David Hale, ESPN editorNovember 12, 2024, 9:05 p.m. ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduated from the University of Delaware. The committee released its second place in the top 25, and it’s (almost) all of the Big Ten at the top. That might seem a little odd in the conference that has … Read more
The Los Angeles Rams (4-4) will host the Miami Dolphins (2-6) for a primetime contest on Monday Night Football. These teams have been on different trajectories lately. Los Angeles went on a three-game winning streak. Last week, the Rams went on the road and beat the Seattle Seahawks 26-20 in overtime. As for the Dolphins, … Read more
The Los Angeles Rams (4-4) will host the Miami Dolphins (2-6) for a primetime contest on Monday Night Football. These teams have been on different trajectories lately. Los Angeles went on a three-game winning streak. Last week, the Rams went on the road and beat the Seattle Seahawks 26-20 in overtime. As for the Dolphins, … Read more
Amsterdam — Anti-Semitic rioters “actively sought out Israeli supporters to attack and assault them” after a soccer match in Amsterdam, Dutch authorities said Friday, with police reporting five people hospitalized and 62 detained after a night of violence between them. Police did not mention the nationality of any of those injured or arrested after the … Read more
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1) will look to get back on track when they host the Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-2) on Saturday afternoon. Ohio State won its first five games of the season, but fell to then No. 1 seed. 3 Oregon in one of the most exciting games of the season two weeks … Read more
The Army-Navy game holds a special, but special, place on the college football calendar. Its importance is undeniable, given the history, ferocity and pageantry of the rivalry. This is the only game – literally – on the Saturday after conference championship weekend in December. Yet the stakes of the game generally don’t matter in terms … Read more
Mark Schlabach, ESPN senior writerOctober 24, 2024, 11:24 a.m. ET Close Senior College Football Writer Author of seven college football books Graduated from the University of Georgia Penn State coach James Franklin refused to answer reporters’ questions Wednesday after two of his former players were accused by police of raping a 17-year-old girl in their … Read more
Editor’s Note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. It’s time to pay attention to BYU. The Cougars are undefeated and handed Kansas State and SMU their only losses of the season. Still, BYU remains outside the top 10 in the AP and Coaches polls. But not here. BYU … Read more
On the heels of two of the most exciting weeks in college football in recent memory comes a jam-packed Saturday that features a trio of SEC headliners, including a top-five clash between the blue bloods. There are also several rivalry games featuring boots (of sorts) and a potential College Football Playoff showcase in Bloomington, Indiana, … Read more
No. 13 LSU used the late-night magic of Tiger Stadium to beat No. 9 Ole Miss 29-26 in overtime Saturday. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier hit receiver Kyren Lacy for a 25-yard touchdown on the Tigers’ first offensive play of the extra period to close out the Rebels, who never trailed during regulation. Hampered by a nonexistent … Read more