The SEC has a pair of blockbuster matchups this weekend. No. 2 Georgia meets No. 8 Arkansas at 12 p.m. in an unexpected top-10 showdown. No. 1 Alabama welcomes No. 12 Ole Miss at 3:30 p.m. ET in the latest installment of Nick Saban vs. Lane Kiffin. That is in the same window as another top-10 showdown between No. 7 Cincinnati and No. 9 Notre Dame, a game with huge College Football Playoff implications....
The top-25 action starts on Thursday when Lamar Jackson and No. 17 Louisville travel to take on No. 24 N.C. State in Raleigh. The biggest matchup of the week takes place on Saturday when No. 23 West Virginia travels to Fort Worth to take on No. 8 TCU; can the Horned Frogs pass their second big hurdle in their Big 12 slate? MORE: Week 6 College Football Playoff picture...
That’s all the College Football Playoff committee had to do with its first set of rankings Tuesday, and it didn’t. Instead, it invited a trap. It invited back SEC Bias theory. It invited in East Coast Bias theory. It just had to put a one-loss team in the No. 4 spot. It had to throw Texas A&M in that spot. That’s not normal. Maybe it’s the made-for-television drama, but there’s no need for it this early....
Three of last week’s top four teams and half the top 10 lost Saturday, but Tuesday’s poll didn’t exactly reflect those upsets. Clemson, which was No. 2 last week, dipped to fourth after Saturday’s 43-42 home loss to Pittsburgh. Michigan, which was a 14-13 loser at Iowa, remained at No. 3 despite the loss. Washington, which was fourth last week, slipped to No. 6 after a 26-13 loss to USC....
As expected, the committee confirmed LSU in the top spot, followed by Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia rounding up the top four. Alabama remained in fifth place, with Oregon and Utah unchanged at No.6 and No.7 ahead of Penn State, while Oklahoma moved up a slot to No.9. Here’s five talking points from Tuesday. Alabama needs help to make the playoffs Since the CFP inception in 2014, Alabama has always made the playoff but that streak looks in danger of coming to an end this year....
Everything afterward was a blur that changed the entire College Football Playoff picture heading into Week 12. The Ducks settled for a field goal, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. threw the game-tying TD to Taj Davis with 3:07 left. Oregon was stopped on downs without Nix on the field from its own 34-yard line, and Washington capitalized with a field goal. Nix led one last drive while hobbling, and nearly got the Ducks into field goal range before time ran out....
SN ranked Young at No. 11 and Stroud at No. 18. Too safe. Young finished with 4,872 yards and 47 TDs and won the Heisman Trophy while leading Alabama to an appearance in the College Football Playoff championship game. Stroud passed for 4,435 yards, 44 TDs and six interceptions and capped the season with a record-setting performance in the Rose Bowl. Young and Stroud are easy choices at the top, but this year’s list has a few surprises....
The season closes out in style with four games involving a total of six ranked teams, including two games pitting top-25 teams on the same field. No. 25 Oregon and No. 10 Iowa State meet in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale Arizona, before No. 5 Texas A&M hopes to show it deserved to be in the College Football Playoff when it face No. 13 North Carolina in the Orange Bowl....
Army-Navy will rightfully take centerstage in Philadelphia on Saturday as one of the greatest rivalries in all of college football; but it does not have championship or bowl eligibility at stake. Meanwhile, the FCS and Divisions II and III will play in their respective championship tournaments. The FCS will play its fourth and final quarterfinal game on Saturday between Holy Cross and South Dakota State (after playing the previous three the night before)....
But Thursday will mark the start of Week 1, with top-ranked Clemson opening its season as well as three other ranked teams. From then until Monday evening, college football will dominate the airwaves across the U.S. with ranked teams playing each day. The only clash of ranked teams will be on Saturday between No. 11 Oregon and No. 16 Auburn. MORE: Stream college football live and on-demand on fuboTV (7-day free trial)...
College football fans always will. That was the year Appalachian State opened the season with a shocking upset against Michigan, and the roller coaster didn’t stop until two-loss LSU won the national championship. Does it feel like 2007 yet? After all, ESPN’s “College GameDay” will go to Lawrence, Kan., in Week 6 for a matchup between unbeaten Kansas and TCU instead of the Red River Rivalry or the grudge match between No....
Michigan takes on No. 7 Wisconsin next Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Crisler Center. It will be Wolverines’ second time hosting the GameDay crew, who last came to town for Michigan’s game against Ohio State in February 2012. MORE: Midseason All-Americans | Best hoops states | College GameDay Week 1 The Wolverines are 10-7 on the season, but 3-2 in Big Ten play with losses to Purdue and Ohio State....
The College World Series features the eight teams to emerge from the Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. MORE: The greatest MLB Draft No. 1 picks ever Here’s how to watch every game (all times Eastern): College World Series 2016 TV schedule Saturday, June 25 Game 13: Oklahoma State (43-21) vs. Arizona (47-22), 3 p.m. ET | ESPN2 Game 14: TCU (49-17) vs. Coastal Carolina (52-17), 8 p....
The portly 45-year-old pitcher managed to stay upright, with a smile on his face and a ball from his milestone victory secured firmly in his glove. Colon became the top winning pitcher born in Latin America, punctuating his 246th career victory with that nifty snag for the last out of his seven innings as the Texas Rangers roughed up Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners 11-4 on Tuesday night....
“A winter storm moving through the Four Corners region will strengthen overnight into Wednesday as it moves across the Plains,” the National Weather Service tweeted early on Tuesday. “Heavy snow is likely over parts of northeastern Colorado through Nebraska. Freezing rain is possible over parts of Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.” The winter storm is set to develop over eastern Colorado on Tuesday evening and track into the Great Lakes by Thursday with a mixture of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, the NWS said....
While some of that may be getting propelled by name recognition, Michigan is a strange case this year, particularly with its coach returning the bench. The Rams, however, aren’t looking to be treated like a lesser six-seed. Led by NBA prospect David Roddy, there’s a lot to like about CSU. With a 14-4 conference record and a 25-5 overall mark, Colorado State had one thing Michigan lacked all season: Consistency....
Before the Surgery Before your day of surgery, there will be blood tests, imaging scans, and possibly procedures to confirm your diagnosis, give your surgeon information about your condition, and determine if you are ready for surgery. On the day of surgery, however, there is not much left to be tested. When you arrive for surgery, you can expect just a few basic health measurements before surgery begins. These include:...
When general manager Chris Ballard was hired in January of 2017, his top priority was to vastly improve the offensive line so his franchise QB would have the best chance to stay healthy and return Indianapolis to prominence. Things started rocky for Ballard with a 4-12 record last season. But with Luck’s return to top form behind one of the league’s best offensive lines, we can now say it....
That doesn’t mean he won’t feel differently in three weeks. MORE: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings The Colts owner told USA Today Sports on Wednesday the jobs of coach Chuck Pagano and general manager Ryan Grigson were safe, for now. “Right now I’m not anticipating making any changes,” Irsay told USA Today. “That can always change. It always can when we’re sitting down at the end of the year and evaluate things....
Landry, a 2012 Pro Bowler, signed a four-year, $24 million contract with the Colts in 2013. He made $10 million in the first year of his contract. The 30-year-old started 18 games with Indy over the last two seasons. He missed some time due to injuries in 2013 and was suspended four games for a PED violation in 2014. The eight-year pro was due $4.75 million next season and $5....
