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7:44 PM ET AUBURN, Ala. — Despite turning in one of its most inept offensive performances of the Nick Saban era during regulation, No. 3 Alabama rallied to defeat Auburn in the fourth overtime period, 24-22, on Saturday. With 1:35 remaining in the fourth quarter, trailing by 7 points and its College Football Playoff hopes

3:44 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — No. 21 Wake Forest earned a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, getting three passing touchdowns and one more on the ground from Sam Hartman to beat Boston College 41-10 on Saturday. The Demon Deacons (10-2, 7-1 ACC) will attempt to claim their first league title

6:15 PM ET SMU coach Sonny Dykes will be the new head coach at TCU, sources confirmed to ESPN. Dykes, 51, is 30-17 in four seasons at SMU, including 25-9 in the past three seasons. In 2019, Dykes led SMU to a 10-2 season, becoming the first Mustangs coach to win 10 games in a

12:06 PM ET Louisiana Tech and head football coach Skip Holtz have agreed to part ways, the school announced Friday. Holtz, 57, will coach his final game with the Bulldogs on Saturday against Rice. “Skip and I talked and agreed it was time for a change for both parties,” Eric Wood, vice president and director

7:00 AM ET KARSON BELL HAS lived a charmed life as a college football fan this year — he has successfully rushed the field at three different games. The 19-year-old Blinn College student was decked out in Oklahoma gear for OU’s 21-point comeback win against Texas on Oct. 9 in Dallas, joining the first storming

1:37 PM ET The Michigan football team will have its own “12th man” on the sideline for Saturday’s pivotal rivalry game against Ohio State: Juwan Howard. The Michigan men’s basketball coach said he will be at the game in Ann Arbor as the No. 5 Wolverines (10-1) take on the No. 2 Buckeyes (10-1) in

4:56 PM ET New Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire announced his first on-field coaching hire Wednesday, and it’s a familiar face for Red Raiders fans. Sonny Cumbie, currently serving as Texas Tech’s interim head coach through the Red Raiders’ bowl game, will be retained as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. “Sonny Cumbie is one of

7:00 AM ET Why did they stop serving ice in the drinks at Georgia games? Because the student who knew the recipe graduated. Why did Florida disband its water polo team? All the horses drowned. Did you hear about the Louisville grad who won the $4 million Kentucky state lottery? He asked to receive it

6:30 AM ET ESPN staff Rivalry Week is here! And while most of what makes this week great is the history, passion and petty in-fighting built over the past century, this year’s games also have plenty at stake on the field, too. Whether it’s fighting for a New Year’s Six bowl, a spot in a

9:26 PM ET Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker on Wednesday agreed to a 10-year deal worth $95 million to remain with the Spartans, the school announced. The new contract, which made headlines around college football last week leading up to the Spartans’ game at Ohio State, makes Tucker one of the highest paid coaches

6:45 AM ET It’s finally here, the week that hate — the clean, old-fashioned kind, mind you — is in fashion. If you’ve ever been accused of firing a contractor because he wore a rival’s shirt to your house, this is your time. Put the flag up outside your house. Get the group texts fired

6:28 PM ET For the first time in the eight-year history of the College Football Playoff, a team from a Group of 5 conference has cracked the top four in the selection committee’s rankings, which would assure it a spot in one of the two semifinals games on New Year’s Eve. Cincinnati, one of just

8:47 PM ET Liberty has reached a new deal with Hugh Freeze that will make him one of the highest-paid non-Power 5 coaches in college football, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. The university is expected to officially announce the new contract on Wednesday. Sources told ESPN that Freeze’s total financial package would average more

1:38 PM ET ESPN 300 athlete Isaiah Bond decommitted from Florida on Monday, giving the Gators five decommitments since Oct. 20 and two since Dan Mullen was fired on Sunday. It’s no secret that this class was not up to the typical level of what Florida has recruited in the past. The Gators had the

9:49 AM ET The odds to win the Heisman Trophy shifted over the weekend, with Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud emerging as the odds-on favorite at U.S. sportsbooks. Stroud is the favorite at -220 at Caesars Sportsbook, followed by Alabama quarterback Bryce Young at +175. Stroud entered the weekend behind Young in the Heisman odds

8:00 AM ET Dan Mullen has been fired at Florida, and another big job is now open. Where did things go wrong for the Gators? And how can they return to their national-championship-contending ways? Our experts break it all down What was the biggest reason for Dan Mullen’s downfall? Alex Scarborough: Florida athletic director Scott

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Heisman Trophy will be awarded in less than three weeks, and no one has run away with it. A quarterback has won the award in four of the past five years, nine of the past 11 years and 12 of the past 15 years. A defensive player hasn’t won

2:16 PM ET Associated Press Ohio State is No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, surging three spots Sunday past No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati in a close vote. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the seventh consecutive week, but for the second week in