1:51 PM ET President Donald Trump joined the #WeWantToPlay movement on Monday by voicing his support for college football players, coaches and fans around the country who are trying to persuade university presidents and conference commissioners to salvage the upcoming season, which is in doubt because of concerns about playing during the coronavirus pandemic. On
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1:02 PM ET Former college football and NFL coach Howard Schnellenberger suffered a subdural hematoma from a recent fall and is currently recovering at a rehabilitation center, Florida Atlantic University announced. Schnellenberger fell at his Boyton Beach, Florida, home and suffered the injury, which is a collection of blood outside the brain. He was transferred
12:29 PM ET Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh released a statement Monday advocating for the college football season to go on as planned. “I would like to address the rumors that are swirling today,” Harbaugh said in the statement. “I’m not advocating for football this fall because of my passion or our players desire to
3:28 AM ET Some of the biggest stars in college football believe the time has come to organize and create a more powerful voice for players in their sport. In a matter of hours Sunday night, a dozen college football players from all five major conferences came together to create a joint statement that expressed
7:41 PM ET Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is among several higher-profile college football players posting on social media that they want to play this season. Lawrence tweeted on Sunday: “Let’s work together to create a situation where we can play the game that all of us love. Not divide and argue. There is a way
6:15 PM ET Florida added a top-50 prospect to its 2021 recruiting class on Sunday when ESPN 300 cornerback Jason Marshall announced his commitment to the Gators. Marshall is the No. 42 ranked prospect overall and the No. 2 corner in the country. He’s a 6-foot-2, 180-pound prospect out of Miami Palmetto High School in
6:09 PM ET Commissioners of the Power 5 conferences held an emergency meeting on Sunday, as there is growing concern among college athletics officials that the upcoming football season and other fall sports can’t be played because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN. Several sources have indicated to ESPN that Big Ten presidents, following
4:00 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic continues to rattle the college sports landscape, leaving many questions unanswered. But before a new normal can begin to take shape, colleges and universities will have to find a safe way to reopen campuses. Complex, high-stakes public health issues need to be dealt with before there is a good
11:30 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Concern about the 2020 college football season had been mounting, even at
11:46 PM ET Oklahoma is pausing practice for a week after a change in its schedule. Sooners’ coach Lincoln Riley announced Saturday night that the team’s training camp — which began July 31 — will stop temporarily as a result of their Aug. 29 season opener vs. Missouri State being moved to September. “We decided