5:56 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is “ahead of schedule” as he recovers from surgery he had to repair a high-ankle sprain he suffered during the SEC championship game earlier this month, coach Nick Saban said Monday. “He’s doing well,” Saban said. “I think he’s probably ahead of schedule. He’s been

12:54 PM ET Associated Press UCF’s Josh Heupel, Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly and Alabama’s Nick Saban are the finalists for The Associated Press national college football Coach of the Year award after leading their teams to unbeaten regular seasons. The winner will be announced Monday. Heupel guided No. 7 Central Florida (12-0) to a second

11:47 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — FIU running back Shawndarrius Phillips will not accompany the team to the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl this week, following his arrest on a domestic violence charge. FIU running back Shawndarrius Phillips was arrested earlier this week on a domestic battery charge, nearly four months after a warrant was

9:41 PM ET Associated Press MCKINNEY, Texas — Rogan Wells tied an NCAA Division II championship game record with five touchdown passes and Valdosta State won its fourth national title with a 49-47 victory over Ferris State on Saturday. Ferris’ rally from an 11-point deficit fell short when Jevon Shaw‘s two-point conversion pass sailed wide

6:06 PM ET ESPN Staff Bowl season has started. Here’s what we learned from each game. Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl North Carolina A&T 24, Alcorn State 22 North Carolina A&T couldn’t run the football at all against Alcorn State, but it didn’t matter. Not when Lamar Raynard was able to throw for nearly 300

5:03 PM ET Defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2019 class, committed to Oregon on Saturday, choosing the Ducks over Alabama, Florida and Florida State. “Mario Cristobal is a great guy. On my home visit, he really touched down, my mom loved him,” Thibodeaux said as he announced his decision on

2:49 PM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has heard the growing chatter about an expanded College Football Playoff and thinks his undefeated football team might be helping to speed up that conversation. “We have a way of doing that to things when Notre Dame is involved,” Kelly said Saturday

7:23 AM ET Michigan State cornerback Justin Layne will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. Layne announced his decision in a tweet Friday, thanking coach Mark Dantonio, the Spartans coaching staff and “all who have supported me on my journey.” 💚💚 pic.twitter.com/ZDBRTgPmoU — Justin Layne ™ (@_jlayne) December 14, 2018 “It has

12:05 AM ET Associated Press SHENANDOAH, Texas — After falling to Mount Union last year in the Division III championship game, Mary Hardin-Baylor not only wanted to get back to the title game — it wanted to beat the Purple Raiders. The Crusaders did that Friday night. Jase Hammack threw for 147 yards and two

6:22 PM ET Akron is hiring Chattanooga‘s Tom Arth as head coach, filling the final head-coaching vacancy in the FBS this year. Arth, a former quarterback in the NFL, CFL, Arena League and NFL Europe, takes over for Terry Bowden, who was fired earlier this month. The 37-year-old spent the past two seasons at Chattanooga,