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Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 1, 2023, 05:56 PM ET Duke junior quarterback Riley Leonard has a high right ankle sprain and has a realistic chance of returning later this month for the Blue Devils, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Leonard is expected to miss multiple weeks, sources told ESPN. Duke has a bye this week before

ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Georgia’s hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll loosened Sunday as the Bulldogs received a season-low 35 first-place votes out of possible 62 while extending their streak atop the rankings to 16 straight weeks. The Bulldogs needed a late touchdown to escape

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 30, 2023, 05:03 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Part of the college football world was sleeping on Kentucky more like it had just finished a second hot brown and was going into hibernation for a while. But Big Blue looks

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 30, 2023, 09:47 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa starting quarterback Cade McNamara will not return to Saturday night’s game against Michigan State after suffering a left knee injury in the first half. McNamara, a transfer from Michigan, left the field

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 30, 2023, 05:48 PM ET BOULDER, Colo. — After dominating the first half of Saturday’s much-anticipated matchup between USC and Colorado, the visiting Trojans saw their comfortable lead nearly evaporate in the second half as their defense once again struggled to contain a dynamic offense in a 48-41 victory over the Buffaloes.

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 30, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Colorado star safety Shilo Sanders is doubtful for the game against No. 8 USC and not expected to play, per ESPN sources, leaving a struggling Colorado secondary even more vulnerable against the Trojans. Sanders did not practice this week, per sources, and is slated to be replaced

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 29, 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 BOULDER, Col. — Deion Sanders does not need to coach football. It’s true. He doesn’t. He has money in the bank and did long before

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 29, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Alabama will be without its second leading tackler Saturday against Mississippi State, as redshirt sophomore middle linebacker Deontae Lawson is out with an ankle injury and could miss multiple games, sources

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 29, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. For as long as there’s been college football, coaches have been getting fired. The annual discussions about who’s on the hot seat is as much a part of the game as a

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 28, 2023, 07:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — On a recent Saturday night in September, Lincoln Riley leaned forward in his chair to answer a question, searching his mind for a reason not to agree with its premise. USC had just dominated Stanford 56-10 for its third win of the season and

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 28, 2023, 07:20 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It has been nearly 25 years, but J.R. Greene still has the faded orange top hat sitting in his office, the same one he frantically clutched on his

Each of the Power 5 conferences enter Week 5 of the college football season with three or more unbeaten teams. There will be at least one less in the Big 12 after Saturday, when No. 24 Kansas travels to No. 3 Texas. That’s not to say the rest of the teams without a defeat will

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 2023, 06:18 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman said he won’t pursue the Michigan State coaching job, now officially open after the school fired Mel Tucker for cause Wednesday. Klieman told Sirius XM’s “Big 12

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 27, 2023, 11:55 AM ET Michigan State University has fired football coach Mel Tucker for cause Wednesday, formally completing a process that was initiated last week. Tucker is under university investigation for a sexual misconduct complaint brought forward by Brenda Tracy, a sexual assault awareness speaker. In a statement, the university said

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 05:53 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. It happens early in the life cycle of any American sports fan getting into European soccer for the first time: the “Oh wow, relegation is amazing” realization, followed pretty quickly by the “We should have this

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Lou Holtz said he understood why his comments about Ohio State before last week’s game at Notre Dame bothered Buckeyes coach Ryan Day, but he reiterated his belief that the Fighting Irish are

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. WINCHESTER, Va. — More than a decade after her three-year run as a Washington Commanders cheerleader was over, Heidi Van Voorhis never lost interest in the team. A mother of two working in

Associated Press Sep 26, 2023, 01:14 AM ET LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough was set to have surgery Tuesday on a broken left fibula that could keep him out for the rest of the regular season. Coach Joey McGuire said Monday that Shough will be out at least six to eight weeks.