6:00 PM ET There’s just so much uncertainty and anxiety right now, a Power 5 football player said as he was leaving his apartment for an afternoon workout on campus earlier this month. The player, who spoke to ESPN on the condition of anonymity, was in a meeting recently with school and conference officials to
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4:47 PM ET The ACC Board of Directors voted Wednesday to proceed with an 11-game football season that begins the weekend of Sept. 12 and with Notre Dame playing a full league schedule, but only if public health guidance allows. All ACC schools and Notre Dame will play 10 conference games plus one nonconference game
4:22 PM ET Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley, a projected 2021 first-round pick, is opting out of the coming season. “I am opting out due to uncertain health conditions and regulations and all the other opt outs in football right now,” he said in a video proved to his Instagram account. He said he will
4:05 PM ET An on-campus party at Rutgers that several athletes attended may have led to the coronavirus outbreak that forced the entire team into a two-week quarantine, NJ.com reported on Wednesday. Fifteen Rutgers football players have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Judith Persichilli, New Jersey’s state health commissioner. Persichilli said during a news
1:56 PM ET Penn State reported eight positive coronavirus tests on Wednesday. The athletic department conducted a total of 466 tests of student-athletes as of July 24, and there are still 66 results pending. The tests were for student-athletes only, not staff, and across all sports, according to a school spokesperson. The university did not
1:21 PM ET Harvard running back Devin Darrington submitted his name for the transfer portal on Tuesday night, citing the Ivy League’s decision to cancel all fall sports as a “big part” of his decision. Darrington rushed for 734 yards and seven touchdowns and was named second-team All-Ivy League last season. He has two seasons
9:00 AM ET There hasn’t been any college football since January, but the decision to punt is becoming an offseason favorite. Anticipation was heightened this week, as the SEC and ACC commissioners had both publicly stated the end of July is probably the time to make some important decisions regarding the college football season in
11:22 PM ET Associated Press Austin’s public health authority said the city was “caught a little off guard” by the recent announcement by Texas that the school planned to allow 50% stadium capacity at Longhorns football games this fall. Travis County Interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott spoke with county commissioners Tuesday, and said it’s
7:27 PM ET Associated Press Arizona has suspended junior offensive lineman Edgar Burrola for violating school coronavirus protocols. Burrola confirmed the suspension on Twitter and said he stopped receiving his meal plan the day he was suspended. He also said his stipend has been taken away. Burrola started six games at right tackle in 2019
7:01 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley has agreed to a new six-year contract with the school through the 2025 season, a source told ESPN. The new agreement adds two years to Riley’s contract, which still must be approved by Oklahoma’s board of regents, which meets this week. The Athletic first reported the new agreement