NCAA Football

11:33 AM ET Michigan wide receiver Ronnie Bell will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury, Jim Harbaugh announced on Monday. Bell was injured on a punt return in the second quarter of Michigan’s 47-14 win over Western Michigan. The senior and captain had one catch for 76 yards and a touchdown

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A rollicking crew of 78 of McKenzie Milton’s far-flung supporting cast wedged into Club Level 215 at Doak Campbell Stadium on Sunday night. There were his parents, brothers, his girlfriend, a doctor, a physical therapist, quarterbacks coach and even his barber. More than 20 came from his native Hawaii, and others from

USATSI After a full slate of college football games on Saturday, there’s only one standalone showdown on Sunday evening. The Florida State Seminoles welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to Doak Campbell Stadium in a must-see matchup. The Fighting Irish are beginning the year as an independent after going undefeated in ACC play last year.

Does Saturday night’s loss to Georgia already put Clemson on the outside of the College Football Playoff? Look, we realize that talking about a four-team playoff is pretty absurd after the first week of the college football season. But it’s hard not to wonder just how much Clemson’s chances of a seventh straight playoff berth

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

Wisconsin linebacker Leo Chenal has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss two weeks, including the No. 15 Badger’s opener against No. 10 Penn State Saturday. The two-year starter and All-Big Ten honorable mention announced his positive test on social media Saturday morning: “To all my friends and family, I have tested positive for Covid

Charlotte wide receiver Grant DuBose (14) celebrates after a late touchdown against Duke. (Jim Dedmon/USA TODAY Sports) CHARLOTTE, N.C. – With a halogen grin, Charlotte receiver Grant DuBose pulled out his cellphone and scrolled through the pictures. He pulled up a shot from last September, when he spent the fall working at Wal-Mart after his

USATSI Heading into Friday’s Week 1 matchup against Duke, Charlotte had never beaten a Power Five opponent. In fact, the 49ers had never beaten a single FBS program in the state of North Carolina, going 0-4 against such opponents. But thanks to an improbable touchdown drive with just seconds remaining, Charlotte earned its first win over

1:48 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — When C.J. Stroud began to struggle early in his first career start as Ohio State’s quarterback, coach Ryan Day pulled the redshirt freshman aside. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes had no intention of backing off their typically aggressive game plan on offense. Day fully expected growing pains for Stroud, who didn’t even

USATSI After a delayed start last season, college football is back with its more traditional showcase over Labor Day Weekend. The Week 1 college football odds board is loaded up with big slates on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There are also standalone matchups on both Sunday and Monday. Clemson vs. Georgia is the headliner on

Every week throughout the season we’ll give you a college football viewing guide by highlighting the five best games of the coming weekend. We will pick those five games against the spread and highlight some other matchups that caught our eye from a betting perspective. After a wild, news-filled offseason, Week 1 is finally here.

7:30 AM ET After a 2020 season and then an offseason like no other, college football is finally back. As much as things might have changed off the field with name, image and likeness, talk of an expanded College Football Playoff (we think), and Oklahoma and Texas jumping from the Big 12 to the SEC

Who’s Playing UAB @ Jacksonville State Last Season Records: Jacksonville State 10-3; UAB 6-3 What to Know The UAB Blazers will play against a Division II opponent, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, in an early-season tune-up on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Cramton Bowl. While the Blazers were not exactly top dog last season, they

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – There’s a more powerful college football dynasty than the one Nick Saban has built at Alabama. For two decades, virtually uninterrupted, the Birmingham market has delivered the highest television ratings for college football of any metropolitan area. In Birmingham, every Saturday is Super Bowl Sunday, as it has consistently compiled for decades

9:55 AM ET Zeb Noland is going from coach to starting quarterback at South Carolina. Noland, who came to South Carolina as a graduate assistant on Shane Beamer’s coaching staff, will be the Gamecocks‘ starter at quarterback when they open the season Saturday against Eastern Illinois, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Noland thought he had

We got our first taste of the 2021 college football season over the weekend, but the real fun begins this week with Week 1. The schedule is loaded and we will get our first glimpses at the nation’s best programs in action. In the era of the College Football Playoff, there hasn’t been much parity

USATSI After a Week 0 appetizer on Saturday, the college football season ramps up with a Week 1 schedule that wraps around Labor Day Weekend. UAB vs. FCS-level Jacksonville State gets the action started on Wednesday. There are games Thursday, Friday and Saturday, followed by Notre Dame vs. Florida State taking the spotlight on Sunday and

7:00 AM ET LAFAYETTE, La. — Billy Napier isn’t in a hurry. The football coach sits in his office at the University of Louisiana on a Friday morning earlier this month, leans back in a red leather chair and waits patiently for the question he knows is coming: What’s he still doing here? It’s blunt,