Defending national champion Georgia takes on a new-look Oregon team with Bo Nix likely under center. Pac-12 champion Utah faces a Florida squad with a new coach that could be a big statement game for the Pac-12. Coming off a thrilling Rose Bowl victory, Ohio State opens the season at home against Marcus Freeman and […]
Continue readingMack met with reporters Wednesday after his trade to the Los Angeles Chargers became official with the start of the new league year. The Chargers sent a second-round pick this year and a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Bears for Mack, one of the league’s top pass-rushers and a three-time All-Pro defender. “It was weird […]
Continue readingWith our 2022 Way-Too-Early college football top 25 established, we asked our reporters what each team’s biggest strength will be in the coming season — in other words, what makes the best teams so good. Looking into a crystal ball more than six months before the start of the season can be a bit murky, […]
Continue readingCollege football bowl season is here! Here are the key players and storylines you need to know for every team in every game, starting this week and running all the way through the College Football Playoff. Bahamas Bowl Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas Noon, ESPN and the ESPN App Middle Tennessee […]
Continue readingTHE LAST PASS Sam Hartman threw in his hometown was an interception. That also was the last time he threw a ball in the month of December. It was Wake Forest’s 2020 bowl game against Wisconsin. With the score tied midway through the third quarter, Hartman threw his first pick. Then he threw another. And […]
Continue readingWe save Rivalry Week for the last week of the season every year for a reason, and it always delivers. Ohio State was losing all game at Michigan and lost. Alabama was losing all game at Auburn and won. And Bedlam was … bedlam. The final week of the 2021 college football season mirrored the […]
Continue readingMinnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook dislocated his shoulder during Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cook is expected to miss at least the next two games — Sunday at the Detroit Lions and the following Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers — with the hope being he can […]
Continue readingStatement Saturday arrived during college football’s Week 12 and some teams rose to the occasion while others saw their high hopes come crashing down. The Ohio State Buckeyes kicked off the day with possibly the biggest statement win of the season in a 56-7 drubbing of a top-10 Michigan State team. Perhaps it was a […]
Continue readingThe 2021 college football season has been full of surprises, and Week 11 continued that trend as many games caused a lot of discussions. No. 4 Ohio State dominated No. 7 Michigan State, No. 5 Cincinnati continued its undefeated campaign with a win over SMU, and Nebraska suffered more heartbreak against No. 15 Wisconsin. The […]
Continue readingIn a year of upsets, college football’s top-10 decided to quit messing around and give us a relaxing Week 11. But nobody told Oklahoma. The Sooners were the latest team in the top-10 to get knocked off, losing 27-14 to Baylor on Saturday, and lose an undefeated season. The upset in the early window looked […]
Continue reading