6:09 PM ET Commissioners of the Power 5 conferences held an emergency meeting on Sunday, as there is growing concern among college athletics officials that the upcoming football season and other fall sports can’t be played because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN. Several sources have indicated to ESPN that Big Ten presidents, following
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11:30 AM 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 Concern about the 2020 college football season had been mounting, even at
12:30 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan As pessimism built in college football circles about the chances for a fall season, sources noted the reluctance
2:26 PM ET Friday night felt so great, didn’t it? The SEC rolled out its new conference-only schedule like an old-school Selection Sunday special, team by team, revealing which two new opponents were being added to each team’s 2020 football calendars. Folks in Columbia, Missouri, groaned when they saw both LSU and Alabama appear in
10:37 AM ET The Mid-American Conference is postponing all fall sports, which includes football, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. League presidents met Saturday morning and voted not to have all fall sports, including football. The MAC is the first FBS conference to opt not to play this fall. Earlier this week, FBS independent UConn
8:54 PM ET Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker suspended all football-related activities indefinitely and asked school president Joyce McConnell to expand a recently announced investigation into the athletic department to include allegations of racism and verbal abuse in the football program. Parker said in a statement Friday that he decided to pause all football
8:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors Athletic directors Scott Stricklin and David Coburn had discussed for months their intentions to keep the Florida-Florida State rivalry game on the schedule. No matter what. Then, on July 29, Coburn’s phone rang. It was Stricklin, the Florida AD, calling from Gainesville. There would be no Florida-Florida State game in
3:24 PM ET In the best of times, the top-level FBS athletic director has a difficult job. He or she is not only the CEO of a business with a nine-figure budget, but also the person who oversees the dreams of hundreds of student-athletes, 18-to-22-year-olds who aspire to a college diploma and/or a professional career.
3:10 PM ET As college football teams prepare for the 2020 season amid the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic, a few top NFL prospects are opting out of playing in the name of both safety and preparation for the 2021 NFL draft. Here’s what you need to know about each of them. HT: 6-2
3:00 PM ET There’s just so much uncertainty and anxiety right now, a Power 5 football player said as he was leaving his apartment for an afternoon workout on campus earlier this month. The player, who spoke to ESPN on the condition of anonymity, was in a meeting recently with school and conference officials to
12:28 PM ET Clemson was named No. 1 in the preseason coaches poll by USA Today for the second season in a row. Last year, the Tigers turned that into a championship run but fell short to LSU in the title game. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence will be trying for his second title before he presumably
12:11 AM ET Eight UCLA football players tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to campus in early July, a source familiar with the testing confirmed to ESPN. The school did not announce the positive tests, per university policy, and they only became public Wednesday after Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer revealed them
8:08 PM ET Associated Press The Mountain West announced Wednesday plans to have its football teams play an eight-game conference schedule and up to two nonconference games, starting Sept. 26. The Mountain West championship game, scheduled for Dec. 5 at the site of the division winner with the best record, will be pushed back to
7:05 AM ET The warning came at the tail end of a quick phone call to the doctor. Catherine Clawson missed her regular check-up with her oncologist this spring because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted her schedule, and she wanted to set a new date for a visit. Clawson had seen her doctor every 3-6 months
1:16 AM ET Joyce McConnell, president of Colorado State University, said Tuesday she is launching an “immediate and objective” investigation into the athletic department following allegations that student-athletes have been intimidated and threatened to disregard COVID-19 protocols. Coaches, players and sports medicine staff at Colorado State University told ESPN that athletic department leaders are discouraging
7:00 AM ET Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Gerry Hamilton Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst More than a decade covering recruiting, nationally and in Texas For college football recruits, being
8:30 AM ET Pac-12 players have organized a movement that is going to get them something. We don’t know what they’re going to get, but they will walk away with more than they came with because they’re operating with the right blueprint. On Sunday, a dozen Pac-12 football players released a unified statement in The
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,