 passes defended
1:17 PM ET Florida Gators coach Dan Mullen has been fined $25,000 and issued a reprimand for violating SEC bylaws governing sportsmanship after a brawl erupted during Saturday’s game against Missouri. “There is no place in college football for the kind of incident that took place at halftime of the Missouri at Florida game Saturday
10:00 AM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Scotty Walden knew he had to make the call, but he was dreading it. The night
8:31 AM ET Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence is no longer the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy at multiple sportsbooks. Alabama quarterback Mac Jones has moved into the role of Heisman Trophy favorite at DraftKings, followed closely by Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Jones and Fields are co-favorites at FanDuel’s sportsbook. Lawrence, the odds-on
7:00 AM ET According to ESPN’s Stats and Information Group, there are currently 11 teams with at least a 4% chance at reaching the College Football Playoff: Alabama (88%), Ohio State (85%), Clemson (72%), Wisconsin (40%), Georgia (27%), Notre Dame (25%), Oregon (18%), USC (15%), BYU (14%), Cincinnati (5%) and Florida (4%). Even though we’re
10:14 PM ET Oklahoma got a big commitment on Sunday night when ESPN 300 wide receiver Billy Bowman announced his pledge to the Sooners. It’s not just an important commitment because Bowman is the No. 77 ranked prospect overall, but also because the 5-foot-10, 175-pound prospect decommitted from Texas in the beginning of October. He’s
2:24 PM ET Associated Press Clemson remained No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, but not by much. Trevor Lawrence‘s absence because of COVID-19 and the Tigers’ narrow win over Boston College created a divide among the 62 writers and broadcasters on the voting panel. Clemson received 33 first-place votes —
12:54 PM ET Iowa starting wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette was arrested by Iowa City Police early Sunday morning for operating a vehicle while under the influence. Smith-Marsette was seen driving a white 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 70 mph in a 30 mph zone at 1:27 a.m. Sunday morning. When Smith-Marsette was stopped by an officer at