12:11 PM ET Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Marshall University football player charged with strangulation and domestic battery has been acquitted. The verdict for redshirt senior safety Brandon Drayton, 23, was announced Wednesday in Cabell County Circuit Court, news outlets reported. Marshall suspended Drayton after his arrest last year. A complaint said a Marshall
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11:00 AM ET Maybe the most consistently competitive conference in the Power 5 kicks off Saturday. That’s a strange thing to say about a league that has the same champion every year (Oklahoma). Although close games dictate every conference battle, they’re extremely prevalent in the midlands. In the Big 12 in 2019, 24 of 46
10:46 AM ET Oregon cornerback Thomas Graham Jr. is declaring for the 2021 NFL draft, becoming the third Ducks standout to do so this week. Graham, who announced his decision Thursday morning on Twitter, follows fellow cornerback Deommodore Lenoir and offensive tackle Penei Sewell in opting out of a potential college season. “I was excited
11:12 AM ET For much of the last year, D’Eriq King has constantly been tested. There were the on-field struggles and an off-the-field quagmire that led to his unexpected exit at Houston. There was his mother’s cancer diagnosis. There was the loss of his father, less than a month after he left the only city
The opening weekend of Power 5 college football has finally arrived after one of the more challenging summers in modern history that included the coronavirus pandemic and a racial reckoning in America. Arguments have been made about whether games should happen because of the pandemic, and the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponed their fall football
12:04 AM ET Associated Press Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says the school’s football and men’s hockey teams are taking a two-week break from team activities as part of the school’s COVID-19 testing protocols. Wednesday’s announcement comes two days after Chancellor Rebecca Blank ordered undergraduate students to restrict their movements for the next two weeks
7:38 PM ET LSU defensive end Ray Parker was booked into East Baton Rouge jail Wednesday on charges of battery of a dating partner and criminal damage to property. In a statement released earlier in the day, LSU coach Ed Orgeron announced that Parker, a redshirt freshman, had been suspended indefinitely for violation of team
3:15 PM ET After a demoralizing 55-3 loss to BYU on Monday, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo blamed the listless performance on himself, having decided against significant contact during fall camp out of concerns about the spread of COVID-19. On Wednesday, Niumatalolo said additional coronavirus testing and the brutal result have necessitated a change in approach.
2:44 PM ET Oregon cornerback Deommodore Lenoir is declaring for the 2021 NFL draft, the second Ducks standout to opt out this week. Lenoir, a second-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2019 who started 27 consecutive games, announced his decision Wednesday on Twitter. Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell, the 2019 Outland Trophy winner and a projected top-five
1:20 PM ET Defending national champion LSU will have fans this season at 25% capacity of Tiger Stadium but no tailgating on campus, the school announced Wednesday. Fans will be required to wear face coverings and observe social distancing guidelines. Although no tailgating is allowed, fans will be able to gather near their vehicles with