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Open Extended Reactions Well, Week 2 didn’t go the way a few top-25 teams thought it would. Notre Dame’s shocking, last-minute loss to Northern Illinois jeopardized the Irish’s playoff hopes, a top-10 Oregon team barely beat Boise State at home, and Cal joined Miami as the two ACC schools with the biggest nonconference wins of

Open Extended Reactions After a drama-filled Week 2, it’s easy to say that a few of these top-25 teams are happy to put this weekend behind them. Michigan, the reigning national champion, suffered an embarrassing loss at home to a Texas team that looks ready to make a run at its own title, Utah QB

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Lincoln Riley and USC landed another key defensive piece in the 2025 class Sunday

Associated Press Sep 8, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings – and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No.

Open Extended Reactions The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out. While much of the top 15 took care of business, a pair of ranked matchups shook things up. The Texas Longhorns roughed up the Michigan Wolverines and the Tennessee Volunteers took care of the NC State Wolfpack. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish,

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2024, 01:51 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The best upsets are the ones no one sees coming. Northern Illinois‘ stunning defeat of Notre Dame certainly fits the bill. Just a week ago, the Irish looked

ESPN News Services Sep 7, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kanon Woodill hit a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds to play and Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard try as time expired and Northern Illinois stunned No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 on Saturday. Haberman blocked the 62-yard attempt by

ESPN News Services Sep 7, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Quinn Ewers has led Texas to road wins in two of the toughest places to play in college football in consecutive seasons. Ewers threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns, helping No. 3 Texas rout No. 10 Michigan 31-12

Sep 7, 2024, 08:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati defensive tackle Dontay Corleone will start for the Bearcats against Pittsburgh on Saturday, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Corleone was cleared for full contact this week after being treated for blood clots in his lungs in June, but the team had not determined his

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Five-star defensive end Jahkeem Stewart, ESPN’s No. 1 overall prospect in the class of

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions IN THE 1980s, SMU and Dallas became synonymous with free-flowing money in college football, a small school in a

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterSep 5, 2024, 09:21 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions A federal judge ordered the attorneys negotiating a major settlement that could reshape the business model of college sports to “go back to the drawing board”

Open Extended Reactions Week 2 of college football is almost here. The first week of the season was all about Boise State‘s superstar running back racking up six touchdowns. What can Ashton Jeanty do for an encore against an Oregon team that struggled to put away Idaho last week? The game of the week is

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — In his first college game at Nebraska, Dylan Raiola led the way. He walked through the bright lights, strobes and smoke and stared straight

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions The California-based federal judge overseeing the trio of antitrust lawsuits that could reshape college sports will weigh in for the first time Thursday on a proposed

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 4, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Florida freshman quarterback DJ Lagway will make his first career start at home Saturday against Samford, with starter Graham Mertz sidelined in concussion protocol. Coach Billy Napier said during

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 4, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LSU running back John Emery Jr. tore the ACL in his left knee in practice Tuesday and is expected to miss the rest of

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Colorado coach Deion Sanders threw cold water on the idea that the Buffaloes’ game this week against Nebraska would again be “personal.” Instead, he praised Nebraska coach Matt Rhule ahead