4:12 PM ET If state governments and medical experts allow a majority of schools within a conference to play college football, they should play, even if coronavirus restrictions prevent a few other teams within the same league from returning, Penn State coach James Franklin told reporters on Wednesday. Franklin said he expects a “way inconsistent”
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2:04 PM ET University of Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke and four coaches, including men’s basketball coach Sean Miller and football coach Kevin Sumlin, are taking 20% reductions in their salaries. The reductions are in line with the university’s financial mitigation plan for salaries more than $200,000, according to a statement. Along with Heeke, Miller
10:22 AM ET Pittsburgh college and professional sports teams have donated $800,000 to the University of Pittsburgh’s nationally renowned Center for Vaccine Research, which is working to create a vaccine for the coronavirus. Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi, men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel, women’s basketball coach Lance White and athletic director Heather Lyke donated a
10:58 PM ET University of Minnesota board of regents chair Ken Powell said despite comments made by regent Michael Hsu on the Paul Finebaum show, the regents and university have made no decisions on the future of fall sports or in-person classes. While on the Finebaum show Tuesday, Hsu was asked where he was in
4:54 PM ET David Wilson It will be nine years this fall since Texas and Texas A&M have played each other. Yet the never-ending off-the-field rivalry continues. During a live chat with fans hosted by Texas247 Tuesday, Texas’ Chris Del Conte was asked if there were any updates to potential matchups with Texas A&M or
4:03 PM ET Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said he is confident the Fighting Irish can still play a full season, even if Power 5 commissioners resort to a conference-only schedule to shorten this season. If the decision is made to shorten the season because of the coronavirus pandemic, Notre Dame would lose 10
3:08 PM ET Running back Will Shipley, the No. 22 prospect in the 2021 ESPN 300 and the second-ranked player at his position, announced his commitment to Clemson on Tuesday. He chose the Tigers over Notre Dame, Stanford, North Carolina and NC State. Shipley, out of Weddington High School in Matthews, North Carolina, gives Clemson
10:36 AM ET Associated Press Roy Lester, who sandwiched a disappointing three-year stint as Maryland‘s football coach between a highly successful career at the high school level, has died. He was 96. Lester’s daughter, Amy Lester Greco, said in a Facebook post that her father died Sunday in Rockville, Maryland, due to complications from the
7:45 AM ET We just saw six wide receivers picked in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. Could the 2021 NFL draft offer a similar number? In my way-too-early evaluations of next year’s class, it’s not out of the question. Let’s get into my initial rankings of another interesting draft class, with my
May 4, 2020 Whether there will be a college football season in 2020 is still undecided because of the coronavirus pandemic, but fans can still see plenty of games through rebroadcasting Thursday on ESPNU. ESPNU is planning to broadcast an entire day of college football classics featuring SEC matchups. The SEC football bonanza kicks off