7:00 AM ET This penultimate ranking could arguably be the most compelling, revealing regular-season College Football Playoff top 25. Period. If there is one upset in this weekend’s conference championship games — most realistically if TCU loses to Kansas State in the Big 12 championship or USC loses to Utah in the Pac-12 title game

1:43 PM ET New Mexico State is asking the NCAA’s football oversight committee for a waiver that would allow its team to play in a bowl if it finishes with a 5-6 record. Athletic director Mario Moccia told ESPN that the school submitted its appeal Monday. The football oversight committee is expected to discuss the

7:32 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Western Michigan has fired coach Tim Lester, the school announced Monday. The decision comes after Lester went 5-7 this season, his first losing season in six years as head coach. Lester went a respectable 37-32 over six seasons and 26-20 in MAC play. During those six years, Western Michigan did

4:55 PM ET Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said quarterback DJ Uiagalelei will start the ACC championship game despite struggling in a loss to South Carolina to end the regular season. Swinney on Sunday again defended his quarterback, who went 8-of-29 for 99 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the 31-30 loss to the

5:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Tulsa has fired football coach Philip Montgomery after a 5-7 season, athletic director Rick Dickson announced Sunday. Montgomery had served as the Golden Hurricane’s coach since 2015, going 43-53 while leading them to four bowl appearances. But Tulsa hadn’t won more than seven games in a season following a

12:39 AM ET ESPN News Services COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Riding a five-game winning streak and assured of playing in next week’s Southeastern Conference title game, No. 5 LSU just had to take care of underperforming Texas A&M to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive. Instead, Devon Achane had a career-best 215 yards rushing

7:45 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Florida Atlantic fired coach Willie Taggart hours after the team finished the season at 5-7, the

9:54 PM ET The beauty of the showdown Saturday between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan is that it was not simply a matchup of playoff contenders in a heated rivalry game, but such a stark contrast in styles. Ohio State is the sports car, all flash and speed with more skill position

3:09 PM ET Nothing less than a berth in the Big Ten championship game and a shot at the College Football Playoff is on the line when the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines face the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes. A quintessential part of Rivalry Week, The Game is as historic as it is high stakes.

Nov 23, 2022 Seven Michigan State football players are being charged with crimes stemming from the assault on two Wolverines players in Michigan Stadium’s tunnel after the two teams played on Oct. 29, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday. Defensive back Khary Crump is being charged with felonious assault after video was released showing