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4:26 PM ET LSU defensive lineman Neil Farrell is expected to opt back in for the 2020 season, a source told ESPN. Farrell opted out of the season in August, citing family concerns around the coronavirus pandemic. The Athletic first reported that Farrell intended to rejoin LSU. Farrell started three games and appeared in all

4:35 PM ET The Pac-12’s “most aggressive” return plan is currently targeting mid-to-late November, according to a source familiar with the league’s discussions. Earlier this month, the Pac-12 announced its partnership with Quidel Corporation, a manufacturer of FDA-approved rapid tests that will allow the league to test its student-athletes daily for the coronavirus. While the

7:00 AM ET First, a flashback to the most impressive throw I’ve ever seen in person. It came in a spring game — the 2009 Missouri spring game, to be exact. Blaine Gabbert, the home-state, five-star QB, was prepping to become the starter. On one play in the scrimmage, the sophomore-to-be rolled left, couldn’t find

6:58 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The Big Ten’s presidents and chancellors did not vote Sunday on whether to start the fall football season

12:43 AM ET The first AP Top 25 poll to feature only teams playing this fall is out, and Clemson, off a season-opening win over Wake Forest on Saturday night, remains on top. How does the rest of the list shake out, and what’s in store for every ranked team? Let’s break it down. No.

8:00 AM ET Each week, it feels a little more real. College football is here, and even though many of the teams in ESPN’s Power Rankings didn’t play this week, we did have some movement. And not just from the usual suspects. Hello Billy Napier and Louisiana, which earned its first road win over an

12:27 AM ET Nick Saban spent the second Saturday in September coaching a scrimmage, then talking to the media through an Internet connection about a game that’s still two weeks away. Dabo Swinney checked in with ESPN’s College GameDay using FaceTime on his cell phone — which, inexplicably, he held, arm outstretched, the whole time

6:02 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The Big Ten’s council of presidents and chancellors will meet Sunday to review the latest medical information and

11:25 AM ET Adam RittenbergESPN Senior Writer Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print West Virginia has suspended 11 football players for Saturday’s season opener against Eastern Kentucky. The suspensions are not coronavirus-related. All are one-game suspensions for violating team

6:01 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The Big Ten medical subcommittee will present new testing programs Saturday to a subcommittee of conference presidents and

5:17 PM ET Memphis has paused football activities, and its game next week against Houston is in jeopardy after a “significant number of individuals inside the program were placed into quarantine, the school announced Friday. The school did not specify how many positive coronavirus tests it has inside the program, saying only “a number of

7:00 AM ET “WHAT DO YOU make of this?” Trevor Lawrence asked. Darien Rencher sat with Lawrence on a kitchen counter in an apartment just north of downtown Atlanta, the sweep of Piedmont Park in the distance, the city roiling below. The two — one white, one Black, teammates at Clemson, friends — heard the

The opening weekend of Power 5 college football has finally arrived after one of the more challenging summers in modern history that included the coronavirus pandemic and a racial reckoning in America. Arguments have been made about whether games should happen because of the pandemic, and the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponed their fall football

7:35 PM ET Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway described President Donald Trump’s involvement in the push to start the Big Ten football season as “cheap politics.” Speaking to NJ Advance Media, Holloway said Trump’s involvement in the Big Ten’s situation will not impact his decision on when Big Ten sports should resume. Trump spoke last week

11:12 AM ET For much of the last year, D’Eriq King has constantly been tested. There were the on-field struggles and an off-the-field quagmire that led to his unexpected exit at Houston. There was his mother’s cancer diagnosis. There was the loss of his father, less than a month after he left the only city

1:20 PM ET Defending national champion LSU will have fans this season at 25% capacity of Tiger Stadium but no tailgating on campus, the school announced Wednesday. Fans will be required to wear face coverings and observe social distancing guidelines. Although no tailgating is allowed, fans will be able to gather near their vehicles with

10:27 AM ET Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for … wait, what? You can’t hear me? Oh, dang it … sorry … I had myself on mute. Anyway, I appreciate you all showing up for this Zoom call. I know my invitation was a little last-minute, but I felt it was important that, before this

4:13 PM ET Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence emerged as one of college football’s leading voices for social justice reforms this offseason, but he said Tuesday that he doesn’t envision himself as an activist. Lawrence has been the biggest name — if not always the biggest contributor, he noted — among college athletes finding a voice