12:15 PM ET ESPN staff When Kansas State football players returned to campus the week of June 8, there was a brief feeling of optimism after months of uncertainty. Ninety players were tested for coronavirus, and 90 tests came back negative. So the players went about their normal lives — working out, hanging out with
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12:26 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man who used Facebook to threaten a shooting at Ohio State and vowed to hurt players on the football team and then-coach Urban Meyer pleaded guilty Wednesday, authorities said. An indictment unsealed late last year in federal court in Columbus accused Daniel Rippy of making the
11:59 AM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State is launching a diversity and education fund amid several other initiatives to address racial injustice after football players threatened a boycott in response to an insensitive tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd. The fund will allow boosters to funnel
9:50 AM ET One year from now — one way or another — the rules that determine how college athletes can make money will be different. NCAA athletes are not currently allowed to accept money from any outside parties in exchange for the use of their name, image or likeness (NIL). An onslaught of political
8:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed a bill to retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem following widespread, increased pressure that came in part from the sports world. “This is not a political moment to me but a solemn occasion to lead
5:26 PM ET North Carolina added its second five-star commitment to the 2021 recruiting class Tuesday when cornerback Tony Grimes announced his commitment to the Tar Heels. Grimes is the No. 6-ranked prospect overall and chose North Carolina over Georgia, Ohio State and Texas A&M. He now joins five-star defensive end Keeshawn Silver as the
3:56 PM ET The Iowa athletics department on Tuesday announced budget reductions of about $15 million for the upcoming fiscal year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and many of the Hawkeyes’ head coaches and senior administrators are taking voluntary pay cuts for the next year. In a news release, Iowa officials said the
3:18 PM ET Associated Press Grinnell College in Iowa says it will cancel football and other fall sports because of concerns about the coronavirus. The Division III school announced it would cancel sports including football, soccer, golf, cross-country and volleyball. The college, located in the small city of Grinnell about 45 miles east of Des
10:00 AM ET Five-star cornerback Tony Grimes will announce his college decision Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET. His decision will be broadcast on Instagram live through ESPN, and Grimes will choose from his top list that includes Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio State and Texas A&M. Grimes is a 6-foot, 180-pound cornerback out of Princess Anne
1:41 PM ET Let’s face it: At this point, amid the COVID-19 crisis, the first game is every team’s most important game of the season. Because that means we’re playing football. But for this exercise, let’s break it down and picture a season that goes on as it was regularly scheduled. If we can be