8:22 PM ET Associated Press Indiana State has paused football workouts for two weeks after six players tested positive for COVID-19. Coach Curt Mallory told players, coaches and support staff that everyone must quarantine for 14 days. The athletic department issued a news release, saying none of the six players participated in Sunday’s March for
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7:23 PM ET David Wilson Oklahoma Sooners senior linebacker Caleb Kelly, who missed most of 2019 recovering from a knee injury, suffered another serious knee injury in practice on Monday. Kelly, a fifth-year senior from Fresno, California, also missed the first 10 games of 2019 with a torn ACL. Expected to miss the season, he
5:00 PM ET Northwestern has paused workouts after one player tested positive for coronavirus, the team said Monday. Workouts will be on hold until Wednesday at the earliest. The player who tested positive is self-isolating, while those who were in close contact with him must test negative before being cleared to return to activities. Northwestern
2:36 PM ET The recent changes to Power 5 football schedules could impact the entire bowl system, as bowl organizations and conferences are contemplating adjusting the schedule and eligibility requirements for teams during a season that has already been drastically altered by the coronavirus pandemic. Nick Carparelli, who oversees the 42 bowls as executive director
2:08 PM ET Former Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley said he opted out of this season because he had deep concerns about staying healthy amid the coronavirus pandemic, and accused the Hokies of inadequate testing and masking procedures. In a first-person account to NBC Sports’ “Football Morning in America,” Farley wrote, “Guys were going home,
9:05 AM ET Washington State coach Nick Rolovich told wide receiver Kassidy Woods that aligning with the Pac-12 player unity group would create “an issue” with the program, according to a recording of a phone call Saturday obtained by The Dallas Morning News. Woods called to inform Rolovich that he was opting out of the
8:00 AM ET Every organization has its flaws and cracks — you just never know when and how they might get exposed. The many cracks in college football’s infrastructure — from how players are treated to the sport’s leadership vacuum — have been exposed in a single offseason. At some point, the athletes were going
1:40 PM ET ESPN.com staff A group of Pac-12 football players wrote a letter to the conference threatening to opt out of fall camp and game participation unless the league meets its demands with regard to safety during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as economic and social issues. In the letter, a piece in The
9:25 AM ET A group of Pac-12 football players from multiple schools penned a letter in The Players’ Tribune threatening to opt out of fall camp and game participation unless their demands for fair treatment, safety regulations and concerns over racial justice for college athletes are met by the conference. The letter is signed by
6:40 AM ET Football — college and the NFL — is wrestling with how to play amid the coronavirus. A look into the pages of history reveals some of the same questions surrounding travel restrictions and the desire to play just over a century ago. The H1N1 virus — called the Spanish flu when it