4:53 PM ET The Big Game between California and Stanford set for Saturday in Berkeley has been rescheduled for Dec. 1 because of poor air quality in Northern California brought on by wildfires. “We have been carefully tracking air quality in Berkeley and the Bay Area over the past week, relying on the best data

1:08 AM ET Ahead of this week’s rivalry game against USC, a well-known UCLA statue was vandalized with red and yellow paint, according to UCLA police. Sometime this week, vandals broke into a wooden box intended to protect the Bruin Bear, a focal point on campus, and spray-painted USC colors on the body and foundation

11:43 PM ET HOUSTON — All-American defensive tackle Ed Oliver got into a heated discussion with Houston coach Major Applewhite just before halftime of the Cougars’ 48-17 win over Tulane on Thursday night. Applewhite approached Oliver, who has missed four consecutive games because of an injured knee, on the Houston sideline before halftime and removed

8:56 PM ET California announced it has canceled Thursday’s men’s basketball game against Detroit Mercy because of unhealthy air quality in the region brought on by wildfires. The Air Quality Index reading near Berkeley has reached as high as 248, a level at which “serious consideration should be given to rescheduling the activity or moving

1:09 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has named Archie Manning winner of the Michael L. Slive Distinguished Service Award. The award, named after the late SEC commissioner, is presented to former athletes, graduates or administrators of member schools who have remained involved in college athletics and had an impact on

12:07 AM ET When Zion Williamson is catching a lob in transition or snaring a rebound in traffic, it’s easy to envision the Duke freshman sensation transitioning pretty well to the gridiron. And that’s exactly what Eric Mateos thought when he saw Williamson’s viral highlights a couple of years ago. “I thought I overthrew it,”

9:00 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s the question in the back of everyone’s minds and yet there’s no polite way of asking. So, here goes nothing: Why, Bill Clark, are you still at UAB? At this, the 50-year-old coach of the most surprising team in college football smiles knowingly. He knows there’s no use

12:43 PM ET American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco is reconsidering his position on playoff expansion, thanks in part to the way UCF has been ranked over the past two seasons. UCF finished last season undefeated, but the Knights were No. 12 in the final College Football Playoff selection committee rankings. After a win over

1:00 PM ET ESPN staff There’s always next year, right? Even with the College Football Playoff selection committee’s Top 25 still battling for semifinal and New Year’s Six bowl positions, it’s never too early to look ahead to next season. Here are the biggest reasons for optimism in 2019. No. 1 Alabama Tua Tagovailoa has

12:43 AM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Offensive lineman Tramonda Moore has been dismissed from No. 6 Oklahoma for violating team rules. The school made the announcement in a news release Tuesday. The 6-foot-4, 322-pound Moore never played for the Sooners (9-1, 6-1 Big 12). He originally committed to Oklahoma State, but instead attended