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7:53 PM ET In announcing Thursday that there would be no tailgating on campus this season for Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss football games, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves tweeted a zinger in the direction of the Big Ten and Pac-12. I know this will not be popular, but there will be no game

11:29 AM ET Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The longest offseason in our

7:28 PM ET The NCAA’s Division I Council on Wednesday approved a 12-hour schedule model for teams not playing this fall that includes time for strength and conditioning, meetings and five hours of on-field activities with helmets per week. The model aims to provide some structure and continued practice time to several conferences that have

6:20 PM ET Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren on Wednesday released an open letter to the conference community stating that the vote by the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents and Chancellors was “overwhelmingly in support of postponing fall sports and will not be revisited.” “The decision was thorough and deliberative, and based on sound feedback,

5:31 PM ET The days run together now, one bleeding into the next and into the next, making it impossible to remember much of anything. The important details, those stick. Ohio State center Josh Myers remembers the message players received last Tuesday. Coach Ryan Day called a team meeting. Not a virtual meeting, mind you.

9:06 AM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban questioned the viability of a spring football season during his appearance on ESPN’s Get Up on Tuesday, asking whether pro prospects would even consider participating. “I think one of the real consequences of this is, if you’re a junior or a senior and you have an NFL grade,

8:17 PM ET Sam Khan Jr. Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers Texas A&M and the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Houston. David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. For avid college football fans, the images and testimonials hitting

7:45 AM ET When Jake Garcia, the 18th-ranked prospect in the Class of 2021, found out California postponed high school football to the spring, he knew he wouldn’t get the chance to play unless he took action. As a quarterback at La Habra High School in La Habra, California, Garcia has yet to play a

7:40 PM ET The SEC released its entire 2020 football schedule Monday night with Alabama and Georgia squaring off on Oct. 17 in Bryant-Denny Stadium, marking the first regular-season matchup between the Crimson Tide and Dawgs in Tuscaloosa since Nick Saban’s first season as Alabama’s coach in 2007. Other highlights include Alabama and defending national

3:15 PM ET The SEC has released its opening week football schedule for Sept. 26, and the four first-year head coaches in the league all have daunting assignments. Mike Leach’s Mississippi State team goes on the road to face defending national champion LSU, which is ranked No. 5 in the Amway preseason coaches poll. The

8:00 AM ET Under a typical college football timeline, the season would be within arm’s reach right now. Games were originally scheduled to begin on Aug. 29’s Week 0, with Notre Dame vs. Navy in Dublin as the headliner. Under normal circumstances, we’d be excitedly pointing out, “That’s next week!” Instead, the coronavirus and its

12:09 PM ET Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields started a petition requesting the Big Ten immediately reinstate the 2020 football season, a petition that had more than 30,000 signatures as of 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday. Fields tweeted Sunday that “this cause is close to my heart” and urged people to sign the petition. The campaign

10:00 AM ET Wes Welker knows who Tommy McVay was: A stubborn voice who opened a door for him to become a beloved Texas Tech legend and a five-time Pro Bowler in the NFL. New Baylor coach Dave Aranda, fresh off a national title as LSU’s defensive coordinator, knew McVay as a mentor, the man

12:37 PM ET After concerns were raised about testing at Syracuse and Florida State earlier this week, testing protocols at Liberty University are now under the microscope for a trio of ACC schools scheduled to play the Flames this season. On Thursday, Liberty coach Hugh Freeze praised the school’s strong numbers, saying the team had

5:24 PM ET Frustrated parents of football players at Ohio State and Iowa are speaking out against the Big Ten’s decision to postpone the football season to the spring, questioning the process and the conference leadership, and are asking the league for further consideration and input. Iowa parents on Friday hand-delivered a letter to the

5:20 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said Saturday that his team had nine players test positive for COVID-19 from the team’s latest round of testing on Friday. The testing was following the team’s return from a break that Riley gave the team on Aug. 8, allowing the players to go home after it became

5:45 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. A conference call with SEC football coaches on Thursday became heated when the issue of how

5:52 PM ET Quarterback Quinn Ewers, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2022 ESPN Junior 300, is staying home for college. The Southlake Carroll quarterback committed to Texas over Oklahoma and Ohio State on Friday, becoming by far the biggest recruiting win for the Longhorns in the Tom Herman era. “Playing for Texas has been