9:12 PM ET Associated Press SILVER CITY, N.M. — Western New Mexico University officials say freshman wide receiver Eddie Cruz has died in an apparent drowning. Grant County Sheriff’s officials say a New Mexico State Police dive team was called out to Bill Evans Lake north of Silver City around 3 p.m. MT Monday after

8:35 PM ET Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Medical examiners say a Northern Arizona University offensive lineman died of an opioid overdose. Authorities found Malik Noshi unresponsive in his Flagstaff home July 7. An autopsy report released Tuesday listed the cause of death as acute fentanyl intoxication and the manner as accidental. It also said

5:33 PM ET Iowa starting left tackle Alaric Jackson will miss at least two weeks after spraining his knee in Saturday’s season-opening win over Miami (Ohio). Jackson hurt his knee in the first quarter of Iowa’s 38-14 win. Coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that the injury likely won’t require surgery and that Jackson could return

8:00 AM ET College football is back, and that means Heisman Watch has begun. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman Trophy candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 10 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place votes, three

7:13 PM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Staff Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley has a foot injury

2:44 PM ET Texas A&M is confident about its chances this week against the reigning national champions. Just ask Jared Hocker. The junior offensive lineman told local reporters on Monday that the No. 12 Aggies will beat No. 1 Clemson on Saturday when the two meet. Hocker said he likes being the underdog, that “you

8:00 AM ET BACK IN 2017 during joyful times at Louisville, the Cardinals’ quarterbacks gave each other nicknames. Lamar Jackson, the lightning-quick Heisman winner, was “Vick,” a nod to former Virginia Tech great Michael Vick, perhaps the only real comparison for Jackson’s scrambling wizardry. Jawon Pass, the Cardinals’ 6-foot-4 heir apparent with a tantalizing blend

1:12 AM ET NORMAN, Okla. — Jalen Hurts, in his mind, is back where he belongs. The senior quarterback transfer had a record-setting Oklahoma debut on Sunday night, leading the No. 4 Sooners to a 49-31 win over Houston with a career-high 508 offensive yards and six touchdowns. “I’m back where I’m supposed to be,”

9:20 AM ET HOUSTON — It’s mid-May in south Houston and Dana Holgorsen is holding court. He’s perched on a barstool next to two friends, TCU coach Gary Patterson and former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops. They agreed to host a roundtable discussion for the Houston Touchdown Club (the organization usually hosts luncheons for the region’s

12:47 AM ET Maybe, just maybe, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is that good. Maybe Auburn is capable of another special season under coach Gus Malzahn, and Oregon isn’t the Pac-12’s best hope. Or maybe it was all just another August mirage. Week 1 guarantees knee-jerk reactions and things you think you know — but