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UPDATED NOVEMBER 13, 2023 2:49 PMHere was Drake Maye in the middle of it all late Saturday night, in the middle of the kind of moment that he had to have imagined countless times as a kid, coming to Kenan Stadium with his brothers and his mom and dad, Mark, who set all of this in motion 40 years ago.Here was Drake Maye in the middle of the mob, somewhere, after North Carolina’s 47-45 double-overtime ...

PUBLISHED November 13, 2023 at 12:38 p.m. | UPDATED: November 13, 2023 at 12:40 p.m.BOULDER — Shedeur Sanders is closing in on several Colorado records despite all the bumps and bruises from all the sacks and hits.These days, the Buffaloes quarterback has become just as fluent in managing the pain that comes with being sacked 48 times as with running the Buffaloes’ pass-centric offense. He’s needed ...

Published Nov. 13, 2023, 6:00 a.m.By Creg Stephenson See and hear history behind Kick Six (excuse the ads, but this is great history. When prompted, click on skip ad in lower right) As Alabama lined up to attempt a 57-yard field goal with one second remaining in the 2013 Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium, back judge Steve Patrick noticed Auburn return man Chris Davis standing alone in the end zone ...

Updated: Nov. 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m.|By Joseph GoodmanJimbo Fisher is out at Texas A&M, which goes to show that even when a school allegedly buys an entire recruiting class it doesn’t even guarantee a winning record in the SEC.Giving new meaning to desperate money in college football, Texas A&M will be paying Fisher $76 million to go away with two games left on the schedule. It’s an unprecedented level ...

The No. 5 UW Huskies’ quest to make the College Football Playoff went through the two-time defending Pac-12 champions on Saturday, and the Dawgs made it out with their perfect 10-0 record intact.Caple’s Takeaways: UW Huskies are 10-0 after win over UtahWith just a few games left to go, that should be a relief, right? Not so much.Following the 35-28 win over Utah, the Huskies now have to get ready for ...

EUGENE, Ore. — In January, Lincoln Riley was on the sidelines at SoFi for the College Football Playoff championship game, getting a firsthand look at the vision he wanted to build for this USC program – one with size and strength and that could beat up teams up front similar to SEC powerhouses.“Our guys don’t look like that,” Riley said, afterward. “They will soon.”Two years in, though, they still ...

Brady Hoke is out as San Diego State’s football coach.SDSU released a statement Monday morning saying that Hoke is retiring, although sources have told the Union-Tribune that he was forced out. Hoke reportedly called his staff in Sunday evening to inform them that he had been fired. Hoke’s buyout was still being worked out as of Sunday night, a source said. He had three years remaining on his contract, ...

Oregon’s Bo Nix earned his third weekly honor from the Pac-12.Nix, who went 23 of 31 for a season-high 412 yards with four touchdowns in Oregon’s win over USC, was named Pac-12 offensive player of the week.It’s the third time this season and sixth overall that Nix has been named conference offensive player of the week, most ever by an Oregon player.It’s the sixth conference weekly honors this season ...

Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning has been mentioned as a leading candidate to replace Jimbo Fisher as coach of the Texas A&M Aggies.Fisher was fired Sunday and his buyout will be more than $75 million. However, the Aggies’ boosters and supporters have plenty of money and the position will be one of the most attractive in the country.ESPN college football insider Heather Dinich said Monday on ESPN’s ...

Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey was on the job for less than a week the last time he began a search for a football coach.A new search began Sunday when Boise State fired Andy Avalos after almost three seasons as the head coach at his alma mater.Avalos was the first coach Dickey hired when he replaced former athletic director Curt Apsey in 2021.“This was one of the toughest decisions I’ve ...