1:36 AM ET We’re trained to root for the hero in stories because we all want to believe we’re the good guy, too. But if we’re being honest, the villains make a story fun. Superman has the powers, but Lex Luthor has the personality. And so it is with Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin, the
NCAAF
12:55 AM ET Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said he will have to evaluate the roster and possibly “purge” some players who don’t fit with the plan after Saturday’s 24-2 loss at Kentucky. The Bulldogs, who opened the season with a 44-34 win at defending national champion LSU and an SEC-record 623 passing yards, failed
12:44 AM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban said his defense’s struggles had him wondering if Ole Miss knew the Crimson Tide’s signals during his team’s 63-48 win on Saturday night. Saban projected calm on the sideline for much of the game, but inside he said he was “boiling and bubbling” watching his defense reel, giving
9:35 PM ET No. 13 Auburn edged out Arkansas 30-28 at home on Saturday, but the result was largely overshadowed by a controversial call inside the final minute. With the Razorbacks leading 28-27, Tigers quarterback Bo Nix attempted to spike the ball and stop the clock on third-and-1 at the Arkansas 20, but instead he
8:42 PM ET Georgia wide receiver George Pickens received an unsportsmanlike penalty late in the first half against Tennessee on Saturday for squirting water from a bottle on Volunteers quarterback Jarrett Guarantano. On first-and-10 from the Vols’ 36, Guarantano raced for a 3-yard scramble before falling out of bounds toward Georgia’s sideline. While Guarantano was
8:22 PM ET Texas A&M scored its first win over a top-five team in the Jimbo Fisher era Saturday, and both players and coaches said they feel it could be the start of something bigger. Following a 41-38 home victory over No. 4 Florida, Aggies senior quarterback Kellen Mond underscored the significance for the program.
7:55 PM ET The weirdest Red River Showdown game in history started ugly and finished as the highest-scoring game in the 117-year history of the rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma. With 24,000 fans scattered among 93,000 seats, no bands at halftime and the State Fair of Texas canceled due to the pandemic, the scene was
7:47 PM ET Following their second consecutive defeat, Texas coach Tom Herman and quarterback Sam Ehlinger lamented the team’s mistakes. The No. 22 Longhorns committed 10 penalties, had three turnovers and made multiple special-teams miscues in a 53-45 four-overtime loss to rival Oklahoma on Saturday in Dallas. “A lot of them are self-inflicted wounds, and
6:52 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Benched early and celebrating late, Spencer Rattler had quite the first experience in a most unusual version of the Red River Showdown. The Oklahoma Sooners freshman threw a 25-yard scoring pass to Drake Stoops in the fourth overtime and the Sooners survived a late rally from No. 22
5:36 PM ET LSU coach Ed Orgeron called his team’s defense “embarrassing,” after the Tigers allowed 586 yards of total offense in a 45-41 loss at Missouri. “We couldn’t stop anybody. Really a poor showing on defense,” Orgeron said. “We have to coach better, No. 1. It starts with me. Players have to make plays.