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7:35 PM ET Ohio State has paused all voluntary workouts on campus following the results of its most recent COVID-19 testing of student-athletes, the school announced on Wednesday, but it didn’t release the number of positive tests, citing a concern it could “lead to the identification of specific individuals and compromise their medical privacy.” The
5:45 PM ET North Carolina’s football program has shut down voluntary activities after the county’s health department identified the campus as a “cluster” for Covid-19. The school announced Wednesday that 37 people within Tar Heels athletics — coaches, staff and student-athletes — tested positive for the virus. The school announced that it has tested 429
4:43 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Wednesday he was closing in on a contract extension before coping with the COVID-19 pandemic became a top priority for all involved in the discussions. “There’s bigger fish to fry for our athletic director, or our administration, me as a coach,”
5:45 PM ET The Ivy League announced Wednesday that it has ruled out playing all sports this fall, marking the first major college decision about the status of fall sports amid the coronavirus pandemic. No decision has been made about winter or spring sports or whether fall sports could be played in the spring of
1:35 PM ET David Wilson Northwestern‘s Nov. 7 game against Wisconsin will not take place at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, as originally planned, the Wildcats said on Wednesday. Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips said the decision was disappointing but necessary, given the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Nov. 7 football game between Northwestern and
10:50 AM ET Jahneil Douglas, a 22-year-old defensive lineman with the Toledo Rockets, was shot and killed late Tuesday night. According to a report from local station WTOL, Douglas was shot outside Gino’s Pizza around 11:30 p.m. after police said a fight broke out between two men. No arrests have been made. Jahneil Douglas, 22,
8:30 PM ET The first impactful decision regarding college sports’ return to play this fall is almost upon us. The Ivy League will announce its plans on Wednesday for fall sports, which could include a shortened schedule or postponing the season until the spring. Back on March 10, the Ivy League presidents decided to cancel
6:22 PM ET Associated Press CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Austin Peay has promoted associate head coach Marquase Lovings to interim head football coach for the Governors’ upcoming season. Athletic director Gerald Harrison announced Lovings’ promotion on Tuesday, days after Mark Hudspeth resigned after one season for personal reasons. Harrison said he met with both coaches and
4:44 PM ET Division III’s Centennial Conference announced Tuesday afternoon that fall sports — most notably football — would be suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Given health and other related concerns, the Centennial Conference Presidents Council has decided to suspend any inter-collegiate competition for sports scheduled for the fall semester,” a statement from the