7:26 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State has suspended quarterback Demry Croft indefinitely following his indictment on rape and sexual battery charges. Croft, 22, was released from jail Monday on $50,000 bond. He faces six counts of rape and two counts of sexual battery. The indictment against Croft says he engaged in

10:33 PM ET USC sophomore quarterback JT Daniels has retained his starting job, coach Clay Helton announced Tuesday. The decision was widely expected after Daniels started 11 games as a true freshman in 2018, but when Helton hired new offensive coordinator Graham Harrell in the offseason, he also reopened the quarterback competition to include redshirt

8:54 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State quarterback Demry Croft has been indicted on six counts of rape and two counts of sexual battery. The 22-year-old Croft was released from jail Monday on $50,000 bond. An arraignment has been scheduled for Sept. 4. The indictment against Croft says he engaged in unlawful

5:56 PM ET Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters has been named the Illinois starter for the season opener, coach Lovie Smith said Tuesday. Peters, a graduate transfer, is a former Mr. Football in Indiana who played 10 games with four starts at Michigan, passing for 680 yards and four touchdowns.

11:48 AM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida and Miami have scheduled a home-and-home series for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, renewing an in-state rivalry that used to be an annual affair. The Gators and Hurricanes made the joint announcement four days before they usher in the college football season against each other in

11:24 PM ET Oregon freshman wide receiver Mycah Pittman will miss six to eight weeks after suffering a shoulder injury during Saturday’s scrimmage, head coach Mario Cristobal announced Monday. “Mycah suffered a shoulder injury while making a diving catch during Saturday’s scrimmage that will result in him missing the start of the 2019 season,” Cristobal

7:27 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jim Hardy, the oldest living USC Trojans and Los Angeles Rams football player and the MVP of the 1945 Rose Bowl, has died. He was 96. The university said Monday he died on Friday of natural causes at his home in the desert city of La Quinta,

4:04 PM ET Former NFL and Texas Longhorns running back Cedric Benson died this weekend in a motorcycle crash at age 36. Benson played for the Longhorns from 2001 to ’04, rushing for a total of 5,540 yards — ranked ninth in NCAA history. He was drafted No. 4 overall by the Chicago Bears in

1:05 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Former NFL and Texas running back Cedric Benson, one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history, has died in a motorcycle crash in Texas. He was 36. Benson’s attorney, Sam Bassett, says Austin law enforcement told him that Benson was killed in

10:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — USC coach Clay Helton said that freshman receiver Bru McCoy‘s health is improving, despite a fever that has kept him from practicing with the Trojans during fall camp. McCoy’s father, Horace McCoy, told The Los Angeles Times on Thursday that his son has been dealing with a fever since