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We’re on the figurative back nine, and everything is still up for grabs. Week 8 isn’t packed with ranked-on-ranked matchups like the previous – there are just two, after we got five in Week 7 – but there’s still plenty to look forward to. Seasons might be blown up. Hope might be regained. And as always, there will be plenty to be unpacked.
Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons, who leads the nation in sacks and tackles for loss, is out Saturday vs. No. 7 Ole Miss.
Roddy Gayle has been cleared to play a fifth season of college basketball for No. 16 Michigan, according to Wolverines coach Mike Boynton.
What a difference a year makes. Even with the graduation of Paige Bueckers, the UConn women’s basketball program was sailing right along as another national title was well within the grasp of a team led by eventual No. 1 overall WNBA pick Azzi Fudd and AP Player of the Year Sarah Strong.
Virginia’s Kymora Johnson remembers anxiously sitting through the unveiling of last season’s NCAA women’s tournament, unsure whether her Cavaliers would make the March Madness cut.
The 2001 Miami Hurricanes, a group that went unbeaten, won a national championship, had a record 38 players selected in the NFL draft and certainly has a case to be called the greatest team in college football history, will reunite this weekend.
With the Buffalo Bills on a bye week, Dalton Kincaid is returning to Salt Lake City to serve as guest picker on ESPN’s College GameDay ahead of No. 10 Utah hosting No. 14 Houston in a key Big 12 clash. You can catch ESPN College GameDay at 9am ET/6am PT on TSN2, TSN.ca and the TSN App.
UConn’s Sarah Strong and USC’s JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the last two years headline the preseason AP All-America women’s college basketball team released Thursday.
A judge and his fraternity brothers wondered if they had fallen for a prank. Instead, they'd seen into the future.
Coach Steve Sarkisian and quarterback Arch Manning were supposed to be a match made in heaven for Texas football.
The frustration over the lingering eligibility question of Arizona forward RJ Godfrey was evident in the voice of Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd, who pleaded Wednesday for someone — anyone — “to explain to me how this all makes sense.” It would be helpful if a Georgia court answered that question.
Maryland has fired Mike Locksley, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports. The Terrapins moved on from their head coach after a 2-5 start to the season, including going 0-3 in Big Ten play.
Mike Locksley, who was 39-54 in eight seasons as football coach at Maryland, has been fired amid the Terrapins' 12-game Big Ten losing streak, sources told ESPN.
Xavier Atkins was suspended for Auburn's win over then-No. 1 Georgia on Saturday, and his status had been uncertain.
UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava will miss the rest of the season for the ninth-ranked Bruins (6-0) after undergoing surgery for a knee injury sustained late in the first half of a 17-15 victory over Oregon, first-year coach Bob Chesney said on Monday.
Florida State coach Mike Norvell called the holding penalty that negated a Hail Mary touchdown in the second overtime against Miami "an absolute joke" Monday during his news conference.
The Florida Gators are an overwhelming choice as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press preseason men's basketball poll released on Monday.
Biggest games and projected starting lineups for the AP preseason Top 25, from No. 1 Florida to No. 25 BYU.
Mum’s the word at Michigan. Kyle Whittingham said he has decided whether Bryce Underwood or Tommy Carr is the Wolverines’ starting quarterback against No. 6 Indiana, but the veteran coach doesn’t want to let the Hoosiers know before their matchup at the Big House this weekend.
No. 19 Texas might not bench Arch Manning just yet, but Steve Sarkisian is setting the groundwork should he choose to make a change at quarterback. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports the Longhorns plan to give redshirt freshman KJ Lacey Jr. more first-team reps this week.
The Southeastern Conference fined Tennessee $500,000 on Sunday for allowing fans to storm the field following a 26-10 victory over then-No. 6 Alabama.
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