11:26 AM ET An NCAA task force recommended on Friday that incoming freshmen in Division I and II sports should no longer be required to meet minimum scores on standardized tests for initial eligibility. The recommendation was made by the NCAA Standardized Test Score Task Force, which was formed as part of the NCAA’s eight-point

2:14 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said Tuesday that he does not plan on naming a starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against TCU, days after freshman Caleb Williams replaced Spencer Rattler and led the Sooners to a comeback win over Texas. “We’ll see how it goes Saturday,” Riley said. After two turnovers early, Rattler

8:16 PM ET Penn State‘s James Franklin on Wednesday fired back against accusations from Iowa fans and coaches that his players faked injuries in Saturday’s 23-20 loss to the Hawkeyes, saying that strategy “has not shown up” in his 12 years as a head coach. When a reporter asked Franklin specifically how he felt about

Oct 12, 2021 Five-star defensive lineman Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy, the No. 5 overall recruit in the ESPN 300, has committed to the Oklahoma Sooners on Tuesday. Brownlow-Dindy, a 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive end out of Lakeland (Florida) High School, had narrowed his choices down to Oklahoma and Texas A&M. “[Oklahoma] treated me like family,” Brownlow-Dindy said. “When

2:00 PM ET Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs hasn’t lost his confidence or his willingness to work hard for the program despite losing playcalling duties earlier this season. Head coach Ryan Day assigned defensive playcalling duties to secondary coach Matt Barnes after Ohio State’s loss to Oregon on Sept. 11. Coombs, who is in

11:22 AM ET LSU All-American cornerback Eli Ricks will miss the rest of the season after opting for surgery on his injured shoulder, coach Ed Orgeron announced on Wednesday. Ricks emerged as one of the top corners in the SEC as a freshman last season, intercepting four passes and earning third-team All-America honors from the

7:00 AM ET The teams currently in the mix for the College Football Playoff might be familiar, with Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio State in position to once again earn one of the coveted four spots. But many of the players who are leading the way for those teams and others have stepped into starring

Oct 11, 2021 MESQUITE, Texas — Utah football player Aaron Lowe was remembered for his kindness, brilliant smile and his “infectious optimism” at a memorial service for him on Monday in his hometown. Lowe, a sophomore cornerback, was killed on Sept. 26 after being shot at a party in Salt Lake City. Utah president Taylor

2:14 PM ET LSU star receiver Kayshon Boutte will miss the rest of the season with a leg injury, coach Ed Orgeron confirmed Monday. Boutte, whose nine touchdowns this season are tied for the most in the FBS, injured his leg during last Saturday’s loss to Kentucky. The sophomore has found the end zone 13

5:47 AM ET ESPN staff We are halfway through the regular season, and it’s safe to say it has been a wild year of college football thus far. That’s a good indicator that we’re in for a hectic finish. Our reporters break down the surprises and favorite moments of the first six weeks and look