USC on sparse opening crowd: We hope for 'increased attendance' - ESPN
USC addressed the widespread criticism over the sparse crowd Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, saying it hopes to see «increased attendance the rest of the season.»
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Sankey, SEC 'prepared to contest' judge's order in Louisiana - ESPN
Though the SEC said it will comply with a Louisiana state judge's order that prohibits the league and commissioner Greg Sankey from punishing schools if they play a football player who returns to campus after signing a contract with an NFL team, the league said it plans to defend its legal rights in court Thursday.
William Jewell College RB dies after medical emergency during game - ESPN
William Jewell College junior running back MicahJo Barnett died after experiencing a medical emergency on the sideline — and shortly after scoring a touchdown — during the Missouri-based Division II school's season opener against Fort Lewis College on Saturday, police and school officials said.
Is the Bill Belichick era at North Carolina already coming to a close? - ESPN
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — There's a tradition at the University of North Carolina that, at the start of each new school year, students drink from the school's famed Old Well, then make a promise to deliver a 4.0 GPA. This year, Tar Heels football coach Bill Belichick joined students for the event.
Big Ten will release 4 player availability reports per week - ESPN
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten announced the expansion of its player availability reporting process for the 2026 college football season Friday, requiring teams to submit four reports per week instead of one for games matching conference opponents.
Florida's Golden gets another contract extension and $1.5M raise - ESPN
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Todd Golden's third raise in as many years will make him the second-highest-paid basketball coach in the Southeastern Conference.
Ruling: SEC can't sanction teams using players with NFL ties - ESPN
The SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey are not allowed, at least for now, to punish schools if they play a college football player who returns to campus after signing a contract with an NFL team this summer, according to an order signed Friday by a Louisiana state judge.
Sources: MLB suspends prospect over false identity, age plot - ESPN
Major League Baseball has suspended a once-prized Dominican prospect after uncovering an elaborate age-fraud plot that included a fictitious death and gravesite tombstone, sources familiar with the investigation told ESPN.