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2:46 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN SALT LAKE CITY — Caleb Williams was feeling the salt on top of the wound. As the sophomore quarterback answered questions following No. 7 USC‘s first loss of the season — 43-42 to No. 20 Utah on Saturday night — he could hear the fans inside what had been a

9:28 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 3 Alabama coach Nick Saban said his defense played “too soft” late in the game when it allowed No. 6 Tennessee to drive the ball 45 yards in 13 seconds and set up a walk-off field goal to win 52-49. Tennessee fans rushed the field and tore down

3:09 PM ET It’s the third Saturday in October and time for the renewal of the Alabama Crimson Tide–Tennessee Volunteers rivalry. The two SEC East rivals last met as top-10 opponents in 2016 — but this has been far from an even matchup in recent years. Alabama is riding a 15-game winning streak and Nick

8:23 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 3 Alabama coach Nick Saban told ESPN on Friday that quarterback Bryce Young is on track to play Saturday at No. 6 Tennessee, but that the final decision will be made during pregame warm-ups. “He’s done a lot more in practice this week and thrown a lot more

7:00 AM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It’s been at least two decades, and arguably three, since the Third Saturday in October was engulfed by this much anticipation. Alabama and Tennessee, two of the SEC’s most storied rivals who traditionally meet this weekend of the season, square off Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET in Neyland Stadium

7:00 AM ET It’s just a big ol’ block of stone. It isn’t sculpted. It’s not bronzed or dipped in gold. It hasn’t been carved into the image of a football or a dude carrying a football. There are no corporate logos. Just simple black block letters embossed into three sides of the rectangular rock,

7:12 PM ET A little more than 2½ months after reopening his commitment, cornerback Dijon Johnson found his new home Thursday when he announced he would be attending Florida to play for new coach Billy Napier. Johnson, from Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida, is No. 88 on the 2023 ESPN 300 and the seventh-best

Oct 12, 2022 Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia coach Vince Dooley has been released from a hospital after being treated for COVID-19. Georgia announced Wednesday that Dooley, 90, was released from an Athens-area hospital on Monday following a “mild case” of COVID-19. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. Dooley said in

11:42 AM ET ESPN News Services Wisconsin offensive tackle Logan Brown has been dismissed from the team because of an “internal incident,” interim coach Jim Leonhard said Thursday. Brown, a former four-star recruit, had tweeted late Wednesday night that he was entering the transfer portal. “The reality of what happened is there was an internal

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Coming into the college football season, a lot of focus was put on the Week 6 slate. Jimbo Fisher against Nick Saban after an offseason of chatter and the new age of the Red River rivalry ahead of an SEC move highlighted what was supposed to be the week that

7:54 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told ESPN on Wednesday that “there’s a lot of push” to expand the College Football Playoff in 2024. The CFP’s board of managers voted in early September to expand the playoff to 12 teams in 2026, but the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic

7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: Now that I put it all together, oh ohGive me the chance to make you seeHave you used up all the love in your heart?Nothing left for me?Ain’t there nothing left for me? Baby come back,Any kind of fool could seeI was wrong and I just can’t

7:52 AM ET There’s a new favorite atop the odds to win the national championship at sportsbooks, and for the first time in nearly two years, it doesn’t hail from the SEC. Ohio State moved past Alabama and Georgia this week to become the consensus favorite to win the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes are

2:02 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas will likely be without star quarterback Jalon Daniels, who hurt his right shoulder in last week’s loss to TCU, leaving backup Jason Bean to start Saturday when the No. 19 Jayhawks visit struggling Oklahoma. Daniels was hurt just before halftime in the 38-31 loss when he

7:00 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LOS ANGELES — The Rose Bowl press box was shaking. UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson had found wide receiver Logan Loya on a crossing route across the middle and the receiver had turned it into a 70-yard touchdown. The score put the Bruins up 10 points on No. 11 Utah and

Oct 9, 2022 ESPN staff For the sixth consecutive week Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State are unanimous top-three selections by ESPN’s writers for the College Football Playoff. How will Saturday’s top games affect the College Football Playoff chase? What are the current odds for the top four? The Allstate Playoff Predictor has the answers. Check

1:54 PM ET Alabama football coach Nick Saban told reporters on Monday that he’s hopeful quarterback Bryce Young will be ready to play Saturday at Tennessee. Young, who missed last weekend’s win over Texas A&M because of shoulder soreness, was reevaluated by the training staff on Monday. “Hopefully we’re going to try to get him

10:34 AM ET Michigan running backs coach Mike Hart released a statement Monday saying he is back in Ann Arbor and his health is trending in a positive direction. Hart suffered what was reported as a seizure on the sideline in the first quarter of Michigan’s game against Indiana. He was placed on a stretcher,