10:51 AM ET Rutgers cornerbacks Max Melton and Chris Long have been suspended after being taken into police custody because of a paintball gun incident, coach Greg Schiano announced Tuesday. NJ Advance Media reported that the two players have been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, stemming from an
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6:55 AM ET After Alabama opened the college football season with a 44-13 rout against Miami in Atlanta, there was probably the same collective moan from Athens, Georgia, to Eugene, Oregon: “Oh, no, not again!” Then, after the defending national champion barely survived a 31-29 victory at Florida on Saturday, the widespread reaction was: “Oh,
8:36 PM ET Clemson defensive tackle Tyler Davis needs surgery to repair a torn bicep and is expected to miss seven to eight weeks, coach Dabo Swinney said on his radio show Monday night. Swinney also announced that running back Lyn-J Dixon has entered the transfer portal, a blow to the Tigers’ backfield depth. Davis
3:16 PM ET Associated Press Purdue receiver David Bell used his Twitter account to tell fans he was all right after Saturday’s scary scene at No. 12 Notre Dame. It’s still unclear when the Boilermakers could get their biggest playmaker back on the field. Coach Jeff Brohm announced Monday that Bell is in the concussion
7:45 AM ET ESPN staff The White Out Game in Happy Valley reminded us that fans make a difference, demonstrated the depth of the Big Ten and showed how problematic officiating can be. But there was more than just one game in Week 3. Here is what our reporters took away from this week in
2:19 PM ET Associated Press Clemson and Ohio State slipped to the back of the top 10 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday and Penn State jumped four spots to No. 6 after another weekend in which lots of ranked teams had issues. Even No. 1 Alabama. The defending national champion Crimson Tide
8:37 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban was happy to leave the Swamp with a 31-29 win over No. 11 Florida on Saturday, but he couldn’t overlook the performance of his defense, which struggled to stop the run and get off the field on third down. The Gators racked up 258 rushing yards against the
9:06 PM ET ESPN staff Week 3’s biggest games lived up to the hype, and yet no team in the top 10 lost. The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide looked mortal in their trip to the Swamp as the Florida Gators pushed them all the way to the final seconds, but the defending champion —
11:47 PM ET Alabama is mortal. This makes sense intuitively, because Nick Saban is human and his players (except maybe Evan Neal) are human. But throughout the final three quarters of that 31-29 showdown in the Swamp, Alabama wasn’t just theoretically mortal. Instead, its flaws were visible. The ground game ran into its share of
12:53 PM ET The post-Clay Helton era at USC has gotten off to a bizarre start ahead of Saturday’s game at Washington State. After landing in Lewiston, Idaho, on Friday, the Trojans’ team plane tipped backward on the tarmac, sending the plane’s nose into the air after the grounds crew did not put the plane’s
7:29 PM ET Associated Press CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Austin Peay is leaving the Ohio Valley Conference for the ASUN Conference effective July 1, becoming the league’s 13th full member. The move ratified by Austin Peay’s board of trustees and announced Friday ends a membership with the OVC that began in 1962. Austin Peay won 69
9:30 PM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Purdue’s famous giant bass drum has drummed up quite a controversy before Saturday’s road game at Notre Dame Stadium. After being told that the World’s Largest Drum would not be allowed to enter the playing field through Notre Dame Stadium’s home entrance, Purdue’s All-American Band will play its
3:37 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — LSU and Caesars Sportsbook announced Friday that they have entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement, making Louisiana’s flagship state university the first in the Southeastern Conference to enter a financial partnership with a gambling company. The value will be “multiple millions” of dollars, a person familiar with
6:35 AM ET An undefeated Cincinnati was cast aside by the College Football Playoff selection committee a year ago. As the Bearcats head into a crucial two-game road stretch at Indiana and at Notre Dame, it has us wondering: Do they have a shot, this year, to be the first Group of 5 team to
2:55 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy would not say whether he would have an interest in the vacant head coaching position at USC. “I am where my feet are,” Bieniemy said Thursday as the Chiefs continued their preparation for Sunday night’s game at the Baltimore Ravens. “When it’s all
7:00 AM ET We’re only in Week 3, but this college football season already has a decidedly chaotic feel, with big upsets taking place last weekend and several other contenders brushing off close calls. This week, we have history being made by some big names facing each other for the first time. Harry: One of
6:52 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dan Mullen arrives at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium one morning in August looking like death warmed over. Florida‘s head football coach isn’t doing a bad Ed Orgeron impression as he croaks hello, sounding as if he has gravel lodged in his windpipe. He has strep throat. He trudges upstairs
12:12 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Scratch Urban Meyer off the list of candidates for the USC football job. The Jacksonville Jaguars coach said Wednesday that there was “no chance” he’d leave the NFL for that job, which came open when USC fired coach Clay Helton on Monday. “I’m here and committed to try to