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Nick Saban’s retiring as the University of Alabama football coach, ESPN reported Wednesday afternoon, turning a long inevitability into a stark reality and sending shockwaves throughout the college football world. It ends arguably the greatest run in college football history where the once famously-nomadic Saban finally planted roots and rebuilt a decaying empire. By reviving a struggling Crimson Tide program — winning 80.6% of his games and seven national titles — Saban placed his name among the all-time greats. That includes Paul “Bear” Bryant, the Alabama coach from six whose national title mark Saban passed in 2020.

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett, a third-round draft pick of the Patriots in 2011, has died in a drowning accident around Destin, Fla., the Arkansas-based website Deltaplex News reported Tuesday. He was 35. Mallett was transported from a beach to a hospital, and pronounced dead on arrival, sources told the outlet. SNIP “I am extremely saddened by Ryan’s tragic passing,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in a statement released by the team “My thoughts and prayers are with his family and the many people whose lives he touched.” “Tough one to swallow,” former Patriots receiver Julian Edelman tweeted. “Thoughts are...

Complete title: Claims by Courtney Smith's mother, mother-in-law reflect tangled narrative facing Urban Meyer investigators. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As Ohio State continues investigating what head football coach Urban Meyer knew about domestic abuse allegations against former assistant coach Zach Smith in 2015, a new report on Thursday shows just how complicated the issue could be for the investigative team. In a report published on the Facebook page of veteran sports writer Jeff Snook, the mothers of Zach Smith and his ex-wife, Courtney Smith, painted a very different picture of the allegations against Zach Smith, one that only adds to the...

Playoff Status prediction Michigan St (4) V Clemson (1) Oklahoma (3) V Alabama (2)

Wow! The Arkansas - Ole Miss game was one of the best I have watched in a long time. Epic football, back and forth the whole game ties at the end of the 1st quarter, tied at half, tied at the end of the 3rd quarter, and tied at the end of the game, 45 to 45, when Arkansas came back and scored. Ole Miss scored a TD in OT and then Arkansas had 4th and 25 from the 40. A pass, well short and the receiver literally simply threw the ball backwards as he was going down. It bounced...

I can't believe how little mention there has been about LSU's stunning upset of the Sam Houston State Bearcats. The tigers slipped by by 56 points. Let's hope that they haven't neglected to focus on the University of Louisiana at Monroe this Saturday.

‘WHAT ON EARTH is that,” was a question muttered in TheJournal.ie offices, and, if Twitter is anything to go by — plenty of other places in Dublin this lunchtime. Why? Well, well, these two planes carried out a fly-past of Croke Park (and, by extension, the city) as part of this afternoon’s American Football event — and scared the bejaysus out of everyone. There were reports of car and house alarms being set off in the area. While one reader contacted us to say it sounded “like an earthquake” from Meath Street and was a “very frightening experience”. “The glass...

Michigan St beats OSU 34-24. Looks Like Auburn and FSU for the NCAA Championship

Thursday, September 19 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 7:30 PM No. 3 Clemson at North Carolina State Friday, September 20 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 9:00 PM Boise State at Fresno State Saturday, September 21 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 12:00 PM Florida A&M at No. 4 Ohio State 12:00 PM Florida International at No. 7 Louisville 12:00 PM North Carolina at Georgia Tech 12:00 PM Vanderbilt at Massachusetts 12:00 PM San Jose State at Minnesota 12:00 PM Marshall at Virginia Tech 12:00 PM Wake Forest at Army 12:00 PM Toledo at Central Michigan 12:00 PM Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic 12:00 PM Western Michigan at...

The 2012-13 bowl season starts in Albuquerque, N.M., and ends in Miami. Here's a look at the schedule from the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 15 to the Discover BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7 in Miami's Sun Life Stadium.

North Carolina waited four months to learn whether the NCAA would be satisfied with self-imposed sanctions on the football program after an investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct. When the news came, it wasn't what school officials had hoped.

Georgia leads LSU 10 to 7 at the end of the first half. LSU has no first downs and the score really should be 10-0 since the LSU player did not cross the goal line with the football.

Thursday, November 17 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 8:00 PM ET North Carolina at No. 8 Virginia Tech 8:00 PM ET No. 20 Southern Miss at UAB 8:00 PM ET Marshall at Memphis Friday, November 18 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 8:00 PM ET No. 2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State 8:00 PM ET Toledo at Central Michigan Saturday, November 19 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 12:00 PM ET Citadel at No. 12 South Carolina 12:00 PM ET Indiana at No. 15 Michigan State 12:00 PM ET No. 16 Nebraska at No. 18 Michigan 12:00 PM ET No. 17 Wisconsin at Illinois 12:00 PM ET Louisville...

