8:30 AM ET UConn, which last month officially left the American Athletic Conference ahead of its return to the Big East Conference, announced Wednesday that its suspending its football program for the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. UConn, which went 2-10 in its final season in the AAC, is the first FBS program
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9:03 AM ET The Big Ten will play a 10-game, conference-only football schedule that begins Labor Day weekend and includes ample flexibility, the league announced Wednesday morning. Each team has two open weeks, and the schedule has four weeks built in to reschedule games. The model allows for Week 1 and Week 2 games to
7:05 AM ET The warning came at the tail end of a quick phone call to the doctor. Catherine Clawson missed her regular check-up with her oncologist this spring because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted her schedule, and she wanted to set a new date for a visit. Clawson had seen her doctor every 3-6 months
1:16 AM ET Joyce McConnell, president of Colorado State University, said Tuesday she is launching an “immediate and objective” investigation into the athletic department following allegations that student-athletes have been intimidated and threatened to disregard COVID-19 protocols. Coaches, players and sports medicine staff at Colorado State University told ESPN that athletic department leaders are discouraging
9:55 PM ET The NCAA board of governors on Tuesday held off making any major decisions about its Division I fall championships in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, instead pushing “an update” to Wednesday, according to a statement on Twitter from NCAA president Mark Emmert. The board, which mainly comprises university presidents representing all
9:12 PM ET ESPN News Services A group of Pac-12 football players with the #WeAreUnited movement met with officials from the California governor’s office Tuesday to discuss concerns about their schools’ COVID-19 protocols and protecting their college eligibility. The players hope an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom could mandate player-approved, third-party oversight of COVID-19
5:30 PM ET Idaho coach Paul Petrino and athletic director Terry Gawlik said they are supportive and willing to listen to players following a report that nearly three-fourths of the Vandals’ football team didn’t want to play this season due to concerns over COVID-19. According to Stadium, players had expressed concerns to Petrino, Gawlik, the
5:09 PM ET Florida Atlantic starting quarterback Chris Robison is no longer with the program, a team spokesman confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Robison’s name did not appear on FAU’s preseason roster issued Tuesday. The school provided no other details about his departure. He helped lead the Owls to a Conference USA championship in 2019,
3:12 PM ET The SEC has pushed back the first allowable start of football practice from this Friday to August 17, the conference announced on Tuesday. The change comes after the conference approved a 10-game, conference-only schedule last week that aims to kick off the season on September 26 rather than the original start date
3:19 PM ET The NCAA has officially approved a transfer waiver for Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec, the school announced Tuesday. Jurkovec signed with Notre Dame coming out of high school. He was the No. 129 recruit overall in the 2018 class and ranked ninth among dual-threat QBs by ESPN. Jurkovec figures to be the