It went from bad to worse for Penn State in Week 7 after losing to Northwestern 22-21 on Saturday. And if the loss on the field wasn’t enough, Nittany Lions coach James Franklin became the theme of the Wildcats’ petty troll. Editor’s Picks 1 Related After a stunning loss to unranked UCLA in Week 6,…
Eli LedermanOct 11, 2025, 07:18 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. DALLAS — Texas rolled into the Cotton Bowl at 12:30 p.m. sharp on Saturday facing what Longhorns’ coach Steve Sarkisian…
Jake TrotterOct 11, 2025, 07:40 PM ET Close Jake Trotter is a senior writer at ESPN. Trotter covers college football. He also writes about other college sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. Trotter resides in the Cleveland area with his wife and three kids and is a fan of his hometown Oklahoma City Thunder. He…
EUGENE, Ore. — Just outside Autzen Stadium, inside a small, crowded visiting locker room, every one of Indiana’s players waited to celebrate. The man of the hour had yet to arrive. Back on the field, Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti couldn’t help but soak up the moment. His team had just waltzed into one of…
Oct 11, 2025, 07:04 PM ET Week 7 of the college football season features some unlikely undefeated teams out to prove their place among the College Football Playoff contenders. No. 7 Indiana traveled to face No. 3 Oregon. The Ducks were 7-0 at home all time in AP top 10-ranked matchups. That was, until Saturday….
Oct 11, 2025, 12:28 PM ET BOSTON — Buffalo Sabres top-line center Josh Norris is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury, coach Lindy Ruff announced Saturday. Ruff said Norris will miss “a significant amount of time” when providing the update before Buffalo’s game at Boston, and two days after the center was injured in a…
Oct 11, 2025, 12:58 PM ET COLUMBIA, Mo. — Alabama wide receiver Derek Meadows appeared to be knocked unconscious by a violent hit from Missouri safety Marvin Burks Jr. on Saturday, resulting in a scary situation in the first quarter at Memorial Stadium. Meadows had leaped to catch a pass from Crimson Tide quarterback Ty…
John KeimOct 11, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to…
John Cena and AJ Styles stole the show at WWE’s Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia, with a love letter to professional wrestling. The match between two retiring legends — Cena at the end of this year and Styles in 2026 — featured an impressive amount of tributes to past opponents and WWE legends. Cena also…
David SchoenfieldOct 11, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 A baseball team’s season doesn’t really come down to one play, or two plays, but if you’re a loyal fan of the Philadelphia Phillies, the final play of the National League Division…
