8:55 PM ET ESPN News Services MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor is headed to the NFL. The record-setting junior announced Friday on Twitter and Instagram that he will forgo his senior season with the Badgers and enter the draft. 2 Related The two-time Doak Walker Award winner and two-time unanimous first-team All-American

6:14 PM ET Miami is expected to hire SMU offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee for the same position, sources told ESPN on Friday. Lashlee, who has led SMU’s offense the past two seasons, will replace Dan Enos, fired after just one season with the Hurricanes. The hire likely will be announced next week. The Miami Herald

1:00 AM ET As we inch closer to the national title game on Jan. 13, there will be many debates around the fourth-ever meeting between LSU and Clemson. Who’s better, Joe Burrow or Trevor Lawrence? Clyde Edwards-Helaire or Travis Etienne? Purple as an accent to gold or purple as a partner for orange? Dabo Swinney’s

7:08 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Georgia added a five-star commitment on Thursday when tight end Darnell Washington announced his commitment to the Dawgs at the Under Armour All-America game on Thursday. Washington, a 6-foot-7, 260-pound tight end ranked No. 6 overall in the ESPN 300, chose Georgia over Alabama, Florida, Miami and Tennessee and

4:40 PM ET Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet is entering the NFL draft, he announced Thursday. Kmet ranked second on the team in receptions (43), receiving yards (515) and receiving touchdowns (6) this past season. ESPN’s Mel Kiper ranks the junior as the No. 6 draft-eligible tight end for 2020. “This was an incredibly

8:00 AM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ashley Smith’s cell phone was buzzing at 2 o’clock in the morning last New Year’s Day. She didn’t even bother to look at the caller ID. She already knew who was on the other end. It was her baby brother, Trey Smith, known more commonly around the football world

12:34 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer was knocked out of Wednesday’s Allstate Sugar Bowl following a late hit by Georgia defensive lineman Travon Walker. Brewer laid on the ground for several minutes after he was hit running along the sideline and he was surrounded by athletic trainers. He was eventually helped

4:34 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State has hired Tim Beck as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, completing a revamp of Dave Doeren’s coaching staff after a four-win season. Beck had spent the past three seasons as offensive coordinator at Texas, though he was demoted from coordinator as part of a

12:00 AM ET Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. This year’s Vrbo Citrus Bowl has a lot of juice. Michigan (962 wins) and Alabama (915) rank first

10:52 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Sam Ehlinger passed for three touchdowns and ran for another, and Texas excised the frustrations of a disappointing regular season with a dominant 38-10 win over No. 12 Utah in the Alamo Bowl on Tuesday night. After a 10-win season in 2018 set up a Top 10