6:00 PM ET Only in college football could a national title game pitting two teams that have each won two titles in this century feel fresh and exciting, but here we are. After three Alabama-Clemson title games in the past four years, with an Alabama-Clemson semifinal in 2017, we now get a battle of Tigers.
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5:25 PM ET Associated Press DELAND, Fla. — Tom Flacco of Towson threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to help the National team beat the American team 35-7 in the Tropical Bowl on Sunday at Spec Martin Stadium. Flacco is the brother of Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco, Dan
1:08 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Jose Borregales finally was wanted by the Miami Hurricanes. Beating them was all it took. The former FIU kicker — who played a huge role in the Panthers’ stunning upset win over the Hurricanes in November — announced in a tweet Sunday that he’s enrolling at
12:04 PM ET NEW ORLEANS, La. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney dismissed any notion that his team had a practice disadvantage against LSU after it was forced to practice inside a hotel ballroom due to weather. With wind and rain in New Orleans on Saturday, Clemson chose to hold its practice in the team hotel.
8:00 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — At precisely 8:30 a.m. New Orleans time, Country Thor Jesus, he of the politely pleasant baritone Georgia drawl, thunderous right arm, flowing blond hair and an ever-growing following of devotees, settled into his seat behind a microphone and below a giant LED-powered sign that read “TREVOR LAWRENCE QUARTERBACK.” “How’s
12:06 AM ET The college football season ended with LSU celebrating a 15-0 season and a College Football Playoff national championship, at home, in New Orleans. And while Clemson was denied back-to-back national titles, it is still No. 1 in the first edition of the 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25. With quarterback Trevor Lawrence coming back,
6:52 PM ET NEW ORLEANS, La. — Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, who replaced retired long-term conference leader Jim Delany on Jan. 2, said he wants to gather more information and have more discussions before he takes a public stance on whether the College Football Playoff should expand. Warren, the former COO of the Minnesota
8:00 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — LSU defensive line coach Bill Johnson is a rookie on the Tigers’ staff, an emergency hire who didn’t join the team until August, after a freak injury sidelined another assistant. But you would never know it by the respect he is afforded in the Tigers’ building, particularly by head
6:25 PM ET Notre Dame quarterback Phil Jurkovec plans to transfer to Boston College, a source confirmed to ESPN. Sports Illustrated first reported the move. Jurkovec recently placed his name in the transfer portal after two seasons as a backup with the Irish. Playing behind Ian Book, Jurkovec went 12-of-15 for 222 yards and two
4:06 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Lance ran for 166 yards, and James Hendricks had an interception at the goal line in the final seconds as North Dakota State held on to claim its eighth FCS national championship with a 28-20 win over James Madison on Saturday. The Bison