9:30 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Roll in dough, Tide! FanDuel sportsbook is paying out bets from people who picked Alabama to win the college football national championship — over a month before the game will be played. The company announced Friday night it is treating the top-ranked Crimson Tide as the

3:16 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After years of build-up, the ACC Network has an official launch date and a debut football game. The linear ACC Network, which has been in the works since the league agreed to a 20-year contract with ESPN in 2016, will officially launch on Aug. 22, 2019, commissioner John Swofford.

10:53 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF finally got Alabama. In basketball. But football was not exactly an afterthought during the men’s hoops game Thursday night. One fan in the student section held up a sign that read, “Was your football team too scared to show up,” while many others wore leis in support of

9:08 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Jake Trotter Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University Utah State coach Matt Wells has agreed to a deal to become Texas Tech‘s coach,

12:35 PM ET East Carolina fired coach Scottie Montgomery on Thursday after three seasons. Defensive coordinator David Blackwell will coach the Pirates (3-8) in their season finale on Saturday at NC State. “As much as we would have liked the outcome to be different, the progress of a program is ultimately measured by its competitiveness,

1:40 AM ET Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, canceled Thursday classes after an alleged threat was made against the school on Twitter due to football coach Jeff Brohm’s decision to turn down the University of Louisville job and instead remain at Purdue University. Brohm attended Trinity, as did his brothers, Greg and Brian, and

11:16 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Quarterback Will McBride says on social media he’s transferring from Tennessee after a season in which he didn’t appear in a single game. In a tweet Wednesday announcing his departure, McBride said he’d “learned a lot” during his two years at Tennessee and that “I will always

2:40 PM ET Texas State is finalizing an agreement with West Virginia offensive coordinator Jake Spavital to become the Bobcats’ next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Spavital, 33, would replace Everett Withers, fired Nov. 18 after three seasons with the school. USA Today first reported Spavital’s expected move to Texas State. Houston offensive coordinator Kendal

10:47 PM ET Purdue coach Jeff Brohm met Tuesday with Louisville athletic director Vince Tyra to discuss the Cardinals’ coaching vacancy, sources told ESPN. Brohm, the frontrunner for the Louisville job since Bobby Petrino’s firing on Nov. 11, is expected to give Louisville a decision on Wednesday, a source familiar with the process said. 247

7:09 PM ET After three straight weeks of the same four schools’ iron grips over the semifinals, the Georgia Bulldogs came in charging into No. 4, knocking out Michigan, which fell to No. 7 after a 62-39 beatdown by Ohio State. The Buckeyes jumped four spots to No. 6 — a big jump, but not