Thursday, October 20 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 8:00 PM ET UCF at UAB 9:00 PM ET UCLA at Arizona Friday, October 21 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 8:00 PM ET No. 15 West Virginia at Syracuse 8:00 PM ET Rutgers at Louisville Saturday, October 22 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 12:00 PM ET No. 4 Oklahoma State at Missouri 12:00 PM ET North Carolina at No. 7 Clemson 12:00 PM ET No. 11 Kansas State at Kansas 12:00 PM ET No. 23 Illinois at Purdue 12:00 PM ET Cincinnati at South Florida 12:00 PM ET Jacksonville State at Kentucky 12:00 PM ET Northern Illinois at...

The Pac-12 decided it won't expand further late Tuesday because commissioner Larry Scott couldn't get assurance that Texas would agree to an equal revenue sharing plan if the league added the Longhorns, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, a source with direct knowledge told ESPN.com. The source said Scott didn't recommend expansion to the presidents.

North Carolina fired football coach Butch Davis on Wednesday, saying the past year of turmoil amid an NCAA investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct was doing too much damage to the school's reputation. The school issued a statement announcing Davis' dismissal nine days before the start of preseason practice. Chancellor Holden Thorp said the decision was not prompted by any changes in the ongoing NCAA investigation but said he "lost confidence in our ability to come through this without harming the way people think of this institution."

Capital One Alabama vs. Michigan State Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1 1 p.m. ESPN Gator Bowl Mississippi State vs. Michigan Jacksonville, Fla. Municipal Stadium Jan. 1 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO Wisconsin vs. TCU Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl Jan. 1 5 p.m. ESPN Tostitos Fiesta Connecticut vs. Oklahoma Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN3D Discover Orange Stanford vs. Virginia Tech Miami Sun Life Stadium Jan. 3 8:30 p.m. ESPN Allstate Sugar Ohio State vs. Arkansas New Orleans Louisiana Superdome Jan. 4 8:30 p.m. ESPN GoDaddy.com Middle Tennessee vs. Miami...

7:30 PM ET Georgia State at No. 11 Alabama 8:00 PM ET UCLA at Washington 10:00 PM ET Air Force at UNLV Friday, November 19 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 9:30 PM ET Fresno State at No. 4 Boise State Saturday, November 20 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 12:00 PM ET No. 7 Wisconsin at Michigan 12:00 PM ET No. 10 Oklahoma State at Kansas 12:00 PM ET Purdue at No. 12 Michigan State 12:00 PM ET Pittsburgh at South Florida 12:00 PM ET Penn State vs. Indiana* 12:00 PM ET West Virginia at Louisville 12:00 PM ET Virginia at Boston College 12:00 PM...

Thursday, September 23 7:30 PM ET No. 19 Miami (FL) at Pittsburgh Friday, September 24 8:00 PM ET No. 4 TCU at Southern Methodist Saturday, September 25 12:00 PM ET Austin Peay at No. 11 Wisconsin 12:00 PM ET Ball State at No. 18 Iowa 12:00 PM ET Bowling Green at No. 21 Michigan 12:00 PM ET Northern Colorado at No. 25 Michigan State 12:00 PM ET Buffalo at Connecticut 12:00 PM ET North Carolina State at Georgia Tech 12:00 PM ET Central Michigan at Northwestern 12:00 PM ET Virginia Tech at Boston College 12:00 PM ET Florida International at...

Thursday, September 2 RESULT GAMELINKS Wake Forest 53, Presbyterian 13 Ball State 27, Southeast Missouri State 10 Buffalo 31, Rhode Island 0 Central Michigan 33, Hampton 0 Kent State 41, Murray State 10 No. 2 Ohio State 45, Marshall 7 No. 13 Miami (FL) 45, Florida A&M 0 Indiana 51, Towson 17 Rutgers 31, Norfolk State 0 Minnesota 24, Middle Tennessee 17 South Carolina 41, Southern Miss 13 Florida Atlantic 32, UAB 31 Iowa State 27, Northern Illinois 10 Tulane 27, Southeastern Louisiana 21 Utah 27, No. 15 Pittsburgh 24 (OT) Idaho 45, North Dakota 0 Nevada 49, Eastern Washington...