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Penn State coaches and players have done their best to sidestep questions about rankings, most notably the ones decided by the College Football Playoff committee. If they watched the latest update Tuesday night on ESPN or read about the rankings Wednesday, Anthony Donkoh and Drew Allar didn’t let on. “I don’t really look at the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 20, 2024, 09:42 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — About two hours before kickoff against Michigan, Indiana fans lined The Walk, a path from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall to Memorial Stadium that the team traverses before

Penn State remained at No. 4 Tuesday night in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. The Nittany Lions (9-1) were projected as the sixth seed in the 12-team playoff and would play 11th-seeded Georgia (8-2) in the first round Dec. 20 or 21 at Beaver Stadium. Penn State travels to Minnesota (6-4) Saturday for a

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions It was easy to wonder if there might be a little bit of a hangover this season. Mike Norvell weathered a strange, stair-stepping climb to greatness with Florida State — his Seminoles went

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Rivals.com, the leader in college football and basketball recruiting coverage. Be the first to know and follow your teams by signing up here. One of the nation’s top quarterbacks is back on the market. Five-star QB Julian Lewis, who had been verbally committed to USC since the start of his

Nov 18, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a week it was in college football: Five AP Top 25 teams lost to unranked opponents, and after No. 6 BYU’s defeat to Kansas and victories by Colorado and Arizona State, the Big 12 appears to be up for grabs. The Buffaloes and Sun Devils

Utah State quarterback Bryson Barnes (16) dives into the end zone as Hawaii defensive back Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen (29), defensive back Matagi Thompson (25) and defensive back Kona Moore defend in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Logan, Utah. The touchdown was called back after Utah State was

ESPN News Services Nov 16, 2024, 11:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. — Carson Beck silenced his critics by throwing for two touchdowns and running for another on a raucous Saturday night between the hedges, leading No. 12 Georgia to a 31-17 victory over No. 7 Tennessee that gave a huge boost to

The Oregon Ducks joined the Big Ten Conference less than a year ago. On Saturday night with a 16-13 win over the Wisconsin Badgers, they clinched a spot in the Big Ten Conference Championship Game. That didn’t take long. With an 11-0 record — their first since 2010 and second in program history — and

ESPN News Services Nov 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana has agreed to a contract extension and raise for coach Curt Cignetti, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Saturday. The deal is expected to significantly increase Cignetti’s pay and years after an unprecedented 10-0 start for the Hoosiers. Cignetti took the Indiana

Armada’s Jackson Malburg tries to break a tackle during a Division 5 regional final against Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at William Kozyra Alumni Field in Pontiac on Friday. PONTIAC — This season, the best in program history for the Armada football team, will never be forgotten. But the Tigers might want forget what happened Friday.

Nov 14, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 12 is here as we take a look at an SEC matchup that has College Football Playoff implications, learn about three of the nation’s top passers who all played under the same coach and see what’s going on in the Big 12. No. 7 Tennessee

Nov. 14—It didn’t take long for running back Luis Salgado to catch the attention of Whitworth head coach Rod Sandberg. “The game was against Pacific, his freshman year,” Sandberg said. Salgado, now a junior, rushed for 108 yards on 17 attempts and two touchdowns in a 28-17 win at Pacific on Nov. 5, 2022. “That

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 14, 2024, 07:08 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions BARBARA WEITZ SAT at a Nebraska Board of Regents meeting over the summer, when thinking about ways to generate revenue to help mitigate recent university budget cuts, she blurted

Alabama basketball remains in the mix for five-star recruit AJ Dybantsa. While the Crimson Tide missed the boat on early blue chip signings like Braylon Mullins (UConn) and Meleek Thomas (Arkansas), who signed for National Signing Day on Wednesday, coach Nate Oats still has a chance at winning the 6-foot-9, 210 pound small forward to

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterNov 12, 2024, 09:05 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The committee has released its second crack at the top 25, and it’s (almost) all Big Ten at the top. That might seem a bit strange to the

Nov 9, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian leads his team on to the field before a game against the Florida Gators at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images Georgia and Miami misery translates into joy for the Texas Longhorns. Thanks to losses by the ‘Canes and

Associated Press Nov 11, 2024, 07:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at USC and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89. The Rams on Monday confirmed the death of Robinson, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for