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8:18 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The father of a former Arizona State University linebacker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university and NCAA, alleging his son’s suicide came during a mental breakdown caused by four concussions he suffered a few years earlier while playing college football. Jason Franklin’s father, Gregg Franklin,
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5:51 PM ET College football teams can count two games against qualifying FCS teams toward bowl eligibility during the upcoming season, the NCAA’s Division I Council announced Wednesday. The council approved a blanket waiver request for only the 2020-21 bowl season, which allows all FBS teams to count two games against FCS opponents that average
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5:05 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA gave the University of St. Thomas permission Wednesday to jump directly from Division III to Division I, the final clearance for a bold move born out of the Minnesota private school’s ejection from its conference for competitive reasons. The Tommies, who previously secured a spot in the Summit
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3:31 PM ET The Wisconsin Badgers are changing the university crest on their athletic uniforms to feature a black “W” in an effort to support Blacks and other under-represented communities, the school announced Wednesday. Athletes at the school had pushed for the change of the university’s crest, which previously featured a white “W” on all
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3:00 PM ET The 2021 Rose Parade has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time there will be no parade since World War II, organizers announced Wednesday. The Rose Parade began in 1891 and is held on Jan. 1 every year before the Rose Bowl Game. The game itself, scheduled to host
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11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services LSU coach Ed Orgeron said the country “needs football” during a visit by Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday in Baton Rouge. Orgeron spoke during a roundtable discussion at Tiger Stadium on reopening Louisiana schools in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. “We need to play. This state needs
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11:05 AM ET Central Michigan athletic director Michael Alford is leaving in August to become CEO of Seminole Boosters Inc., the fundraising arm for Florida State‘s athletic department, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. An official announcement from Florida State is expected around noon ET. Alford will replace Andy Miller, who is retiring after serving as
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9:00 AM ET Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall Defensive
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