9:45 PM ET Associated Press Michigan State’s football team is pausing workouts after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The school said Wednesday night it was preparing to begin a 20-hour week in which athletes and staff would be in larger groups than during voluntary workouts or eight-hour weeks. It conducted surveillance COVID-19 testing
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7:13 PM ET Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee told NCAA president Mark Emmert and others Wednesday afternoon to broaden the scope of their proposals for major change in college sports if they want Congress to help. Emmert and others have said the NCAA needs federal assistance to prevent chaos as college sports continue to
6:46 PM ET University of Pittsburgh athletics director Heather Lyke asked the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to prohibit betting on collegiate sports during a hearing Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Lyke, who appeared remotely, testified that presidents of Atlantic Coast Conference schools unanimously oppose gambling on collegiate sports over concerns for the well-being of
3:02 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA football oversight committee is asking the association’s board of governors to avoid making a decision later this week on whether to conduct fall championships as college sports tries to find a path to play through the coronavirus pandemic. A letter dated July 21 was sent by committee chairman
2:13 PM ET Alex Scarorough Toledo head football coach Jason Candle has tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced Wednesday. Candle, who is not experiencing any symptoms, will self-isolate for the next 10 days. The 40-year-old is the first FBS coach to publicly announce a positive test. “I recently tested positive for COVID-19,” Candle
10:00 AM ET Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is urging New Mexico and New Mexico State to postpone fall sports, including football, because of the coronavirus. Lujan Grisham on Tuesday wrote a letter to regents, board members and administrators at both schools, noting the rise in coronavirus cases among younger people and the unknown long-term effects
9:30 AM ET West Virginia and defensive coordinator Vic Koenning have mutually agreed to separate, the school announced Wednesday, a month after an investigation opened into Koenning over allegations of mistreatment. Safety Kerry Martin Jr. detailed the mistreatment that he received from Koenning in a long social media post June 23, alleging that Koenning called
7:05 AM ET Temple football was a laughingstock when Bill Bradshaw took over as the Owls’ athletic director in 2002. Recruiting was a mess. The coaching staff was forced to bring in a host of junior college transfers, which led to a precipitous decline in academic performance rates. The previous five coaches had all been
9:34 PM ET Miami got a big recruiting win Tuesday when ESPN 300 athlete James Williams announced his commitment to the Hurricanes. I know my momma prond of what her son becoming 💯 #Blessed pic.twitter.com/Iqye4iTPou — James Williams (@Begreat_20) July 22, 2020 Williams is the No. 33-ranked prospect overall out of American Heritage High School
8:15 PM ET Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday he would like to see the college football season delayed to evaluate the circumstances on campuses as students return during the coronavirus pandemic, but he remains confident that the Irish can still comprise a schedule comparable to the Power 5 conferences in spite of