9:59 PM ET Formal discussions between leaders from the Pac-12’s #WeAreUnited campaign and representatives for the conference could be begin as soon as Thursday. In an email, obtained by ESPN, sent to 12 student leaders from the group Wednesday just after 4 p.m. PT, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott proposed a video conference for 8 p.m.
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8:08 PM ET Associated Press The Mountain West announced Wednesday plans to have its football teams play an eight-game conference schedule and up to two nonconference games, starting Sept. 26. The Mountain West championship game, scheduled for Dec. 5 at the site of the division winner with the best record, will be pushed back to
3:32 PM ET The College Football Playoff selection committee will release its final ranking of the season on Dec. 20 instead of Dec. 6, the CFP announced on Wednesday afternoon. The CFP management committee, which comprises the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, made the change as a result of several
3:13 PM ET Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian’s new contract, which includes a raise in his salary to $2.5 million per year, was approved by the school’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday. Sarkisian, who was originally scheduled to make $1.65 million annually, was a top target of Colorado’s coaching search before he withdrew his name
2:38 PM ET The NCAA Division III fall sports championships have been canceled for the 2020-21 season, the NCAA announced Wednesday, citing “the COVID-19 pandemic and related administrative and financial challenges.” The NCAA Board of Governors directed each division to make its own determination on whether to hold fall championships, which allowed the Division III
12:48 PM ET Michigan State defensive end Jacub Panasiuk announced on Wednesday that he will redshirt the upcoming season due to coronavirus concerns. Panasiuk has started the last two seasons for the Spartans. Last season, he finished with 34 tackles and five sacks. “Our country is facing difficult times with many unanswered questions regarding COVID-19,”
12:23 PM ET The NCAA filed a petition Wednesday morning that asks the U.S. Supreme Court to press pause on allowing college athletes to receive an expanded number of education-related benefits. In March 2019, a federal judge ruled that the NCAA’s restrictions on what schools can provide to student-athletes violate antitrust laws. As part of
11:49 AM ET Football players from the Big Ten on Wednesday joined Pac-12 players in publishing a list of demands related to their safety during the coronavirus pandemic, along with what they called other platforms for change. The list of demands, entitled #BigTenUnited and purportedly written by “Players of the Big Ten,” was published by
11:00 AM ET The American Athletic Conference approved an eight-game conference schedule with the ability to play up to four nonconference games, a source told ESPN.com. Commissioner Mike Aresco said in an interview Tuesday that the league’s athletic directors were in favor of that scheduling model. It was approved Wednesday morning, and an official announcement
10:33 AM ET West Virginia safety Kerry Martin Jr. said he will sit out the football season because of health concerns, he announced via social media on Wednesday. Martin, who ranked sixth on the team in tackles as a freshman last season, said he has Sickle Cell and asthma. “I signed my (national letter of