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2:02 PM ET Ohio State star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba did not reinjure his left hamstring or sustain any other setback in last Saturday’s win against Iowa, and he is on track to play this week at No. 13 Penn State, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said. Smith-Njigba, a third-team AP All-America selection in 2021, has

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The more things change, the more they stay the same in this year’s Heisman race. Quarterbacks Hendon Hooker (Tennessee), C.J. Stroud (Ohio State) and Bryce Young (Alabama) have all solidified their spots in the top five this season — while guiding their teams to a combined 21-1 record — but

1:28 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian opened his Monday news conference following the Longhorns’ 41-34 loss to Oklahoma State by apologizing for not singing “The Eyes of Texas,” the school song, before leaving the field. “As you know, I owe an apology to Longhorn Nation,” Sarkisian said. “I made a mistake at the end

5:10 PM ET Associated Press As the home team Saturday in the neutral-site game against Florida, No. 1 Georgia can leave tickets at the gate for recruits. For Georgia coach Kirby Smart, that’s not nearly enough to make up for his defending national championship team’s inability to host recruits as he would in a true

11:59 AM ET Charlotte has fired Will Healy as head football coach. “We are grateful to Will Healy for the incredible energy and enthusiasm he brought to our program,” athletic director Mike Hill said in a statement Sunday. “He made an impact here that will never be forgotten. Sadly, however, our on-field results have not

1:54 PM ET Associated Press LSU reentered The Associated Press college football poll at No. 18 on Sunday, and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 held their spots after either winning or not playing over the weekend. Georgia

4:05 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The SEC has imposed another six-figure fine for fans storming the field, this time hitting LSU with a $250,000 penalty. The conference announced the fine Sunday after LSU fans stormed the field to celebrate a 45-20 win over No. 15 Ole Miss. The Rebels were ranked seventh

11:28 PM ET On Saturday, Clemson turned the ball over four times, trailed by as much as 14, benched its starting QB and won. That, Dabo Swinney said, is the headline. Got it? No, don’t ask about that quarterback controversy. It doesn’t exist. Figment of your imagination. Swinney is essentially Kevin Bacon at the end

12:40 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban said he had reason not to suspend receiver Jermaine Burton from Saturday’s game against Mississippi State after video surfaced that appeared to show Burton strike a woman who stormed the field when Tennessee beat the Crimson Tide last week at Neyland Stadium. But what that

4:14 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney made a change at quarterback that helped spark a 27-21 come-from-behind win against Syracuse, but afterward, he insisted D.J. Uiagalelei remains Clemson’s starting QB. Down 21-10 midway through the third quarter, Uiagalelei threw his second interception of the day — his third turnover overall —

9:05 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Ohio State star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is expected to return against Iowa on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Smith-Njigba, who broke the Big Ten record for yards in a season in 2021, has been recovering from a hamstring injury that has limited him to parts of just two games this

7:51 AM ET LSU coach Brian Kelly continued to voice his frustrations with instant replay in college football this week, saying on his weekly radio show Thursday night that it is “ruining the game.” After at least five instances when play was stopped for review during Saturday’s victory over Florida, Kelly on Monday said his

8:00 AM ET We went 5-4 week last week, eight over .500 midway through October. 58% clip. We’re chugging along waiting for another big week. Too many on the card again, had a couple near cross offs. Will let you know which ones so you can proceed accordingly. Houston (-3, 51.5) at Navynoon ET on

7:00 AM ET Making the turn. Yes, that’s a golf term. But today, it is also apropos as it pertains to college football. For, as evidenced by all the teams with records of something-and-something that add up to at least a half-dozen games played, and as proven by the fact that the leaves in the

2:56 PM ET Oklahoma State starting defensive tackle Brendon Evers, who has been dealing with an unspecified injury, on Thursday said he will skip the rest of the season and begin preparing for the NFL draft. “Thank you Cowboy Nation for some of the best years a kid could ask for,” Evers posted on Twitter.

9:00 AM ET TROY, Ala. — Legends grow. Just ask your uncle about the fish he caught once upon a time. It gets bigger with every retelling. This legend, about the would-be tackling king of college football, is different. Because Carlton Martial has been shrinking ever since he got to Troy. He first showed up

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 8 schedule ahead is the perfect time to check in on two Power 5 conferences that haven’t gotten a lot of love this season. The Big 12 and Pac-12 have been rocked by realignment plans the past two offseasons but the conferences currently have two of the most

5:47 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Charley Trippi, a runner-up for the Heisman Trophy at Georgia who went on to lead the Cardinals to their most recent NFL championship in 1947, died Wednesday. He was 100. The University of Georgia announced that Trippi died peacefully at his