1:42 AM ET Hours after receiving a response from Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott that indicated he was eager to hear more about their concerns and would find a convenient time to speak later this week, leaders from the Pac-12’s #WeAreUnited campaign responded late Monday night asking for more immediate action. “While we appreciate the response,
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7:23 PM ET David Wilson Oklahoma Sooners senior linebacker Caleb Kelly, who missed most of 2019 recovering from a knee injury, suffered another serious knee injury in practice on Monday. Kelly, a fifth-year senior from Fresno, California, also missed the first 10 games of 2019 with a torn ACL. Expected to miss the season, he
8:00 AM ET Every organization has its flaws and cracks — you just never know when and how they might get exposed. The many cracks in college football’s infrastructure — from how players are treated to the sport’s leadership vacuum — have been exposed in a single offseason. At some point, the athletes were going
1:40 PM ET ESPN.com staff A group of Pac-12 football players wrote a letter to the conference threatening to opt out of fall camp and game participation unless the league meets its demands with regard to safety during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as economic and social issues. In the letter, a piece in The
9:25 AM ET A group of Pac-12 football players from multiple schools penned a letter in The Players’ Tribune threatening to opt out of fall camp and game participation unless their demands for fair treatment, safety regulations and concerns over racial justice for college athletes are met by the conference. The letter is signed by
9:06 PM ET College Football Hall of Famer and Oklahoma legend Rickey Dixon, remembered as the star of the “Game of the Century II” between OU and Nebraska in 1987, died Saturday, the school announced. Dixon was 53. He was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, also known as ALS, in 2013. Dixon arrived at Oklahoma
Aug 1, 2020 In-state linebacker Gabe Powers announced his commitment to Ohio State on Saturday, adding to the Buckeyes’ fast start in the 2022 class. Ohio State already has the No. 1-ranked class in the 2021 recruiting cycle, and now with Powers on board, the Buckeyes already have four ESPN Junior 300 commitments in their
4:52 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia A group of Pac-12 football players from multiple schools is threatening to
10:36 PM ET Former Alabama athletic director and Tennessee football coach Bill Battle has been hospitalized with COVID-19, he said in a statement released Friday. Battle, 78, is expected to make a full recovery. “I appreciate the prayers and well-wishes from so many, and want to let you know that I’m stable and resting comfortably,”
4:16 PM ET The Pac-12 has approved a 10-game, conference-only fall schedule for football to begin on Sept. 26 with “a lot of built in flexibility,” the conference announced Friday. Each team will play five home and five road games, and the Pac-12 championship game will now be played Dec. 18 or 19. The conference
12:49 PM ET Associated Press Indiana’s football team has resumed voluntary workouts after a two-week pause following six positive COVID-19 tests. The school’s medical advisory group approved the resumption of enhanced voluntary summer training. Players are now permitted to spend up to eight hours per week on strength training, six hours per week on meetings
8:00 AM ET Twenty years ago, 10 years ago, 10 months ago, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick would have met the idea of the Fighting Irish ever playing college football in any conference with a stifled yawn, a subtle eye roll, a we’ve-been-over-that response. And yet here we are. It took a pandemic, but
7:00 PM ET Four Power 5 conferences have announced their preferred scheduling models, as the SEC joins the Big Ten and Pac-12 in going with conference-only games. The SEC is now planning on playing a 10-game season starting on Sept. 26. The Big 12 is expected to decide next week. What do all these decisions
4:32 PM ET The SEC presidents and chancellors on Thursday approved a 10-game, conference-only football schedule for the fall that begins on Sept. 26. The SEC title game is scheduled for Dec. 19, two weeks later than planned, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The schedule includes one open date for each school in the middle
8:00 AM ET I was on the beach three weeks ago on July 9. The day was ending, and I was packing up my family’s gear to leave the shore and head back to the house for dinner when a man startled me with a “HEY!” He was walking directly toward me, overcooked by the
6:13 PM ET The ACC made its scheduling decision on Wednesday, opting for 10 conference games — including Notre Dame — and one nonconference game. That leaves the SEC and Big 12 as the only leagues that have not made an announcement about what they plan to do about scheduling. Even though we have a
4:47 PM ET The ACC Board of Directors voted Wednesday to proceed with an 11-game football season that begins the weekend of Sept. 12 and with Notre Dame playing a full league schedule, but only if public health guidance allows. All ACC schools and Notre Dame will play 10 conference games plus one nonconference game
9:00 AM ET There hasn’t been any college football since January, but the decision to punt is becoming an offseason favorite. Anticipation was heightened this week, as the SEC and ACC commissioners had both publicly stated the end of July is probably the time to make some important decisions regarding the college football season in