2:15 PM ET Notre Dame president Rev. John Jenkins has tested positive for COVID-19 and is showing mild symptoms, the school said in a message sent to the campus community on Friday. Jenkins learned this week that a colleague with whom he has been in regular contact tested positive, so he also got tested and
NCAAF
1:10 PM ET Several Ohio State coaches are not staying at their homes as a precaution to limit the risk of COVID-19 entering the Buckeyes football program as the team prepares for the season. Coach Ryan Day said there’s no requirement on where coaches must live but he said some have chosen not to stay
10:17 AM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday sent out a two-page memo, which was obtained by ESPN, reminding coaches and players to wear their masks during games and that “additional action” could be taken if they do not follow the conference’s COVID-19 protocols. The memo came on the heels of the SEC’s opening
8:00 AM ET The good news about Week 5: 18 ranked teams are in action. By 2020’s standards, that’s pretty fantastic. The less good news: 13 of them are favored by double-digits, and only four play each other. The No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 7 Auburn game (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) could be dynamite, but
8:00 AM ET When Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott recently proposed expanding the 2020 playoff field to eight teams, he also was proposing — in a way — to bring Texas back. Because there is no team in the SEC, ACC, Big 12 or Big Ten that would have benefited more from an eight-team playoff field
8:00 AM ET Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Each week during the 2020 season, Marty Smith and Ryan McGee
4:16 PM ET Stanford cornerback Paulson Adebo has opted out of the 2020 season and will focus on preparing for the NFL draft. Adebo was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection as a sophomore and junior before announcing in January he would return for another season. “Unfortunately, 2020 has not gone according to plan,” Adebo tweeted, while
4:48 PM ET The Mountain West Conference released its 2020 schedule Thursday, which includes abbreviated conference slates for Boise State, Air Force and San Diego State. Boise State will play seven conference games, plus an additional home game against No. 22 BYU on Nov. 7. Air Force will play six conference games in addition to
2:33 PM ET Clemson freshman running back Demarkcus Bowman, ESPN’s No. 23 recruit in the 2020 class, has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal. Bowman, rated as ESPN’s No. 4 running back in the 2020 class, appeared in each of Clemson’s first two games and recorded nine carries for 32 yards. He ranked third on the
1:46 PM ET The California Department of Public Health updated its interim guidance for collegiate athletics and will start allowing teams to practice in groups as large as 75 when outdoors, if the team is able to provide daily antigen testing for COVID-19. Under the previous guidelines, the state limited teams from practicing in groups