Oct 20, 2022 ESPN staff The Week 8 schedule ahead is the perfect time to check in on two Power 5 conferences that haven’t gotten a lot of love this season. The Big 12 and Pac-12 have been rocked by realignment plans the past two offseasons, but the conferences currently have two of the most … Read more
Making the turn. Yes, that’s a golf term. But today, it is also apropos as it pertains to college football. For, as evidenced by all the teams with records of something-and-something that add up to at least a half-dozen games played, and as proven by the fact that the leaves in the trees are now … Read more
4:10 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Mississippi State football player Sam Westmoreland, 18, has died, the school announced Wednesday. Westmoreland would have turned 19 on Friday. The school said in a release that the university was “deeply saddened” by the news. “The Mississippi State Athletics Family is heartbroken by the sudden death of Sam Westmoreland,” Bulldogs … Read more
We’ve reached the midpoint of the 2022 college football season, and some new faces — both teams and players — have navigated their way to the front of the line. Tennessee is unbeaten and ranked No. 3, the Vols’ highest in-season AP ranking since 2001. Ole Miss also is unbeaten and the No. 7 Rebels … Read more
1:00 AM ET ESPN staff We’re officially through the midway point of the college football season, and it’s time to look back over the first seven weeks. Yes, Alabama and Tennessee played in the game of the season, TCU outlasted Oklahoma State in a Big 12 classic and Utah upended Southern California late in Week … Read more
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Coming into the college football season, a lot of focus was put on the Week 6 slate. Jimbo Fisher against Nick Saban after an offseason of chatter and the new age of the Red River rivalry ahead of an SEC move highlighted what was supposed to be the week that … Read more
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Week 5 of the 2022 college football season gave us a close call (Georgia), a stunning upset (TCU), a backup quarterback stepping in for a Heisman winner to lead ranked Alabama to victory (Jalen Milroe), and no shortage of moments that make us love the sport. Best catch Javaian Lofton. … Read more
9:30 PM ET ESPN staff Week 4‘s college football Twitter jokes started Friday when the UTEP Miners celebrated an upset win over the Boise State Broncos with a perfectly executed barb. 1 Related On Saturday, more teams such as the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines, No. 5 Clemson Tigers and James Madison Dukes continued the petty … Read more
The 2022 college football season isn’t even a month old, but it’s never too early to look ahead to next year. The SEC unveiled its entire 2023 schedule for all 14 teams on Tuesday night, from early-season nonconference showdowns to crossover battles to Thanksgiving week rivalry games. Highlights include Alabama hosting Texas in Week 2, … Read more
As much as college football has changed over the past few seasons through the transfer portal, conference realignment and NIL money, the lopsided nature of the sport has largely remained unchanged. Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State are still the most dominant teams in the FBS, and it’s difficult to find any other program that … Read more