1:04 PM ET The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has reversed a lower court’s decision and reinstated former Baylor football player Sam Ukwuachu’s 2015 sexual assault conviction for a second time, according to a ruling released Wednesday. Ukwuachu’s attorney has been appealing his conviction on a number of issues that have, one by one, gone

Nov 16, 2020 South Carolina’s top two cornerbacks, Jaycee Horn and Israel Mukuamu, have opted out less than 48 hours after coach Will Muschamp was fired this past weekend. Horn announced that he was beginning preparation for the NFL draft on Monday. Mukuamu, whom ESPN’s Todd McShay ranks as the No. 4 cornerback available, announced

7:45 AM ET Welcome back to our weekly Heisman Watch for the 2020 college football season. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman Trophy candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 13 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place

2:02 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — College athletes continue to graduate at record rates and outperform non-athletes, according to the NCAA’s new Graduation Success Rate report. The data released Tuesday shows 90% of Division I athletes who enrolled in 2013 earned a degree within six years — an increase of 1 percentage point over

9:27 PM ET No. 15 Marshall’s game scheduled for Saturday against Charlotte has been postponed due to issues the 49ers are having with COVID-19. “We were really looking forward to this game. Marshall has a tremendous team and it was a big opportunity to compete against them,” Charlotte athletics director Mike Hill said in a

1:10 PM ET Indiana reserve linebacker Thomas Allen, son of head coach Tom Allen, will undergo season-ending hip surgery after being injured in Saturday’s 24-0 win against Michigan State. Tom Allen on Monday confirmed the injury, which he said is similar to the one Tua Tagovailoa had while playing quarterback for Alabama in 2019. Tagovailoa

Nov 9, 2020 Alabama remains on top of the AP Top 25 college football poll for at least another week. Fellow unbeatens Notre Dame and Ohio State are right behind the Crimson Tide. And there’s a good chance we could see Nick Saban’s squad face off against either the Irish or the Buckeyes come playoff

7:11 PM ET South Carolina has parted ways with football coach Will Muschamp, athletic director Ray Tanner announced Sunday. Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, the former head coach at Colorado State, will serve as the Gamecocks’ interim coach for the remainder of the season. “After a thorough assessment of our football program, we have decided to

4:32 PM ET Ohio University‘s game Tuesday at Miami (Ohio) has been canceled due to roster issues with the Bobcats related to positive COVID-19 tests and subsequent contact tracing. The game was declared a no contest, the Mid-American Conference said. The MAC returned to action on Nov. 4 with plans to play a six-game, league-only

5:01 PM ET Indiana linebacker Thomas Allen, son of Hoosiers head coach Tom Allen, suffered a serious leg injury during the team’s 24-0 win against Michigan State on Saturday. Thomas Allen, a redshirt junior, had to be carted off the field early in the third quarter. Tom Allen hugged and kissed his son, and many