Oct 26, 2025, 12:00 PM ETORANGEBURG, S.C. -- The NCAA owes a former college football player and his wife $18 million, a South Carolina jury decided while finding college sports' major governing body negligent in…
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…
In most fantasy leagues, the regular season is halfway over. And during this "halftime" of sorts, fantasy managers are preparing for the second half in very different ways.For teams with five or more wins, it's…
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…
Rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt has established himself as the Washington Commanders' top running back. However, he hasn't established himself as a reliable weekly starter just yet. After logging 150 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns during a…
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…
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…
Matt BowenOct 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseMatt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on "NFL Matchup." After graduating…