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7:00 AM ET There is no better season than 2020 — a pandemic season that saw shortened and staggered schedules affect the Heisman résumés of many top players — to hand the trophy to a wide receiver. Alabama star DeVonta Smith just won’t be the one to say it. Fresh off seven receptions for 130

9:38 PM ET Former Wisconsin starting quarterback Jack Coan is transferring to Notre Dame, he announced Monday night. “Extremely thankful for the opportunity. Let’s get to work! @NDFootball,” Coan wrote on Twitter. He will have one season of eligibility left. Coan, who started 18 games for Wisconsin in 2018 and 2019, suffered a foot injury

2:30 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Monday that he expects quarterback Justin Fields to play in the national title game against Alabama next Monday night. Fields took a hit to his side late in the first half against Clemson in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, but stayed

10:23 AM ET Marshall coach Doc Holliday is out after 11 seasons at the school. Holliday tweeted Monday that university president Jerry Gilbert informed him that the school would not be extending his contract, which was set to expire at the end of June. He went 85-54 at Marshall (55-30 in league play) with a

5:00 PM ET A day before Clemson took the field in what ultimately became its final game of a tumultuous season, Dabo Swinney tried to explain how his team fought to get to that point. The Tigers reached another College Football Playoff semifinal after players pushed for social justice reform and to play through a

6:02 PM ET Texas senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger is bypassing his extra year of eligibility to enter the 2021 NFL draft, he announced Sunday. Ehlinger, who was a four-year starter for the Longhorns, made the announcement with a video on Twitter. Dear Longhorn Family pic.twitter.com/JPLIfN7dix — Sam Ehlinger (@sehlinger3) January 3, 2021 He leaves ranked

10:36 PM ET Journalists, particularly those who work in television, often talk about “The Get,” an important, difficult-to-land and exclusive interview. ESPN’s “Backstory” was created with the idea that, through hard reporting, we could still tell important stories with new reporting and fresh insights when we don’t always get access to the principal subjects. The

8:38 PM ET Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Steve Sarkisian’s patience

4:50 PM ET Alabama offensive coordinator has been named the new head football coach of the Texas Longhorns, the school announced Saturday. “This is a unique and compelling opportunity to lead this storied program to the next level, competing once again amongst the best in college football,” Sarkisian said in a statement Saturday. He will

11:42 AM ET Texas Longhorns football coach Tom Herman is out after four seasons, it was announced Saturday. “Decisions like this are very, very difficult and certainly not something I take lightly,” athletic director Chris Del Conte said in a statement. “As I’ve said before, my philosophy is to wait until the end of the

12:14 AM ET Over the past century, only Michigan has won more football games than Ohio State and Alabama, and just one victory separates the Buckeyes and Crimson Tide. Ohio State has won 929 games; Alabama has won 928. The Crimson Tide have 15 national championships, while the Buckeyes have claimed eight. College Football Playoff

7:05 PM ET No. 3 Ohio State will be without two starters and several other key reserves against No. 2 Clemson in Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Starting guard Harry Miller and running back Master Teague III both are out, according to the team’s availability report. Defensive end Zach Harrison,

11:44 AM ET Auburn leading rusher Tank Bigsby will not be able to play in Friday’s VRBO Citrus Bowl matchup with Northwestern because of issues related to COVID-19, sources confirmed to ESPN. Bigsby, a freshman, rushed for 834 yards and averaged 6.0 yards per carry this season for the Tigers. AL.com first reported that Bigsby

9:59 PM ET Oklahoma true freshman quarterback Chandler Morris announced Thursday that he is leaving the program. Morris, an ESPN 300 recruit who was the seventh-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the 2020 class, revealed the news on Twitter. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Morris is the son of Auburn offensive coordinator and former Arkansas head coach Chad Morris.

4:56 PM ET A massive brawl broke out in the moments following the Armed Forces Bowl, marring Mississippi State‘s 28-26 win against Tulsa. It is unclear what sparked the fight, which included kicking, punching and several members from both teams. What started with some shoving near midfield during the postgame handshake, spilled toward and down

10:43 AM ET Ohio State’s depth chart won’t have as many holes for Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Sugar Bowl, but coach Ryan Day said that doesn’t mean the Buckeyes are back to full strength. Ohio State was without several key players for the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 19, including star

1:47 AM ET Florida coach Dan Mullen said his team could have opted to not play in Wednesday night’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic based on player availability but chose to anyway because the players wanted to compete. Following a 55-20 blowout loss to No. 6 Oklahoma, Mullen said his depleted roster would have allowed the

2:54 PM ET Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott will miss the College Football Playoff semifinal game against Ohio State on Friday because of COVID-19 protocols. Elliott, the Tigers’ offensive playcaller for the past six seasons, will not travel to New Orleans for the Allstate Sugar Bowl, it was announced Wednesday. Clemson did not confirm whether