David HaleNov 2, 2025, 01:55 AM ETCloseCollege football reporter.Joined ESPN in 2012.Graduate of the University of Delaware.Human knowledge is an ever-evolving thing. At points in history, the wisest among us believed, with some degree of…
Eli LedermanNov 1, 2025, 08:00 AM ETCloseEli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.As college football…
Bill ConnellyOct 31, 2025, 07:50 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.Each fall, we get a college football weekend that…
David HaleOct 25, 2025, 11:41 PM ETCloseCollege football reporter.Joined ESPN in 2012.Graduate of the University of Delaware.It is human nature to assume that every trend line points endlessly in the same direction, off to some…
Saturday Afternoon Games4 of 5No. 4 Alabama (6-1) at South Carolina (3-4), 3:30 p.m. ETAmong the more disappointing teams in 2025, South Carolina's offense has not clicked as hoped. All four of the Gamecocks' losses…
In an effort to keep things fresh and allow for the inclusion of breakout performers, we will be re-ranking the top 20 quarterbacks in college football each week on this final slide, setting the stage…
Adam RittenbergOct 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseCollege football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.The 2025-26 coaching cycle wasn't expected to be calm, like its predecessor. But few forecasted such a robust line…
Pamela MaldonadoOct 19, 2025, 01:45 PM ETClosePamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN.I was wrong about the Alabama Crimson Tide.I expected all the problems we saw early -- protection issues, lack of run…
20. Tennessee (5-2, Previous Rank: 10)Week 8 Result: Loss at Alabama (20-37)Next Week: at KentuckyThe Volunteers allowed 16 unanswered points in the final eight minutes of the first half, including a safety and an interception…
Given how LSU played in the first half of the season, it's not a surprise the Tigers lost at Vanderbilt. They were slight underdogs, after all.But those dreams of chasing a national title are fading…