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Ole Miss’ Corral slight Heisman fave over Young
Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral has emerged as the betting favorite to win the Heisman Trophy at U.S. sportsbooks ahead…
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Bama RB Robinson aiming to return for Ole Miss
Alabama running back Brian Robinson Jr. is poised to return to football practice on Monday after not participating in last…
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College Football Playoff picks after Week 4
Sep 26, 2021 ESPN staff It turns out Alabama doesn’t like close calls. Unfortunately for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles,…
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Clemson falls to No. 25, ends top-10 poll streak
Clemson tumbled to No. 25 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, snapping its streak of 97 straight weeks…
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College Football Power Rankings after Week 4
6:16 PM ET ESPN staff After a scare atop the College Football Power Rankings last week, the Alabama Crimson Tide…
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Kiffin: Transfer ‘cherry-picking’ gives Bama edge
The battle of top-15 teams Alabama and Ole Miss is still a week and a half away, and already Rebels…
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Bryce Young’s uncanny poise is far from a happy accident
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The fifth-largest crowd in the history of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was howling. With the fourth quarter…
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College football roundtable: What we learned from Week 3
7:45 AM ET ESPN staff The White Out Game in Happy Valley reminded us that fans make a difference, demonstrated…
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Clemson, Ohio State slip in AP poll despite wins
Clemson and Ohio State slipped to the back of the top 10 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday…
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College Football Playoff picks after Week 3
10:51 PM ET ESPN staff Week 3 came and showed fans something we haven’t seen in a while: Alabama tested…
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‘… Good luck, I guess:’ Najee Harris offers T.J. Watt advice on facing former Bama teammate
PITTSBURGH — With nearly 3 1/2 seasons of experience playing with offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood at Alabama, Pittsburgh Steelers running…
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What is the best college football town in America?
7:14 AM ET ESPN staff It’s been two weeks since Georgia and Clemson met on the field in one of…
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Auburn’s first Big Ten road game in 90 years and everything else to watch in Week 3
We’re only in Week 3, but this college football season already has a decidedly chaotic feel, with big upsets taking…
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Ohio State’s struggling defense, Florida’s QB battle and more Week 2 college football takeaways
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Week 2 of the 2021 college football season is in the books. Two top-10 teams…
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College football Power Rankings after Week 2
3:08 AM ET ESPN staff What college football’s Week 2 schedule lacked in high profile games, it more than made…
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College Football Playoff picks after Week 2
10:00 PM ET ESPN staff College football’s Week 2 slate didn’t quite provide the punch of Week 1, but the…
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What’s next for each team in the AP Top 25?
The AP Top 25 college football poll is out, and after a wild weekend of games — in which three…
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College football Power Rankings for Week 1
11:34 PM ET ESPN staff After a long summer of waiting, the calendar finally hit Week 1 and the college…
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College Football Playoff picks after Week 1
12:20 AM ET ESPN staff It might be Week 1 of the 2021 college football season, but familiar faces once…
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Will Anderson, Evan Neal and the practice battles that turn Bama players into elite NFL prospects
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. is used to starting fast. According to Dr. Matt Rhea, the Crimson…
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What would the 12-team College Football Playoff landscape look like for 2021?
Let’s imagine the 12-team playoff format were implemented now. What would the playoff landscape look like as we head into…
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Ex-Alabama OT, asst. Fuller dies of COVID issues
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Former Alabama football player and assistant coach Jim Fuller, who worked as both athletic director and head…
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QB successors for Alabama, Clemson and other College Football Playoff contenders can shape 2021 season
Departures by Trevor Lawrence, Mac Jones, Justin Fields and other NFL-bound quarterbacks have left massive holes for their old teams.…
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Can the New England Patriots’ Mac Jones change the narrative of Alabama QBs in the NFL?
