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6:04 PM ET The American Athletic Conference will be willing to negotiate a higher exit fee to accommodate earlier departures of UCF, Cincinnati and Houston to the Big 12 Conference, AAC commissioner Mike Aresco told ESPN on Friday. AAC bylaws require schools to give a 27-month notice before they leave and pay a $10 million

1:20 PM ET ESPN News Services A young giraffe named after Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and former LSU star Joe Burrow died Wednesday, a day after falling ill. Officials at the Baton Rouge Zoo said in a release Thursday that the 20-month-old giraffe named Burreaux had died after developing a sudden onset of symptoms Tuesday, including

9:59 AM ET A group of former students, including All-American football player and team captain Henry Hill, filed a lawsuit Thursday morning alleging that the University of Michigan is illegally limiting their attempts to share accounts of the abuse perpetrated by then team doctor Robert Anderson. Hill, who played for the Wolverines from 1968 to

7:00 AM ET Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Harry Lyles Jr. It’s only Week 2 and we’re already making history. What we’ve got here is the greatest Cy-Hawk battle of

9:30 AM ET PASADENA, Calif. — Early in the second quarter of UCLA‘s 38-27 win against LSU on Saturday, athletic director Martin Jarmond stood in his suite and looked out over the nearly-full Rose Bowl, soaking in the atmosphere. “This looks good,” he said, beaming with pride. 2 Related Moments later, running back Zach Charbonnet

8:02 PM ET An obviously frustrated Nick Saban said Wednesday that Alabama still has a lot to prove after it beat Miami 44-13 in its season opener last week. Saban harkened back to his “rat poison” comments from 2017 and said the top-ranked Crimson Tide didn’t come out prepared to practice Monday. He questioned whether

3:10 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Texas for its continued use of school song “The Eyes of Texas,” which has racist elements in its past. The complaint filed Sept. 3 with

8:17 PM ET [Editor’s note: The 2021 college football season has Week 1 behind it, and that means a shake-up in the Bottom 10.] Inspirational thought of the week: Don’t want to be a fool for youJust another player in your game for twoYou may hate me but it ain’t no lieBaby bye bye byeBye

2:09 PM ET Associated Press Georgia jumped three spots to No. 2 behind Alabama in The Associated Press Top 25 released Tuesday, giving the SEC the top two teams in the country for the 30th time in the 85-year history of the college football poll. It is the second time in the past three seasons

The AP Top 25 college football poll is out, and after a wild weekend of games — in which three top-12 teams lost — there’s some movement high in the rankings. Here’s what’s next for each ranked team: Consistency will be the key a week after dominating Miami. Mercer won’t be much of a challenge,

6:39 PM ET UConn football coach Randy Edsall isn’t waiting until the end of the season to retire. He’ll step down immediately. On Monday, the school announced the change of plans, saying that Edsall and director of athletics David Benedict had come to a “mutual decision that is in the best interest of the UConn

9:14 PM ET Clemson safety Lannden Zanders will miss the rest of the season after injuring his shoulder in the first quarter of the Tigers’ season-opening loss to Georgia on Saturday, head coach Dabo Swinney said on his Monday radio show. Zanders played just five snaps against Georgia before leaving the game. Swinney said the

2:55 PM ET With Georgia set to host its first home game against UAB at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, coach Kirby Smart said three or four of his players are sidelined with COVID-19. Smart declined to identify the players during a teleconference with reporters on Monday. It is unknown whether they will be available to

11:15 PM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — McKenzie Milton, playing in his first game since a catastrophic leg injury threatened to end his career nearly three years ago, led Florida State back from a 10-point deficit to force overtime against No. 9 Notre Dame on Sunday night. Milton entered the game in the fourth quarter when

12:15 AM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com With the first week of the college football season rolling into Sunday night, No. 9 Notre Dame facing Florida State turned out to be the best game of the weekend. It had an epic, magical comeback (FSU QB McKenzie Milton) and another near-comeback as the Seminoles trailed by 18 at

4:04 PM ET Four years into a second stint at UConn that hasn’t gone nearly as well as the first, Randy Edsall announced on Sunday that he will retire at the end of this season. The announcement comes roughly 24 hours after the Huskies lost to Holy Cross, an FCS program, dropping to 0-2 on

11:51 PM ET Two of college football’s best teams took the field in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday and delivered a gift to the world. They flipped a coin standing on a logo for a mayonnaise brand. They fought through a punishing war of attrition, delivering one punishing blow after another, when victory was measured in

6:29 PM ET Bryce Young‘s first start as Alabama’s quarterback proved historic as he set a school record for passing touchdowns and yards in a debut as a starter in Saturday’s 44-13 win over Miami. Young, a sophomore, had four passing touchdowns midway through the third quarter with Alabama dominating Miami, 41-3. His 344 passing