Oct 11, 2019 The Big Ten could pull off the ultimate redemption. After two straight years of sitting on the College Football Playoff sidelines, it’s now possible that the conference could put two teams into the semifinals. That’s a concept normally associated with the SEC. And indeed, the SEC does have a 40% chance to

3:05 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban was coaching the Miami Dolphins the last time Alabama lost to Tennessee. The current players from both teams were mostly in elementary school. The top-ranked Crimson Tide have won the past 12 meetings in this traditional Third Saturday in October rivalry, mostly by large margins.

10:52 AM ET Ohio State will be without its third-leading tackler and possibly its starting left tackle Friday at Northwestern. Junior linebacker Baron Browning is listed as out for the game on Ohio State’s weekly status report. Browning has 23 tackles, including five for loss and 2.5 sacks. He has made one start for the

8:59 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill this week with piqued interest in finding new ways to compensate college athletes. U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., spent Wednesday drumming up support for a proposed bill that could make it possible for all U.S. college athletes to accept endorsement money as early

8:40 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt says quarterback Brian Maurer‘s status for the Volunteers’ Saturday matchup at No. 1 Alabama will be a game-time decision after the freshman sustained a concussion last week. Pruitt had said Monday that Maurer had taken some reps at the previous night’s practice and

10:51 AM ET The Big 12 issued a $25,000 fine and a public reprimand to Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt on Wednesday after he released a statement about an officiating error in the Red Raiders’ loss at Baylor on Saturday. Hocutt said in a statement Sunday that the Big 12 had acknowledged an officiating

1:35 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says he will use kicker B.T. Potter on kickoffs and long field goal tries when the third-ranked Tigers play at Louisville this week. 2 Related Swinney angrily shouted at Potter after he missed a 24-yard kick right before halftime in a 45-14 win

12:35 PM ET Louisville quarterback Jawon Pass is out for the season with a right toe injury, coach Scott Satterfield announced Tuesday. Pass injured his toe in the season opener against Notre Dame, but finished the game and started the following week against Eastern Kentucky. But he re-aggravated the injury and has missed the last

Oct 13, 2019 How would you rank all 14 teams in the SEC? Or all 10 in the Big 12? Here’s a full ranking of every team in every Power 5 conference. Jump to a conference:SEC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | ACC SEC Alabama and LSU both won, and the picture

5:36 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington linebacker MJ Tafisi, who was taken off the field on a stretcher during the 25th-ranked Huskies’ win over Arizona, suffered a “significant” stinger and there is no timeline yet for his return to action, coach Chris Petersen said Monday. Tafisi was strapped down on the stretcher after