10:00 AM ET Clinging to a 59-56 lead and facing fourth down on the West Virginia 40, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley wasn’t about to give the ball back to the Mountaineers with a kick or a punt. Instead, he sent college football’s most electric quarterback back on the field, and Kyler Murray delivered a first-down

6:58 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is angry at those complaining about the second-ranked Tigers’ latest dominant victory. Swinney said Sunday he was shown articles and reports critical of his team’s play in a 56-35 victory over South Carolina on Saturday night. Swinney said he’ll never apologize for a

6:54 PM ET After beating Auburn 52-21 on Saturday, Alabama capped off its weekend by landing three ESPN Junior 300 commitments in the 2020 class. The biggest commit of the group is defensive end Chris Braswell, who is ranked No. 10 overall in the 2020 class. Braswell, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound prospect from St. Frances Academy

3:10 PM ET Florida State president John Thrasher condemned a racist social media post involving head coach Willie Taggart on Sunday and said the Florida state attorney is investigating. A screengrab of a Facebook message showed Taggart’s head edited onto an image of a man being lynched with the words “Believe in Something Even If

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2:27 PM ET Associated Press Ohio State moved up to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll after trouncing rival Michigan. The top three stayed the same while Georgia and Oklahoma moved up a spot after Michigan’s loss. 1. Alabama (61)2. Clemson3. Notre Dame4. Georgia5. Oklahoma6. Ohio State7. UCF8. Michigan9. Texas10. Washington11. Florida12.

1:42 PM ET Embattled USC coach Clay Helton will return for his fourth season, USC athletic director Lynn Swann announced. The Trojans finished the season 5-7, their first losing year since 2000. “It is my firm belief that we have a good team returning next year and a solid foundation in place, and that Clay

12:55 PM ET Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman threw his support behind embattled football coach Lovie Smith on Sunday morning in the form of a two-year contract extension. The new deal, the details of which are still being finalized, extend Smith’s agreement with the Fighting Illini through 2023. The former NFL head coach has a

12:31 PM ET Texas Tech has fired coach Kliff Kingsbury after the Red Raiders finished with a third consecutive losing season, sources confirmed to ESPN. Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt has called a press conference for 2 p.m. CT Sunday. Kingsbury had a 35-40 record over six seasons, including a 35-24 loss to Baylor

11:01 AM ET North Carolina fired coach Larry Fedora on Sunday following a second straight nine-loss season. “We appreciate all that Larry Fedora has done for us over the last seven years — coming to Carolina in the midst of an NCAA case and bringing stability to our football program when we most needed it,”