12:09 PM ET Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields started a petition requesting the Big Ten immediately reinstate the 2020 football season, a petition that had more than 30,000 signatures as of 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday. Fields tweeted Sunday that “this cause is close to my heart” and urged people to sign the petition. The campaign
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10:00 AM ET Wes Welker knows who Tommy McVay was: A stubborn voice who opened a door for him to become a beloved Texas Tech legend and a five-time Pro Bowler in the NFL. New Baylor coach Dave Aranda, fresh off a national title as LSU’s defensive coordinator, knew McVay as a mentor, the man
12:58 AM ET Oklahoma tight end Grant Calcaterra, who last year announced that he would retire from football because of concussions, announced Saturday that he is planning to return the sport but will enter the transfer portal. Calcaterra, who was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2018, announced his intentions on social media. “I am
5:20 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said Saturday that his team had nine players test positive for COVID-19 from the team’s latest round of testing on Friday. The testing was following the team’s return from a break that Riley gave the team on Aug. 8, allowing the players to go home after it became
3:11 PM ET Multiple Vanderbilt football players, including senior linebacker and leading tackler Dimitri Moore, have informed coach Derek Mason that they plan to opt out this season over concerns about the coronavirus. The 14 SEC schools, including Vanderbilt, are scheduled to begin practice on Monday. “We’ve had five or six opt out, and I
1:16 PM ET David Wilson The Battle for the Iron Skillet may survive 2020. TCU announced Saturday that it plans to open the season on Sept. 12 with a home game against rival SMU. The matchup would be the 100th meeting in the series. The Big 12 model allows for nine conference games and one
12:37 PM ET After concerns were raised about testing at Syracuse and Florida State earlier this week, testing protocols at Liberty University are now under the microscope for a trio of ACC schools scheduled to play the Flames this season. On Thursday, Liberty coach Hugh Freeze praised the school’s strong numbers, saying the team had
10:37 PM ET Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack said the football team will resume practices Saturday after a “miscommunication” about testing frequency caused numerous players to sit out of Thursday’s practice session. Wildhack said Syracuse plans to test players for COVID-19 weekly during training camp and will increase to three times per week once the
6:22 PM ET The entirety of NCAA FCS will not compete in conference sports this fall, as the Ohio Valley Conference board of presidents made its decision official via a Friday vote, sources told ESPN. However, the OVC did leave the door open for its teams to play as many as four non-conference football games
6:55 PM ET It’s no surprise that a majority of sports fans are happy to see sports return amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, while they are pleased to see games again, they’re not sure how long it will last, a survey conducted for ESPN found. A little more than 60% agree that they are “happy