6:33 PM ET Clemson’s success recruiting elite defensive linemen continued Tuesday when ESPN 300 defensive tackle Payton Page announced his commitment to the Tigers. Page, a 6-foot-3, 360-pound defensive lineman out of Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, is the No. 31 prospect overall, according to ESPN’s rankings. He had a top three of
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4:16 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA is allowing all major college football teams to begin their seasons as early as Aug. 29. The association confirmed that the football oversight committee had requested a blanket waiver to permit any school to push up the start of its season to the so-called Week Zero. The official
2:41 PM ET As the start of college football season continues to inch closer, NCAA president Mark Emmert said Tuesday he remains “very concerned” about the status of fall sports and thinks a delayed start and shortened schedule might “make sense.” “We do get to see what happens when people return to campus,” he told
3:43 PM ET Florida State has dismissed former five-star recruit Khalan Laborn because of a violation of team rules, the school confirmed Tuesday. Laborn, ranked fourth among running backs and 36th overall in 2017 according to ESPN, was part of Jimbo Fisher’s final signing class at Florida State and was touted as an emerging star
1:40 PM ET Associated Press Ohio State will limit home crowds to about 20,000 and prohibit tailgating if the football season is played this fall. Fans inside Ohio Stadium will be required to wear masks and observe social distancing to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. Concessions will be limited. The traditional “Skull Session”
8:30 AM ET With the ACC likely to make a decision this week about its scheduling model and a possible season start date, and the Big 12 and SEC likely not too far behind, here are the most pressing questions surrounding the college football season. What does MLB’s Miami Marlins outbreak mean for CFB? While
11:16 PM ET Illinois senior running back Ra’Von Bonner and a teammate will sit out the 2020 season because of concerns about COVID-19, Bonner told the Chicago Tribune in a story published Monday night. Bonner told the newspaper that both he and senior offensive lineman Jake Cerny have opted not to play. Illinois last week
5:34 PM ET Michigan State says 16 athletes and four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in the school’s latest round of testing. The latest totals include two staff members and one athlete whose positive tests Michigan State announced last week. Michigan State on Friday announced the entire football program had entered a 14-day
4:32 PM ET As the Power 5 conferences continue to navigate the return of fall sports through the coronavirus pandemic, and more decisions could be made this week about what that might look like for college football, it’s plausible each league’s plan is ultimately different — and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby told ESPN on
2:22 PM ET Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Neal Brown has shifted responsibilities on his staff after the exit of defensive coordinator Vic Koenning. Brown announced Monday that defensive line coach Jordan Lesley will oversee the front of the unit, and defensive backs coach Jahmile Addae will handle the back of the