11:29 PM ET Michigan State will install interim athletic director Bill Beekman as the permanent head of the athletic department, a source told ESPN, confirming news that was first reported Friday by the Detroit Free Press. Beekman has served as the university’s interim athletic director since February, shortly after Mark Hollis retired from his position.
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7:40 PM ET A former Baylor volleyball player who alleged the school mishandled her complaint of having been gang raped by up to eight football players in 2012 and that the university allowed a “rape culture” to persist within the football program has settled her Title IX lawsuit against the school, according to a notice
2:18 PM ET Louisville president Neeli Bendapudi announced Friday the school will strip the Papa John’s name from its football stadium, renaming it Cardinal Stadium. John Schnatter, the pizza chain founder, admitted earlier this week that he used the N-word during an internal conference call. Since then, the fallout has been swift: Schnatter resigned from
12:16 PM ET The College Football Playoff has extended its agreements with the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl for six more years, allowing those bowls to host CFP games through 2026. The three bowls will host a CFP game every year during the six-year period: the semifinals twice and
Jul 13, 2018 Which college football programs have the top defensive back groups for 2018? Here are the top 15 defensive back units in college football. Editor’s note: This article was adapted from Phil Steele’s college football preview magazine, which is available here. It’s no surprise that Alabama boasts the top linebacker group, but what
Jul 13, 2018 Which college football programs have the top special-teams units for 2018? Surprisingly, two Pac-12 schools rank atop the list. Here are the rest of the top 15 special-teams units in college football. Editor’s note: This article was adapted from Phil Steele’s college football preview magazine, which is available here. It’s no surprise
4:50 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Auburn and North Carolina football will meet in the 2020 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta. The teams will meet Sept. 12, 2020, as part of multiple games in Atlanta within the week. They start with a matchup between West Virginia and Florida State on Sept. 5. Georgia will
4:16 PM ET University of Louisville president Neeli Bendapudi said Thursday the school is evaluating the naming rights to Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, as fallout continued over John Schnatter’s use of the N-word during an internal conference call. Schnatter, the pizza chain founder, resigned from the school’s board of trustees and as Papa John’s chairman
9:35 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Darryl Rogers, who coached Michigan State to a share of the Big Ten title in 1978 and later took the helm for the Detroit Lions, has died. He was 83. The Lions said Rogers’ family confirmed his death Wednesday. Rogers coached Michigan State from 1976 to 1979, going
8:12 PM ET John Schnatter, a prominent University of Louisville booster who founded the Papa John’s pizza chain, submitted his resignation to the school’s board of trustees Wednesday after a story came to light about his use of the N-word during an internal conference call. Louisville board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom said in