12:16 PM ET Oklahoma fans haven’t taken former football coach Lincoln Riley’s abrupt departure to USC very well, and that includes at least one state senator. On Tuesday, Republican Senator Bill Coleman of Ponca City proposed a bill that would rename 3 inches of a westbound lane of State Highway 325 in the panhandle as
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8:47 PM ET Associated Press Mario Cristobal scrawled notes in pencil on a yellow legal pad during the private flight that brought him to Miami. He carried the pad into the Hurricanes‘ football building Tuesday, his first full day as the program’s head coach. The list of things he’d jotted down wasn’t short. “It’s time
3:49 PM ET Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Mark Whipple has resigned, the school announced Tuesday. Whipple, 64, just completed his third season as Pitt’s offensive coordinator and mentored quarterback Kenny Pickett, who on Monday was named a Heisman Trophy finalist. The 11-2 Panthers defeated Wake Forest on Saturday to win their first ACC championship. “During his
8:01 PM ET Oregon lost three commitments on Monday after it was announced Mario Cristobal was no longer the Ducks’ head coach. ESPN 300 offensive tackle Kelvin Banks, quarterback Tanner Bailey and linebacker T.J. Dudley all announced they were no longer committed to Oregon. Banks is the highest ranked of the three at No. 33
6:51 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Saying he was “ready for this challenge,” Marcus Freeman was formally introduced Monday afternoon as Notre Dame‘s 30th head football coach. “I’m ready to lead this program to the greatest heights,” said the 35-year-old Freeman, never a head coach but an assistant at five schools, including
5:52 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Brent Venables already has received two Oklahoma welcomes fit for a king. Hundreds of Sooners football fans who watched coach Lincoln Riley leave for Southern California last week flocked to Norman’s airport on Sunday night to cheer the arrival of Venables, Riley’s replacement. A day later, Oklahoma
2:30 PM ET This is the space where a hot take was supposed to live. Since the College Football Playoff committee released its first rankings on Nov. 2, we’ve been sharpening our knives, waiting to climb atop a soapbox and defend the latest aggrieved party — Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, heck, even Notre Dame managed to
5:09 PM ET Alabama’s leading pass-catcher, John Metchie III, is out with a “significant” ACL injury, coach Nick Saban said on Sunday. The news comes on the same day No. 1 Alabama learned it would play No. 4 Cincinnati in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Dec. 31. 1
8:37 PM ET After four seasons at Indiana, quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has entered the college transfer portal. Penix was the Hoosiers’ starter for three seasons but has suffered season-ending injuries all four years he was part of the program. In 2018, his freshman year, Penix was getting reps alongside Peyton Ramsey but suffered an
12:29 PM ET So much for a complete transformation in the College Football Playoff. With CFP mainstays Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma not advancing to their respective conference championship games, and Alabama looking rather ordinary over the last month of the season, there seemed to be a good chance we would have four not-so-familiar participants