5:31 PM ET The vast majority of college athletic directors who responded to a poll do not believe the NCAA is capable of policing a potential future market for college athletes making money from endorsement deals. There is a growing consensus among college sports stakeholders that an independent oversight board will need to be created
NCAAF
2:53 PM ET Florida State star defensive lineman Marvin Wilson said he had to take a stand for college athletes and George Floyd when he disputed Mike Norvell’s account of how the coach responded to the team following Floyd’s death last week in Minneapolis. After a team meeting Thursday morning, Wilson released an Instagram post
10:01 AM ET Nine Georgia Tech teams, including football and men’s and women’s basketball, will take the day off from mandatory activities on Election Day as a way to encourage their student-athletes to vote. The idea came from men’s basketball assistant Eric Reveno, who last week tweeted about an NCAA day off on Nov. 3.
8:38 AM ET Florida State star defensive lineman Marvin Wilson disputed that new Seminoles coach Mike Norvell reached out to players individually to discuss last week’s death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and Wilson said he and his teammates would not be working out until further notice. During an interview with Athletic reporter Tashan Reed
11:42 AM ET Bill Connelly Close ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There are so many things to love about college football: tradition, pageantry, rivalries and marching
3:17 AM ET Oregon State freshman tight end Rocco Carley was dismissed from the team after an audio recording surfaced in which he used racist language, head coach Jonathan Smith announced Wednesday night. Smith said he heard the recording earlier in the day and informed athletic director Scott Barnes. “We both agreed this language and
10:47 PM ET In an unprecedented a move, the NCAA has restored the eligibility of Arizona State punter Michael Turk, who declared for the 2020 NFL draft, hired an agent and participated at the NFL combine before going undrafted and unsigned in free agency, a school spokesman confirmed. “I left college early to pursue a
7:08 PM ET More than 60 Missouri football players registered to vote Wednesday as part of the team’s call to action following the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Missouri players led a walk from campus to the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia, Missouri, according to a tweet from coach Eliah Drinkwitz. Players
4:59 PM ET We should all have the blessing of a person in our lives we can call, simply, Coach. Maybe it’s a parent. Maybe it’s someone who oversaw your athletic career, youth, pro or otherwise, no matter how long or short. Or perhaps it’s the legend who had his painted portrait hanging in your
1:42 PM ET As college football players across the country slowly start to return to campuses for NCAA-approved voluntary workouts, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley told reporters on Wednesday he’s “sure the temptation will be high” for some coaches to push the boundaries of what’s allowed. Many spring practices were either cut short or didn’t happen