11:07 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Alabama coach Nick Saban has finally relented, albeit reluctantly. He said college football has officially become an offensive game. “It used to be that good defense beats good offense. Good defense doesn’t beat good offense anymore,” Saban told ESPN on Friday. “It’s just like last week. Georgia has as
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10:22 PM ET Colin Kaepernick will be among the University of Nevada’s six-member 2020 Hall of Fame Class, the school announced Friday. Kaepernick starred for the Wolf Pack from 2006 to ’10, before being selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Among his achievements when he wrapped up
10:04 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA has placed Jackson State’s athletic program on two years’ probation with a $5,000 fine in an agreement for violating certification rules from 2014-18. The sanctions announced Friday on the governing body’s website include recruiting restrictions and a 2.5% reduction in scholarship equivalencies for the Tigers’ football program, which
7:55 PM ET No. 1 Clemson is expected to get past struggling Syracuse on Saturday, rather handily, according to the betting odds. The Tigers are favored by 46 points over the Orange, who suffered a 38-21 loss at home to Liberty last week, dropping them to 1-4. Clemson, on the other hand, is rolling at
3:46 PM ET Georgia State football coach Shawn Elliott has agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2024 season. Elliott is in his fourth season at Georgia State with a 17-23 overall record and two bowl appearances. His new annual salary will be $750,000, according to details of the contract obtained by ESPN. His
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1:29 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — The Lott IMPACT Trophy, given to the nation’s top defensive player for both his performance and character, will have six finalists instead of the usual four and will be presented in February. The finalists will include one from each of the Power 5 conferences and one
9:15 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information Four of the top five teams in the AP poll will be in action this weekend, and all four are double-digit favorites. But AP top-five teams are just 2-12 ATS (against the spread) this season against unranked opponents, and 5-13 ATS as double-digit favorites — including 1-10 ATS
1:08 PM ET Purdue will be without its head coach and best player for Saturday’s opener against Iowa. The Boilermakers confirmed on Friday that star receiver Rondale Moore, who opted back in to play this season with an announcement on ESPN’s College Football Live on Sept. 24, won’t play against the Hawkeyes. Purdue officials didn’t
12:40 PM ET West Point will host the 121st Army–Navy game on Dec. 12 instead of it being played in Philadelphia as planned, because attendance limits in the state of Pennsylvania during the coronavirus pandemic would prevent the Brigade of Midshipmen and Corps of Cadets to attend the game, the service academies announced on Friday.