8:09 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — Funeral services were held Saturday for Louisiana sports reporter Carley McCord, who died last week in a plane crash in Lafayette. She was 30. McCord was among five who were killed in the crash as they headed to the Peach Bowl to see LSU play Oklahoma
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7:00 AM ET Through six years of the College Football Playoff experiment, the CFP semifinals have been a little bit like the Chicago Cubs‘ Kyle Schwarber — hitting only .250, but with three 500-foot home runs. Twelve combined semis have produced just three one-possession finishes, but all three of these games — 2014’s Ohio State-Alabama,
7:18 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason has hired a trio of new assistants, led by offensive coordinator Todd Fitch and defensive coordinator Ted Roof. Mason also announced Saturday that Peter Rossomando is the Commodores’ offensive line coach. Fitch, a 35-year veteran of college football, spent the past four seasons
6:56 PM ET ESPN News Services TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft. Jeudy, ranked No. 1 at receiver and No. 3 overall on Mel Kiper Jr.’s Big Board, made his announcement on social media Saturday, four days
5:34 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Peoples-Jones announced his plans Saturday night on social media. The 6-foot-2, 208-pound Detroit native had 103 receptions for 1,327 yards with 14 touchdowns over his three-year career. Peoples-Jones had 34 receptions
4:24 PM ET The Georgia Bulldogs have landed five-star defensive back Kelee Ringo, the No. 11 overall prospect in the ESPN 300. Ringo is the second-highest ranked cornerback to commit to the Bulldogs in the ESPN 300 era, according to ESPN Stats & Information, trailing Tyson Campbell, who was ranked No. 9 overall in 2018.
2:33 PM ET PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers coach Greg Schiano hired Sean Gleeson as the Scarlet Knights’ offensive coordinator Saturday. Gleeson is a native of Glen Ridge, N.J., who coached in his home state, at Princeton, before spending this season at Oklahoma State as offensive coordinator to Mike Gundy. Gleeson will also coach quarterbacks for
12:46 PM ET Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade is returning to the Buckeyes for the 2020 season, writing simply in an Instagram photo Saturday “I’m back.” Wade, listed as the No. 6 cornerback draft prospect by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., had two sacks, one interception and one forced fumble this season. He also led the
7:15 AM ET (Not such) a long time ago, in a galaxy (not so) far away, there was a football coach named William Swinney. People called him Dabo. On the very first day of his very first head coaching job, Dabo promised he would not fail. Truthfully, a lot of people thought he would. Dabo
8:55 PM ET ESPN News Services MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor is headed to the NFL. The record-setting junior announced Friday on Twitter and Instagram that he will forgo his senior season with the Badgers and enter the draft. 2 Related The two-time Doak Walker Award winner and two-time unanimous first-team All-American