5:21 PM ET HOOVER, Ala. — Auburn quarterback Bo Nix not only backed up the strong words of a teammate directed toward Alabama on Thursday, he doubled down, telling reporters at SEC Media Days that they don’t fear their in-state rivals. Tony Fair, a graduate transfer from UAB, tweeted last week, “We comin to take
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5:54 PM ET The Pac-12 will consider having its teams forfeit games if they can’t play this fall because of COVID-19, new Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff told ESPN on Thursday, but the conference won’t make an official decision until August. “I will tell you that I’m leaning towards going back to the pre-COVID rules that
5:44 PM ET Miami Hurricanes freshman safety Avantae Williams has been kicked off the team after he was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence charges, the school announced. Williams, 20, is facing three counts of aggravated battery of a pregnant person, according to Miami-Dade County records. “The University of Miami announced Thursday that freshman safety Avantae
3:43 PM ET If Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC, it would break a long-standing “gentlemen’s agreement” between SEC schools that gives conference members “absolute veto power” over the addition of another school from their state, according to a former Texas A&M official. R. Bowen Loftin, who helped steer the Aggies into the SEC in
3:57 PM ET ESPN 300 running back Branson Robinson committed to Georgia on Thursday, picking the Bulldogs over Tennessee, Alabama, Clemson and other top programs. Robinson is the No. 20-ranked prospect overall and the No. 2 running back in the Class of 2022. A 5-foot-10, 220-pound back from Germantown High School in Madison, Mississippi, Robinson
3:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Terry Bowden, son of Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden, said Thursday his father is suffering from pancreatic cancer and is “doing as good as expected” given the family’s recent announcement that his condition is terminal. “The news came out [Wednesday], but we’ve known for about 10
2:38 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Big Ten is taking a “decentralized decision-making process” toward handling COVID-19 issues heading into the fall athletics season, and will soon determine how outbreaks will impact competition. Commissioner Kevin Warren on Thursday said league presidents and chancellors last month agreed that each institution would determine its policies for dealing
1:52 PM ET HOOVER, Ala. — Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman drew a line in the sand Thursday when it comes to his players entering the transfer portal. “Once you go to the transfer portal at the University of Arkansas, you sure ain’t transferring back in,” he said. Speaking at SEC media days, Pittman compared
12:20 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Coming off a 2-4 season in 2020, coaching changes and offseason questions about Jim Harbaugh’s future, Michigan linebacker Josh Ross says the culture of the football program is at the highest level he has seen since joining the Wolverines. The senior linebacker said that, in the past, there was negativity
10:25 AM ET Miami Hurricanes safety Avantae Williams has been suspended by the team after he was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence charges, a university spokesperson told multiple outlets. Williams, 20, is facing three counts of aggravated battery of a pregnant person, according to Miami-Dade County records. He is being held on $10,000 bond, according