After emerging as a Heisman Trophy candidate last week, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson may have established himself as the favorite Friday night with five total touchdowns against Syracuse. The sophomore from Boynton Beach, Florida, went off once again Friday, completing 20 of 39 passes for 411 yards, one touchdown and one interception, along with 199 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries. According to Louisville Football and ESPN Stats & Info, Jackson set both Louisville and ACC ...

Baylor will be without junior running back Johnny Jefferson for the entire 2016 season, head coach Jim Grobe announced Friday. According to Sam Cooper of Yahoo Sports, Grobe said the following regarding Jefferson's decision to sit out the 2016 campaign: "Johnny, while still a member of this team, in addition to healing recent injuries is taking some time away from school to deal with some personal issues and hopefully will rejoin the program for spring semester." Jefferson ...

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers suspended 32 football players on Friday after they broke NCAA rules and used financial aid money allotted for textbooks on other items in the school bookstore.   The Tallahassee Democrat's Wayne E McGahee III forwarded the school's official statement on the suspensions—nearly half of which will go into effect for Saturday's game against the No. 3 Florida State Seminoles:  Charleston Southern University will withhold 14 players from Saturday's football game at Florida State. CSU ...

The Alabama Crimson Tide and offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin agreed to a contract extension on Friday that will double the 41-year-old's salary to $1.4 million, according to Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman.  The Tuscaloosa News' Ed Enoch reported that Kiffin's contract was officially extended through Feb. 2017 following a vote by the university's trustees compensation committee.  Revised terms dictate that Kiffin's contract will now expire at season's end.  According to AL.com's Michael Casagrande, Kiffin was making below market value at $680,000 during ...

Xavier Henderson, a 4-star athlete, has been renowned as one of the most electric players in the Class of 2018, and the Michigan State Spartans made it their mission to land a commitment from the Pickerington, Ohio, native. On Friday, Henderson announced on Twitter he plans to play his college ball in East Lansing:  "I feel great," Henderson told 247Sports' Sean Scherer via text message. "I'm real excited to be a part of the Michigan State football program." Henderson fielded offers from ...

Quarterbacks enter college football determined to lead their programs to the highest points they have ever been—whether it be relevancy, a conference title or a national championship. Unfortunately, those dreams don't always come true at the first stop. A handful of players will chase success elsewhere, largely because of the graduate transfer rule. Jarrett Stidham is the predominant name in a group of quarterbacks who are eventually headed to different programs. Several well-known names might be joining Stidham, ...

After a classic showdown between LSU and Wisconsin to start the season, the ESPN College GameDay crew heads to Bristol Motor Speedway in advance of the neutral-field battle between the No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers and Virginia Tech Hokies, dubbed The Battle at Bristol. With NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. as the special guest picker and a capacity of 150,000 possible, this weekend could morph into a record-setting showdown. The game kicks off Saturday at 8 p.m. ...

Most of the best players in college basketball don't stick around long enough to reach many career milestones, jumping to the pros as soon as possible. But there's something to be said for those who stay in for the long haul, and one of the benefits is making it into the exclusive 2,000-point club. Over the past 10 seasons, a total of 128 Division I players have reached 2,000 points for their career, with 12 joining ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The most telling offensive numbers from the University of Alabama’s game against Southern California on Saturday may have been the ones at the bottom of the statistics page, or those that weren’t listed at all.  They include sophomore wide receiver Calvin Ridley having a mere two receptions for nine yards, the quarterbacks combining for only 12 completions, sophomore running back Bo Scarbrough averaging just 3.3 yards per carry and junior wide receiver Robert ...

At the football cathedral that is Ohio Stadium, names aren't hard to come by. Look to the northwest corner, and you'll find those of past Heisman Trophy winners serving as a barrier between the upper and lower decks. Smith. Horvath. George. Janowicz. Cassady. Griffin. Look into the stands, and you'll find the names of more recent Buckeyes stars attached to the backs of replica jerseys. Elliott. Miller. Bosa. Jones. But when it came to the players who were ...