More Teams. More Games. Keon Coleman gets Florida State into Syracuse territory with a miraculous one-handed catch. (0:26) College football has reached its midpoint with a deep pool of contenders still alive for a College Football Playoff berth and a spot atop our Power Rankings. It’s a diverse pool, too, with each of the Power […]
Continue readingNo. 10 USC had started the season 6-0 despite struggling to hold on against Arizona and Colorado the last two weeks, but the bill came due for the Trojans against No. 21 Notre Dame on Saturday night — although its contents were unexpected. While the defense that had struggled all season did its best to […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Jadarian Price adds to Notre Dame’s lead over USC with a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. (1:01) SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After trading places at the podium with coach Marcus Freeman late Saturday night, Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman paused as a chant began near the main stadium tunnel. “We […]
Continue readingAnother heated rivalry will be featured in prime time as current Heisman Trophy favorite Caleb Williams and the No. 11 USC take on Sam Hartman and No. 21 Notre Dame. Also, with No. 25 Miami reeling after a shocking defeat at the hands of Georgia Tech, the Hurricanes now travel to Chapel Hill to battle […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Miami’s choice to run the ball leads to a crucial fumble, which Georgia Tech recovers and later completes the miracle comeback. (0:53) The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out. Georgia and Michigan kept rolling at the top, while Oklahoma took down No. 3 Texas in a classic Red […]
Continue readingWhile Oklahoma’s thrilling victory over Texas in the Red River Rivalry captured the nation’s attention, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State and Ohio State were reminding the college football world they’re still here. All won in reasonably easy fashion — Ohio State struggled early — to secure their spots in our power rankings. While Texas’ loss dropped […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Louisville’s defense gets the best of Sam Hartman with 5 sacks and 3 interceptions en route to an upset of Notre Dame. (2:28) When No. 25 Louisville brought native son Jeff Brohm home, it was for moments like Saturday night: A historic 33-20 win over No. 10 Notre Dame, snapping the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Notre Dame recovers the loose ball in the final seconds, but Riley Leonard goes down seemingly clutching his ankle. (0:40) 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 […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Quinn Ewers rushes for two touchdowns and throws for another, leading Texas to a big win over Kansas. (1:26) Week 5 didn’t quite deliver the drama of Week 4, Notre Dame-Duke notwithstanding, but it tried. Two top-10 teams — the Georgia Bulldogs and USC Trojans — avoided road upsets, while another, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Notre Dame takes a lead on Audric Estime‘s 30-yard touchdown against Duke with 31 seconds left. (0:37) DURHAM, N.C. — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman never wavered in his belief that quarterback Sam Hartman would lead the Irish to a comeback win against Duke on Saturday night. Even if Hartman had […]
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