College Football

1. Kiffin vs. Saban highlights the 12 games we're already excited for in 2020

   New quarterbacks at LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma and familiar coaches in new places have us eager to kick off the 2020 season.

2. Alabama tops preseason SP+ college football rankings

   The first version of SP+ rankings for 2020 has Alabama at No. 1 and is surprisingly high on Texas. Where does your team fit?

3. Ex-Badger WR Randle El charged in homicides

   Marcus Randle El, a wide receiver for the Wisconsin Badgers from 2004 to 2007, surrendered to Chicago police on Saturday and was charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with two deaths in Janesville, Wisconsin.

4. MSU's Tucker retains assistants Tressel, Burton

   New Michigan State coach Mel Tucker will keep defensive assistants Mike Tressel and Ron Burton on his staff, the school announced.

5. New heights: Baby giraffe named after Burrow

   A baby giraffe born at the Baton Rouge Zoo will be named Burreaux -- after LSU quarterback Joe Burrow -- after the name was chosen in a fundraiser run by the zoo.

6. Source: Buffs contact Bieniemy for coaching job

   Colorado reached out to Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy on Thursday night to gauge his interest in its head-coaching job, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Bieniemy starred at running back for Colorado from 1987 to '90.

7. EKU LB Harris arrested after lifting cop over head

   Michael Harris, a linebacker who enrolled at Eastern Kentucky after playing at Auburn in 2019, has been suspended from all team and football-related activities after being arrested on four different charges for lifting a police officer over his head.

8. 2 ex-Ohio State players plead not guilty to rape

   Two former Ohio State football players pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they held a woman against her will and raped her this month.

9. FWAA creates award in memory of Aschoff

   The Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award will honor a promising FWAA member no older than 34 "who has not only the talent and work ethic it takes to succeed in this business, but also the passion to make it better."

10. A football coach's grief and hope two years after Parkland

    For coach Willis May, football has served as both reminder and respite from the realities of life following a mass shooting that killed 17 people at Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018.