11:57 PM ET Ole Miss has indefinitely suspended linebacker Sam Williams following his arrest Friday on a felony sexual battery charge. According to a police report obtained by the Oxford Eagle, Williams, 21, was arrested Friday morning and released from the Lafayette County Detention Center on Friday afternoon. He was issued a $25,000 bond. “We
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6:22 PM ET The Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday announced they have moved the season opener against Missouri State to Aug. 29, one week earlier than scheduled. The NCAA approved a waiver request from both schools to move the game — originally scheduled for Sept. 5 — to allow for scheduling flexibility in the midst of
5:20 PM ET ESPN News Services The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have stopped all in-person team activities and quarantined the entire football program after six additional positive tests for COVID-19 were announced Saturday. The program has had 10 total positive tests since returning to campus on June 15. The school, which reportedly had not been publicizing
6:26 PM ET The NCAA Board of Governors on Friday avoided making any major decisions about fall sports championships, stating it will continue discussions in August — a decision that is likely to appease the FBS conference commissioners and athletic directors who voiced strong opposition to cancelling championships at this point in the coronavirus pandemic.
3:46 PM ET Michigan State‘s entire football team will quarantine or self-isolate for 14 days after a second staff member and one athlete tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Friday. “As part of the athletic department’s return to campus policy, student-athletes quarantine when coming into close contact with an individual who tests positive for
2:39 PM ET Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Some pro prospects in college football are reaching into their own pockets
9:00 AM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. On paper, the NCAA-approved college football practice plan that begins today looks normal: up to eight hours each
7:49 PM ET Wisconsin‘s athletic department is projecting revenue losses between $60 million and $70 million if the Badgers play a conference-only, 10-game season and losses of more than $100 million if the upcoming football season is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to Wisconsin fans posted on the athletic department’s website
4:56 PM ET Former Oklahoma football coach John Blake has died at 59, the school announced Thursday. Blake, a former Sooners nose guard under Barry Switzer, coached his alma mater from 1996 to 1998 and was an assistant at the college and in the NFL. Switzer told KWTV’s Dean Blevins that Blake died of a
9:55 AM ET With the country continuing to battle the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the college football season remains uncertain, and a standard fall schedule seems unlikely as August approaches. Each conference has put together a plan for the upcoming season, but as the news changes, so will the college football landscape. Here are
9:45 PM ET Associated Press Michigan State’s football team is pausing workouts after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The school said Wednesday night it was preparing to begin a 20-hour week in which athletes and staff would be in larger groups than during voluntary workouts or eight-hour weeks. It conducted surveillance COVID-19 testing
6:46 PM ET University of Pittsburgh athletics director Heather Lyke asked the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to prohibit betting on collegiate sports during a hearing Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Lyke, who appeared remotely, testified that presidents of Atlantic Coast Conference schools unanimously oppose gambling on collegiate sports over concerns for the well-being of
7:05 AM ET Temple football was a laughingstock when Bill Bradshaw took over as the Owls’ athletic director in 2002. Recruiting was a mess. The coaching staff was forced to bring in a host of junior college transfers, which led to a precipitous decline in academic performance rates. The previous five coaches had all been
9:34 PM ET Miami got a big recruiting win Tuesday when ESPN 300 athlete James Williams announced his commitment to the Hurricanes. I know my momma prond of what her son becoming 💯 #Blessed pic.twitter.com/Iqye4iTPou — James Williams (@Begreat_20) July 22, 2020 Williams is the No. 33-ranked prospect overall out of American Heritage High School
8:15 PM ET Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday he would like to see the college football season delayed to evaluate the circumstances on campuses as students return during the coronavirus pandemic, but he remains confident that the Irish can still comprise a schedule comparable to the Power 5 conferences in spite of
2:29 PM ET Colleges and universities in New York can play football and other sports this fall, but they will have to do so without fans in the stands because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday. “Fanless, the game can go on, the game can be televised,
6:03 PM ET A former Nebraska volleyball player is among nine women who filed a lawsuit Monday against the University of Nebraska alleging the school mishandled complaints of sexual assault and harassment, including reports involving accusations against at least five athletes. The lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
8:25 PM ET The Southwestern Athletic Conference is postponing its fall sports competitions and championships because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and has begun plans to push the fall schedule to the 2021 spring semester, according to a statement provided to ESPN on Monday. The plans for football include a seven-game conference schedule that begins