7:18 AM ET Kentucky linebacker Chris Oats has been hospitalized with an undisclosed medical issue, according to the school. A Kentucky spokesperson said Friday that Oats’ hospitalization is not related to the coronavirus. “Chris is expected to move to a physical rehabilitation center in the near future,” the spokesperson said. “The family requests that their
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9:50 PM ET The Big 12 announced Friday that football players can return to campuses for voluntary workouts on June 15 as part of a phased return to activities. The league’s board of directors approved a three-phase plan, with other fall sports athletes (cross country, soccer, volleyball) allowed to return for voluntary workouts July 1
9:31 PM ET Caylin Newton is going to follow in the footsteps of his brother and play football at Auburn after all. Newton, whose older brother Cam won the Heisman Trophy and led Auburn to a national championship in 2010, announced Friday that he’ll be heading to The Plains as a graduate transfer. The 6-foot
3:56 PM ET ESPN News Services Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he thinks college football will return on schedule with some level of fans in the stands. Abbott has already issued new rules to allow youth sports leagues to resume in June and for some professional leagues to hold events without spectators. But the state
2:40 PM ET The Big Ten is not expected to make a league-wide announcement on athletes returning to campus, leaving the decision to individual schools, league sources told ESPN on Friday. The conference will defer to NCAA rulings and guidelines with each campus, state and local area. Illinois on Friday announced detailed plans for its
1:24 PM ET The SEC announced Friday that athletes could begin using facilities on campus for voluntary workouts June 8 under strict supervision of designated university personnel and safety guidelines developed by each university. Presidents and chancellors from the SEC’s 14 universities are the ones who made the final call after extensive conversations within the
1:45 PM ET Associated Press JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson has received a restructured contract extension that runs through 2023. The school made the announcement on Friday. Terms of the deal were not released. Anderson took the job before the start of the 2014 season. He has led the Red Wolves to
11:13 AM ET More than 800 former Kentucky cheerleaders have issued a joint statement in support of the powerhouse program’s coaching staff, which was dismissed Monday after an internal report revealed a “lack of oversight” and a “culture” of hazing, along with other incidents of inappropriate behavior, including public nudity and overindulgence in alcohol. Head
9:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors From postponements to cancellations, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown the sports landscape out of whack, and it isn’t just sports that were in session. The current NCAA restrictions have left college coaches, both new and old, and recruits in limbo, but they’re finding new ways to manage during the world
May 22, 2020 The Mark and Kym Hilinski who will appear on Outside the Lines on Friday (SportsCenter on ESPN at noon ET) have made a long journey since I profiled them in September 2018. They continue to grieve Tyler, their middle son, the Washington State quarterback who died by suicide in January of that