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10:13 PM ET Tennessee senior safety Jaylen McCollough, who missed the past two games after being charged with felony aggravated assault, has been cleared by both the university and athletic department to resume playing, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The No. 3 Vols face No. 19 Kentucky on Saturday in Neyland Stadium, and coach Josh

Oct 26, 2022 ESPN staff Week 9 of the college football season has begun, and multiple teams with an inside track to the playoff have big tests. Tennessee survived its biggest challenge so far, outlasting Alabama 52-49 in Knoxville. The Volunteers will now host a Kentucky team coming off a bye that already has shown

12:01 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez and Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell were among 15 players named finalists Wednesday for the William V. Campbell Trophy, given to college football’s top scholar-athlete. Finalists are chosen from all levels of college football by the National Football Foundation and earn an $18,000

3:09 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — USC‘s and UCLA‘s upcoming move to the Big Ten has not been popular with their supporters, according to Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff. Both USC and UCLA will become full members of the Big Ten in 2024 after an offseason move that changed the structure of college sports. During Pac-12

12:54 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe is likely out for the season with a neck injury. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Wednesday that Eboigbe has had surgery. He played in the first four games but hasn’t seen action since. “He had a procedure done that would enhance

7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: Oh, hold him, darlingPlease hold him tightAnd brush the tear from your eyeYou weep because you had a dream last nightYou dreamed that he said goodbye Hush hush, sweet CharlotteCharlotte, don’t you cryHush hush, sweet CharlotteHe’ll love you till he dies — “Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte,” Patti

2:31 PM ET Mired in a three-game losing streak, Texas A&M has indefinitely suspended three players, all true freshmen, for violating team rules, sources told ESPN. TexAgs.com was first to report the suspensions, which sources told ESPN stem from a postgame locker room incident. The suspended players are defensive back Denver Harris, receiver Chris Marshall

2:02 PM ET Ohio State star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba did not reinjure his left hamstring or sustain any other setback in last Saturday’s win against Iowa, and he is on track to play this week at No. 13 Penn State, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said. Smith-Njigba, a third-team AP All-America selection in 2021, has

1:28 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian opened his Monday news conference following the Longhorns’ 41-34 loss to Oklahoma State by apologizing for not singing “The Eyes of Texas,” the school song, before leaving the field. “As you know, I owe an apology to Longhorn Nation,” Sarkisian said. “I made a mistake at the end

5:10 PM ET Associated Press As the home team Saturday in the neutral-site game against Florida, No. 1 Georgia can leave tickets at the gate for recruits. For Georgia coach Kirby Smart, that’s not nearly enough to make up for his defending national championship team’s inability to host recruits as he would in a true

8:10 AM ET Amid the jubilation, exuberance and general madness after Tennessee beat Alabama for the first time in 16 years last Saturday, one man stood in Neyland Stadium waiting on what loomed for him in the aftermath. Darren Seybold grew up in Alabama. He knew what a life-changing event it was for Vols fans

11:59 AM ET Charlotte has fired Will Healy as head football coach. “We are grateful to Will Healy for the incredible energy and enthusiasm he brought to our program,” athletic director Mike Hill said in a statement Sunday. “He made an impact here that will never be forgotten. Sadly, however, our on-field results have not

1:54 PM ET Associated Press LSU reentered The Associated Press college football poll at No. 18 on Sunday, and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 held their spots after either winning or not playing over the weekend. Georgia

4:05 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The SEC has imposed another six-figure fine for fans storming the field, this time hitting LSU with a $250,000 penalty. The conference announced the fine Sunday after LSU fans stormed the field to celebrate a 45-20 win over No. 15 Ole Miss. The Rebels were ranked seventh

11:28 PM ET On Saturday, Clemson turned the ball over four times, trailed by as much as 14, benched its starting QB and won. That, Dabo Swinney said, is the headline. Got it? No, don’t ask about that quarterback controversy. It doesn’t exist. Figment of your imagination. Swinney is essentially Kevin Bacon at the end

12:40 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban said he had reason not to suspend receiver Jermaine Burton from Saturday’s game against Mississippi State after video surfaced that appeared to show Burton strike a woman who stormed the field when Tennessee beat the Crimson Tide last week at Neyland Stadium. But what that

4:14 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo Swinney made a change at quarterback that helped spark a 27-21 come-from-behind win against Syracuse, but afterward, he insisted D.J. Uiagalelei remains Clemson’s starting QB. Down 21-10 midway through the third quarter, Uiagalelei threw his second interception of the day — his third turnover overall — but Syracuse

9:05 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Ohio State star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is expected to return against Iowa on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Smith-Njigba, who broke the Big Ten record for yards in a season in 2021, has been recovering from a hamstring injury that has limited him to parts of just two games this