Arizona QB Kevin Doyle Jr. is third Power Five player to opt out of 2020...
By way of Arizona, a third college football player has opted out of the 2020 season. Certainly, though, he won’t be the last. On Twitter over the weekend, Kevin Doyle Jr. announced that he will not...
View ArticleWashington State head coach Nick Rolovich intimates opting out over COVID-19...
Another layer has been added to a Washington State story that exploded across the college football world late this weekend. Sunday afternoon, players from across the Pac-12 confirmed that they will sit...
View ArticleSan Jose State player who suffered ‘major brain injury’ in car accident back...
There is some very inspiring and uplifting news coming out of the San Jose State football program to share this morning. May 20th, the San Jose State football program confirmed, Kyane Schmidt was...
View ArticleSouth Carolina pulls in transfer WR from Tarleton State
South Carolina is the latest football program to benefit from a lower level of the sport opting out of football this fall. In the middle of last month, the Western Athletic Conference — yes, the WAC —...
View Article2018 FCS All-American RB commits to Virginia
Virginia joined South Carolina over the weekend as Power Five football schools realizing a personnel benefit from a lower-level program’s loss. Two weeks ago, the Colonial Athletic Association...
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CFT is no more. At least, when it comes to NBC Sports. The first of last month, I — this is John Taylor (pictured, catching the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl XXIII) — began my 12th year with CFT...
View ArticleBig 12 to allow teams to play 1 non-conference football game
Two people involved with the decision say the Big 12 will permit its teams to play one nonconference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the...
View ArticlePac-12 responds to football players threatening opt-outs
The Pac-12 responded Monday to football players who have threatened to opt-out of the season because of concerns related to health and safety, racial injustice and economic rights with a letter touting...
View ArticleClemson QB Lawrence says he’s completely committed to 2020 season
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said he considered opting out of this season when he was unsure what college football would look like going forward amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, Lawrence...
View ArticlePac-12 player group ‘disappointed’ after commissioner call
The Pac-12 players of the “WeAreUnited” movement said they were “disappointed and deeply concerned” after a recent meeting with the conference’s commissioner. The players sent an email to Pac-12...
View ArticleColorado State pauses football after allegations of racism
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State is pausing all football activities after an investigation started by the president of the university into the program’s handling of COVID-19 cases uncovered...
View ArticleAfter MAC surrenders to pandemic, will other leagues follow?
In many ways, the Mid-American Conference has little in common with Power Five leagues that first come to mind when fans think of major college football. There are no 75,000-seat stadiums in the MAC....
View ArticlePlayers unite in push to save college season, create union
Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds saw the tweets from Trevor Lawrence and other college football players pushing for the opportunity to play this season despite the pandemic. Reynolds, one of the...
View ArticleTrump, coaches push for college football as cracks emerge
President Donald Trump joined a U.S. senator and a number of coaches Monday in the push to save the college football season from a pandemic-forced shutdown. There was speculation that two of the five...
View ArticleBig Ten pulls plug on fall football amid COVID-19 concerns
The Big Ten won’t play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, becoming the first of college sports’ power conferences to yield to the pandemic. The move announced Tuesday comes six day...
View ArticleAP Top 25: No. 1 Alabama leads locked-in top 8 for 4th week
Alabama is the unanimous No. 1 again in The Associated Press college football poll as the top eight teams in the rankings held steady for the fourth week in a row. The Crimson Tide got 62 first-place...
View ArticleTide, Irish, Tigers, Buckeyes hold steady atop CFP rankings
For the third straight week, Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State held on to the top four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings. The selection committee’s second-from-last rankings had...
View ArticleTexas overcomes Ehlinger injury, routs Colorado 55-23
SAN ANTONIO — Texas has been tested all year, but losing senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger to a shoulder injury was an obstacle the Longhorns never anticipated. The same spirit that pushed the team...
View ArticleDuggan throws for 3 TDs, No. 7 TCU beats West Virginia 41-31
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Max Duggan threw three touchdown passes, Kendre Miller ran for 120 yards and a score and No. 7 TCU used big plays on offense to beat West Virginia 41-31 to remain unbeaten. The...
View ArticleTuimoloau shines as No. 2 Ohio State beats No. 13 Penn State 44-31
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — J.T. Tuimoloau had a strip sack to set up No. 2 Ohio State for a separation-score in the fourth quarter and then a pick-6 to cap a spectacular performance by the defensive end as...
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