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1:05 AM ET There have been Saturdays with more drama. Look no further than last week’s Clemson-Notre Dame thriller. There have been Saturdays with bigger games. This week lacked a single matchup between top-25 teams, with four of the top five teams sitting this weekend out. With 15 games postponed or canceled because of the

9:11 PM ET ESPN News Services TUCSON, Ariz. — Southern California had too many penalties, struggled in the red zone and found itself in a late hole for the second straight week. The Trojans rallied to win a week ago and did it again with another pair of late scoring drives. Resiliency has been the

12:09 PM ET The Heisman Trophy will be presented on Jan. 5 on ESPN in a virtual format, it was announced Saturday. The ceremony was pushed from December into January as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The voting deadline is now Dec. 21, and the finalists will be announced Dec. 24 during a 30-minute

5:04 PM ET Just hours after the Pac-12 canceled separate games involving California and UCLA, the conference announced the teams will play each other Sunday at the Rose Bowl. “The scheduling of this game is consistent with the Conference’s commitment to provide opportunities for student-athletes through maximum scheduling flexibility while still prioritizing health and safety,”

7:30 AM ET Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby told Sirius XM on Thursday there have been discussions about delaying the playoff and the New Year’s Six bowls because of COVID-19. “I am on the CFP operations committee and we spent some time talking about that,” Bowlsby said. “We have not come to any closure on

5:10 AM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Even for some of college football’s biggest names, hardened competitors

7:39 PM ET Boise State is without 14 players for its home game against Colorado State on Thursday night because of protocols related to COVID-19. Nine Broncos players tested positive for the virus and another five are sidelined for contact tracing, the school announced. Boise State will have quarterback Hank Bachmeier available for the first

9:38 AM ET Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman died Thursday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 45 years old. Schlarman was beloved by his players and fellow coaches. He served as an inspiration to all given the way he continued working through his diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile

7:00 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Harry Lyles Jr. Back in August, the college football world wondered if a season would be played at all, and the resounding chorus from fans was simple: Any football is better than no

2:34 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey called this a “week unlike any other” after having to postpone four games because of COVID-19 testing. Sankey, who spoke to reporters Wednesday, projected confidence in the ability to finish a regular season and hold a conference championship game, but he also recognized the realities and challenges of

5:31 PM ET WEST POINT, N.Y. — Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams is uniquely suited to appreciate the interconnection between football and cadet life at the United States Military Academy. Williams, the West Point superintendent, played defensive end for the Black Knights in the early 1980s. He chased Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie of Boston

8:00 AM ET Dan Mullen ran into Steve Spurrier on Monday inside the Florida football offices, and for the second time this season, the former Gators coach gave something to the current Gators coach: a bottle of wine to celebrate another milestone. The first time, Spurrier gave Mullen a gift after the Gators’ offense set

4:04 PM ET Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The SEC on Tuesday called off Saturday’s Alabama–LSU and Texas A&M–Tennessee games as a result of COVID-19 testing

1:31 PM ET Auburn paused team activities on Tuesday after nine players and three staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during the team’s open week. The SEC on Monday postponed Auburn’s game against Mississippi State because of COVID-19 issues with Mississippi State, which caused the program to pause activities. But Auburn is dealing with its

7:05 AM ET Before Khalil Mack was a Pro Bowl linebacker in the NFL, he was a 2013 first-team All-American, a first-team All-MAC player three times and the 2013 conference Defensive Player of the Year. Perhaps the most impressive part was that Mack did all of this at Buffalo. Mack, who went from lightly recruited

3:23 PM ET Saturday’s game between Auburn and Mississippi State has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Bulldogs’ program. “Based on positive tests and those considered as close contacts, along with non-COVID injuries, we do not have the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes available for Saturday’s game against Auburn,” MSU director of athletics

2:04 PM ET LSU’s showdown against Alabama on Saturday is in jeopardy as the Tigers deal with multiple players in quarantine as a result of COVID-19 testing. Multiple players, including starters, will be unavailable, coach Ed Orgeron said on Monday. Some have tested positive while the majority are out as a result of contact tracing.

12:58 PM ET Wisconsin expects to resume play this week at Michigan after the number of active COVID-19 cases in the program has dropped to five. The Badgers on Monday began their normal game preparations, and will practice every day this week while monitoring the daily COVID-19 testing results. Wisconsin canceled its last two games,