John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter Ahhhhh, March! The glorious month arrived on Saturday with a loaded slate. As if the Southeastern Conference has not flexed its collective muscles enough throughout the season, the league sent a reminder to the nation that it has posted a historic campaign by giving us three top-20 matchups … Read more
Chris LowFeb 7, 2025, 12:17 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It was once a rivalry — UConn vs. Tennessee — that defined women’s basketball, and on Thursday night, the No. 19 Lady Vols and Kim Caldwell rekindled some of that past … Read more
The marquee MTEs and tournaments of November have long passed, the conference challenges and neutral-site nonconference showdowns of the past few weeks are in the rearview mirror — and it’s almost time to turn the page to the rhythm of full-blown conference play. But not quite yet. The last week of December is always a … Read more
John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter The Auburn Tigers are the best team in men’s college basketball. Sure, Tennessee is undefeated and impressed quite a bit by putting that record to the test at Illinois and winning. And yes, Bruce Pearl’s team has taken a loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium, but what this team … Read more
Ohio State inspires new catchphrase for Ryan Day in rout of Tennessee Buckeyes suffer no hangover from loss to Michigan. Instead, they come back defiant and strong. Ryan Day and his staff cooked up a masterful plan against the Vols. Will Howard executed it to perfection. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The blowout had reached a crescendo … Read more
Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — How different this postgame scene must have felt for Ryan Day, the embattled head coach of Ohio State, who stood in almost the exact same place three weeks ago, on Nov. 30, as everything about his team and his tenure seemed to crumble following … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Are you not entertained? No, you’re probably not. Four College Football Playoff first-round games, four outcomes by at least two scores. Two of those were outright blowouts (in State College and Columbus), a third was a dud made closer with two late touchdowns (in South Bend) and a fourth in Austin featured … Read more
After the College Football Playoff began on Friday with No. 7 Notre Dame handling No. 10 Indiana, Saturday gives us an entire day of action with three games wrapping up the first round of the 12-team format. Penn State took care of business in Happy Valley to start the day, using two early pick-sixes to … Read more
The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes will try to avenge a loss to Michigan from their regular-season finale when they host the No. 9 seed Tennessee Vols in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night. Ohio State had only lost one game prior to its setback against the Wolverines, which … Read more
Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee Volunteers will play Ohio State during the first round of the College Football Playoffs, here’s how to watch. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images) The regular season of college football is done and we’ve entered bowl game and playoff season now, baby! This weekend will see several major matchups during the first round … Read more