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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 21, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban, his Alabama football team ranked outside the top 10 of the Associated Press poll for the first time since 2015, is as realistic as he is

Week 4 of the college football season is upon us and with it comes the start of conference play for most leagues and matchups of unbeaten teams. There are eight matchups between teams that are 3-0 or better Saturday, the most in a single day since the FBS/FCS split in 1978, according to ESPN Stats

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 21, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. BOULDER, Colo. — About an hour and a half before the Rocky Mountain Showdown was set to kick off this past weekend, Colorado coach Deion Sanders strolled down the Buffaloes’ sideline. Fans were

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 21, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year These days, it seems as though every college football program has a mall department store’s inventory of alternate uniforms. Color schemes and patches and stitches,

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 01:17 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Nick Saban has taken notice of the success Deion Sanders has had at Colorado this season. Saban said that although he hasn’t seen all of Colorado’s games this season, he did catch last

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. LSU starting safety Greg Brooks was diagnosed last week with a brain tumor and underwent surgery Friday to remove the mass. Brooks’ family released a statement Wednesday updating his status, which was confirmed

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 20, 2023, 09:35 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Inspirational thought of the week: An old man passed me on the street todayI thought I knew him but I couldn’t sayI stopped to think

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 19, 2023, 09:43 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Dartmouth football coach Eugene F. “Buddy” Teevens, who introduced innovative methods to make the sport safer, died Tuesday as a result of complications from injuries sustained in a March bicycle accident. He was

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2023, 01:39 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Colorado coach Deion Sanders condemned the recent death threats against Henry Blackburn in the wake of the Colorado State defensive back’s illegal hit Saturday on Buffaloes star Travis Hunter. “Henry Blackburn is a

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Alabama receivers aren’t creating enough separation, the offensive line is allowing too much pressure in the backfield, getting a snap from center has turned into an adventure rather than a formality, the running

Jeremy Willis, ESPN.comSep 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET If we’ve learned anything about the Colorado Buffaloes this season, it’s that they do not forget. Anything. Slights, hating, trash talk, vague references to the transfer portal … Deion Sanders’ team has gotten all kinds of bulletin board material. The Buffaloes are 3-0 after Saturday’s double-overtime win

Pete Thamel Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Sep 18, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Michigan State University informed head football coach Mel Tucker in a letter on Monday of the school’s “intent to terminate” his contract for cause,

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 12:10 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman addressed one of his priorities by strengthening his future quarterback room with a commitment Monday from Deuce Knight, the No. 2 dual-threat QB in the Class of 2025.

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Missouri became the first school to be fined under the SEC’s revised policy after fans rushed the field in Columbia following Saturday’s 30-27 walk-off win over Kansas State. Because it was Missouri’s first

ESPN News Services Sep 17, 2023, 02:18 PM ET No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 of The Associated Press’ college football poll for the first time in eight years, and Georgia remained No. 1 on Sunday. Georgia received 57 first-place votes in the AP Top 25. Michigan held at No. 2 with

It could be many of the teams occupying the top 25 slots in college football were looking ahead a week to their conference openers. Or it could be some of those teams aren’t as good as first thought. Or maybe they just needed a wakeup call. Whatever the reason, several ranked teams — Georgia, Florida

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterSep 16, 2023, 10:32 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan In its first game since head coach Mel Tucker was suspended, Michigan State suffered a devastating 41-7 loss at home to Washington. Interim head coach Harlon Barnett took over on Sunday after Tucker

ESPN News Services Sep 16, 2023, 04:03 PM ET COLUMBIA, Mo. — Harrison Mevis kicked a 61-yard field goal with no time remaining Saturday, sending Missouri to a field-storming, come-from-behind 30-27 victory over No. 15 Kansas State in a nonconference showdown of former Big 12 rivals. The Tigers had a chance to give their big-legged