8:22 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Clemson will officially be without three players, including starting defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence, for the Tigers’ College Football Playoff semifinal after B-samples of NCAA drug tests also showed trace amounts of a banned substance. “This evening, Clemson Athletics received confirmation from the NCAA of suspensions of tight end Braden

1:38 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alabama coach Nick Saban remains steadfastly opposed to expanding the College Football Playoff. Saban, who reminded everyone that he wasn’t in favor of going from two to four teams, said he feels expanding the field leads to an undercutting of the “self-gratification” for players that comes with going

5:08 PM ET With an assist from the Indianapolis Colts, Tyler Trent will be in Nashville to serve as honorary bowl captain when the Purdue Boilermakers play in Friday’s Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl. Colts owner Jim Irsay flew Trent and his family to Nashville on Wednesday so that they could be on hand

3:55 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl between No. 23 Boise State and Boston College has been canceled because of the threat of severe weather after a delay of nearly an hour and a half. The game was stopped with BC leading 7-0 with 5:08 remaining in the first quarter

2:36 PM ET The Miami Hurricanes will start senior Malik Rosier at quarterback in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Wisconsin Badgers on Thursday, coach Mark Richt announced Wednesday. Rosier replaces N’Kosi Perry, who started the past three games, including victories over Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh and has 1,089 yards passing with 13 touchdowns and

4:22 PM ET Elias Ricks, the top-ranked cornerback prospect in the 2020 class, committed to LSU on Christmas Day. Ricks, a 6-foot-2 defensive back out of Santa Ana, California, chose the Tigers over offers from Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State, USC and a number of the other top programs in the country. He is the

10:42 PM ET Notre Dame quarterback Brandon Wimbush intends to transfer following the team’s run in the College Football Playoff, a source told ESPN. Wimbush, who started throughout last season and made four starts this fall, has completed his degree at Notre Dame and would be eligible to play elsewhere in 2019. Stadium first reported

7:16 PM ET Three Alabama players, including starting offensive lineman Deonte Brown, did not travel with the team to Miami and will not compete against Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Saturday. Reserve Elliot Baker, an offensive lineman and Kedrick James, a tight end, were the

6:24 PM ET The Syracuse Orange will be without two starting defensive linemen for the Camping World Bowl, the school announced Monday. Defensive end Alton Robinson, whose 10 sacks rank second in the ACC this season, and nose tackle McKinley Williams will both miss Friday’s game against the West Virginia Mountaineers (5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPNApp).

4:31 PM ET Star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence was among three Clemson players who tested positive for a banned substance earlier this month, coach Dabo Swinney told reporters Monday. It’s not clear whether the test results will affect the players’ eligibility for Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal between the No. 2 Tigers and No. 3