12:53 PM ET Oklahoma running back Trey Sermon is entering the transfer portal following a 2019 season that was cut short by injury and in which he lost his place in the Sooners offense. Sermon tweeted his decision Saturday to pursue a transfer, thanking coaches, trainers, fans and teammates but also saying he is “looking
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12:24 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Pat Tillman Foundation has converted this year’s Pat’s Run, a 4.2-mile race scheduled for April 18 held in honor of Tillman, into a virtual race instead of hosting more than 20,000 runners in Tempe, Arizona. The decision to change the race was made in response to the coronavirus
3:50 PM ET The SEC has suspended all sports-related activity on or off campus until at least April 15 as it attempts to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, a source told ESPN’s Chris Low. The conference decision includes spring football practice. The SEC had previously cancelled all sports until March 30. Alabama announced that
2:19 PM ET The NCAA is suspending on- and off-campus recruiting for all sports through April 15. In the wake of the coronavirus threat, the NCAA has taken measures to mitigate any and all risks associated with the virus and that now includes recruiting. The NCAA recently cancelled remaining winter and spring championships, while some
8:00 AM ET Anthony Treash Last week, we ranked college football’s top 10 returning quarterbacks for 2020, and now it’s time to turn our attention to the backfield. A handful of running backs recently surprised us by announcing their intent to return to college football as opposed to declaring for the 2020 NFL draft, but
5:22 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — As Clemson’s pro day unfolded, NFL head coaches like the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Mike Tomlin and the Detroit Lions‘ Matt Patricia chatted with Clemson’s Dabo Swinney. And it never took long, Swinney said, before the Tigers’ versatile linebacker Isaiah Simmons came up in those conversations. Simmons, the All-American
8:30 AM ET Sure, the four-team College Football Playoff has been fun and made the chase for college football’s top prize more inclusive. But let’s liven up the party and expand the field to 64 teams. Here’s the format: We’ve seeded the teams 1 through 64, and the seeds are based on ESPN’s latest Football
2:48 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan and Penn State became two of the first major football programs to cancel or postpone their pro days out of caution over the coronavirus. “Based on the daily and hourly developments surrounding COVID-19, the University of Michigan football program has decided to cancel its Pro Day scheduled
6:12 PM ET Michigan has canceled its annual spring football game, which was scheduled for April 18 in Ann Arbor, the school said. In a broad press release, announcing several layers of strategy surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, Michigan also announced Wednesday that all third-party competitions and events scheduled in and on its athletic facilities through
6:12 PM ET Michigan and Ohio State are among the programs that have canceled their annual spring games, as schools around the country continue to strategize around the coronavirus outbreak. In a broad press release, announcing several layers of cancellations and adjustments, Michigan announced it won’t play its scrimmage scheduled for April 18 in Ann