7:53 AM ET Charles Snowden steeled himself for the walk he helped map out with a group of his Virginia teammates, feeling its gravity the moment he looked up at the street sign that read, “Heather Heyer Way.” The walk had to start here, where Heyer was killed three years earlier while protesting a white
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7:31 PM ET Penn State running back Journey Brown is medically retiring from football after being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Head coach James Franklin announced Wednesday night that the redshirt junior would no longer be able to play. Brown had been held out of the season, as Penn State announced in October that a medical
3:24 PM ET Wisconsin starting quarterback Graham Mertz remains “in the protocol” as he recovers from COVID-19, but could return for Saturday’s game against Michigan. Badgers offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph said Wednesday that Mertz’s status depends on his preparation time this week and if he gets clearance from the team’s sports medicine staff. Mertz had
2:55 PM ET Maryland‘s football game against No. 3 Ohio State is canceled and will not be rescheduled after the Terps paused all team-related activities on Wednesday because of an elevated number of coronavirus cases within the Terrapins’ program, the school announced on Wednesday. Over the past seven days, eight Maryland football players have tested
2:34 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey called this a “week unlike any other” after having to postpone four games because of COVID-19 testing. Sankey, who spoke to reporters Wednesday, projected confidence in the ability to finish a regular season and hold a conference championship game, but he also recognized the realities and challenges of
1:45 PM ET [Editor’s note: The MAC is back and playing midweek, some very big brands of the Big Ten are playing poorly and a chunk of the SEC isn’t playing at all. So what does that mean for the Bottom 10?] Inspirational thought of the week: I want to be knownI want to be
1:10 PM ET Hugh Freeze, who has steered Liberty‘s football team to the best start in program history this season, has agreed to a new deal that sources told ESPN would place him among the top 5 highest-paid non-Power Five head coaches in college football. “All aspects of our program are on the rise under
11:25 AM ET Georgia‘s football game at Missouri on Saturday has been postponed because of a combination of positive tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Missouri program, the SEC announced Wednesday morning. This is now the fourth SEC game in three days that has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Because
11:36 AM ET LSU quarterback Myles Brennan, who started the first three games of the season and has been sidelined with an injury ever since, might not play another down for the Tigers in 2020. Coach Ed Orgeron told reporters on Wednesday that Brennan, who is dealing with an abdominal/hip injury that has caused him
12:18 PM ET Florida State coach Mike Norvell had three major announcements Wednesday: receiver Tamorrion Terry is no longer with the program, defensive tackle Marvin Wilson is out for the season and quarterback James Blackman will transfer when the semester ends. In addition, starting offensive lineman Devontay Love-Taylor will miss the rest of the season