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Mac Jones decisively beat out Cam Newton for the New England Patriots‘ starting quarterback job. In doing…
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Tuesday’s NFL news brings Bama QB memes full circle
7:45 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from…
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Watchability rankings: Which are college football’s most exciting teams?
College football is back for the 2021 season in a closer-to-normal iteration, and it feels so good. Here are 10…
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Bama officially tabs Young starting QB vs. Miami
The inevitable became official Monday as top-ranked Alabama named Bryce Young its starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against No. 14…
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Predicting this year’s College Football Playoff teams, Heisman winner, breakout stars and more
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Week 1 is finally here. So let’s get right into the thick of it. What…
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Top college football recruits to watch during GEICO ESPN High School Kickoff
High school football is getting underway around the nation, and ESPN is kicking off the 2021 season in a big…
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College Football Playoff tiers: Where all 130 teams fit for 2021
When asked last month about the possibility of a 12-team College Football Playoff, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was blunt in…
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How chaos could reign over the 2021 college football season
Let’s face it: College football has a bit of a chaos problem at the moment. As in, a lack thereof.…
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2022 recruiting class rankings: Oregon leaps into top five; Oklahoma falls
There is a growing excitement in the college football recruiting world as high school seasons kick off and the college…
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2021 college football preseason true freshman All-America team
8:15 AM ET Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan…
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College football’s top 100 players for 2021: Spencer Rattler, Kayvon Thibodeaux and more
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff We’ve finally made it. The 2021 college football season is kicking off this week. And…
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Mapping out the ultimate 2021 college football road trip
9:00 AM ET ESPN staff The allure of college football goes well beyond the field, and even beyond the rabid…
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College football’s top 10 potential breakout players for 2021
As nicknames go, “The Human First Down” is probably as endearing as it gets for a running back, and it…
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The 2021 college football preseason All-America team
This time a year ago, only a few conferences were planning to play college football because of COVID-19 concerns. Therefore,…
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McShay’s preseason top 50: His first rankings for the 2022 NFL draft
The first handful of games of the 2021 college football season are less than two weeks away, with everything really…
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Which men’s and women’s college basketball players can cash in on the new NIL rules?
On July 1, twins Hanna and Haley Cavinder walked up a few stairs, held hands and — with a synchronized…
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College football’s 25 most important players for 2021
College football’s last two national title games were perfect encapsulations of the two types of stars we end up with:…
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Nick Saban on the state of college football: CFP expansion, SEC realignment, NIL and more
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — From a potential expanded College Football Playoff to another round of conference realignment to players being allowed…
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‘OHH YEAH:’ Alabama freshman is officially a Kool-Aid man
Gary Cosby-USA TODAY Sports College football players have taken advantage of numerous deals to profit off their name, image and…
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Ranking the top 100 college football head coaches of the past 50 years
Editor’s note: Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer was accidentally left off the original version of this list. He has been added,…
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College football coaching showdown: Is Alabama or Ohio State the better job?
The ESPN coaching jobs showdown series kicked off with two rivals from bordering states in the same league. Up next:…
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2021 ESPYS: Vote for Best Team
6:00 AM ET ESPN staff Welcome to the 2021 ESPYS presented by Capital One, where you, the fans, get to…
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What would a 12-team playoff have looked like since 2014? Simulations, storylines and more
To see how a new development might affect the future, take a look at how it would have affected the…
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College football’s 50 greatest wide receivers of the past 50 years
You could make the case that the seeds of the modern football passing game, college and pro, were planted around…
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Five college football recruits who emerged during spring camps
Our staff has spent the past 10 weeks on the road scouting college football prospects on the spring camp circuit.…
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Ranking the best college football teams that didn’t win a national title
Winning a national title in college football generally requires both greatness and a little bit of luck, and some of…
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Preseason FPI rankings: Can Oklahoma (or Iowa State!) challenge Alabama?
No DeVonta Smith, no Mac Jones … no problem. Alabama lost plenty of talent to the NFL, but it’s still…
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