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Judge dismisses more abuse suits vs. Ohio St.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge on Monday dismissed more of the unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio…
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Week 8 takeaways: What we learned about Oregon, Pitt, Ohio State and more
Week 8 of the college football season is in the books, and with a little more than a week until…
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Alabama jumps Oklahoma to No. 3 in AP Top 25
Alabama inched up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football Sunday behind top-ranked Georgia and No. 2 Cincinnati.…
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College football Power Rankings after Week 8
7:48 PM ET ESPN staff The Week 8 college slate left something to be desired but, given the way the…
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College Football Playoff picks after Week 8
10:56 PM ET ESPN staff With Georgia on a bye week, the top spot was never in question in Week…
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Breaking down the most likely College Football Playoff combinations
Let’s talk College Football Playoff combinations. With the playoff picture starting to come into focus now, there are specific playoff…
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Oklahoma’s QB situation, Cincinnati’s playoff position and more college football takeaways
7:32 AM ET ESPN staff Another top-five team lost. Water bottles flew from the stands. The coaching carousel continued —…
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Cincinnati No. 2 in AP poll; Purdue ends drought
Cincinnati moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, the first time a…
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College football Power Rankings after Week 7
With several teams in the Top 25 on a bye and very few ranked matchups on the slate, Week 7…
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What a 12-team College Football Playoff would look like midway through the 2021 season
It might not be here yet, but an expanded playoff looms over college football. We’re checking in periodically with the…
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Buckeyes DC keeps ‘bounce’ despite lesser role
Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs hasn’t lost his confidence or his willingness to work hard for the program despite…
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College football midseason takeaways: Surprises, disappointments, Heisman picks and more
5:47 AM ET ESPN staff We are halfway through the regular season, and it’s safe to say it has been…
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College Football Playoff picks after Week 6
12:23 AM ET ESPN staff For the first time in two campaigns, Alabama lost a regular-season game, and the College…
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Buckeyes’ Stroud to be emergency QB vs. Akron
Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud will be used only in an emergency capacity on Saturday against Akron, coach Ryan…
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A battle in the Southwest Classic, a northern showdown in Chicago and more to watch in Week 4
In what is shaping up to be one of the weirder seasons in recent memory, allow us to introduce you…
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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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Buckeyes’ Day: DC Coombs didn’t call plays Sat.
After seeing two games of defensive mistakes and a lack of significant change, Ohio State coach Ryan Day handed playcalling…
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Iowa in the CFP! Texas won’t survive the SEC! A reality check on Week 2 overreactions
Texas isn’t back. Neither is Florida State nor USC. After impressive openers, those teams were dealt a generous dose of…
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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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Clemson can still reach the College Football Playoff, but Oklahoma’s chances are sliding
In recent seasons, a single loss might have been the end for Clemson‘s College Football Playoff hopes — but not…
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‘He’s a nut’: Trash talk and tall tales with the Oregon Duck and Brutus Buckeye
On Saturday, the college football nation will be focused on Columbus, Ohio, and rightfully so. The No. 12 Oregon Ducks,…
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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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College football is back! Week 1 updates, highlights, biggest moments and more
10:00 AM ET ESPN staff Football is fully back! Well, it has been since Wednesday at least, but Saturday makes…
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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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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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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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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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The Bears’ QB race might be over for now, but Justin Fields is still showing off
The Chicago Bears have already decided on their starter at quarterback for the season opener, but Justin Fields isn’t going…
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What Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell learned from a humbling stint as Ohio State coach
WEST HARRISON, Ind. — Luke Fickell sits at a corner table in the dining hall at Camp Higher Ground, Cincinnati‘s…
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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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Answering the biggest questions about the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 alliance, and what comes next
3:10 PM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University…
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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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‘God makes some people born a lineman’: How Orlando Pace redefined the position
The first time Shawn Springs watched Orlando Pace walk onto the practice field at Ohio State in 1994, he had…
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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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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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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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